What is Mesh Wi-Fi? 

I think they left out one of the most important features of the mesh.... It's not just a meshed "wireless extension", but can also be a meshed "access point" system. Here is where the system truly shines. You can use each unit in the mesh as a separate access point with wired physical ethernet connections and take full advantage of the system's ability to mesh SSIDs without worry of signal slowdowns from being bounced from point to point. A properly implemented mesh system can, in this way, replace BOTH wireless extenders AND multiple wired access points at the same time. [And to add, some companies have created mesh ROUTERS as well] EDIT: I suppose I can add that wireless extenders also have ethernet connections as well, but it almost defeats the purpose since they just become additional access points

Should've been named, 'ItHertzWhenIP'. lol

0:17 watch in 144p. ***notice the difference

I was surprised when I looked into this a few months back that there are not more options. It was between Google and some other brand that I had never heard of before. I ended up going with Google and although you can only interface with the admin panel through your phone and the fact that you can't do a whole lot in the admin panel but basic stuff, it has worked extremely well as far as having good wifi in our house. If you are someone who just HAS to have the control to manually assign IP addresses and change dhcp settings, then you probs aren't going to be in love with that part either. But as far as the mesh networking is concerned, it does great.

I can confirm that the Google Mesh router is amazing and well worth the price. Super easy to set up and you can even limit how long any device is allowed to be connected.

Thank you. I"m not very tech savy and I've been trying for days now to figure all the stuff out. You explained it very well.

With a bit more time, James could be an A+ presenter. He needs a bit more screen time to get comfortable and learn how to not cover his face with his hands while talking, but he’s fantastic otherwise. Get him on more!

Idea for a video - .msi vs .exe Been searching and found it confusing as h*ck, the difference is not clear at all.

Mesh equipment is also notorious for sending analysis data to the manufacturer. So if privacy is important to you, you might want to avoid them.

Ordered google's mesh setup not long after LTT had a video comparing different mesh networks. It's genuinely been wonderful and has faster speeds than my shit box router that was given to me by my ISP. I do wish they had more Ethernet ports though. Being able to reset the whole network through an app when I'm not even home is nice too.

As a good and not overly expensive alternative, get a powerline adapter and set up another access-point at that place with the same ssid and password, which won't be a problem as long as the original wifi signal is very weak at that place. If you need to, you can lower the power output of the og router antenna to compensate for the increased range of having another access.point.

So I have a question. What is the difference between wifi routers with seamless roaming and Mesh? In my home I have a Linksys EA8300 max stream router and RE7000 max stream range extender. It works great as it automatically switches my devices to the best signal in the house. So since mesh does the same thing. I am confused at what the difference between the 2 is and which one is better.

Biggest reason I wanted mesh wifi was because I have so many smart devices. They clog up the airwaves for very small amounts of data and it means constant resets of devices. Mesh wifi is able to put one room of devices on one channel, easily reach those devices, and then use a different wifi channel to connect to the other nodes. It's sped up responsiveness and eliminated the need to reboot devices on a near daily basis. WELL worth the investment

hey James, thanks for the quickie this week, love you :)

Nice video, thanks! The most valuable thing about a Mesh WiFi is the *one* SSID. This is really essential. I used to use a Mesh system in which each unit plugs into a wall outlet. It was called Open Mesh. I hated it. It was slow, only about 10 MBPS. I now have a 3 unit EERO system, which covers my 3600 sq. ft home just great. it provides 50 MBPS speeed on my 100 MBPS Spectrum Internet. I could have got an ORBI but I'm glad I got the Eero.

Dude he creepily described my internet trash 😂

For some reason they dont mention where you have a router/gateway and multiple AP like unifi system, should i get multiple UAP and mesh them and use the network cable as POE only or should i wire them all to the switch

just installed mesh network at home, with the linksys velop. it can actually communicate through ethernet cables, and thats how i set it up as the nodes where placed out of reach of each other. works very well, managed to cover the area in between the nodes so i have wi-fiin just about my entire home. One drawbakc to this though, is that you will use all your ethernet plugs in your first node, and only leave one up in the last one, should you actually need some cabled internet as well.

So a mesh network is basically always wireless? Because I just have multiple wired AP's around my house (6 inside, 2 outside) and devices switch seamlessly between them. I'm planning on building a new house and multiple people have told me mesh is the way to go, but if they all connect wirelessly, I can't see what the benefit is over a wired AP? Aside from that, they basically do the same thing, right?

