Linksys MR9600 Dual Band Mesh WiFi 6 Router (AX6000) – Works
Linksys MR9600 Dual Band Mesh WiFi 6 Router (AX6000) – Works with Velop Whole Home WiFi System – Wireless Internet Gaming Router with MU-MIMO, Parental Controls, Guest Network via Linksys App
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| Dimensions: | 5.74 x 16.94 x 30.02 cm; 1 Kilograms |
| Model: | MR9600-UK |
| Manufacture: | Linksys [UK] |
| Dimensions: | 5.74 x 16.94 x 30.02 cm; 1 Kilograms |
Velop integratio
Used as the primary node in a Velop Tri band system this router really improves throughout and range. I have it with 4 of the whw03 towers in my four floor home and can get great WiFi speed throughout the house. Yes it’s only WiFi 5 but 6 and 6E are both new and have relatively poor range. This still meets my requirements.
Good upgrade from the virgin super hub
I like the virgin internet service, it’s let down by a cheap router which frequent droputs and random reboots. I set the virgin router to modem mode and connected to the Linksys router.
Since switching to this router and service has been rock solid.
Had to do a manual firmware update of the router which isn’t obvious from the inbuilt configuration pages, I had to contact Linksys support, they were responsive and knowledgeable and directed me to the hidden menu to manually update the firmware on the router.
The only issue I had was with tapo smart plugs dropping off when using the router, I was able to resolve this by adding the plugs to the Linksys guest WiFi network and they have been working flawlessly since.
Good value router and a definite upgrade to the standard router provided by your ISP.
My router.
Not to dislike at the moment working fine at the moment.Easy to set up and bought it at reduced price.
great router (wifi) for the price.
sure this is not the latest and greatest but it is a nice unit (2.4G + 2 of 5GHz bands, total of 3). i am not using this unit as a router but rather wifi AP to cover the house better. it works great (and i got 2 of them).
Great for a small apartment!
Does the job. Easy to set up. I have it set up right where I work and haven’t had any signat or connection ussues. It’s a two bedroom apartment. Good value for the money
Fantastic, met my expectations (apart from slightly weaker WiFi signal)
Really love the interface, bought this specifically for my dual stack IPv4/IPv6 internet where my ISP router had no proper firewalling features but this router allows me to open firewall ports for IPv6 hosts and host services on IPv6 without problem.
All in all, fantastic router but the WiFi strength was slightly weaker than my ISP one, though this could be solved by better positioning of the WiFi antennas.
Great to get full value from your home wifi
Word of caution here: you still need a modem and you may need the Tech Support to help with this BUT
I live in an area where sometimes a supposed 40MB broadband has dwindled to less than 10MN. Couldn’t believe it whem my phone and Kindle Fire both reported 38-39MB on broadband checker!
It’s not the simplest of plug and play: you need to download an app and the app kept failing to “detect device” . But the Tech Support (at 7pm GMT!) was excellent, thorough (they went stage by stage carefully even though we could have slipped some basics in my case) and got me up and running with my own self-named Wi-Fi and password. So no having to upturn the router every time I get new devices!
Great upgrade
I was initially very disappointed with this Wi-Fi router due to some issues, such as power cycling for no reason and kept on dropping connection to my heating system hub. I contacted Linksys and the support agent said ring back if it happened again, not great help, so sure enough it kept happening, so I phoned back. This time I got better support agent who was able to diagnose the router firmware was out of date, even though I had automatic update selected, I had too manually update the firmware to the latest version. It has now been operating for a few weeks without any issues. This is my 4th Linksys router, and I am now very happy with this device, and I would recommend.
For 50 this was an absolute bargain, I’m not joking. The range of this router’s wireless radio(s) are crazy for the price. Seriously. I live in a 1960s home with thick walls which make Wi-Fi signal in other rooms a real problem. This router gave me my full 60Mbps with no fuss from the other side of the house, and on the second floor.
If just two Wi-Fi networks and no WPA3 support is fine for you (one main one guest) you can stick with the stock firmware. If you want full control, I suggest OpenWRT. It opens up a world of possibilities.
