The headline says it. It’s perfectly fine to feel attached to that almost-decade-old Wi-Fi 6 router. In fact, it’s a relevant Wi-Fi standard for at least the next half-decade, possibly longer. The gist is that, practically speaking, it’s currently the prime time for a Wi-Fi 6 access point—as a standalone …
Access points are excellent options to deliver the best Wi-Fi coverage. This post includes the five best Wi-Fi access points I’ve reviewed, along with their alternatives. Depending on your situation, you may need just one or a couple of units, and any of the ones mentioned below will work well. …
Multi-Link Operation, or MLO, is arguably the most exciting and promising feature of Wi-Fi 7 on paper. In reality, its real-world applications can be complicated. This post will explain this feature in detail and set the right expectations, including when you can expect MLO from your hardware, and what that …
This post features the top five 10Gbps Multi-Gig Wi-Fi systems I’ve reviewed and even used for an extended period, with multiple 10Gbps Sonic Fiber-optic plans in various areas, offering the fastest and most reliable performance in a large wired home. If you only need a single access point or don’t care about Wi-Fi …
This post features the top 5 Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems you can confidently bring home today. These are full-band hardware, meaning they support all three bands, including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. For those with only the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, check out the best five dual-band Wi-Fi 7 …
A big part of the questions I get daily is about Wi-Fi router or mesh recommendations for specific situations. Some readers even sent me a detailed sketch of their home or even personal information—you know who you are! Everyone wants to pick up that perfect “Wi-Fi machine”. This post will …
Multi-Gigabit is the term used to describe data traveling at least twice the speed of Gigabit, which means, for a large home, you’ll need a system with multiple 2.5Gbps ports and fast Wi-Fi to experience this type of bandwidth. Confused about multi-Gigabit vs. Multi-Gig? Here’s the crash course on the …
At a glance, the new U7 Mesh (model U7-Mesh) access point (AP) that Ubiquiti announced today is very much the outdoor version of the U7 Lite. It’s a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 AP made to withstand the elements. Looking more closely, though, it’s a unique mesh unit designed to greatly extend …
This post, the last in my series on ASUS-based Wi-Fi systems, helps you pick the best AiMesh combo to build a network with multi-Gigabit bandwidth, either the entry-level 2.5Gbps or the top-tier 10Gbps. Before continuing, though, consider getting your home wired first—we’re mostly talking about wired networking here, especially if …
This post, the third part of my series on ASUS’s AiMesh, will walk you through specific steps to set up an AiMesh network and offer tips on optimizing and maintaining it, including how to arrange the hardware, manage signal handoff, and more. If you have other AiMesh-related questions, check the link in …