So here's the thing. I can pick up and AC wireless router for $35. I'm not seeing the difference in setting up the same SSID on each router turning off DHCP on all but one router and bridge each router together via a cat6 cable connected to it's switch port to backhaul the data. Wouldn't this essentially give me similar performance? Keep in mind I don't have to put the router into any type of repeater mode or bridge mode in it's software GUI for this to work. I've been doing this for years and it's worked out really well for me. My question is how is this different from MES WiFi?

But which system is fastest? single router or Mesh? I have a TP-Link ax11000 and get about 800-900Mb/s download over WiFi at a distance of 5 meters on a 1GB/s fiber line and the lowest WiFi speed in the whole house is 300Mb/s in the guest room upstairs at about 10-15 meters from the router. Can any Mesh system perform up to that? If not, what's the point using Mesh?

I named my Wi-Fi network 'North Korean Spy Network'

mesh network boosted my Wi-Fi speed in my room from 19 mbps to 60-70 mbps (my internet package is 80 mbps) it saved my life!

"Thanks for watching Techquickie, click the subscribe button then enable notifications with the bell icon so you won't miss any future videos" What's next? Super bell icon that will make my phone scream when there's a new video from my favorite channels?

Samsung MESH Wi-Fi with the built in SmartThings Hub is awesome

2:45 so if you configured a router and WiFi access point with the same SSID/WPA2 then devices may not be smart enough to switch between them automatically as you move around, but on a mesh network they can despite them still being Access Points?? Explain please

Great video! I am wondering if you guys are planning a new/updated video comparing mesh solutions such as Orbi, Google Wi-fi, Velop, Eero,.... I am about to decide in one and your reviews always helped me! Thanks

Will a mesh network be good to provide internet for two houses? I live in Ireland in a semi-detached house, they are smaller than average American houses but bigger than apartments, my mother's house is just next door, her wall is 6 meters away (20 foot) from the closest wall in my house, we share the same driveway. I currently have a good internet connection of 500 Gb/s, but the router is not the best, I've tried an extender, it worked for a while somehow, but not anymore, there is also a maximum-security prison in town, they use radio jammers. I am upgrading my internet provider's router with an Asus RT-AC86U. My mother only needs to watch movies and web pages on the laptop. Will a mesh system be too expensive for that purpose, bear in mind, that my modem is connected to the opposite side of the house, so in order to reach my mother's house to the nearest point, it'll have to go through 2 thick concrete walls and one plastered wall, overall, corner to corner, the two houses covers a distance of about 60 foot.

Mesh Wi-Fi once and for all solved our Wi-Fi problem. We used repeaters for years and they never worked reliable in our three-story house. In peak hours, they were overwhelmed with all the traffic and crashed or at least slowed down dramatically. I can recommend Orbi to everyone trying to tidy up their Wi-Fi situation.

You explained it a lot better than other RU-vidrs keep up the good work 👍

First tech quickie that taught me something new. A true thumbs up for this video.

I think DD-WRT has such functionality, so you can literally place like 5 TP-LINK routers where each costs around 11-15 euros. :)

Can you do an episode on VPN Split Tunneling? Ie the method of routing some traffic over a VPN and excluding other traffic from it. It's a super useful feature that has sporadic support at best from major VPN apps. Better support on Android with the OpenVPN for Android app

My house is so large the spectrum modem issued to me has a very week signal on the other end, so I need at least 1 extender. I tried to use a cheap dell router i found at a thrift store as a relay / extender but it made the signal drop from it's normal 110mbps to 30. Not a good option for streaming media on a roku device. lol

So whats the best Mesh network kit? Ive got an 8 year old wifi-G network that desperately needs replacing.

Okay but what do the mesh links need to function and sync with the main unit that's connected to the net, just a power source? Can they take batteries or do they have to be connected to an AC outlet? Do they need anything more than just the power cables?

Thank you

Great video.

So....what I'm seeing. It connects via wire from isp modem/ gateway and rebroadcasts (it's own) wifi to each node (cube) which also talks to each other to help coverage. Am I right?

In my humble opinion, James should do all the videos.

I'd like to see a video on what all the different screws are meant for when building a PC

Unless Mesh has improved in the last year I don't think those numbers are accurate, Working with Ruckus Wireless solutions we generally see a 50% loss in speed for each hop. You can sometimes get lucky like having line of sight and such and only see 30% reductions. I'm a little curious what your sources are?

Do you think it is better to use a mesh wifi network or a second/third wifi ap that's connected via lan?

