I’ve been putting up with a router that would drop the WiFi for some time until the Pandemic. The old router would work for a random amount of time and then randomly stop allowing Wifi connections. After that my wife started working from home and the kids were home schooled so I needed to do something about it. I’ve been looking at mesh systems for some time and was looking at a few of them but chose this one due to the price and ease of use. This hopefully would allow me to stay connected in the first Main Floor Bedroom as we would lose signal with the old router and would rely on cellphone service to browse. It wasn't necessarily the old routers fault as it had to try to push a signal past duct work, but it only being the one router and needing internet in the living room was more of a priority.Not experiencing a mesh network geared towards residential users before I didn’t expect much. Once I received this I plugged the first mesh point near the modem in the basement and downloaded the app.The AppThe app has the option to setup an account so you can control the mesh points from anywhere. I set it up to try and it provides the exact same experience as if you were connecting to your network at home.The settings for the iOS app are as follows:- Wireless Settings - Wifi Name - Wifi Password- Guest Network - Wifi Name - WiFi Password - Validity Period (4 hours, 8 hours, Always valid)- Parental Controls - Add (Free to type fields)Once you add a group it gives you an option to allow or disallow access to the internet. There is the ability to add time periods as well.- Internet Settings (Automatically configured based on what type of internet you have.)- QoS (Quality of Service - the router prioritizes different traffic like gaming, web browsing, and VoIP.)- Add a MeshAdding a mesh is simple. Once you've placed the new mesh point somewhere you click the Next button, Next to confirm you've plugged it in, and then you position the camera on your phone or tablet over the QR code on the bottom of the mesh point. It'll confirm it's connecting to it and you're good to go.- Fast RoamingThis is the advantage of mesh points over regular routers. It allows a smooth hand over from one of the mesh points to another to allow you to seamlessly travel across your home without needing to reconnect from one router or access point to another. They provide the option to disable this option if a device doesn't support quick handovers. The example they gave is iOS 4.0 and earlier.- Capacity-oriented ModeThis function is meant for if you have over 30 devices connected at one time. This reduces the maximum speed each device is capable of using.- Smart AssistantThis connects your device to a 2.4 GHz network for 30 minutes to allow you do discover and setup legacy devices that only connect to 2.4GHz WiFi signals.- Port ForwardingThis allows you to forward any ports necessary for gaming, web servers, etc.- UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)This allows devices that support the standard to automatically enable any needed ports on your mesh router.- DHCP ServerEach device needs an IP address. Enabling this on the mesh point allows it to assign those to your devices.- DNSThis is used to convert domain names (amazon.com) to their actual IP addresses for your devices to connect to. This can be changed here.- Firmware UpgradeThis allows you to view, check for updates, and update the mesh points through the app.- Maintenance ScheduleThis allows you to set the mesh points to automatically reboot on certain days of the week and at certain times. This is an automated way of "unplug and plug it back in".- Account AuthorizationYou can add additional accounts to manage the mesh points if you'd like through this.The Mesh PointsThese are very simple and elegant little boxes. They have an LED that changes colors based on its connectivity but can be disabled through the app. You place them within two rooms (10 meters/32 feet) of each other and they'll cover quite a bit of area.For my scenario I placed on next to the modem provided by my ISP, one behind the TV upstairs, and one in our closet in the master bedroom. Realistically the one in the bedroom wasn't needed inside but provides better coverage outside in our backyard where we need it.My Floor PlansI've included both my basement and upstairs floor plans that include the placement and how far the strongest signal was by using the test device. To the left of the blue lines upstairs and downstairs is when the WiFi signal bar finally drops off approximately from 4 bars down to 3 when testing 1 mesh point on each floor. I was able to connect to them everywhere within my home which was a nice change for once.OverallI’m happy with the purchase as I can live with the high-level amount of control they provide. Dues to my work schedule I don't have the time to sit and configure every little detail to fine tune something. This plugs in, you use the app to configure and connect, and your done. Its worked so well that I've been using it for a few months and just remembered I haven't completed a review for it yet.My only complaints I’d have is that the lack of centralized parental controls available through this. The only available option is to put devices within groups and enable/disable internet access. The alternative is to manually change the DNS settings to those provided by CleanBrowsing or OpenDNS.