Tenda Nova Mesh WiFi System MW5G - Covers up to 3500 sq.ft - AC1200 Whole Home WiFi Mesh System - Gigabit Mesh Router for 80 Devices - Dual-Band Mesh Network to Replace Router and Extender - 3-Pack

Really good for price. Took a little time figuring out setup with the app, but plugged into one of the LAN jacks on my router instead of the wan/lan/internet one I guess must be for fiber or something. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Excellent unit for the price. I had good coverage all over the house with 3 units, and all the way down to our creek, which is about 250 feet from the house.Later, one unit was destroyed by a voltage surge (no fault of the unit) despite being protected by a surge suppressor. It was our main unit wired into the modem, and so all wireless signal was lost. Just hooked up another at the same site, and had coverage again but with only two units. Bought another 2-unit Tenda system, and now we have four units with even more coverage than before (which we didn't actually need). Installation of the new units was as simple as using the app on my phone and scanning the code on each new unit. The rest of the install was automatic.We have an ATT installed modem/wireless router that our main unit was hooked to. That wireless router has its own Wifi, but we don't use it as the coverage is inferior. Also we have wired ethernet throughout the house, via the outlet on the main Tenda mesh unit, through ethernet switches.Highly recommend.

The setup for the two cube-shaped mesh routers in the box was disturbingly easy. Having set up a number of routers over the last decade or so, I'm used to needing to do a lot of work to get things up and running, and having something instantly and insistently fail.I was able to, in the span of ten minutes, unbox one cube, shut down my existing modem and router combo, swap out the router for this little cube, install the app on a phone since that's how they want you to set it up, and power up everything.The in-app setup was almost too easy, as I had the network named the way I wanted, with the password we needed, all with minimal, guided effort. Getting the second cube set up 30 feet and one thick wall away was very, very easy. All that was needed was positioning the cube, and getting it power. Beyond that, it paired itself, and had a good, solid connection inside of two minutes.I spent five minutes afterward, cursing and complaining that it was too easy to set up.There are a number of out-of-box quirks that I've observed:1. There is no web-based user interface AT ALL.Yes, for those of you who like to manage your routers from the comfort of your desktop browser, this is well and truly not available.It forces you to rely on your Android or iOS bearing cellphone or tablet to manage connections and see who's connected, what IP address they have in the network, and so on. For those of us who still use Windows Phone or Windows Mobile, we're out of luck.2. There is no IPv6 support! This is very disappointing, given that this is hardware that supports 802.11ac, the current standard for wireless connections, made long after it's been known that IPv4 is facing depletion.It's an annoyance, but NAT is a thing that's been going on for a while. I'll deal with it, especially since it's possible for a future firmware update to actually add in IPv6 support.3. The default IP range is strange, but there are a couple of other choices in the app.4. There's no option to set a dedicated IP for hardware that connects to the network.This will make printing a small headache, as we have one laser printer which would fare best with a static IP.The Tenda app is still useful, as it does help you to visually identify what is connected to your network, including the brand, operating system, or given hostname of most devices. I could identify my desktop PC immediately, along with the smart TV, my tablet, and my cellphone. As others came online, I could identify them, from the lonely Amazon Echo Dot upstairs to an HTC cellphone, and a laptop. There are handy dots running down the left side of the device page with brand logos, and info on whether a device is using a 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or wired connection in the case of the printer.The connection to the router will attempt to auto-negotiate the fastest options first, so wired devices that can also be plugged in will go to the wired connection first. Wireless devices will attempt to latch on to the 5 GHz connection first, and only if that fails does it move down to the 2.4 GHz connection. It will start with Wireless-AC first, and then negotiates down to Wireless-N. It may go further, but I lack devices to test that far down the spectrum at the moment.For those who need wired connections, each cube has ONE, repeat ONE Ethernet port on it for your use. I've not tested whether it will let you use a switch with that port to multiplex that out.On wireless connections, though, I've not had a connection this strong since moving into this house, even with a traditional repeater setup. I'm pulling 150-160 Mbps down from our ISP according to a casual SpeedTest run, which is just under our modem's speed cap, from the far end of our house, and it is beautiful.For comparison, prior to this installation, I would pull 30-40 Mbps from the same computer.The short takeaway from this is simple:If you need a mesh router system that is simple, has no bells and whistles, and is most importantly EASY to set up, Tenda has a nice piece of kit here for an easy price.If you need additional bells and whistles, and deeper configuration, you may need to look at more traditional solutions, as it is not available in this hardware and software config.

Es una excelente opción calidad precio. Si vives en un país donde las casas y apartamentos están construidos en concreto no debes preocuparte, la señal tiene muy buena penetración en los muros. en mi caso lo compré para compartir mi internet con un familiar que vive en un piso inferior al mío y todo perfecto (como ven en la segunda foto tiene una recepción en verde/excelente). La velocidad no se ve afectada. La configuración es demasiado fácil, con conectarlo y descargar la app está funcionando enseguida. La app es muy intuitiva. Normalmente no hago reseñas pero es un gran producto.

We pay for 200mbps but our internet has been horrendous for years. Initially, we had a good router but one day Spectrum/Time Warner customer support told me to unhook the router and use the modem as a router combo. They did not inform me that utilizing the modem as a router would cost an extra monthly fee (that I JUST learned about!) which is extra angering, especially since making that change has definitely and obviously caused a lot of connectivity issues over the years that we just learned to live with in constant frustration, not knowing any better.I live in a two bedroom apartment; I recently did a speed test with just the modem/router combo while on the opposite end of the apartment of where the modem is... it pulled 8.98mbps download. The fastest it has pulled was 47.1 while in the room with the modem. I have tried extenders and repeaters, all of which did not help at all.At my work, we have an expensive mesh system, so I started doing more research in hopes to find a more affordable system. I finally learned through a lot of these reviews and Q&As that the modem/router combos tend to not be very good and I figured out how to switch my modem's router capability off. As soon as I hooked this system up, I ran a speed test while in the room with the modem and Tenda Nova and it pulled 221.6mbps. Huge difference!!! The lowest the Tenda has pulled is 71.1 while on the opposite end of the apartment, but it is usually over 100, and so far up to 155.2; a world of a difference from what we used to get.I am so grateful for this system. No more dragging while browsing on our laptops. No more freezing while watching videos on our cell phones. No more buffering over and over again on the Roku.If you're thinking about getting this system, do it! I used the attached photo to determine which one would be compatible with my internet mbps.