eero Pro 6E Setup Guide | FAQ's Answered | All Configs Shown 

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And this guy is the reason why RU-vid was invented. Thanks m’dude. I have one pro6E and four pro6 units. 3 unmanaged switches. It’s glorious.

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.

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!!

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.

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...

Well done! A simple explanation of a wired/wireless backhaul system, really useful!

I wish I knew stuff. Thank goodness for this dude.

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..!

Excellent; thanks for taking some of the "mystery" out of this process. Well done!

Super helpful and I couldn’t agree more with all your comments…spot on!

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! 😃👍

You answered all of my questions, awesome video. To the point. Who needs AI when we have you. Thanks mate.

Thank You, You are the man !!!the internet service provider was unable to help! You Rock !

Thx for this video. You covered everything I wanted including all the 2.5gbe stuff. Perfect!

EXCELLENT video..! I have. friend that needs help troubleshooting an EERO network and you absolutely solved our issue. Thank you!!!

One of the best tutorials on anything ever.

Outstanding! You answered every scenario possible 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

great tutorial. Way to help me out and i am not that technical and you made it very simple to understand. Thanks again.

Somehow you anticipated every question I had and answered it clearly. Many thanks 🙏.

Thanks, for the Pro 6E setup guide!

Very informative video that i was looking. You basically answered alot questions that i used to have. Thank you

Such an exceptional explainer, thank you for this video with no BS

Bro really broke it down for everybody no BS. Great video.

Perfect. Answered all my questions.

Well done on the explanation. Covered all the bases.

GREAT job! Thank you.

You just answer my concern on the wired backhaul. Thank you

good job explaining , thanks bro

You answered the only question i had! Thank you!

Great vid! Learned a ton.....thanks

Outstanding video!! Thank you

Very helpful. Thanks.

Great video bro. Very informative and helpful

Thanks! Very clear and tomorrow I plan to tackle the install with POE satellites

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.

Thank you so muchhhhh your so helpful

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.

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!

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.

Can you use Eero POE gateway instead of a switch for wired backhaul?

Great video !

Hi I one question that you did not mention on the video if I wired backhaul the other pro6e and put the other pro 6e as a wireless backhaul close to the wired backhaul will that work better or the same as wireless backhaul close to a wireless backhaul satellite which you don't recommend on the video?

Great Video!

Good orientation to the product and how it functions.

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!

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?

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

Thanks. This answered all my questions - particularly the last part. I have

I presently have a asus RT-AC3100 router. Would you suggest I upgrade to the eero pro 6e?

Well explained..

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?

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.

Your RU-vid was beneficial for me. Please guide me on what model and brand is the best modem compatible with Eero.

Can I connect the eero router to my existing router through wifi? I have a netgear nighthawk I use the dumos features. Frontier sent me a router with my service so can I use the eero as a wifi extender?

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

In my house I have two lan ports in the wall in 4 places so total 8 ports. On the back of it one has a yellow wire attached and one is blue and I assume it is lan and telephone respectively. I have connected all those to a switch inside the network box accept one wire which goes to the modem directly and one wire comes back from the router to the network box to connect to the switch. My concern is that does it matter to use the telephone blue wire as lan and does it use a different twisted pair inside the connecter. This setup works for me but wanted to know does it affects anything? Also can I use my old router as a node with the same ssid and pass?

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

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.

Great and informative video. Thank you! Side note - has anyone ever told you that you look like Charles Day in Horrible Bosses?

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?

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 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

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!

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. 😠

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!

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?

Thank you

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!

Question: I have a Netgear router/managed switch. I would like to plug that into the euro router, to give me the ethernet ports I need. Is this possible?

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.

Good info just subscribed. Got new isp (1gig hardwired)and they used eero pro 6e as the the gateway upstairs. Notice huge drop off in basement. I know I said u preferred keeping same models in use. But would a 6+ (up to 1gb)eero be enough to add to basement(gaming consoles primary)? Will be ordering Ethernet switch as will becuz of 4 consoles down in basement.

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.

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?

Great vid! My ring floodlight is awful! I bought a chime pro 2nd gen put it in hallway and still no good! I’ve literally just bought a 6e (arriving tomorrow) will/should it improve the connection solely off just the 1?

