![]() Each profile can be put on a schedule, so you could configure a schedule for each kid or for groups of kids, or for types of devices (ie. While I don’t yet have a need for this since my son and daughter are both under three, I can definitely see this coming in handy for parents of older kids and teens. One of the cool bonus features of the eero Home Wi-Fi system is the ability to create profiles for certain devices. ![]() You can also buy add-on additional units in case your house is too big (or oddly shaped) to be covered by just three devices. While I didn’t get to play with them because I don’t have the need, the eero does also feature all of the typical advanced features you expect from a Wi-Fi router–Guest Network, DHCP, NAT, DNS, UPnP, Port Forwarding, etc. The video played perfectly and seamlessly throughout the entire house! Any doubts I may have had about the eero based on my previous Wi-Fi experience were eradicated. Normally, this would have quickly resulted in the video stuttering or stopping completely as I lost signal, or, at the very least, a drop in resolution. I then did an even more intense test–I fired up a video on YouTube and, while it was playing, walked around my whole house, including between levels. Since my main gripe with our existing system was the dead spots (in my son’s room downstairs and near our back door were the worst), I immediately went there and checked my Wi-Fi–full bars! I fired up one of my games that requires a Wi-Fi connection (it uses a lot of data and I have cell access disabled for it), and it worked perfectly in those spots that I had previously always received a connection lost error. I repeated the step on our lower-most level, and in under ten minutes total, I had all the units on-line, connected and a new network ready to go. I went downstairs to our middle level, plugged an eero in on the back kitchen counter and in less than a minute, the second unit had synched up with the first. Once the first eero is online, the app asks if you’d like to add additional eero units. Within three minutes I had a new Wi-Fi network online and operational and ready to start connecting devices too. Once your modem and first eero are booted up, the app will walk you through setting up your wireless network (a name and password at bare minimum) and will do an internet connectivity and speed test. ![]() You’ll need Bluetooth enabled on your phone so that it can talk to the devices for initial configuration (but once your Wi-Fi is set up, Bluetooth is no longer needed). Each eero device has two ethernet ports–one gets plugged directly into your modem. The first step is to disconnect your old Wi-Fi router and power down your internet modem. The app walks you through every step and makes configuring eero the easiest Wi-Fi setup I’ve ever done. The first thing you’ll need to do is download the eero app for your phone (iOS in my case, although an Android version is also available). And since I needed to put one on all three levels of my house, I like that they are pretty out of sight/out of mind once setup. While I’m not a huge fan of the Apple-ification of devices, the low profile, small footprint, and glossy white design make it easy to almost hide these devices. The three units sit staring out of the black box all small and glossy white. The first thing that caught my attention is the very un-router-like aesthetics of eero. We’ve tried upgrading to more powerful Wi-Fi routers and fixed part of the problem with a Wi-Fi Range extender, but managing yet another device and network is clunky and never fixed the worse deadspots. So when eero reached out to us to review their eero Home Wi-Fi System, I jumped at the chance. ![]() We have a three level home, and, thanks to our internet coming in at the top level, we have really spotty Wi-Fi coverage and dead spots, especially in the lower levels of our home. Eero aims to fix those problems with their mesh Wi-Fi system. ![]() Many of us know the pain of poor Wi-Fi coverage and deadspots in our homes. ![]()
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