Good WiFi support, shame about the setup
I bought this as a drop-in replacement for an EA-7500, which had performed adequately for 6 years.
The new router provides better WiFi connectivity (1-2 bar connections are now 2-3 bars, and quicker to connect).
The LinkSys marketing department have done their best to persuade you that the ONLY way to configure this unit is to use their mobile app, thereby allowing their cloud servers to manage the router. The convenience argument I get, but the idea of my primary bastion against internet hackers being managed by a service on the internet fills me with dread.
It IS possible to use the web interface, as before, but it’s made as hard as possible to access.
I also had problems configuring the router, since I assumed that just copying across the individual settings from the EA-7500 would work. It didn’t, and I had a number of highly obscure error messages until tech support talked me through setting up the Mesh WiFi system (which I hadn’t planned on using yet). Once the router “thought” it was set up, everything worked a lot better.
It is more responsive and appears faster than the old router, and the WiFi signal is definitely better.
So yes, happy I bought it even if the configuration was harder than it needed to be.
Stable and Very Good Wfi range
Once set up the router is a excellent piece of Kit. The WIFI is very stable and has a good range.
I have a HD drive set up as a server connected to the USB 3 on the router which works fine,
and I like the ability to have Guest users which isolates them from the rest of the network.
It works well with all my Alexa peripherals. The App for the phone works well but I tend to use PC to
adjust settings as this is easy to use. I had a technical problem setting up the router, but it was soon solved by their excellent Costumer Service on Live Chat and Email.
Very good router but......
I have to say that this is a very good router but unfortunately, the software is not very user-friendly. Took ages to set up the USB HDD on SMB and Map a Drive in Windows 11. Once everything is set up it works just how it should be. It transfers files very quickly between the computer and the USB Hard Drive thanks to the powerful 4core processor. Overall I am happy with the product but Linksys should work more on the router’s built-in software
Works fine
Nice signal with a reasonable price, and it can construct a mesh system with other tri-band Linksys routers (such as the ones constantly come with broadband installation). More than enough for a 150Mbps network user like me.
Swapped router and the new one updates. Won't update firmware automatically or manually
Wifi is good and so is the price But, Purchased a Linksys MR7350. It won’t update automatically or manually and I can’t verify my new account via the email they sent me. 2.5 hours speaking to their tech helpline got me know where. Told I would get a call back but 2 days later I’m still waiting.
It's OK
I was on the point of returning this item.
I had forgotten to remove details of my hub 3 and it took about 3 days to get it going and stay connected but now it goes fine.
Good buy.
Schnelle und stabile Internetverbindung
In unserem Haushalt mit drei fast erwachsenen Kindern, die tglich online sind und auch das TV Programm fast nur noch am Laptop nutzen, brauchen wir einen leistungsstarken Router.
Auch die Nhe zum Flughafen hat bisher immer mal wieder zu Problemen bei Online-Meetings gefhrt, was bei wichtigen Gesprchen sehr unangenehm sein kann.
Der Linksys Hydra Pro 6 Dual-Band Mesh-WiFi 6 Router ist leistungsstark und zuverlssig.
Die Installation des Routers wurde gut gefhrt und ging unkompliziert und relativ schnell.
Die Funkabdeckung von bis zu 250 m sorgt bei uns fr eine zuverlssige Signal bertragung.
Es knnen ber den Router mehr als 30 Gerte drahtlos mit dem Internet verbunden werden.
Durch die Kanalbreite von 160 MHz ist die Verbindung mega schnell und zuverlssig, so dass es beim Arbeiten im Homeoffice keine Unterbrechungen mehr gibt.
Strong router, very very good wifi signal.
Strong router, very very good wifi signal, no have no trouble to stream 4k netflix on 2 tv + any other devices works at home. Just for roomba robot had to separate 5G signal to new name – but thats usual for all routers. And did i mentioned strong signal? now its faster than home lan network.
For 1 month of usage – still no reboots.