Thank you :)

hi, love your videos, thank you! i was just about to by the ring alarm pro but i love my eero pro 3 pack.. i think i need all three... like you said, you always connect to the closest one.. now that being said.. i am getting the feeling if i get the ring alarm pro i am basically going to have to trash my 3 lovely eero pros(mine are the more square flat kind, if that matters, def not the beacon)? and then i have to just use the new ring eero router only as my new home router? if this is true i am so bummed... thanks again

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?

I smashed subscribe bcuz I enjoy the way you explain things and videos you post. Hoping I can get this silly question answered: If you have let’s say 200Mbps internet. Does having a Eero 6E system vs a 6 pro system matter? Like does it run smoother on one vs the other? Also side note: nice moves at 13:41 😆

Such an awesome video. Helped tremendously! Will the eero's work with POE? I have an unmanaged switch that supports POE. My house is wired already in the ceilings and would be awesome to just pop in the eero's where my current routers sit.

Great Video! Question though. Does using an unmatched switch reduce your speeds? Example if I want to hook up my Xbox to the unmatched switch box will my speeds be the same or at least comparable to just directly hooking up and Ethernet cable to the last free Ethernet port on the Eero? Thanks in advanced!

Sure was easy to follow and got my questions answered plus he was an American and no dialect. 3:54

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 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?

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.

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.

How to do you connect your Eero router to your mobile hotspot on an iPhone to use as back up internet?

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?

So if I have a 2 gig spped from my ISP and I want that speed to go from the router to the switch so I can have the 2 gig wired speeds as well is that possible with only having the 1 2.5 gig port or would eero need to have a second port? If not possible do you have another recommendation router wise to handle that speed?

thanks for the great info. I have a question I don't think was asked yet. I have a modem/router/Hub all in one (Sagemcom 5364) included by my ISP provider. it's okay. but we have some spots in our 3 bedroom house, where the Wifi is just a bit slow. So my question is, if I just get the Eero Po 6E (1 pack) and make that my Wifi router (turning off my old built in router) will this make a difference and will it work with just the one Eero or do I need at least two? thanks!

I have a question. I purchased the eero pro 6e and an iphone 15 pro max. I how do I access the 6ghz band with my new iphone to the eero pro 6e? It shows a connection to my eero but when i do the speed test, is showing normal speeds. I have ATT fiber and i have the 1Gbps plan. On my mac mini which i have the modem/router from att connected directly to my mac mini, when i do the speed test i am getting around 980 mbps, so the speed is correct. I then ran an ethernet cable from the back of the att modem/router to the eero pre 63 router. How do I know if I am accessing the 6ghz band on my new iphone 15 pro max? I've seen RU-vid videos of people having super fast crazy speeds with their new iphones 15 connected to the to the 6ghz band but no one is showing how they are setting it up. Can you please send me a message or create a video and let me know how that works? Thank you I appreciate it and love all of your videos!

HELLO can I use modem to connect a ORBI then connect to a cable then plug into a EERO ?? so basically, run 2 different mesh system at home ? Thanks !

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.

I appreciate the video. I'm still sitting on the 3 pack of the pro e from the $419 sale and I'm on the fence about returning. I live in a smaller, but old house with solid plaster and lath walls. Can't do a wired back haul either. I think they messed up not making the second ethernet port 2gb as well.

I have followed the back haul setup with an unmanaged switch between them as you demonstrated. It is working, except that I am getting a flashing blue light on the additional eero unit. Please advise.

I have a AT&T U-verse 2 in 1 modem /router combo. It is connected to a 16 port switch that feeds my house that is pre-wired with Ethernet ports in every room. I have put the eeros in bridge mode and connected them to these ports throughout the house. Is this the best setup or should I have put the modem/router into bridge mode instead?

19:15 wont plugging your modem in into the 1 Gig port bottle neck your internet speed if you’re paying for >1gig speeds?

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

Ok so lol. I want to run modem to eero pro 6e to Switch from with to 2 more eero pro 6e wired. Then the third eero pro 6e will run a second switch out to several devices in the living room wired . Any suggestions? Will my erros slow down if I plig in too many devices wired. Will the middle erro need to be wired. Is getting more ammount😢 of devices connected per eero wirelessly going to slow down the speeds. Thanks

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)?