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I have a question. I just had 2.5gb fiber internet hooked up and it came with 2 eero pro 6e’s. How do I hard wire from the modem or gateway eero to a back bedroom for gaming if the 2.5gb plug is used on the gateway eero? Putting a switch between the modem and gateway eero would be so easy. If only eero had two 2.5gb ethernet ports
Perhaps you can help me out I just upgraded my fiber from 500, 500 to 10001,000 And they sent me two eero 6 pro e’s Well, I had no problem setting them up but when I checked my Internet speed, it wasn’t much faster than I was at 500, 500. I’m hitting speed right around 500. Before I upgraded, I was able to hit 400 wirelessly I am paying much more for not much faster When I plug directly into My main router I’m still not hitting anywhere close to a gigabyte As a matter fact, it’s about the same as the wireless signal Now I didn’t adjust my packet or anything but I did check and make sure that my laptop has Wi-Fi and it does and it’s showing connected to Wi-Fi six Why am I not going anything near one gig? And how come I can’t separate the channels and see if I’m connecting to 2.4 or five or six? I guess it just automatically connects to one? In my properties, it says Wi-Fi six under my network adapter Although it does show a 5G network under protocols Should be confusing for someone who is computer literate Any ideas on why I’m not hitting close to my rated speed
Hello sir, thank you for the important info regarding eero product. I have carefully watched the video and as ex-employee in eero technical support, I would like to draw your attention for some mistakes you have mentioned in your video. First : network switches There are three kinds of switches in market: a. Unmanaged switch blank and plug and play function available b. Smart unmanaged switch also plug and play function available c. Managed switch have an admin page which you can disable and enable many fuctions What is the difference between smart unmanaged and unmanaged? Second: The eero network have integrated many smart functions into it, how ever the most important things integrated into eero system are: 1. Spanning tree protocol 2. 802.1p (QOS/COS) 3. IGMP snooping 4. Loop prevention 5. VLAN's So we go back into what is the difference between smart unmanaged switch and blank unmanaged switch? that the above integrated functions are been included in the smart unmanaged switches and therefore using smart unmanaged switch into eero network could result in strange behaviors such as device loose connection for no reasons or a node could loose connection even if it is wired through a smart unmanaged switch. so eero network will take in charge of the network, then smart unmanaged switch will over ride and try to take in charge of the network, simply they will start fighting with each other! My research on switches and down loading their technical data sheet, I found that all Netgear switches are smart switches but there are other brands which does not have the 5 important functions build in. I’ll give an example, down load any netgear switch data sheet and search for the 1 to 5 things I mentioned previously you would find one or more build in and since it is unmanaged switch there is no admin page to disable them. You may down load any of the following switches data sheet and you will not find any of the mentioned points are been build in: 1. TP link LS 1008G lite wave 2. GREENnet TEG-S80g 3. GREENnet TEG-S50g 4. Monoprice switch 110927 5. Tp link TL-SG1008D 6. Luxul xgs-1008 7. TEG1024D 24 ports 8. Greennet S16G 16 ports 9. TL-SG1005d 10. TEG1016D 11. TEG1024D I would strongly advice to make a new video explaining the above points since we used to advice customers to change the switch if we found out in the data sheet of that particular switch is having some functions which already integrated in the eero system. Finally POE switches to power second or third eero in the network if power outlet is not available is not Advisable and could lead to damage the eero unit, eero has it's eero POE which can be purchase seperatly and safely powered the remaining eero units on wired connections. Have a nice day and thank you for the videos you’re posting in youtube
Thank you, amazing explanation. I was actually researching and was worried about smart unmanaged vs blank unmanaged switch as I've read about people having issues with smart unmanaged switches with QoS and 802.1p causing connection lags and drops. I actually purchased one of the switches you recommended (TP Link LS 1008G Lite Wave) to run with my Eero Pro 6E setup. I will update with the results soon!
Hello my friend it's me again, I was looking at TP-link SG-1005D and SG-1008D, their data sheets say they have 802.1 QoS, just FYI. They must've updated the model to include some smart features now. I reviewed the tech sheet and ended up buying the first one on your list (TP-link LS1008G) as it is truly an blank unmanaged switch with no smart features
Truly enjoyed your presentation and made the material understandable for an old guy like me that isn’t very tech savvy and not used to all the terms so the visual aides were helpful. I’ll admit that I will have to view it a couple times to make sure I understand the wireless application before I set it up. I am installing the eero in my 2000 sq Ft warehouse and sharing my neighbor’s wifi system which is on the other side of our dividing wall so hopefully it all works out because according to the geek guy that set up my TV he said the signal was weak so I don’t want to have connection issues with my laptop or stereo system. Thank you again and I will follow you for future presentations.
Thanks so much, is refreshing to get some guidance, in ‘plain speak’, how things work and how to achieve the best set up. Backhaul was confusing me, not anymore, even the best configuration with using mesh and unmanaged switches. Wish I had found your channel sooner. At least I’m subscribed now. Thanks again..!
Yep, I too am now subscribed. This guy is phenomenal at explaining something that is technical and boring but his presentation made it very easy to follow and understand. Love this guy and I will point others to Landpet!!!! Thank you so very much for being super helpful! You rock!!! 👩🏼🎨🌵
Wow I’ve been searching for this exact video content on how to hook up the modem, router, switch with wired backhaul. Excellent video and use of the hardware and cables, thank you!!
Excellent, just excellent information. From knowing very little about Eero meshing, this video helped me come up to speed on all the connection, wired and wireless possibilities for extending my wireless capability in my home/property. Now let's hope the Eero Pro 6E I have does the job as I set it up for extending...
THANK YOU ! ! ! --You have provided a HUGE public service. Be proud, man. I have been a tech. geek for decades, peripherally kind of know what a switcher was and did, but never had to use one. With the Eero, I now needed to use one as the Eero did not have in a built-in switcher like my failing Asus. Thanks to your explanations here, I was not wondering if what I was doing was correct. I feel relieved.
Thank you for this! I was racking my brain trying to troubleshoot the failure between the Eero and the NETGEAR Switch; and here you are with the solution! 😃👍
Thanks for the review. Is the eero 6e able to connect with a moca adapter to create a landline? If so, would that mean the Wi-Fi connection would be stronger? Thanks in advance!
Thank you, I didn't have a clue about anything to do with mesh networking / wifi 10 mins ago (watched this on 1.5x speed, sry) and now I completely understand the concept of this and can make an informed decision on purchasing. Question for anyone who knows, the eero Pro 6E always requires a separate modem to work?
