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Here, nothing I did would get my PC to connect to the 6GHz band. Wi-Fi 6E is great in theory, but the 6GHz band can be a nightmare to get working properly, particularly in devices that insist on bundling this band with the regular 5GHz and 2.4GHz ones. As the system is compatible with the Matter smart home standard, that will be more important in the coming year, as more Matter- and Thread-enabled devices become available. Thread is built in, and the Google Nest Wifi Pro can act as a border router. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)Ī basic speed test is built in, so you can see how fast your network is, but there’s not much useful that you can do with that information. All useful tools for managing children, but there’s no granularity in the website blocking: it’s either on or off, and websites aren’t filtered by the age of your children. Each profile can be paused manually, set to filter harmful websites, and set up with a schedule that pauses the internet at set times. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)ĭevices can be grouped into profiles, which gives some additional control. A guest network can be toggled, there are controls for DHCP and address reservations, port forwarding and the like, but very little control over the network: there’s no choice to set which channels you want the network to run on, and all three network bands (2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz) are automatically bundled under one network name, and can’t be split apart. Once in the app, there are very few options available in the app. The latter is useful if you need to place a satellite at great range: I set one up in my garden office, for example. It’s straightforward to connect the system and get the satellites connected, either wirelessly or using Ethernet (a wired backhaul).
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While Gigabit Ethernet is still fast, I’d have liked at least one 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, with a choice of using it for a very fast internet connection or to boost the internal network speed.īoth the Eero Pro 6E and Netgear Orbi RBKE963 systems have 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and the Orbi even has a 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for full future-proofing.Ĭontrol of the Google Nest Wifi Pro is via the Google Home app. It’s a shame that there aren’t faster ports available. As I’ve got a lot of wired devices, I had to hook the spare port up to a network switch. One must be used as the main router, using its Gigabit Ethernet WAN port to connect to the internet, leaving a spare Gigabit Ethernet port for wired devices. Eero has managed backwards compatibility with its Pro 6E, although there are some minor restrictions on available features.Įach Nest Wifi Pro device is identical. That’s a shame, as previously Google has maintained backward compatibility. The Nest Wifi Pro is a completely new system, and it’s not backwards compatible with older Nest Wifi mesh systems. As far as networking kit goes, these ones are nice to look at. It’s quite astonishing value, really, as even the Eero Pro 6E three-pack comes in at £799.Īll satellites are identical, enclosed in a gloss white plastic box. For starting out, the three-pack works out well, as it’s only double the price to get three satellites. The Nest Wifi Pro is sold in packs of one (£189.99) or three (£379.99). A comparatively low price and simple interface are in this system’s favour, but the lack of advanced controls, basic performance and the fact that I couldn’t get 6GHz networking to work count against it. Still, with the Nest Wifi Pro I do have an updated mesh system, with support for Wi-Fi 6E and its 6Ghz super-fast networking. The Google Nest Wifi Pro is a case in point: it was 2019 when we last saw a mesh system from the company.Įven back then, the lack of Wi-Fi 6 on the Google Nest Wifi made this product feel a touch out of date it felt strange that I’ve had to wait three years to get a more up-to-date mesh product.
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It always seems to take Google an age to update its smart home and networking products. Wi-Fi version This mesh system uses Wi-Fi 6E, providing a fast 6GHz network alongside the normal 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks.
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