Leistungsstarker Router 👍
Da unser alter Router, ein fast 10 Jahre alter Telekom-Router, nicht mehr funktionierte, musste etwas Neues her. Die Lieferung des Linksys Hydra Pro 6 Routers erfolgte schnell und sicher verpackt. Da unsere Kinder mittlerweile auch tglich online sind und unser Satelliten-TV komplett abgelst wurde, haben wir uns fr ein leistungsstarkes Model entschieden.
Das Gert macht einen guten Eindruck, wirkt von auen absolut wertig und robust. Bei der Einrichtung wird man von einer Smartphone-App untersttzt. Dies funktionierte ohne Probleme und ist auch fr einen Laien durchaus machbar. Insgesamt sind ber 15 Gerte mit dem Router verbunden. Angefangen von Smartphone bis hin zum Saugroboter oder des Wechselrichters unserer PV-Anlage. Die Verbindung ist absolut stabil und sprbar schneller.
So hatten wir vormals schon mal Probleme beim Streamen am Abend, was nunmehr nicht mehr auftritt. Auch haben wir im Obergeschoss die volle Leistung trotz Betondecken. Auch hier gibt es einen sprbaren Unterschied.
Wir sind sehr zufrieden und knnen nichts Negatives berichten. Der Preis ist zudem angemessen und fair fr das Gebotene.
Good produc
Set up was confusing and was on the point of calling support when i worked it out (I class myself as competent with tech stuff).
Don’t quite get the coverage I was expecting but it does the job.
Worth it when it’s on sale, don’t get this one with original price
The setup by app didn’t work, always fail even factory reset the router.
As for the setup by using PC connected with ethernet cable, didn’t work well neither. Because the webpage will always prompt you to the page asking you to use the app.
Fyi, I am using Virgin Media hub3.0, so the issues above-mentioned could be caused by the modem. (I have made sure before doing any setup, Modem mode is on and available as I called customer service to change IPv6 to IPv4)
In summary, this router’s performance is excellent in terms of the price range; however, there could be more improvements on guiding the users throughout different ways of setup instead of forcing us to use the app only.
Decent produc
When it works its great, wifi speed went from 4mbs to 68mbs. Sometimes devices can connect to linksys but says no Internet. Never had that problem before so when it does automatically devices switch back to sky router. Overall its great just intermittent fault to sort and it would be 5stars
If you’re reading this then you likely have had enough of your terrible Virgin WiFi Hub’s poor signal.
This is worth every penny.
Easy setup and a doddle to get going.
You can name your WiFi network the same as your old one so all your devices don’t need reprogramming. I have 38 devices and they all connected with no changes required.
Amazing coverage, great app to manage the router.
Honestly a god send – Buy It Now!!
Hi Folks I decided to write a 6 month review of this item. I have not changed my mind at all with regards my main review. I acutally would like to point out some main points that I believe will help others.
It is powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core CPU and carries 512 megabytes (MB) of SDRAM along with another 512 MB of flash memory, so 1GB in total.
Yes its Dual Core but the acutal hardware spec and CPU clearly makes up for that it’s pretty powerful unit.
Their are Tri-Band routers but if you look up the hardware specs arn’t quite as powerful. It realy depends on what you want and we’re abouts your going to locate the router and how big the property is. So it’s not so much yeah tri band is better than dual core in my personal opinion its not that simple. You realy have to think whats more important for your needs in your environment and your usage that’s what important way it up.
Its also down to the quality of the Os that’s running the router. Linksys are a professional label at heart so the unit and 0s works bloody well for me.
Once DFS mode is enabled instead of the ussal standard 5GHz Channals 36,40,44 & 48… You get channals from 52 upto 149 from memory so way more than enough for even the busiest of Households or businesses to stop any unwanted interference or any form of Wi-Fi channal overlaps.
Iv had mine set to channal 100 and that’s way ahead of any channal overlap or interference in my block of flats. Everyone’s using their ISPs routers so they are all Broadcasting on channals 36 to 48. Iv got the entire spectrum to my self.