This is exactly what I've done 😊 and it works! I've installed 4 units but 3 are ethernet backhauled. Only 1 is fully wireless connected simply because there is nowhere to run cables. Just make sure your gateway eero is directly connected to your modem or hub with no switches in the way. I've run an 8 port switch from the gateway which then sends the signal around the house. Now every room has maximum WiFi strength and speed. The only thing is mobile devices can take some time to change connection between nodes, which can mean a drop in signal strength for a while it isn't instant. It's a minor niggle but I do like seeing full WiFi bars on my device. The other thing is one of the nodes just died a week ago and nothing would get it to work so I've had to buy a replacement. 😠
Need help, when plugging in to the 2.5 port my eero does not connect to the internet (red light) but when connecting to the other port it (1gb) it works perfectly fine. I do have 2.5gb service and I have a 10gb Ethernet cable provided by my isp.
ahhh!! that was it! I had a switch BEFORE the EEROs and it was a nightmare, they kept swapping and dropping signals even when they were hard wired.... now I have 1 BEFORE the switcher and BINGO.... thanks!
Nice video with simple visual illustrations. At one point you said not to connect another eero to the other port on the modem. I'm curious why that is? I have 4 ports on my gateway (modem/router) and have three eero's connected via wired backhaul in bridge mode. Would this not work if they weren't all in bridge mode? If not, why not?
I just find eero in general to not be a good choice if your internet speed is above 1gig. I have over 2gig internet and while the eero will accept that speed via its 2.5gig port anything that comes out of the eero will be much much slower at 1gig.
Agreed. Check out the eero Max 7 or check out other brands. If you're running wired backhaul, I would check out the TP-Link Deco X55 Pro which has 2 2.5Gbps ports and is fairly inexpensive.
Awesome video! Question: I have a Modem/Router combo (Netgear Nighthawk) and I've run LAN cables from the Nighthawk through my attack to 2 different rooms and connected them to each eero pro 6e. I didn't put the Nighthawk into Bridge Mode since I would like to keep this wifi access point and everything seems to be working properly. Please let me know if you think there is a technical issue with this setup. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Help..My system was setup the way you said it should not be. Modem to unmanaged sw to 5 LAN/wired connections and to my Gateway eero & bridged eero via PoE ports. The eero sees all the devices, but I’m assuming can only manage the WiFi devices. LAN stays connected when eero reboots, for example. This seems like an unsafe way to connect the wired devices since they are all going out via the unmanaged sw to the Modem. Tech-support for the company who installed the system said this is how it should be set up and if I want to manage my LAN devices, I have to do it through a separate router. Your explanation seems the most simplest and I appreciate it.
Please note you only need to disable the wifi from the router or modem/router to stop conflicting wifi channel signals, there is absolutely no need to disable the actual incomming internet line signal as it will just pass through and be managed from the attached mesh router.
Yes placing it in bridge mode turns off the WiFi and disabled the router functionality (not more NAT, etc). It doesn’t disable the internet signal, it now just acts just like a standalone modem.
Great video! Not sure why running into issues with my current set-up. Was hoping for your input! Have the wired backhaul setup from my main house to my detached garage using an aerial ethernet wire setup. So have the ethernet connected to my gateway eero 6E to my sattelite eero 6e in my garage. And then used the remaining 1 port to connect to my computer and was getting amazing speed around 1 gig. I wanted to add more ports so I can give those speeds to not only my computer but to my ps5 and other devices in the garage. However, it seems no matter what I try (unless I keep the original setup above) I am getting only 100 mbps speeds to the devices when using the switch (TP-Link Litewave 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch). I tried connecting the backhaul directly to the switch and then the eero and also tried connecting the backhaul first to the eero and then the switch but either ways the speed is still heavily reduced. Any tips?
I have netgear router sending wireless to the house. I want to plug in my Eero 6 pro in another room of the house to extend the signal, is this possible? Can I just get the Eero6 to talk to the main netgear router? Thank you
Amazing videos - well spoken, easy to understand!! Question: I'm thinking of getting Eero. I have some devices that must use 2.4. How do I get both bands? Currently my (apple) router allowed me to set up two: Network2.4 and network5.6 said's. Can Eero do this?
Thanks. With eero, you cannot separate the bands. eero will automatically determine which band a device should use. It is one SSID. If you want something that can separate bands. Check out the ASUS XT9.
Great video I needed to watch. How does wireless backhaul differ using a eero max 7? How much difference will it make compared to doing it with pro 6? Does eero max 7 make it like a wired connection on a backhaul setup?
Yeah eero max 7 almost makes it like a wired connection depending on your internet speeds. I have a video with a demo on this. [NEW] eero Max 7 Wireless Backhaul Tests - WiFi 7 Speeds ruclips.net/video/SsDRGeAUTb8/видео.html
Excellent video! I have a question; since I don't have ethernet throughout my home only coax can I use a Mocha to Ethernet adapter to connect to the second Eero router? Thanks!
Hi @landpet, can I wire connect the 2 eeros to the first modem port? I currently have three TP-Link AP`s connected to the ports of my IPS modem and they work fine. From your video you are suggesting to connect the 2nd eero to the 1st one or to a port on and unmanged switch which is coneccted to the 1st eero. Please confirm.
2 questions: #1 - can each mesh device (node) that I connect as a wireless node have a unique name for connecting devices to that node? #2 - how far away can a wireless mesh node be from the main mesh "router" unit and still have great performance? THANKS for this awesome video!
1. No (this is handled automatically) 2. Depends on your house structure, number of walls, other interference, etc. A general rule of thumb is 30 to 50 ft away. The app says if the state of the connection, whether it’s good or bad based on the signal strength. You’re welcome!
I am new to all this so I just wanted to ask the question to clarify. I have a two story house, with a basement, being build in which all the rooms will have a cat6 plug in them. There is also going to be a central "hub" in which the modem will take the ISP signal, that will then go to a separate router, which will then connect to a switch, which then has all the plugs for the different rooms throughout the house. If I were to buy a mesh system, I would remove the router that is there, then go from modem to the new mesh router, then plug that into the switch correct? From there, if I went to the second story and wire the second mesh 'node' to the plug on the wall, that would be considered a wired backhaul correct?
I currently have a cable/modem router and 3 wires out the back of that modem which connect to wall connections on 3 floors of my house---each connecting to a wireless modem thru the wall. I guess my question is should I connect switch to first the eero, then connect the existing 3 wall connection to the switch, and then connect 3 eeros to the ports in the wall on each floor?...I know...its a big house! BTW, your video is fantastic. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer
I was having interference issues with my current network. To alleviate this I purchased a Deco X55 and set it up in AP mode. Things were fixed. Frontier had some specials to upgrade my speed from my 0rigianl 75 Meg up-down. So, I said yes because it was cheaper than my current bill. They sent me this Eero 6+ and told me to set it up. What a mess as it was competing with the new Mesh. So, I finally set the eero in bridge mode. The Deco has far more configurations for my needs. They will be out soon to upgrade my modem and hopefully, the connection from the ONT to the modem. Any issues with setting the error in bridge mode while having the Deco Mech setup as ethernet AP nodes? Thanks
I need your help! I moved my couch and internet went out. My system is blinking red. I have eero a switch a Vivint memory and this lil blk box that’s connected to the wall cable on one end and on the other is Ethernet from Frontier.
thank you! great explanations of the wired backhaul. I've been wondering if the 2.5Gb mattered... and it sounds like it really doesn't except for some very special cases.
