Currently there are several brands such as ASUS or AVM that allow you to set up a WiFi mesh network using their routers, and that is, if we buy a router from these brands, we can very easily expand the wireless network with other models from the same manufacturer. Therefore, you could buy a router from these manufacturers today, and later a repeater and even another router to form a mesh network.
Offer on this AVM router
Amazon has put the popular router on sale AVM FRITZ!Box 4060a model with Simultaneous tri-band and Wi-Fi 6 class AX6000. we can get one speed up to 1.148Mbps in the 2.4GHz band and up to 2,402Mbps on each of the two 5GHz bands that incorporates this router. At the WiFi level, it has all the standard technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Beamforming, compatibility with WPA3 and even a WPS button on the front to form a Mesh network with other brand equipment. At the wired level, it has a 2.5G Multigigabit port for the Internet WAN and a total of three Gigabit Ethernet ports for the LANIn addition, it also has a high-performance USB 3.0 port for sharing files and folders on the home local network and the Internet.
The best thing about AVM routers is their FRITZ!OS operating system, one of the most complete we can have right now, and it will allow us to form a complete high-performance Mesh WiFi network, both with other brand routers and their repeaters. The WiFi repeaters that we recommend using with this model are the FRITZ! Repeater 6000, which is triple band with Wi-Fi 6, and also the FRITZ! Repeater 3000 AX, which has the best value for money on the market.
NETGEAR Orbi RBK850
This Wi-Fi Mesh system is Simultaneous tri-band with Wi-Fi 6 and AX6000 class. In the 2.4GHz band we can get one speed up to 1200Mbpsin the 5GHz band facing customers we can get a speed up to 2400Mbps. It also has a dedicated frequency band in the 5GHz band, with the aim that the link between the satellites and the router works at the maximum possible speed. Of course, this model has all the Wi-Fi 6 technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Beamforming and much more. Regarding the wired network, it has one 2.5G Multigigabit port and we also have a total of four gigabit ethernet ports for the router, the satellite has four Gigabit Ethernet ports.
This equipment is sold in two packs, if you want a router and the satellite you must buy the RBK852 model, and if you want a router and two satellites you have to buy the RBK853 model. Below, you can access the offers available today:
The NETGEAR firmware is very complete and has quite advanced configuration options, in addition, it has NETGEAR Armor, which is the security feature to protect all the computers connected to the local home network.
NETGEAR Orbi RBK763S
If you want a very good Mesh Wi-Fi system, but a little cheaper than the previous one, today we have the NETGEAR Orbi RBK763S model on sale. This Wi-Fi Mesh system is Simultaneous tri-band with Wi-Fi 6 and AX5400 class. In the 2.4GHz band we can get one speed up to 574Mbpsin the 5GHz band facing customers we can get a speed up to 2400Mbps. This model also has a dedicated band up to 2.4Gbps speed, for maximum speed between nodes. Regarding the wired network, it has one gigabit ethernet port and we also have a total of three gigabit ethernet ports for the router, the satellite has two Gigabit Ethernet ports only.
The firmware of this model has the same technical characteristics as always, nothing has changed in this regard.
USB WiFi adapter with Wi-Fi 6E on sale
The manufacturer NETGEAR is the only one that has released a USB Wi-Fi adapter with the new Wi-Fi 6E standard. This model is the NETGEAR A8000, and has selectable tri-band with Wi-Fi 6E class AXE3000. In the 2.4GHz band we can get a speed of up to 574Mbps, in the 5GHz band we can get a speed of up to 2.4Gbps thanks to the 160MHz channel width, finally, in the 6GHz band we can get a speed of up to 2.4 Gbps thanks to the 160MHz channel width that we also have available in this band.
As you can see, for only €85 you will be able to get the most out of the Wi-Fi 6E standard, of course, this WiFi adapter is compatible with the rest of the equipment with Wi-Fi 6 or previous standards, but the usual thing is to get the most out of it to the maximum, connecting it to the new 6GHz band.