Streaming Netlfix Dolby Vision content takes literally moments for it to buffer and come on my TV. Even Amazon Prime Video 4K content as slow as their contents ussaly takes that’s also noticeably faster. All 1080p content literally is instant the min I press play.
The only issue to point out is if you enable DFS mode so you get 2X 866mbps you get 1.7Gps on a compatible device, my Huawei P30 Pro (New Edition 2020) will see upto 1.7gps it will bind the channals and that will work only between channals 52 to 64 the downside is it will give you channal overlap so it may be slightly unstable in busy environments.
I state “may” in have played around with it and even through I get channal overlap it work perfectly but actual throughput did very at times.
Personally for me channal 100 with DFS mode switched of and working at a very solid 866mps with acutal throughput of around 700mps worked a dream… I mean rock solid no WiFi drop offs at all according to the log. So from Disney+, Netlfix & Prime Video and even YouTube 4K HDR10 fottage all worked perfectly fine and buffered real fast.
Iv not had to reset or switch of and on the router in well over a month. Only when I needed to clean aorund the area or software updates.
Hope this helps a bit more so for me it’s still a 5X product. Let’s hope this lasts for around 5-6 years and by then the next uograde will be for a new WiFi 6E router and by then majority of devices will be 6E compatible to take full advantage of the 6GHz band.
Once you power on and access via the LAN you will see a screen above. If you have a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account just click the link. If you do not, and this is the easiest way, click the blue Wi-Fi icon in the middle of the screen to gain access directly. Password is admin. Note: Change the password once logged in, include Upper and lower characters, numbers and special characters. Change all the Wi-Fi SID names and passwords, enable MAC filtering, and for secure DNS to 9.9.9.11 and 149.112.112.11. My comments are purely suggestions
No Linksy Shield
Appeared to be a great router but I was looking for complete parental control and was even happy to subscribe to Linksys shield which blocks catergories but alas this router hasnt got it on it so after a conversation with Linksy I returned them
very good signal
easy set up not the very best signal distance but a lot better than sky q box I have very pleased and no drop out which I had with the sky q.
Iv owned this router for just over 1 month now . I am very impressed.. Very impressed indeed!.
I live in a block of flats and the WiFi 5 spectrum has become so ridiculously congested on the 5Ghz band. My trusty tp-link router is coming to 6 years old and it was top spec when 8 purchased it back in 2015.
I was getting stuipd amounts of drop off just to many times. So I managed to manually set the the channal to 44 and drop the frequency rate down to just 40mhz triad of it fairly stable channal however half the WiFi bandwith.
Anyhow.. I throught now a good time to upgrade and was thinking about WiFi 6 next generation. Yes you can get so called “Tri-Band” WiFi 5 routers but that would be a pointless purchase as WiFi 5 routers no matter how great the specs are you are literally limited to channals 36,40,44 & 48 and that’s it from my knowledge.
With WiFi 6 next generation you are open to a far higher upper limit on the 5ghz band. So Wi-Fi 6 gives you channals from 52 all the way upto 140 well on this linksys router it’s does. It also gives you access to what’s called “DFS” channals. I won’t go into to detials here about that. Anyhow with these channals majority of the ussal “ISP” routers only are based on the standard WiFi 5 channals.
So with this router I have manually assigned it to Channal 100 and absolutely no one else has a Wi-Fi 6 router broadcasting on the any of these frequencys yet. I dought any ISPs will adopt and or give away for free WiFi 6 routers yet as the are pretty expensive to make and fairly new on the commercial market.
If you have a compatible WiFi 6 device this router also fully supports what’s called “Channal Bonding” to give you 160mhz. The ussal standards are 20mhz,40mhz & 80mhz.
With the correct legacy device that means 160mhz can cover a huge area on the 5ghz band.
So yeah this Wi-Fi 6 router does not surport so called “Tri-Band” but for me who cares!! Plenty of WiFi 6 channals to choose from 52 to 140.. On 80mhz and with the correct Wi-Fi 6 legacy device mobile phone ext 160mhz that’s a massive positive for me.