Only if your internet speeds are greater than gigabit and up to 2.5 GBPs, aside from that, shouldn’t matter much unless you’re looking for a special LAN setup
@@landpet I connected an Ethernet cable from the main router to a “mesh” unit. Previously the mesh unit was connecting wirelessly. After connecting the Ethernet cable to it the Eero app still shows the mesh connection as wireless. Is there a setting somewhere to get this to switch to wired backhaul?
So if I have faster than Gigabit internet, my only option is to use a wireless back haul? Otherwise I will be bottlenecked by my gigabit Ethernet connection?
I’ve actually never seen wireless backhaul go faster than gigabit speeds. So if you have internet faster than gigabit and you want full speeds everywhere, you need to get a mesh system that has faster ports like the asus et12 or Netgear Orbi rbke962 and run it via wired backhaul
Very Interesting video. I got 3 eero 6+ connected to my modem/router. As the eero managed where my device is connected, do you know if I can force specific device to connect to the closest eero? For instance my Tesla and wall connector connected several times to the farest eero beacon and speed connection is not enough fast to handle Tesla and wasp connector. Thank you again for the great video!
With a short patch cable like that, even cat5e isn't going to limit your speed. cat7 would only be needed for a medium to long length cable run. Throw a decent cat5e patch cable in there and try some speed tests compared to a cat7 patch cable. You won't see a difference
@landpet just remember those specs are all for full end-to-end drops. That's where you get all the usual suspects as far as degrading your signal and speed. Any bend in the cable more than cable spec allows can be enough to fail a certification, an actual kink will get you every time. Mains power running beside an ethernet run can cause hard-to-pinpoint issues, when they cross each other at 90degrees is fine. When you consider every spec needs to perform at such distances, patch cords would matter if they were part of a longer run, but the speed you can get out of a patch cable directly between a switch and a device is usually limited to the port speeds on that equipment. Having a higher Cat# isn't necessarily "better". There are pretty specific environments they have been made for. Not every type would work better in every setting.
I'm using the wireless backhaul from two different eero Pro 6E. One from the router, and the other from a remote eero Pro 6E. It pretty much doubles my speed, vs. Wifi, at each location.
Fantastic video I have recently purchased these and plan to set up next week. Your video has given me confidence. I have a question though. Wired backhall what if using an ethernet powerline adapters is that wireless or wired backhall.
Great vid, thanks. Question- Can I wire connect 3 eeros directly into my router/modem? OR do I have to disable my AT&T router and then connect one eeros to modem then out to the other two eeros?
My 2nd Eero downstairs in my new build doesn't power on nor is detected by the app? My first eero is powered on in my network closet and I found the ethernet cord that said WAP and plugged that into the 2.5 slot on both and nothing happens. Do I have to get a network switch with POE to turn on the 2nd EERO is it only has an ethernet connection in the ceiling?
I'm confused on this. i got a 3 pack eero pro 6e. when i called customer service to get help with turning off the 2ghz and 5ghz channels so it could bridge, the eero customer service agent said i didn't need to do that. i plugged the 1st eero gateway unit in to the wifi 1 port rather than the ONT port. so my original wifi modem/ router (which is the att bgw320) is not switched off for wifi. i did not change any settings on it. if my Eeros units hooked up correctly?
Awesome information - Thanks!! If I do a wired backhaul (2 eeros connected together) without a switch and have other eeros that use wifi signal in different rooms and use the eero ethernet port to connect a device will that create greater speeds even if i’m not using a switch? I presume mixing wired to wireless backhaul methods that uses ethernet at the wireless eeros.
This was great. Can I attach a network switch for my NAS to the wireless router? I am about to set one up and trying to figure out the best way I can set it up.
Currently I have two eero pro 6E. Both wired on a unmanaged 2.5gb switch. The main one from the router is faster around 1.4 gbps. The second one is only getting under gig.
Yup because the pro 6E only has one fast port, the other port is gigabit so once it goes out from the gigabit port or comes into the gigabit port then the speeds will be capped to gigabit. If you want to get full speeds on the secondary one, you need a router with 2 ports that support the speeds you want to get, in your case both would need to be 2.5Gbps. For example the eero Max 7 would work or a cheaper alternative would be the deco x55 pro or you could get the deco be63.
I'm about to get one of these from my ISP, I've seen some of the settings via the app, but I need to do some advanced network configuration settings . I have not found any documentation on this, maybe you can make a video on that, or point me in the right direction? Thanks
One thing he forget to mention when you disable the router part I recommend turning off Wi-Fi signal… there’s no point of leaving it on. I use Eero pro 6e with 3 nodes is good but that other Wi-Fi signal will interfere with eero ssid signal especially there connected right next to each other highly recommend it ;)
@@matty7846 because when you buy a mesh Wi-Fi system no matter the brand the main reason of purchase would be coverage and liability obviously the modem the isp provides doesn’t perform well. In my case I have att and eero pro 6 plus three nodes. Why because att one cannot cover whole house I turn off the Wi-Fi signal so just the eero are broadcasting Wi-Fi no point of the att stay on but the broadband line aka internet is still on just going to my eero and it’s doing all the work firewall band steering auto updates more coverage less congestion because tri band chances are if you have the black att modem bgw 210 is Wi-Fi 5 dual band modem different company same thing but over you want your router doing all the work and isp box is just passing to orbi eero net gear etc. hope this help ;)
@@Mrkool246 yes of course that is obvious. It should be a given that when you buy a mesh system you should get rid of your isp equipment and use your own because of channel interference and performance degradation. However this leads to another point. Wouldn’t the amount of mesh nodes you have let’s say 4 nodes in total have more wifi interference in the home due to more signal being broadcasted compared to just having 3? Well to answer that I believe that it could be mitigated by having each node separated from each other by around 30ft on separate floors each and perhaps different channels if it lets you.
If i had a hypothetical network speed faster than 2.5gb, could I connect the router directly to the unmanaged router, and then split those into the eero mesh system so that each has more than a gigabit connection?
Thanks! If I could get my hands on a few other fast routers, I'll consider it. I recently reviewed the NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE500 and that one is fast. I think just about any fast router/mesh system that supports QoS should get some fast numbers.
When hooking the satellites, should hook them up one by one wired next to main router to get each one updated or just put them in the room I'm leaving it in to get updated?
Is it possible to have to have too many nodes (mesh devices)? For example, would their be any performance downgrades with devices having to switch between too many nodes as you walk throughout your house?
Can you feasibly create a wired backhaul using something like TP-Link AV2000 Powerline Adapter, to relieve congestion on the 6ghz side as more wifi6 devices connect? As to not use or free up the 6ghz lane being used as the backhaul.
Again very informative video, thank you. I have a bunch of Eero 6 pro’s, unfortunately my house is not suited for wired backhaul, so I know speeds are decreasing. As you mentioned the wireless speeds of the 6E pro are crazy fast, does that also mean powerful, meaning other nodes receive stronger signals via the witeless backhaul, hence improve overall witeless speeds? Thanks!
