ASUSZenWiFi BT6 Tri-Band WiFi 7 Mesh, 9.4 Gbps, 3000 sq.ft. (1pk), 2.5G WAN Port, Security and Parental Controls Included, Smart Home Master SSIDs, 4G & 5G Mobile Tethering

I've mentioned this before. I'm an old network guy of 30 years that's kind of retired now. I was running two networks at the house, one for the house and family and one for my office which I just deprecated, installing MoCA for back haul replacing my Office network. In the house I am running the Asus BQ16 Pro and have been for over a year. One problem in the beginning but it has been rock solid ever since. In my office I am running the Asus BE98U, a beast unit that's been running for over a year with no issues. My office 98U is now part of the overall network mesh but I had a particular use case where both the 98U and BQ16 were a waste and overkill enter the BT6. I received it yesterday, paired it with the mesh and was up in 10 minutes. Great little unit that fits the requirement I had very nicely. Good wireless coverage and worked as advertised out of the box. I have run equipment from TP-Link, Orbi, Linksys and now Asus. The mesh of different routers works flawlessly and being a network person the customization options are fantastic for me. Very happy with the purchase.

Asus makes grate products. I ended up not needing it so I sent it back unused and I was credited rather quickly.

Setup was a breeze. The app was easy and mostly intuitive. All the functionality and control you could ask for as an average home internet user… but it just didn’t work. I setup the network, updated all firmware, added all my devices and IoT gadgets, ran the network optimization through the ASUS app. And it still was bad.Sitting in the same room as the main node with an unobstructed line of site, webpages would timeout. Speed tests would show from 60-200 mbps. The connection icon on my phone would show full strength, and still simple web browsing would timeout.As for the mesh aspect, I have a ~2,000 square foot home. Main unit dead center in my home. Second node toward the farthest end of the house in the master bedroom. My iPhone 13 Pro Max would stay connected to the main node, not the one right next to my bed. Force connection to second node, same issues. Poor speed and sites timing out. Plus having to force switching between nodes defeats the entire purpose of running a mesh network.I had to connect all wired connections back into my ATT modem/router combo. Hardwired connections through the units with 1gig internet service peaked in the mid 200 Mbps range at the best of times. Upper 800+ Mbps once I connected back to the ATT equipment.

First purchase for my ZenWifi mesh. I had an older Asus router that had Aimesh capabilities and I bought this to increase my coverage. It has only one 2.5 WAN/LAN port and I could not connect it by Ethernet to my older router which has a 2.5 WAN port. I really wanted to take advantage of a 2.5 Ethernet backhaul. So I purchased the BT8 to use as the main, and connected the two and I couldn’t be happier. Easy to set up. No dropped signals and covered a lot of my house when it was the main router. As the node, it easily connects with my phone and laptops where it now resides on the top floor. 6Ghz fast! I recommend this as a standalone, but if you wish to have a 2.5 or 10 Ethernet backhaul this will not be the model you want. As a node, this works very well. Minus one star for the lack of a second 2.5 port. You may save a little money by purchasing a BT6 and BT8 instead of a pair of BT8’s. As the combo works great for me.

These wifi mesh nodes are working perfectly. I purchased the set to use as two nodes for an existing router. The instructions provided only define setting up as a parent router with the second unit working as a child node. However, this set can also be used to provide two nodes two an existing router using the ASUS router app.

Purchased a 3 pack for a 2500 sf 2 story house. Coverage is great. No dropping at all. My printer wouldn't connect to the wifi 7 but the Asus router created a separate wifi 6 SSID it can use and it prints from all household devices. No other issues.

I love the app interface. It is so much simpler to use than our previous router. Too bad the parental controls won’t work! I have tried multiple times to turn on the “Family” option both on a device individually and by setting up a profile and adding each device to a profile, but neither worked.Also, the speed for download is terrible. It frequently takes 30+ seconds to load a single page, often timing out. We had to switch back to our old router and the same page takes seconds. I’ve tried following Asia’s YouTube videos on improving speed with no success. I would not recommend these.

We purchase the system to upgrade our home router, extend coverage throughout our home and future-proof our network with Wi-Fi 7 capability. The router was easy to set up and works great! We got rid of those dead coverage areas we had with our previous round router and are very pleased. Asus is a solid brand and provides great security. Would highly recommend this mesh router.