I have watched absolutely loads of 4K Ultra-HD HDR10 & Dolby Vision content with streaming services like Disney+, Netflix & Prime Video. They all play with more or less instant buffering now no more than 2sec with Netlfix and Even disney + Star Wars.
I’m using a Amazon 2019 4K Firecube which in it self is a ridiculously outstanding peace of hardware. With Netflix 4K Ultra-HD HDR10 and Dolby Vision content looking nothing short of stunning. This goes for Disney + Prime Video.
Iv had no drop outs what so ever for a months now. This router is super powerful… 1.8Mhz “Quad Core” CPU!! And overhaul 1GB of internal memory.
Okay for some you can’t take of the antennas and replace them with larger ones so that for some maybe an issue as they are fixed . To be honest it’s got such a powerful CPU backed up by 1GB of overall memory I doubt in real world terms this will create an issue for people.
This is subjective for me linksys are a very “grown up & professional” company so the look of the router it self did somewhat play a part. It’s modern, elegant pretty well made build wise. Nice neon light on the front which tell you the state of the routers in. So would absolutely look great in the Average Home lounge bedroom or office.
Yes Asus are a absolutely fantastic brand too but they are certainly far more aimed at the gaming market so some of their routers with their striking looks and big lights just not for me at all would stick out so much and some of the designs looked so garish and ugly.
Na.. Linksys just exactly what I wanted. The software is fantastic. The apps is brilliant. Theirs is a basic setup when you first log into the router. However their is a “Advanced” setup for folks like my self with more than enough functions that want to Thame their routers to their own liking.
When I brought it within the first week their was a software update.
I have had to have a few Web live chats with linksys customer support and they have been a great help with some items that I did not understand or needed some assistance on. Exactly what I would expect from a company like linksys very professional approach.
What I did not realise is they informed me that linksys still support Legacy devices dating back to 2009!!. Tp-link last update on my previous router what 2017.. So that’s big thumps up.
Now not writing off my previous tp-link VR2600 router, I am still using it as a DSL modem and have bridged it to the Linksys. I have EE UK firbre broadband with a 80mbps connection and I get a very solid rate of 75mps. The tp-link has a very good quality Broadcom chipset and line never drops.
So using the tp-link router as a V-DSL modem and the linksys Wi-Fi 6 router its a bloody powerful combo. The linksys hopefully will now last me another 5-6 years or probably longer now. I dought very much Wi-Fi 6 standards will be overtaken or superseded anytime soon.
I could just use my free EE Bright Box router as its smaller in size compared to my tp-link as a DSL modem only however the tp-link was a 160 back in 2015 and as I stated the quality of the Broadcom DSL modem that tp-link fitted on that VR2600 was best available at that time.
So why not use the best of both I say.
I had opted for this Linksys MR7350 to future proof my setup, after a lot of research and two wrong purchases ( both returned ) I have got it right with this router. I have been using VM Hub3 with mixed results, I only had a drop-in wifi signal in the kitchen and a back bedroom upstairs, so not too bad.
I ordered this router on its own to set up and see how many nodes I might have to purchase after, well the answer is I do not need any, I am getting over 200 Mbps in every room in a three-bedroom house, obviously pleased with that.
The setup using the app was not as easy for me as I would have liked, but that was me getting frustrated and rushing. I put the Hub3 into Modem mode, but the router could not connect to the internet, so I changed the hub3 back to router mode, unticked both wifi settings to make sure there were no conflicts, later on, saved the settings, and turned it back to Modem mode, reset the Linksys back to factory setting and started again and that did the trick set up the first time of asking.
I am very pleased with this router, wifi 6 for the future, at a decent price.
I would recommend you do as I did, do not order any nodes until you see how this performs on its own, it could potentially save you a lot of money.
Quick update, I prioritised Shield TV, my mobile and a tablet, and I immediately noticed a drop in WiFi speed, so unprioritised them and my Mbps went back to over 200 again so will not be bothering prioritising anything again, just my observation, does not mean that it will have a negative impact on your setup.