No problem. If you’re looking for wireless backhaul performance, I’d go with the Deco XE75 or XE75 Pro instead, I got better numbers from those compared to the eero Pro 6E. The Pro 6E is not much of an upgrade from the Pro 6 aside from the 6GHz band but the wireless backhaul is not as great. In the video when I mentioned 6GHz, I was referring to just having a 6E device connecting to the main eero itself or in a wired backhaul configuration.
@@landpet thank you for taking the time to respond. I have a smart home set-up based on Apple Homekit. I did buy the Deco xe75, but I faced a lot of issues with devices randomly losing connection to the Deco’s. Expecially the Homepod Mini’s that are key to running Homekit, but also my Bose speakers, smart switches etc. Mostly 2.4 Ghz band. I read quite a lot of posts of people having similar issue. I returned the Deco’s. That was a shame, as the Deco’s seemed to be a big improvement. Do you have any experience with Deco’s and solid Homekit set-up?
I was told by eero you can mix them but it's not recommended. Remember, the Pro6E is up to 1gig while Eero 6 only up to 500mbps. In my case, I will have to use all Pro6E since my internet is 1200mbps. Thank for the video I'm waiting for Amazon to deliver my gig switch.
I changed cat 5e cable to cat 6 from modem to router and switch,I have ethernet jack in the living room but I believe it's a cat 5 or 5e it's behind the wall. Should I go wireless or wired with the eero pro6e I have on order
If it's cat5e or higher, I would stick with ethernet as wireless backhaul on this unit wasn't as good. On the other hand, if you're on cat5, I would switch those out or go to wireless backhaul. cat5 is limited to 100Mbps, where cat5e can go to gigabit speeds.
Fantastic video, like others, I need to see the props and the detailed explanations. QUESTION: I have 25 mega bytes per second on DSL broadband. You said in video I can hardwire two eeros to the modem/router (mine is both in one device), and that 'would make a strong signal.' So would that, PLUS one eero on the other side of the house, connected to a tv, be stronger signal than one eero central location, hardwired to modem/router combo, sandwiched between two unwired wifi eeros, one on each end of the house? Thank you
Thanks! I would disable the router portion of your modem/router combo. I would then hardwire one eero to it and centrally place that. Then I would place the other two eeros on each side of your house. Here's the kicker, the eero that is wirelessly connected (the one by your TV), you can run ethernet cables to that secondary eero and it should get you a good connection.
@@landpet thank you, I did put one on each end of the house and hardwired the Frontier modem/router combo device to the eero, and also hardwired the DirecTV streaming box to the frontier modem/router. Tomorrow I will try again to figure out how to disable the frontier router on the 192.168.254 yada website but according to the frontier tech, I don't need to disable the frontier router and yet on bothe Frontier's AND Eero's websites they tell you to disable the internet provider's router. This is why laypersons are getting so confounded bc it's impossible to get straightforward guidance.
You give a lot of questions answered but unfortunately, not mine. Can I use the current (Before eero mesh) router (Combo unit given to me at no charge from ATT which has a good router portion in addition to its fast fiberoptic modem), so say my 3 eero act as satellites and I have one more range extender in my system, rather turning one of them into router as you show and have only 2 satellite (or one less)?
17:45 the answer I was looking for! Thank you! I'm currently running my Eero 6 Pro with an Att Fixed Wireless and had to bridge the Eero system. I just got my Starlink dish and router on Sunday. I am still waiting for the Ethernet adapter to arrive. When I plug my Eero into my Starlink, should I keep my Eero's in Bridged mode or put the Starlink router into Bridge mode? When all is said and done all of the Eero's will be Wired Back haul. If that matters. I was told if I Bridged the Starlink router, I lose all uses of the Starlink app.
No problem. I don't have Starlink but I heard they have some special cases. I might actually just put the eero in bridge mode and try that out. Typically with the other providers, you should be golden by disabling their routers but with Starlink that may not be advised.
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I have a question. I just had 2.5gb fiber internet hooked up and it came with 2 eero pro 6e’s. How do I hard wire from the modem or gateway eero to a back bedroom for gaming if the 2.5gb plug is used on the gateway eero?
Putting a switch between the modem and gateway eero would be so easy.
If only eero had two 2.5gb ethernet ports
@@brokenwrench404 In the video he said if your internet is in gigabytes you can use either ethernet port using Cat 7 cable.
But with anything it is only as fast as its slowest node so that means you'd be stuck like i am
And this guy is the reason why RUclips was invented. Thanks m’dude. I have one pro6E and four pro6 units. 3 unmanaged switches. It’s glorious.
I appreciate it! Thanks!
Perhaps you can help me out
I just upgraded my fiber from 500, 500 to 10001,000
And they sent me two eero 6 pro e’s
Well, I had no problem setting them up but when I checked my Internet speed, it wasn’t much faster than I was at 500, 500. I’m hitting speed right around 500.
Before I upgraded, I was able to hit 400 wirelessly
I am paying much more for not much faster
When I plug directly into
My main router I’m still not hitting anywhere close to a gigabyte
As a matter fact, it’s about the same as the wireless signal
Now I didn’t adjust my packet or anything but I did check and make sure that my laptop has Wi-Fi and it does and it’s showing connected to Wi-Fi six
Why am I not going anything near one gig?
And how come I can’t separate the channels and see if I’m connecting to 2.4 or five or six?
I guess it just automatically connects to one?
In my properties, it says Wi-Fi six under my network adapter
Although it does show a 5G network under protocols
Should be confusing for someone who is computer literate
Any ideas on why I’m not hitting close to my rated speed
Hello sir, thank you for the important info regarding eero product. I have carefully watched the video and as ex-employee in eero technical support, I would like to draw your attention for some mistakes you have mentioned in your video.
First : network switches
There are three kinds of switches in market:
a. Unmanaged switch blank and plug and play function available
b. Smart unmanaged switch also plug and play function available
c. Managed switch have an admin page which you can disable and enable many fuctions
What is the difference between smart unmanaged and unmanaged?
Second: The eero network have integrated many smart functions into it, how ever the most important things integrated into eero system are:
1. Spanning tree protocol
2. 802.1p (QOS/COS)
3. IGMP snooping
4. Loop prevention
5. VLAN's
So we go back into what is the difference between smart unmanaged switch and blank unmanaged switch? that the above integrated functions are been included in the smart unmanaged switches and therefore using smart unmanaged switch into eero network could result in strange behaviors such as device loose connection for no reasons or a node could loose connection even if it is wired through a smart unmanaged switch. so eero network will take in charge of the network, then smart unmanaged switch will over ride and try to take in charge of the network, simply they will start fighting with each other!
My research on switches and down loading their technical data sheet, I found that all Netgear switches are smart switches but there are other brands which does not have the 5 important functions build in.
