- AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW INSTALL
- AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW MANUAL
- AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW FULL
His normal network configuration is to run the output from the AT&T modem to an Eero wireless router and connect the throughput from there to a switch that feeds the ethernet connections throughout the house. To be fair, this also isn’t a completely “apples to apples” comparison because the device he is testing is a different model AmpliFi router–the AmpliFi Instant mesh wireless system. He also has a 1Gbps broadband connection–from AT&T–and probably has more connected devices than the average home, but still less “enterprise” than my setup. TechSpective’s editor-in-chief, Tony Bradley, has a slightly more common network setup in his home. In the interest of fairness, we checked out the AmpliFi equipment on another network entirely.
AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW FULL
With the AmpliFi wireless router, that same file now takes close to a full day.Īs I stated from the beginning and tried to explain to Ubiquiti Networks, though, my network is more enterprise than consumer, and may not be an accurate test for review purposes. I can generally transfer a 50GB file in a matter of a few minutes. My NetGear NAS supports transfer speeds up to 10Gbps.
But, that’s where I stopped being impressed.Īfter I replaced the router with the AmpliFi wireless router, I struggled to get a download speed greater than 50Mbps over ethernet or Wi-Fi (I eventually got close to 100Mbps over a wired ethernet connection as seen in the speed test screenshot above).
AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW MANUAL
As the packaging and manual suggest, I really did have it connected and up-and-running in just a couple minutes.
AMPLIFI HD MESH ROUTER REVIEW INSTALL
It is also very quick and easy to install and configure. The design of the AmpliFi router is simple and elegant. Over Wi-Fi, my speeds are typically 400Mbps to 525Mbps. With the network architecture and equipment I already had in place, I could connect across the network and still get between 750Mbps and 875Mbps. If I connect a laptop directly to the modem I can achieve the full 1Gbps download speed–or very close to it. My ISP is Cox Communications and I have a 1Gbps broadband connection. Let’s start with some background on my network. So, my initial review may not be very good reflection of how it will work for you. Instead of just connecting to an ISP modem and networking a couple PCs or mobile devices, I have a server rack with several servers, and a Netgear ReadyNAS 4312–enterprise-grade network attached storage (NAS). The problem right from the start, however, is that the AmpliFi wireless router is designed for a traditional home network environment, but I essentially have a small data center in my house. To be fair, though, most are at least 10 months old and appear on YouTube channels with larger audiences and more views than TechSpective, so c’est la vie.
Not to be too salty, but I did a search on YouTube and discovered a number of videos reviewing the sort of enterprise-grade equipment I had asked for. Instead, they offered to send me their AmpliFi HD mesh wireless router for review. The response I received is that Ubiquiti Networks is not currently sending out enterprise-grade equipment for review at this time. I had heard mixed reviews on the street and wanted to verify for myself–and our audience–whether these devices are a good investment or not. I originally reached out to Ubiquiti Networks to try and review the US-48-750W 48-port switch and UniFi Cloud Key Gen2.
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