Very Good Signal
Bought this as the signal on my virgin router was terrible. Gives consistent and fast speeds throughout the day and throughout my home. Does an excellent job of it. No issues so fa
I am a petty person when it comes to WIFI, if it doesn’t work for a moment I will become irritated. In the weeks since I got this router I’ve not had a single problem I couldn’t solve easily with the Linksys App. It also permits you to prioritise devices for bandwidth which is helpful when I am downloading things and my partner is on video calls. The App also enables guest wifi easy set-up and instant assistance from Linksys when issues arise or when you are like me and accidentally disable something.
The WIFI signal is also not too disturbed by interference objects such as metal and walls.
Overall, I’m impressed, unsurprising as it is a Belkin product though.
I’m creating this review specifically for those of us who are in the UK, have a Virgin Media Broadband connection and have recently had an “upgrade” from a Super Hub 2 to a Super Hub 3. When I upgraded to the 350Mbps package, I was sent the Super Hub 3 and in my home, for Wireless connectivity at least, this was a huge backwards step in terms of range and black spots. I bought a standard Wireless expender to try and help out with some of the extremities of the house, but that didn’t really work, so I then started looking for a Mesh based router and settled on the Linksys MR7350.
The box states that this “covers homes with up to 1-2 Bedrooms” but I think that is based on the larger US homes as in my house, an Edwardian 3 bedroom Terrace with Kitchen extension on the back, I have pretty much full coverage throughout the house.
It uses Mesh technology, so you only set up a single SSID, not one for 2.4GHz and another for 5GHz. The router and device negotiate the best signal for where it is located in the house. With this type of technology, even in my Bathroom, which is the absolute opposite side of the house from the router (and through a couple of thick walls) I still get a 40Mbps connection. If you do find you need an extra boost to the extremities of your property, you can add any other Linksys Velop device and it will extend the Mesh and the device will seamlessly connect to the strongest signal.
The only strange part of this system is that you CANNOT configure the Router using a Web Browser, you are required to use an Android/IOS phone app, so if you don’t have a smart phone, look at something else. (Edit: There is actually a web GUI, but Linksys don’t make it easy for you to find)
For me at least, it was a great purchase and it’s improved the Wifi to such an extent, that I’m removing some of the Powerline adapters that I was using until now.
Good router better than the nodes as the main hub.
Got this on middle floor and 2 additional linksys nodes on ground floor and top floor. Good coverage. But on its own its quite crap.
The giga ports work excellently. Looks okay not to bad and definitely not in your face. The leds for the port are good indicator although don’t like it flashing. Rather have steady colours.
Quick and easy to connect. the mobile app is okay.
I’m on 1gbps fibre connection. All hardwired devices receive 900mbps+
(Note 10 400mbps+ from close by middle floor. And around 100/200 if im on grnd floor/top floor. [But with the additional nodes I get 400mbps almost everywhere these nodes are hardwired]
Update: Please be aware this ONLY works with Alexa in the United States. The rest of my original review below still holds true though…. As you can see from my photo the Linksys app itself is very easy to use to pause a connection; you just can’t say “Alexa, pause WiFi for Janes iPad” in the UK.
Original Review
A Virgin Fibre Hub3, now lying flat on its side in a corner on the carpet. Happily basking in its retirement as a modem. The Linksys MR7350 now sitting gracefully atop said Hub3, shining in WiFi6 Mesh glory!
So we’ve had the Fibre M350 package from VM for a while now and broadband speeds were up and down and WiFi connections sketchy and terrible beyond the adjacent rooms. A real bug but never enough to quite do anything about it until the boys grew up enough to have their own tablets and xboxes. And Firesticks. None of which would reliably connect from their rooms.
While searching for a solution I am full glad that I found this Linksys router.
Step 1: log in to your Hub3 and set it to Modem Only mode.
Step 2: connect the Linksys MR7350 to the now modem using the included cable (and correct port).
