Short for “mesh Wi-Fi system,” a mesh is when multiple Wi-Fi broadcasters (routers, extenders, or access points) are used to deliver a seamless wireless local network over a large area.
Looking for a mesh system and on a budget? Here’s some excellent news! Continuing the trend of affordable mesh systems – starting with the recent launch of the OneMesh approach – TP-Link today announced an all-new budget home networking solution: the Deco W2400 Dual-Band Whole Home Wi-Fi System. It’s a …
The TP-Link EAP245 v3, not to be confused with the EAP225 V3 which has a similar look, is the latest in TP-Link’s Omada wireless access points (WAPs), and the fastest. Apart from being a standalone AP, it can also work as part of an Omada mesh system. The most significant …
ARRIS informed me today of its very first Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) broadcaster, and it’s not a standalone router. Instead, it’s a Mesh Wi-Fi system, called SURFboard mAX Pro, or mAX for short. The news is quite exciting because ARRIS is a known maker of cable modems and residential gateways. By …
One of the reasons I find Asus’s AiMesh and Synology Mesh great is both have a feature that protects the entire network from online threats. Now NETGEAR Orbi Mesh System will get that, too, with a feature called, well, Armor. NETGEAR announced today at CES 2019 the Armor cybersecurity feature …
Turning existing routers into part of a mesh is now officially a trend. Early 2018, ASUS’s announced AiMesh, then later of the same year, Synology introduced its similar mesh feature via the release of the MR2200ac. Today, at CES 2109, TP-Link announced its own OneMesh approach. Leveraging multiple hardware units, old and …
NETGEAR announced today at CES 2019 the latest addition to its popular Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi system, the Orbi RBK152, which supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). Update: The RBK152 has been renamed RBK852. Like all other Orbi variants, including the cable-ready Orbi CBK40 and the smart speaker Orbi Voice (RBS40V), the new …
When reviewing the Orbi Voice a while back, I thought to myself “there’ll soon be a day somebody makes a competing product.” That day is today. ASUS just now unveiled its Lyra Voice, the second Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) broadcaster on the market that also works as a smart speaker. Lyra …
