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.
Today, TP-Link announced the availability of an extensive collection of Wi-Fi 7 broadcasters, including routers, mesh systems, and extenders. A few of them are new, and others were announced earlier this year during CES. Still, most, if not all, of them are simply slight variants of one another or of …
While shopping for a home Wi-Fi system, we often overlook the do-it-yourself (DIY) options and opt for a purpose-built solution, such as one of these popular canned home Wi-Fi systems. And that can be a grave oversight. This post features five highly customizable DIY Wi-Fi mesh systems encompassing multiple Wi-Fi …
AiMesh is a free feature available in all routers since the beginning of 2018, starting with the RT-AC86U, initially as a free add-on via firmware updates. Over the years, it has proven to be the networking company’s most impactful home networking feature and an essential part of its core router …
If you’re unhappy with the U7 Pro or the U7 Pro Max due to their internal fan but can’t afford the fan-less UniFi E7, Ubiquiti has something that will change your mood. Today, the networking vendor announced the official availability of its next-gen Flagship UniFi access points, the U7 Pro XG and …
Of Ubiquiti’s newly released gateway trio, the UniFi Express 7 (UX7) is the most modest. It’s the closest thing to a standard Wi-Fi router in Ubiquiti’s UniFi ecosystem of multiple hardware applications. However, that does not necessarily mean it’s “bad”. The UX7 is still much more advanced than most third-party …
The UniFi Dream Router 7 (UDR7), one of three Ubiquiti’s 2025 compact UniFi cloud gateways, is a significant upgrade to the previous version, the UDR. It’s somewhat a combination of the non-Wi-Fi UniFi Cloud Gateway Max (UCG-Max) and a UniFi Wi-Fi 7 access point, such as the U7 Pro Max, into a …
Unlike ASUS’s previous Wi-Fi 7 ZenWiFi sets, the ZenWiFi BT6 is the first in the family to feature a single Multi-Gig port. And that can be a deal breaker for many. In a wired backhaul setup, which is generally recommended, this mesh system’s satellite unit will have its bandwdith limited …
