Eero 6+ Set up, Walkthrough, and Review

If you're considering Eero 6+ or you've purchased Eero 6+, then you probably need a little help from our Eero setup guide. These can be complicated, and there are lots of little snags that you'll find as you setup Eero, or as you use them in your home. In fact, there are little issues and problems with Eero that you'll want to know about.

So before you go too far, this is our Eero 6+ review. It will give you the Eero 6+ speed test, compare the Eero 6 WiFi system against others like Nest WiFi, and provide you that in-depth review of everything that's good, and not so good, about Eero Mesh WiFi.

I hope you enjoy our Eero 6 review!

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Timecodes
00:00 - The Eero 6+ Mesh WiFi system
00:41 -Specifications and Basics of Eero 6+
03:07 - Things To Do Before You Buy Eero
06:59 - Subscription Costs
08:28 - Showcase what comes in the box
09:00 - How To Setup Eero 6+
19:44 - Speeds With Eero 6+
24:36 - The Front App Page
25:31 - Guests In Your Home
26:43 - Managing Your Connected Devices and Mesh Nodes
30:17 - Manage Your Smart Home With Eero 6+
30:53 - Getting Eero Connected to Alexa
31:36 - How to Pair a Zigbee Device With Eero
33:51 - How to Use Thread With Eero 6
37:47 - Eero With Alexa Voice Control
40:52 - Integrate Eero 6+ With Apple HomeKit
41:11 - Other App Features

Thanks for watching, and Don't Hate, Automate.

Brian

[merrickbryan]

Just a note. Your modem/router combo (xfinity) can be placed into bridge mode to allow a new router to be added. It shuts off the router in the combo to allow the new router. I just added an ASUS mesh system in my house with no issues.

[JackRussell]

We bought the thing a few weeks ago to replace a more traditional router. The basic problem I was trying to solve was that we had dead spots in the house, and using WiFi extenders was a pain in the neck. Setup was really easy, and works more or less as described. In our case, we have a backhaul to one of the eero since I already had ethernet in my office - the other one is wireless. So far it has been pretty flawless. Some devices on our network needed to be rebooted to register the fact that the network had changed.

The management console on the app is pretty simplistic, and if you are used to having more control and more information, you might find this pretty limiting. It gives me the basic stuff, however.

[HughD]

Another great review, Brian! I have the previous version of this (3-router) and it's worked flawlessly. I have a couple of comments. First, I think the 75 device limitation is just WiFi6 devices and not all WiFi devices so you can really have a lot more as for now most devices are not WiFi6...I might be wrong, so check me out. Next, Amazon has a pretty nice trade-in program that gives you a paltry few dollars for your old router, but also saves you 20% on a new Eero...even from a sale price. Eero's have a somewhat hidden feature that is great for home automators. It's in the troubleshooting section, under "My device won't connect" that will temporarily pause the 5 Ghz side of the network to allow a 2.4 Ghz to only see the correct one. You don't even have to turn it back on.

[Hideaway]

Eero support is OUTSTANDING! I am a caveman/tech moron and they are so patient and helpful. I couldn't be happier.

[portman]

Bought the original eero mesh so I could get SQM features and it works like a charm. Now I can get low ping while gaming even if others are watching Netflix etc.

[ashumCR]

In order to force a device to connect to a specific Eero device (gateway/extenders), what I do is just turn off and on the WiFi on the device, so when it reconnects, it will do it to the nearest Eero.

[alvarosanchez-apellaniz]

Hi Brian, quick question. In the three pack, if you wanna connect the two extensors throught ethernet cable: are they connected on sequential? (eg: eero 1 to eero 2, and another cable from eero 2 to eero 3)? Or are the three connected to the router?? I understood the extensors should connect to the first node but each node has only two ports so not sure how to connect the second extensor. Thanks a lot in advanced. Best

[katr]

Currently I have an Orbi Mesh router that's aging, she's about 6yrs old. I'm going to have to look for a replacement soon and like how easy the Eero6+ setup looks, I cant say the Orbi was easy to set up lol. I still have to weigh my options but the Eero+ may be my next router.

[dankelley]

Great video covering the EERO6 mesh system. Everyone is trying to get more money out of subscribers by offering many services that either aren’t necessary or should be free core features. If users would stop buying these products, supplies would stop trying to force these monthly fees that add up rather quickly.

[xXLARzXx]

Just curious, why would you need to keep these 1 foot away from you at all times?

[Quangcurry]

Turn on client steering it forces 5ghz

[martinsherry]

Thanks for the review brian. Quick Q - i currently have google nest wifi (2 pack) and considering switching to eero. One thing i do find with google mesh is that if i am streaming videos (yours, of course) on my tablet and i move from one room to another, the device often stops working (at least for a minute or so) - presumably while it switches from one access point to the other. Do you also have these dropouts when moving between rooms on the eero mesh network ?

[Elusivve]

I want to place one of them to my room but do I need that very long wire just to connect all of them? or I can just use the nearby outlet ?

[natashafletcher]

Go mine today waiting for my wifi to go live tomorrow to set up but my set up guide is not so confusing

[BigAnt]

Hi, the instructions here that you gave were excellent, but my issue is how do I set up my EERO with a Xfi Gateway from Xfinity, this is very important for me. I just purchased the EERO WiFi System (Not Pro) but I'm sure they will work the same but how do I set them up to work properly together. Others have stated with the Xfi I will need to Bridge the modem and the EERO, is this true?. Can you please give me the proper instructions on what I need to do becuase there are no instructions NO WHERE on a Xfinity & EERO set-up. Also ADT updated my home alarm panel system along with a outside rear driveway camera and a front Nest doorbell camera which all appears to work off of my current wifi, will all of these items automatically connect once set up? Thank you in advance for whatever information you can give me.

[evlnte]

Subcription is a concept I cannot accept for a Wifi router. I get most of this with UniFi from Ubiquiti w/o a monthly fee.

I also don’t like that they didn’t continue the Homekit compatibility with these as with prior models. I do like the Alexa integration, but Homekit offers more security features.

Your advice for placement is sooo important. Few companies offer that sort of advice.

One thing I’ve noticed from my neighbors’ using Eero is that they flood the airwaves with very wide channel widths causing unnecessary interference for everyone else.

[makitasr]

Perfect timing! Thanks for the video. Lots off great information. Amazon just dropped off my eeros. Did I hear you correctly, that if I keep the SSID and Password the same as the existing router then I don’t have to go around to all of the devices and join them to the network?

[krobson]

Just a note on your complaint about the client not switching between ap’s: make sure you have client steering enabled. This should fix the problem you were describing.

[theexile]

Bridge mode on the ISPs combo unit, add your custom router setup. Done.

[danobrien]

This is a informative video, but is a bit over my head. I just watched your smart home 101 and am wondering how you know if you need a wifi mesh. I noticed you said to get a mesh prior to even getting a smart door bell.