Step 3: download the Linksys app on your phone and go through the easiest WiFi setup ever.
Step 4: connect all your devices to your beautiful new WiFi.
The router now consistently reports the full 380Mbps from the VM M350 plan which is just over average AND all 14 WiFi connected devices report SpeedTest results of 80-100Mbps throughout the house.
Amazing!
All the instructions from above you can find on Google. It’s the easiest setup I’ve ever gone through. Obviously all 14 devices aren’t going to get the full 80-100Mbps as the overall fibre connection is 380Mbps but it means it’s available for amazing 4K streaming on all 14 devices, if they could stream 4K….. roll on 8K then!!!!
nice app on your phone
he App on the phone makes this really easy to use and setup ( you can see who is connected and setup a guest wifi from it ) Still not giving my 100% cover on a small 2 bedroom house tho.
I started off with the 3 node tri-band Velop system but one of the nodes kept going offline regularly. Bought this to act as the primary node and so now have this unit together with 3 nodes operating in bridge mode. No more dropped signal from either of the 2 original nodes (position not moved) and the original primary is now re-deployed as a further node and is also completely stable.
Note that in a Velop mesh this unit can only operate as the primary node, it can’t be added to an existing mesh as a new node.
Works with Velop nodes
I bought this to strengthen the WiFi signals from my two Velop AC4400s, and setup was straightforward using the app. However the WiFi signal was poor until I removed all objects from around it. This is a WiFi 5 box so possibly already obsolete.
Amazon reviews lump all varieties of Velop in the same product review so the overall star system is quite misleading.
Airport replacement.
Have replaced my very old AirPort Time Capsule with mr9000 router. So easy to set up, and works as well, if not better than airport. 28 wifi items in home, signal reaches everywhere. Really pleased.
Purchased to replace the miserable and not so “Super” hub from Virgin. We now get full signal throughout the house and it manages connections very well with little to no drop outs! I have tried cheaper models but none of them worked as advertised… This one does! I’m using the Virgin router in modem mode, this cutting out its WiFi signal altogether. I regularly achieve 150mbps WiFi speeds and have achieved 280Mbps!!! It handles all of our wireless enabled devices with ease. We have 6 people all using phones, iPads, laptops, smart TV’s, Xbox etc. It comes with an excellent app which allows you to easily navigate set-up and manage the router settings. It has parental controls with timed access. It also has an option to prioritise specific devices so your laptop or phone is never kicked to the back of the line and will always get the best possible connection available. Very happy.
Really improved coverage
So easy to set up and has turned the weak signal emanating from my Virgin 3.0 hub to an awesome network everywhere. I added a mesh mode for extra coverage. The phone app is great too.
Great speed with new full fibre broadband
Purchased to act as a base for Linksys Velop extenders, working with new 300MB fibre broadband, Easy to set up with Linksys app, some 9 devices currently connected to the system; direct connections, ethernet over powerline and WiFi. So far excellent performance form whole system.
Having been looking at various mesh systems to replace the hodgepodge of modified devices left in place by my brother (with no logins for any of it) I settled on one of these and two of the tri-band Velop units.
Before we had an old HomeHub with two crusty old n routers connected as access points serving 4 different networks that on a good day barely covered the house. It’s an 1860’s Victorian property with thick, solid walls; signals don’t travel well here. Fortunately, having networked the systems before wifi was really an option we have an ethernet run that traverses all three floors already.
Before you do anything install the app on at least one device. You can use the app on multiple devices and there’s a web login system once things are setup. Create an account and have it ready to go as it will guide you through the whole process. As long as you do as you’re told there’s not much to go wrong.
Connected the MR8300 to the modem, let it settle down and fired up the app on a tablet. Followed the instructions and left it to do it’s things. It takes about 10mins and may ask for login details depending on provider and setup (BT Infinity here so just [email protected] with no password). It asks you to leave the setup device nearby while it’s going so wander off and come back in about 10 mins and you should be at the system dashboard ready to configure things. Setup a wifi name and password and that’s about it. There’s not really a need to setup anything else but there are options that will cover some of the more common things people with more in-depth needs will find handy.
