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Mesh Wi-Fi
Several units working as one network, so Wi-Fi reaches every room under one name.
A mesh system uses two or more units placed around the home that talk to each other.
Your devices hop between them automatically as you move around.
Where you can, connect the units with a network cable — it's much faster than linking them wirelessly.
Why it matters
- • Fixes weak rooms better than a cheap extender
- • One network name everywhere
- • Usually managed from an app
Quick checks for your home
- • Is each unit no more than one or two rooms from the next?
- • Can any be wired together?
- • Is your provider's router in access-point mode or bridge mode?
The technical detail
Wireless backhaul halves throughput per hop on single-radio designs; tri-band units dedicate a radio to backhaul. EasyMesh is the Wi-Fi Alliance standard for mixing brands.
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