Linksys Velop Mesh Router - 2 pack - Questions

[quizzer25]

Hi,

I just ordered the linksys velop 2 pack system to replace an older linksys e4200. Reason being multiple wifi dropouts in a day with the current 4200 (bought 5 years back).

Planning to put the base system in the 2nd floor room that has the modem and the second unit in the living room.
The upper room has 1 TV and Rokubox and downstairs rooms has 1 TV and 2 boxes (Roku and Android). Also have 2 smartphones and 3 tablets.

Will there be a performance increase with connecting the Android box downstairs with the LAN port of the Velop system using ethernet instead of wireless?

Can I name the 2.4 and 5 GHZ SSID as say Home1 and Home2 or should it be completely different?

What wifi speeds can I expect with the Velop? Have 150 mbps connection but always get 60-80.

Any other tips to get maximum benefit with mesh system?

Thanks

 

[Kartajan]

the LAN port will be immune to wifi interference and crowding.
assuming gigabit Ethernet connections all around, it should be faster on LAN.

good reading for the velop: https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wir...-linksys-velop-whole-home-mesh-wi-fi-reviewed

 

[mxnerd]

Wired backhaul is absolutely better than wireless.

But if you don't want to use wired ethernet, make sure the mesh routers are not blocked by TV, PC or other objects.

Also try to move the router around to see if you get better speed.

According to some youtube reviews, the system should perform over 200Mbps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OLVSl1DtsE

 

[13Gigatons]

It's hilarious that people are getting fiber installed and then using WiFi, making the whole thing pointless. To me WiFi is still a toy. Useful for laptops and tablets while looking at web pages or checking email but not a serious connection.

 

[Kartajan]

It's hilarious that people are getting fiber installed and then using WiFi, making the whole thing pointless. To me WiFi is still a toy. Useful for laptops and tablets while looking at web pages or checking email but not a serious connection.

I see both the utility and circumstantial need for wifi in regular use- especially in homes where hardwire is either impractical or disallowed...
And for internet connections up to 250 Mbps (The max typical throughput of ac in best case scenarios) it still can make sense...

 

[13Gigatons]

I see both the utility and circumstantial need for wifi in regular use- especially in homes where hardwire is either impractical or disallowed...
And for internet connections up to 250 Mbps (The max typical throughput of ac in best case scenarios) it still can make sense...

WiFi is getting better but real world speeds are never great or what they advertise. It's pretty frustrating doing large file transfers over WiFi and most stationery setups can we hard wired. I do love the convenience of WiFi though.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I get 35-40MB/sec over my AC1200 wifi bridge. (Yes, MegaBYTES. Something like 400Mbit/sec?)

 

[Kartajan]

I get 35-40MB/sec over my AC1200 wifi bridge. (Yes, MegaBYTES. Something like 400Mbit/sec?)

(35MB=280Mb, 40MB=320Mb)

smallnetbuilder tests in optimal conditions got those kind of numbers, but real life homes trend to be less than optimal...
(VirtualLarry has obviously done his homework and optimized his settings, locations, and hardware; I suspect he has better than typical wireless NICs to boot)

 

[VirtualLarry]

(VirtualLarry has obviously done his homework and optimized his settings, locations, and hardware; I suspect he has better than typical wireless NICs to boot)

Well, maybe. I upgraded some time ago to a Asus AC68R (same hardware as AC68U), running Shibby Tomato 138.

My servers are wired gigabit into my main LAN, with my internet connection(s).

I then have the second half of my LAN, my "satellite LAN", in the other room, also gigabit wired, but then piped into a TrendNet AC1200 wireless AP, running in a wireless bridge mode connected via AC wireless to my AC68R.

So, it's effectively a point-to-point AC1200 link running between two wired gigabit LANs.

I found that using only the default 40Mhz channel width, only got me 28MB/sec, so I'm running 80Mhz channels.

Also, it's only in the other room of a small apt., not much distance to travel, and only one wall in-between.

 

[13Gigatons]

Like I said WiFi speed still sucks...even 1Gb/s is slow too me over wire. I am hopefully though 5Gb/s is coming soon.

 

[Willis William]

Please check that the TV, PC or any other device don't block the Mesh router.