I’ll give an example, down load any netgear switch data sheet and search for the 1 to 5 things I mentioned previously you would find one or more build in and since it is unmanaged switch there is no admin page to disable them. You may down load any of the following switches data sheet and you will not find any of the mentioned points are been build in:
1. TP link LS 1008G lite wave
2. GREENnet TEG-S80g
3. GREENnet TEG-S50g
4. Monoprice switch 110927
5. Tp link TL-SG1008D
6. Luxul xgs-1008
7. TEG1024D 24 ports
8. Greennet S16G 16 ports
9. TL-SG1005d
10. TEG1016D
11. TEG1024D
I would strongly advice to make a new video explaining the above points since we used to advice customers to change the switch if we found out in the data sheet of that particular switch is having some functions which already integrated in the eero system. Finally POE switches to power second or third eero in the network if power outlet is not available is not Advisable and could lead to damage the eero unit, eero has it's eero POE which can be purchase seperatly and safely powered the remaining eero units on wired connections.
Have a nice day and thank you for the videos you’re posting in youtube
Thank you, amazing explanation. I was actually researching and was worried about smart unmanaged vs blank unmanaged switch as I've read about people having issues with smart unmanaged switches with QoS and 802.1p causing connection lags and drops. I actually purchased one of the switches you recommended (TP Link LS 1008G Lite Wave) to run with my Eero Pro 6E setup. I will update with the results soon!
Hello my friend it's me again, I was looking at TP-link SG-1005D and SG-1008D, their data sheets say they have 802.1 QoS, just FYI. They must've updated the model to include some smart features now.
I reviewed the tech sheet and ended up buying the first one on your list (TP-link LS1008G) as it is truly an blank unmanaged switch with no smart features
Truly enjoyed your presentation and made the material understandable for an old guy like me that isn’t very tech savvy and not used to all the terms so the visual aides were helpful. I’ll admit that I will have to view it a couple times to make sure I understand the wireless application before I set it up.
I am installing the eero in my 2000 sq Ft warehouse and sharing my neighbor’s wifi system which is on the other side of our dividing wall so hopefully it all works out because according to the geek guy that set up my TV he said the signal was weak so I don’t want to have connection issues with my laptop or stereo system.
Thank you again and I will follow you for future presentations.
Glad to hear this was helpful!
I wish I knew stuff. Thank goodness for this dude.
Glad it was useful!
Thanks so much, is refreshing to get some guidance, in ‘plain speak’, how things work and how to achieve the best set up. Backhaul was confusing me, not anymore, even the best configuration with using mesh and unmanaged switches. Wish I had found your channel sooner. At least I’m subscribed now. Thanks again..!
Appreciate the feedback and for subscribing!
Yep, I too am now subscribed. This guy is phenomenal at explaining something that is technical and boring but his presentation made it very easy to follow and understand. Love this guy and I will point others to Landpet!!!! Thank you so very much for being super helpful! You rock!!!
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Wow I’ve been searching for this exact video content on how to hook up the modem, router, switch with wired backhaul. Excellent video and use of the hardware and cables, thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Well done! A simple explanation of a wired/wireless backhaul system, really useful!
Thank you
Excellent, just excellent information. From knowing very little about Eero meshing, this video helped me come up to speed on all the connection, wired and wireless possibilities for extending my wireless capability in my home/property. Now let's hope the Eero Pro 6E I have does the job as I set it up for extending...
You answered all of my questions, awesome video. To the point. Who needs AI when we have you. Thanks mate.
Glad to help
THANK YOU ! ! ! --You have provided a HUGE public service. Be proud, man. I have been a tech. geek for decades, peripherally kind of know what a switcher was and did, but never had to use one. With the Eero, I now needed to use one as the Eero did not have in a built-in switcher like my failing Asus. Thanks to your explanations here, I was not wondering if what I was doing was correct. I feel relieved.
Glad I could help!
Bro really broke it down for everybody no BS. Great video.
Thanks
Thank You, You are the man !!!the internet service provider was unable to help! You Rock !
Thanks! Glad this info was useful!
One of the best tutorials on anything ever.
Appreciate the feedback!
Excellent; thanks for taking some of the "mystery" out of this process. Well done!
My pleasure!
Super helpful and I couldn’t agree more with all your comments…spot on!
Thanks!
Your RUclips was beneficial for me. Please guide me on what model and brand is the best modem compatible with Eero.
Glad it’s useful, I would just ask your ISP what modem they recommend. Eero should work fine with it
Thank you for this! I was racking my brain trying to troubleshoot the failure between the Eero and the NETGEAR Switch; and here you are with the solution! 😃👍
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the review. Is the eero 6e able to connect with a moca adapter to create a landline? If so, would that mean the Wi-Fi connection would be stronger?
Thanks in advance!
No problem. yes it would, I just released my MoCA Adapter video today, this thing will boost speeds.
@@landpet Cool! Thanks!
Thank you, I didn't have a clue about anything to do with mesh networking / wifi 10 mins ago (watched this on 1.5x speed, sry) and now I completely understand the concept of this and can make an informed decision on purchasing. Question for anyone who knows, the eero Pro 6E always requires a separate modem to work?
EXCELLENT video..! I have. friend that needs help troubleshooting an EERO network and you absolutely solved our issue. Thank you!!!
Great to hear!
Thx for this video. You covered everything I wanted including all the 2.5gbe stuff. Perfect!
No problem!
This is exactly what I've done 😊 and it works! I've installed 4 units but 3 are ethernet backhauled. Only 1 is fully wireless connected simply because there is nowhere to run cables. Just make sure your gateway eero is directly connected to your modem or hub with no switches in the way. I've run an 8 port switch from the gateway which then sends the signal around the house. Now every room has maximum WiFi strength and speed.
The only thing is mobile devices can take some time to change connection between nodes, which can mean a drop in signal strength for a while it isn't instant. It's a minor niggle but I do like seeing full WiFi bars on my device.
The other thing is one of the nodes just died a week ago and nothing would get it to work so I've had to buy a replacement. 😠
Glad it worked out, sucks that thing broke though
Need help, when plugging in to the 2.5 port my eero does not connect to the internet (red light) but when connecting to the other port it (1gb) it works perfectly fine. I do have 2.5gb service and I have a 10gb Ethernet cable provided by my isp.
Try restarting it, it should work just fine. eero has auto-sensing ports, I've had no issues with either port
ahhh!! that was it! I had a switch BEFORE the EEROs and it was a nightmare, they kept swapping and dropping signals even when they were hard wired.... now I have 1 BEFORE the switcher and BINGO.... thanks!
Glad I could help!
Nice video with simple visual illustrations. At one point you said not to connect another eero to the other port on the modem. I'm curious why that is? I have 4 ports on my gateway (modem/router) and have three eero's connected via wired backhaul in bridge mode. Would this not work if they weren't all in bridge mode? If not, why not?
great tutorial. Way to help me out and i am not that technical and you made it very simple to understand. Thanks again.
Some of my devices connect to the eero that's wireless and further away. Shouldn't they connect to the wired one that's closer? Annoying.
Great video. Comment for the algorithm.
Thanks for that!
can you connect directly to a fiber OTN and sync via PPOO log ins?
