The manufacturer devolo has recently presented its new Wi-Fi 6 repeaters with WiFi Mesh technology, the new models are the devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 3000 and the devolo Wi-Fi Repeater 5400. Both have the same features in terms of software and that have Wi-Fi 6, the superior model has more antennas in order to provide greater real performance for the WiFi trunk link and also for customers. Today at RedesZone we are going to explain its main characteristics and in what scenarios we can use them.
Characteristics of the new devolo repeaters
These new WiFi repeaters from the manufacturer devolo are aimed at a domestic environment where the WiFi coverage of the router does not reach us, allowing us to amplify this coverage so that it reaches the last corner of our house. Logically, if you have a very large house or one with several floors, you may have to put more than one of these devices. Next, we are going to explain the key characteristics of these new models:
- WiFi 6: Thanks to the new standard, we will be able to achieve higher wireless speeds, lower latency and a much better user experience than with previous standards. These repeaters have MU-MIMO technologies to transfer data to several clients simultaneously, OFDMA to divide the channel into sub-channels and have a greater capacity, we also have BSS Coloring to reduce interference with other wireless networks, and even TWT to put on standby Wi-Fi clients that are not transferring data to save power.
- Smart Mesh Wi-Fi: we can put several of these WiFi repeaters around our home to expand coverage, by having WiFi Mesh we have both AP Steering (change from one repeater to another with WiFi roaming and without connection cut) as well as band-steering (change from one frequency band to another, without cutting the WiFi connection).
- Simple one-button setup: we can configure these WiFi repeaters quickly and easily thanks to the synchronization button that it incorporates, once we have synchronized it with the router, it will take care of cloning the WiFi network (SSID and key) to broadcast with these same data, and that all wireless clients connect transparently.
- Coverage LEDs: the placement of the WiFi repeater is essential to be able to extend the coverage with a very good speed. If we place the repeater too far from the router, we will have serious speed problems and even cuts, because the repeater receives the signal poorly. Thanks to these LED indicators, we can place it in the optimal place to improve the signal at home.
devolo Wi-Fi 6 Repeater 3000
This new Wi-Fi repeater from devolo has Simultaneous dual band with Wi-Fi 6 and AX3000 class. In the 2.4GHz band we can achieve a speed of up to 574Mbps, thanks to its two internal antennas in MU-MIMO 2T2R configuration. In the 5GHz band we can achieve a speed of up to 2402Mbps, thanks to its two internal antennas in MU-MIMO 2T2R configuration and to the support for 160MHz channel width. This last feature is essential to achieve great wireless performance, not only for the trunk link, but also for WiFi clients, because most of them already support this important functionality.
This repeater incorporates one Gigabit Ethernet portto be able to connect wired clients such as Smart TV, consoles or any device via cable.
devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 3000
At the software level, we have Wi-Fi mesh support with the other devolo WiFi repeaters and devolo Magic 2 PLCs that also incorporate this technology. We have the possibility to configure both WPA2 and WPA3 for wireless security, something really interesting to choose the best possible security.
This new model also incorporates a total of four LED indicators that will allow us to know the coverage received from the main router, it is a repeater that is placed directly on the wall, so it is very important to know what the coverage received from the router is. Of course, it is a universal model, so it is compatible with any type of wireless router.
The price of this new repeater is 99.90 eurosan expected price taking into account its technical characteristics.
devolo Wi-Fi 6 Repeater 5400
This Wi-Fi repeater is the top-of-the-range model from the manufacturer devolo. Dispose of Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi 6 and AX5400-class. In the 2.4GHz band we can get a speed of up to 574Mbps, we also have two internet antennas in MU-MIMO 2T2R configuration. In the 5GHz band we will be able to achieve a speed of up to 4804Mbps, in this case we have a total of four internal antennas in MU-MIMO 4T4R configuration, and it also supports 160MHz of channel width, so we will achieve great wireless performance in this frequency band.
This WiFi repeater is desktop type, incorporates a total of two Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect different wired clients such as Smart TV, consoles or any other device by Ethernet network cable. The rest of the features are the same as the previous model, we have support for WiFi Mesh, WPA2 and WPA3 for WiFi security and it has four LED indicators for the coverage received by the main router.
devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 5400
This repeater, which is the most advanced of devolo, we can buy at a price of 149.90 eurosa somewhat high price but we must bear in mind that it has top-of-the-range features.
Both models allow the use of the devolo Home Network application, now this new application will allow us to install, configure and also manage the different devices easily and quickly, in addition, we can carry out a centralized configuration of the different devolo devices.
Where can we use these new WiFi repeaters?
We can use these new devolo repeaters with any WiFi router we have. Generally, the operator’s router does not provide good coverage for our home, for this reason having WiFi repeaters is essential for seamless coverage throughout the house. With these new repeaters from devolo we will not only expand coverage at home, but they will also allow us to have the best user experience because they support WiFi Mesh.
The WiFi Mesh is one of the most important technologies that have appeared in recent years to have Wi-Fi coverage at home, and devolo with these new repeaters also incorporates it. If we install several repeaters throughout our housewhen we go home from one place to another, our mobile device will automatically connect to the repeater with the best signal, and it will do so transparently for the user, without cutting the wireless connection.
If we are watching a YouTube or Netflix video on the mobile, tablet or laptop, playback will not be cut. Something similar happens with video calls through WhatsApp or any other instant messaging platform, communication will not be cut off, although it is possible that we notice a slight cut of 0.5 seconds due to the change from one repeater to another, this behavior is completely normal since video calls do not buffer because they are in real time. The same happens with VoIP calls, we will not notice a cut in communication.
If you want to completely forget about problems in your WiFi network, with these “smart” devolo WiFi 6 repeaters, you can simply enjoy your connection without worrying about WiFi dropouts, low speeds or high latency.
The article Speed up your home WiFi network with devolo WiFi 6 repeaters was published on RedesZone.