Now this is an informative youtube Chanel that i can get behind to

Next up, what happens when EVERY PHONE is a mesh router so a dozen people at a stadium connected to high speed provide everyone internet and calls/shares at the stadium start reaching theoretical levels without ever going through a gateway to the internet proper. Normal cell networks breakdown with more people Massively-Distributed-Full-Mesh-Networks (MDFMN)'s could make phone companies and ISPs irrelevant.

Get a dualband router, install openwrt or ddwrt, make a virtual ap, set the master as client and connect it to the main router, and set the virtual ap to copy the original one. Done. I've done this with a TP-Link 1043ND with ddwrt, works fine, but lan is way faster anyways. I'd rather have a wire across the house because its lots more stable, faster, and less latency. At the very least use one of those wall socket lan adapters if a cable along the walls is too ugly for you.

I personally just use 2 Unifi AC Pros. But this is an expensive solution and requires you to run ethernet cables to the APs aswell as have a POE switch or injectors Then set everything up either using a cloud key or hosting the unifi controller on a PC. Upsides i get flawless 5ghz coverage all over my house and can still get my 2.4ghz coverage few houses down the street

Is there a brand you guys recommend for mesh and can you guys do a live test video of the setup

Thank the maker for Linus and Friends and techquickie

Clear explanation, love it!

2:48 If this is a device issue, then how is any infrastructure different? It's called "roaming aggressiveness" and you can change it on the properties of the Antennae

Incredibly helpful, Thank you 👌

Greetings; Question: I want to assume that if the routers are wired connected there will not be speed lost, am I correct? ; Thanks

I'd like to think my house is standard, except it's made of concrete (cuz of where Iive). All that's really necessary is a router for upstairs, and a separate for downstairs. All these range extenders and mesh networks just make the setup expensive and to be quite honest, the two separate networks work perfectly fine for normal purposes.

Good old cables and access points are still far superior and cheaper. You can even use old routers as APs. That's what I do at home, a decent main router (Archer C60) and two older access points with DD WRT installed connected by cable to the main router.

I have an AVM Fritzbox 6490 as an primary router and an TP-Link Archer 2600 as an secondary connected via cable. Both have the same SSID and password. I never had any problems with hand-over. Guess theres nothing that one of these expensive mesh routers could do better.

Please do more videos like this I'm a senior in high school and we have 5 networks shown and two seem to not appear even though they are there. I have being trying to convince my parents to switch over. We use a mess of a modem/router too another router and an old router wirelessly connected it's a mess

I have the Linksys Velop 3 pack for my grandparents house(whom I live with) it loses signal in my front house room sometimes, but mostly they mostly work good. And half the time are up to speed. Half the time... Not.

Forgot to mention that this is only relevant to HOME network speeds; not internet speeds. Most US internet is so sodding slow that the 50% speed reduction on Wi-Fi routing through an extender wouldn't do more than add another ~80ms latency to the internet connectivity of devices using the extender.

Please respond to this. How would powerline extenders contend with this? I want the absolute best for my house, that isn’t beyond anything hardwired

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But is it good for business use and large scale public wifi deployment?

Can you not litterally configure a router to be an acces point (extender) with the same ssid so same network?

nothing to do with this video but can you check whether or not newer drivers for nvidia 10 series cards have decreased in performance since the announced release of 20 series cards.

Right after Austin's video I see. I now know where you get ideas

so does having mesh node increase the max number of access point connections?

"You have to manually switch to it" No, you don't. And if it does, then why not just configure your device to automatically connect to the extender if you've reached a certain range away from the main one rather than buying expensive overglorified extenders? I mean, it takes less than 5 minutes to do that.

I didnt see that PIA spot coming. Good one.

Just use a descent powerlines with Wi-Fi. I recommend the comtrend powerlines. Or if you have cable use descent access point

how mobile smartly connect to stronger wifi signal as compare to tranditional AP with same SSID ? I know in traditional AP. even used same SSID. mobile device remain connected to a AP until completely disconnected then it connect to other AP. do mesh wifi AP use same mac address behind or what ? and my second question. if we add wifi mesh AP with wired ?

I been waiting for this video

This is the best video ever keep up the good work

I normally just describe mesh WiFi as a smart WiFi repeater to non techie people. More or less what it is. Just manages the “repeated” signal much more efficiently.

Nice work James.