I just find eero in general to not be a good choice if your internet speed is above 1gig. I have over 2gig internet and while the eero will accept that speed via its 2.5gig port anything that comes out of the eero will be much much slower at 1gig.
Agreed. Check out the eero Max 7 or check out other brands. If you're running wired backhaul, I would check out the TP-Link Deco X55 Pro which has 2 2.5Gbps ports and is fairly inexpensive.
Sure was easy to follow and got my questions answered plus he was an
American and no dialect. 3:54
Glad this video was useful
Can you use Eero POE gateway instead of a switch for wired backhaul?
Thank you. Excellent vid. Comments below capture my thoughts. Well done and very helpful.
Awesome video!
Question: I have a Modem/Router combo (Netgear Nighthawk) and I've run LAN cables from the Nighthawk through my attack to 2 different rooms and connected them to each eero pro 6e. I didn't put the Nighthawk into Bridge Mode since I would like to keep this wifi access point and everything seems to be working properly. Please let me know if you think there is a technical issue with this setup. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Somehow you anticipated every question I had and answered it clearly.
Many thanks 🙏.
My pleasure
My pleasure
Thanks, for the Pro 6E setup guide!
No problem!
Good orientation to the product and how it functions.
Thanks
Help..My system was setup the way you said it should not be. Modem to unmanaged sw to 5 LAN/wired connections and to my Gateway eero & bridged eero via PoE ports. The eero sees all the devices, but I’m assuming can only manage the WiFi devices. LAN stays connected when eero reboots, for example. This seems like an unsafe way to connect the wired devices since they are all going out via the unmanaged sw to the Modem. Tech-support for the company who installed the system said this is how it should be set up and if I want to manage my LAN devices, I have to do it through a separate router. Your explanation seems the most simplest and I appreciate it.
Please note you only need to disable the wifi from the router or modem/router to stop conflicting wifi channel signals, there is absolutely no need to disable the actual incomming internet line signal as it will just pass through and be managed from the attached mesh router.
Yes placing it in bridge mode turns off the WiFi and disabled the router functionality (not more NAT, etc). It doesn’t disable the internet signal, it now just acts just like a standalone modem.
@@landpetShould you put your combo modem/router in bridge mode before ever starting your eero pro 6e setup?
Great video! Not sure why running into issues with my current set-up. Was hoping for your input!
Have the wired backhaul setup from my main house to my detached garage using an aerial ethernet wire setup. So have the ethernet connected to my gateway eero 6E to my sattelite eero 6e in my garage. And then used the remaining 1 port to connect to my computer and was getting amazing speed around 1 gig. I wanted to add more ports so I can give those speeds to not only my computer but to my ps5 and other devices in the garage.
However, it seems no matter what I try (unless I keep the original setup above) I am getting only 100 mbps speeds to the devices when using the switch (TP-Link Litewave 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch). I tried connecting the backhaul directly to the switch and then the eero and also tried connecting the backhaul first to the eero and then the switch but either ways the speed is still heavily reduced. Any tips?
following up on this @landpet
I have netgear router sending wireless to the house. I want to plug in my Eero 6 pro in another room of the house to extend the signal, is this possible? Can I just get the Eero6 to talk to the main netgear router? Thank you
Amazing videos - well spoken, easy to understand!! Question: I'm thinking of getting Eero. I have some devices that must use 2.4. How do I get both bands? Currently my (apple) router allowed me to set up two: Network2.4 and network5.6 said's. Can Eero do this?
Thanks. With eero, you cannot separate the bands. eero will automatically determine which band a device should use. It is one SSID.
If you want something that can separate bands. Check out the ASUS XT9.
Great video I needed to watch. How does wireless backhaul differ using a eero max 7? How much difference will it make compared to doing it with pro 6? Does eero max 7 make it like a wired connection on a backhaul setup?
Yeah eero max 7 almost makes it like a wired connection depending on your internet speeds. I have a video with a demo on this.
[NEW] eero Max 7 Wireless Backhaul Tests - WiFi 7 Speeds
ruclips.net/video/SsDRGeAUTb8/видео.html
Excellent video! I have a question; since I don't have ethernet throughout my home only coax can I use a Mocha to Ethernet adapter to connect to the second Eero router? Thanks!
Very informative video that i was looking. You basically answered alot questions that i used to have. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Hi @landpet, can I wire connect the 2 eeros to the first modem port? I currently have three TP-Link AP`s connected to the ports of my IPS modem and they work fine. From your video you are suggesting to connect the 2nd eero to the 1st one or to a port on and unmanged switch which is coneccted to the 1st eero. Please confirm.
2 questions:
#1 - can each mesh device (node) that I connect as a wireless node have a unique name for connecting devices to that node?
#2 - how far away can a wireless mesh node be from the main mesh "router" unit and still have great performance?
THANKS for this awesome video!
1. No (this is handled automatically)
2. Depends on your house structure, number of walls, other interference, etc. A general rule of thumb is 30 to 50 ft away.
The app says if the state of the connection, whether it’s good or bad based on the signal strength.
You’re welcome!
I am new to all this so I just wanted to ask the question to clarify. I have a two story house, with a basement, being build in which all the rooms will have a cat6 plug in them. There is also going to be a central "hub" in which the modem will take the ISP signal, that will then go to a separate router, which will then connect to a switch, which then has all the plugs for the different rooms throughout the house. If I were to buy a mesh system, I would remove the router that is there, then go from modem to the new mesh router, then plug that into the switch correct? From there, if I went to the second story and wire the second mesh 'node' to the plug on the wall, that would be considered a wired backhaul correct?
Everything you said is correct
Thanks! Very clear and tomorrow I plan to tackle the install with POE satellites
No problem, im sure you know that PoE does require a PoE gateway which i didnt cover here
Yes. Thanks!!
You just answer my concern on the wired backhaul. Thank you
Glad I could help
I currently have a cable/modem router and 3 wires out the back of that modem which connect to wall connections on 3 floors of my house---each connecting to a wireless modem thru the wall. I guess my question is should I connect switch to first the eero, then connect the existing 3 wall connection to the switch, and then connect 3 eeros to the ports in the wall on each floor?...I know...its a big house! BTW, your video is fantastic. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer
I was having interference issues with my current network. To alleviate this I purchased a Deco X55 and set it up in AP mode. Things were fixed. Frontier had some specials to upgrade my speed from my 0rigianl 75 Meg up-down. So, I said yes because it was cheaper than my current bill. They sent me this Eero 6+ and told me to set it up. What a mess as it was competing with the new Mesh. So, I finally set the eero in bridge mode. The Deco has far more configurations for my needs. They will be out soon to upgrade my modem and hopefully, the connection from the ONT to the modem. Any issues with setting the error in bridge mode while having the Deco Mech setup as ethernet AP nodes? Thanks
I need your help! I moved my couch and internet went out. My system is blinking red. I have eero a switch a Vivint memory and this lil blk box that’s connected to the wall cable on one end and on the other is Ethernet from Frontier.
Very informative, much appreciated 👍😬
Glad it was helpful!