The wifi range on this alone reached to the attic, the signal wasn’t great but it was there which we couldn’t have done just off the HomeHub. Likewise I was still able to connect at the back of the house which is a fair distance and has the hardest time even with the old setup. Next up was to set up the mesh. This is where my selection of products became clear, the MR8300 is one of few routers I could find that supports the company’s meshing setup and in the case of this becomes the primary node of Linksys’ Velop system. From what I could find it became clear that should I need any additional devices to fill deadspots I could easily pick up some of the cheaper units to do so while having the backbone of the system running on the better tri-band units. Everything labelled Velop plays nicely together, I couldn’t confirm this for other systems at similar prices I paid and some flat out don’t work across mixed hardware despite being labelled the same.
Now I can’t comment on the connectivity between the devices wirelessly as I planned from the start to use the existing ethernet for the backhaul given the problems we’ve had in the past here it just makes more sense as the cabling is already in place.
Again, just fire up the app and select the add device option. Follow the instructions and again it will take about 10-15mins to detect, configure, and setup each device. Everything is handled automatically with a few taps and messages to tell you what’s happening. Did this for both units in the places I’d already planned to connect them. Completed the setup and then it proceeded to update the firmware for the nodes. After a few minutes everything was good to go.
I may not of needed both of the extra nodes but I certainly have an excellent signal throughout the house now. Things can be monitored through the app so you can see when devices are being switched between nodes as you move around. Speed seems fine, we don’t really use the wifi for heavy duty stuff as the main PC’s are all wired.
Connected are a number of laptops, phones, tablets, streaming devices, printers and an AV receiver and everything seems happy connecting.
Only had it up and running for a few hours now but very happy with the simplicity and performance. With enough nightmare installations under my belt I’m more than happy to fiddle around but it’s so nice not having to try and hold a laptop at an odd angle to configure over a wired connection or play guess the settings before moving things in to their final places and hoping it works.
Doesn’t look like I’ll be needing any extra units but it’s nice to know I can just buy whatever Velop unit and it’ll sync up.
I would’ve preferred the MR9000 for the better 5GHz speed but they don’t seem to be available in the UK. If and when a replacement setup is needed as long as the Velop system remains back compatible with what I have it’ll be an easy choice.
Velop Route
Very good signal, easy set up, app is a dream to work with. bought to use with a velop 3 node set. Only complaint is the USB is not in use to allow access to hard drives which is a real shame
If you’re having Wi-Fi issues invest in the mesh system it’s worth i
I decided to order this Linksys MR8300 Tri band router, because my virgin media superhub three was not giving me the Wi-Fi coverage. I live in a typical terrace house and the superhub wi-Fi was not reaching The speeds and coverage I was expecting downstairs. I purchased this Rueter and the Velop pack of 3 nodes and placed them around my home. I turned the superhub three into a modem and MR8300 is now my main wireless Router in the front bedroom. I placed a node in the back bedroom and a second one downstairs in the living room, now all are seamless connecting wirelessly to one another. the 3rd node is in the summer house at the bottom of the garden which is connecting wirelessly to the one in the back bedroom which is approximately 70 foot away. Setting up this system was extremely easy all you have to do is download the Linksys app on your mobile device and follow the on-screen instructions. The only problem that I had personally which if you are using a software for visually impaired you will have the same problem as me it would not let me set up the system with the voice assistant software. Now where ever I go inside or outside of the house in the garden front garden I have full Wi-Fi coverage and great download speeds compared to before. Just to give you a little understanding how good this system now works I am on 500 Mb download with virgin, before I was only getting between 101 170 Mb down in the living room with this system I am now maxing out at 475 Mb down and 36 to 37 Mb up. In the summer house my speeds come back at just over 200 Mb down and 36 upload. I am well satisfied with this system especially all connecting wirelessly and having the Wi-Fi coverage at this now gives me.