It sounds like I need a mesh network. I want devices to pickup the strongest signal but also want it to be one contiguous network so if I'm in the bedroom I can cast to chromecast in the bedroom and go jump in bed and so on. I need the features of a mesh at the price point of an extender 🤣 My router is in living room and computer in an office room. I have powerline adapter but want to run a cable to the pc, maybe with a switch and with an access point off the switch. Would that work like a mesh or more like an extender?

whos idea was it to have james wear a white t shirt on a white background............. ghostly

Does each mesh have a plug for my lan cable for my ps4 console, my WiFi is weak and I need something to extend the WiFi to use my console upstairs

I almost had a heart attack when you showed the SSID: IthurtswhenIP. I was wondering what witchcraft it was since that is the name of SSID. I came to my senses very quick tho haha

3:00 most mesh devices support indeed seamless roaming, but it is a whole other subject than mesh. Your wired ubiquity accespoints do not support mesh, simply because they operate using lan instead of wifi. It is called 802.11 k, r, v. And mesh is called 802.11s. please make a video about seamless roaming on one day.

When talking about Wifi extenders why did you only mention the ones that connect via wifi? They are not the only ones that exist

Amplifi HD is one of the best mesh systems out right now.

Hey! I have a question for people who actually know well this kind of stuff :-) My parents appartement is very old and wide, it's 350m2 on a single floor, with some very thick stone (300yo) walls and even 2 different electrical circuits. We tried repeaters years ago and it wouldn't work at all. We just have 2 contracts with 2 routers now... Do you think those mesh routers could the trick? Thanks for your help

I love my Orbi router, never going back to regular routers ever again. Works wonders with one in the bedroom and the other one in the living room, 100% full coverage everywhere. Before I used extenders and powerlines and it was a terrible set up for multiple rooms and walls Finally Mesh network just solves it.

Are there any more commercial gems with Linus besides the pulseway and honey ones?

Hahaha I feel bad about people living in Tokyo now...

Good extenders use the SAME ssid. So you can go to room to room and it automatically connects. Some extenders do not allow this. But the good ones do. I just use my UniFi WiFi, best WiFi system I have ever installed.

James is awesome for this!

Will the Backhaul work with Ethernet, wile i'm using the mesh Wifi?

I have blue cave. And supports mesh network. Is that good?

without watching this video, i can give you a certi solution from myself (tech repair guy for a reputable electronics repair location in the UK). BUY HOME PLUGS INSTEAD! for £30 you can get a kit from TP-Link with 2 plugs, one plugs into the wall socket with an ethernet going into the router, the next in any other room in the home with an ethernet cable going into your pc/laptop. the speed degredation depends on the transfer rate of the home plugs (some have very poor capabilities below 1mb/s) or if the wiring in the home is REALLY old and dainty. I use the same solution myself and between my home office pc, and my personal pc I get essentially the same speed from 2 opposing ends of quite an old house. At worst sometimes the connection will get iffy (i know the issue, its to do with the previous owner fking with the electrics in my bedrrom) but typing "ping -t (default ip address for the system, so for the 2nd one after the router connected pc itd be 192.168.0.1)" which constantly tells the device to keep communicating between eachother and that solves any outages. hope this random rant helps anybody trying to make a purchasing decision.

1:27: Wrong. This only applies to cheap Single-Radio (One Wifi-NIC) extenders. Dual-Radio extenders (Two Wifi-NICs) don't have this problem, because all this mesh access points are Dual-Radio. 2:29: Wrong too. Depending on the configuration menu, you have just to set a different mode to be able to create a second WLAN with the same name (SSID) and you don't have to play with two networks. 2:56: Wrong again. The protocols for this are 802.11r/k/v and your extender has to support this, together with your clients. Btw. "Mesh-WLAN" is just the fancy name for these protocols. If your devices are supporting these protocols, you don't have to pay the premium for "Mesh-Marketing" devices like the ones from Ubiquiti. In summary: disappointed about this video, the other ones had better researched topics.

At 2:23, the network extender (on the right) looks like a robot being robbed at gunpoint.

Can i download more graphic cards from internet and make a graphic card mesh?

My Google WiFi is one of the best purchases Ive ever made. Haven't had to touch it since setting it up almost a year ago.

Recommendations? Please

Thanks for the video!

And here I am, in Tokyo, looking to get myself a mesh network. That was surreal lol. For the record, I do not live in a studio apartment the size of a sardine can.

I finally understood... Great job man!

Mesh wifi from I read from my books a mesh wifi work like mesh topology same principals but it extends wifi coverage

How do MESH networks connect to a desktop PC ???? Do they connect by Ethernet cord ?