Such an exceptional explainer, thank you for this video with no BS
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tutorial. But my problem with eero (I have a mostly wired Pro 6E network) is that it does not play nice with SONOS (also mostly wired).
interesting, didn't know that. I don't have sonos speakers
Outstanding! You answered every scenario possible 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Glad you liked it!
thank you! great explanations of the wired backhaul. I've been wondering if the 2.5Gb mattered... and it sounds like it really doesn't except for some very special cases.
Only if your internet speeds are greater than gigabit and up to 2.5 GBPs, aside from that, shouldn’t matter much unless you’re looking for a special LAN setup
Well done on the explanation. Covered all the bases.
Glad it was helpful!
@@landpet I connected an Ethernet cable from the main router to a “mesh” unit. Previously the mesh unit was connecting wirelessly. After connecting the Ethernet cable to it the Eero app still shows the mesh connection as wireless. Is there a setting somewhere to get this to switch to wired backhaul?
So if I have faster than Gigabit internet, my only option is to use a wireless back haul?
Otherwise I will be bottlenecked by my gigabit Ethernet connection?
I’ve actually never seen wireless backhaul go faster than gigabit speeds. So if you have internet faster than gigabit and you want full speeds everywhere, you need to get a mesh system that has faster ports like the asus et12 or Netgear Orbi rbke962 and run it via wired backhaul
Very Interesting video. I got 3 eero 6+ connected to my modem/router. As the eero managed where my device is connected, do you know if I can force specific device to connect to the closest eero? For instance my Tesla and wall connector connected several times to the farest eero beacon and speed connection is not enough fast to handle Tesla and wasp connector. Thank you again for the great video!
Unfortunately, you cannot choose which node your device can connect to. Eero does that automatically
With a short patch cable like that, even cat5e isn't going to limit your speed. cat7 would only be needed for a medium to long length cable run. Throw a decent cat5e patch cable in there and try some speed tests compared to a cat7 patch cable. You won't see a difference
One of these days, when I get a chance I will have to try that. I'm just going based off the specs which does limit it to gigabit speeds.
@landpet just remember those specs are all for full end-to-end drops. That's where you get all the usual suspects as far as degrading your signal and speed. Any bend in the cable more than cable spec allows can be enough to fail a certification, an actual kink will get you every time. Mains power running beside an ethernet run can cause hard-to-pinpoint issues, when they cross each other at 90degrees is fine. When you consider every spec needs to perform at such distances, patch cords would matter if they were part of a longer run, but the speed you can get out of a patch cable directly between a switch and a device is usually limited to the port speeds on that equipment. Having a higher Cat# isn't necessarily "better". There are pretty specific environments they have been made for. Not every type would work better in every setting.
I'm using the wireless backhaul from two different eero Pro 6E. One from the router, and the other from a remote eero Pro 6E. It pretty much doubles my speed, vs. Wifi, at each location.
Thanks. This answered all my questions - particularly the last part. I have
No problem!
How to do you connect your Eero router to your mobile hotspot on an iPhone to use as back up internet?
It’s not designed to work that way
Fantastic video I have recently purchased these and plan to set up next week. Your video has given me confidence.
I have a question though. Wired backhall what if using an ethernet powerline adapters is that wireless or wired backhall.
Technically it’s wired backhaul. Now a direct Ethernet would be better but power line should still be good.
@@landpet thank you for reply so power line adapter better than wireless backhall
Great vid, thanks. Question- Can I wire connect 3 eeros directly into my router/modem? OR do I have to disable my AT&T router and then connect one eeros to modem then out to the other two eeros?
I would disable your ATT router and connect one eerro to modem and the other two eeros to that one eero.
You answered the only question i had! Thank you!
No problem!
My 2nd Eero downstairs in my new build doesn't power on nor is detected by the app? My first eero is powered on in my network closet and I found the ethernet cord that said WAP and plugged that into the 2.5 slot on both and nothing happens. Do I have to get a network switch with POE to turn on the 2nd EERO is it only has an ethernet connection in the ceiling?
How do you connect 2 Eero Pro 6E’s together, if you have internet faster than 1Gbps, and you want them both to perform faster than 1Gbps?
Can you connect to eero 6e router together? My provider gave me 1 but I need to add on and all I see is 2-3 packs
I'm confused on this. i got a 3 pack eero pro 6e. when i called customer service to get help with turning off the 2ghz and 5ghz channels so it could bridge, the eero customer service agent said i didn't need to do that. i plugged the 1st eero gateway unit in to the wifi 1 port rather than the ONT port.
so my original wifi modem/ router (which is the att bgw320) is not switched off for wifi. i did not change any settings on it.
if my Eeros units hooked up correctly?
Awesome information - Thanks!! If I do a wired backhaul (2 eeros connected together) without a switch and have other eeros that use wifi signal in different rooms and use the eero ethernet port to connect a device will that create greater speeds even if i’m not using a switch? I presume mixing wired to wireless backhaul methods that uses ethernet at the wireless eeros.
This was great. Can I attach a network switch for my NAS to the wireless router? I am about to set one up and trying to figure out the best way I can set it up.
Sure
Currently I have two eero pro 6E. Both wired on a unmanaged 2.5gb switch. The main one from the router is faster around 1.4 gbps. The second one is only getting under gig.
Yup because the pro 6E only has one fast port, the other port is gigabit so once it goes out from the gigabit port or comes into the gigabit port then the speeds will be capped to gigabit. If you want to get full speeds on the secondary one, you need a router with 2 ports that support the speeds you want to get, in your case both would need to be 2.5Gbps. For example the eero Max 7 would work or a cheaper alternative would be the deco x55 pro or you could get the deco be63.
GREAT job! Thank you.
Great vid! Learned a ton.....thanks
Glad to hear it!
Would you recommend this product as a cost effective network for a coffee shop?
Yes this should be fine for that assuming the place isn’t too large
It’s large. 3800 sq ft. I was planning to use three units
Appreciate you!!!
I'm about to get one of these from my ISP, I've seen some of the settings via the app, but I need to do some advanced network configuration settings . I have not found any documentation on this, maybe you can make a video on that, or point me in the right direction? Thanks
Great and informative video. Thank you! Side note - has anyone ever told you that you look like Charles Day in Horrible Bosses?
Thanks! No, you are the first. I could kinda see a resemblance. Someone said I look like Morty from Rock and Morty.
One thing he forget to mention when you disable the router part I recommend turning off Wi-Fi signal… there’s no point of leaving it on. I use Eero pro 6e with 3 nodes is good but that other Wi-Fi signal will interfere with eero ssid signal especially there connected right next to each other highly recommend it ;)
Why would you turn off Wifi signal
@@matty7846 because when you buy a mesh Wi-Fi system no matter the brand the main reason of purchase would be coverage and liability obviously the modem the isp provides doesn’t perform well. In my case I have att and eero pro 6 plus three nodes. Why because att one cannot cover whole house I turn off the Wi-Fi signal so just the eero are broadcasting Wi-Fi no point of the att stay on but the broadband line aka internet is still on just going to my eero and it’s doing all the work firewall band steering auto updates more coverage less congestion because tri band chances are if you have the black att modem bgw 210 is Wi-Fi 5 dual band modem different company same thing but over you want your router doing all the work and isp box is just passing to orbi eero net gear etc. hope this help ;)
@@Mrkool246 yes of course that is obvious. It should be a given that when you buy a mesh system you should get rid of your isp equipment and use your own because of channel interference and performance degradation. However this leads to another point. Wouldn’t the amount of mesh nodes you have let’s say 4 nodes in total have more wifi interference in the home due to more signal being broadcasted compared to just having 3? Well to answer that I believe that it could be mitigated by having each node separated from each other by around 30ft on separate floors each and perhaps different channels if it lets you.
Also I’d recommend to switch ISPs if you have the chance because AT&T sucks
I presently have a asus RT-AC3100 router. Would you suggest I upgrade to the eero pro 6e?
If i had a hypothetical network speed faster than 2.5gb, could I connect the router directly to the unmanaged router, and then split those into the eero mesh system so that each has more than a gigabit connection?
Darn just saw that he answered this😖
Great vid, thanks. Question: can I use a long either net cable to move the base eero unit to a more central location in my house?
No problem! Sure, as long as it’s less than 100meters
good job explaining , thanks bro
You're welcome
Perfect. Answered all my questions.
Thanks
You should review a Firewalla. Firewalla and eero is a good combo now that eero Plus is so expensive.
Thanks for the tip. I'll consider it for the future, it does look interesting
great stuff and thanks for the set up explanation. If you ever get to do the best gaming router with wifi that'd be great.
Thanks! If I could get my hands on a few other fast routers, I'll consider it. I recently reviewed the NETGEAR Nighthawk RAXE500 and that one is fast. I think just about any fast router/mesh system that supports QoS should get some fast numbers.
When hooking the satellites, should hook them up one by one wired next to main router to get each one updated or just put them in the room I'm leaving it in to get updated?
Leave them in the room, you don’t need to move it to get it updated after it’s been setup
@@landpet thanks
Is it possible to have to have too many nodes (mesh devices)? For example, would their be any performance downgrades with devices having to switch between too many nodes as you walk throughout your house?
yes, no more than 5 for most mesh systems
Can you feasibly create a wired backhaul using something like TP-Link AV2000 Powerline Adapter, to relieve congestion on the 6ghz side as more wifi6 devices connect? As to not use or free up the 6ghz lane being used as the backhaul.
Yes you could do that
Again very informative video, thank you. I have a bunch of Eero 6 pro’s, unfortunately my house is not suited for wired backhaul, so I know speeds are decreasing. As you mentioned the wireless speeds of the 6E pro are crazy fast, does that also mean powerful, meaning other nodes receive stronger signals via the witeless backhaul, hence improve overall witeless speeds? Thanks!
No problem. If you’re looking for wireless backhaul performance, I’d go with the Deco XE75 or XE75 Pro instead, I got better numbers from those compared to the eero Pro 6E. The Pro 6E is not much of an upgrade from the Pro 6 aside from the 6GHz band but the wireless backhaul is not as great. In the video when I mentioned 6GHz, I was referring to just having a 6E device connecting to the main eero itself or in a wired backhaul configuration.
@@landpet thank you for taking the time to respond. I have a smart home set-up based on Apple Homekit. I did buy the Deco xe75, but I faced a lot of issues with devices randomly losing connection to the Deco’s. Expecially the Homepod Mini’s that are key to running Homekit, but also my Bose speakers, smart switches etc. Mostly 2.4 Ghz band. I read quite a lot of posts of people having similar issue. I returned the Deco’s. That was a shame, as the Deco’s seemed to be a big improvement. Do you have any experience with Deco’s and solid Homekit set-up?
I was told by eero you can mix them but it's not recommended. Remember, the Pro6E is up to 1gig while Eero 6 only up to 500mbps. In my case, I will have to use all Pro6E since my internet is 1200mbps.
Thank for the video I'm waiting for Amazon to deliver my gig switch.
Yup, you can mix them, I’m also not a fan of mixing them for various reasons like dual band vs tri band, etc
I changed cat 5e cable to cat 6 from modem to router and switch,I have ethernet jack in the living room but I believe it's a cat 5 or 5e it's behind the wall. Should I go wireless or wired with the eero pro6e I have on order
If it's cat5e or higher, I would stick with ethernet as wireless backhaul on this unit wasn't as good. On the other hand, if you're on cat5, I would switch those out or go to wireless backhaul. cat5 is limited to 100Mbps, where cat5e can go to gigabit speeds.
Fantastic video, like others, I need to see the props and the detailed explanations. QUESTION: I have 25 mega bytes per second on DSL broadband. You said in video I can hardwire two eeros to the modem/router (mine is both in one device), and that 'would make a strong signal.' So would that, PLUS one eero on the other side of the house, connected to a tv, be stronger signal than one eero central location, hardwired to modem/router combo, sandwiched between two unwired wifi eeros, one on each end of the house? Thank you
Thanks!
I would disable the router portion of your modem/router combo. I would then hardwire one eero to it and centrally place that. Then I would place the other two eeros on each side of your house. Here's the kicker, the eero that is wirelessly connected (the one by your TV), you can run ethernet cables to that secondary eero and it should get you a good connection.
@@landpet thank you, I did put one on each end of the house and hardwired the Frontier modem/router combo device to the eero, and also hardwired the DirecTV streaming box to the frontier modem/router. Tomorrow I will try again to figure out how to disable the frontier router on the 192.168.254 yada website but according to the frontier tech, I don't need to disable the frontier router and yet on bothe Frontier's AND Eero's websites they tell you to disable the internet provider's router. This is why laypersons are getting so confounded bc it's impossible to get straightforward guidance.
You give a lot of questions answered but unfortunately, not mine.
Can I use the current (Before eero mesh) router (Combo unit given to me at no charge from ATT which has a good router portion in addition to its fast fiberoptic modem), so say my 3 eero act as satellites and I have one more range extender in my system, rather turning one of them into router as you show and have only 2 satellite (or one less)?
Eero has an option to run in bridge mode in the eero app, so in theory you can do that, I'm not a fan of that but it is possible
Well explained..
Thanks!
17:45 the answer I was looking for! Thank you!
I'm currently running my Eero 6 Pro with an Att Fixed Wireless and had to bridge the Eero system. I just got my Starlink dish and router on Sunday. I am still waiting for the Ethernet adapter to arrive. When I plug my Eero into my Starlink, should I keep my Eero's in Bridged mode or put the Starlink router into Bridge mode? When all is said and done all of the Eero's will be Wired Back haul. If that matters. I was told if I Bridged the Starlink router, I lose all uses of the Starlink app.
No problem.
I don't have Starlink but I heard they have some special cases. I might actually just put the eero in bridge mode and try that out. Typically with the other providers, you should be golden by disabling their routers but with Starlink that may not be advised.