NETGEAR Nighthawk Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System (MK62) - AX1800 Router with 1 Satellite Extender, Coverage up to 3,000 sq. ft. and 25+ Devices

I bought this to take advantage of my full internet connection speed. I’m getting 460Mbps next to the router which I’m pretty damn happy with. I read the reviews after I ordered and figured I was just gonna send it right back since so many people struggled. However, my setup was easy (although kind of long) and the speeds are great. Also, I’m getting great coverage in my 3,300 sq ft 2 story block home out of just 2 nodes. I don’t know what everyone is complaining about. These things are great! If you want to know more, read on. I pay for and get 500/500 fiber internet when tethered at the modem. With my Linksys Velop wifi 5 mesh system (3 nodes) I was getting max 200Mbps standing next to the wireless router. I was also experiencing dead spots around the house. Stubborn ones where even when a node reading 200Mbps was in the next room I still had issues. Bottom line is I can’t manage two fantasy football teams and give my wife advice on her team while I’m on the can when my bathroom is a wifi dead spot! So this system came up “used - good condition” for a fair price and I decided to give it a go. I mean, I don’t care if my wifi routers have cosmetic damage greater than 1 inch. Setup was a little slow, but easy. Biggest problem was that I didn’t realize there’s a difference between router and satellite. Hook the one with 2 Ethernet ports to your modem. The single Ethernet port is the satellite. Updates took awhile but all good. Tested around the house, now I’m getting 460 down standing next to the router, totally acceptable to me. Btw, that’s on an iPhone 11 Pro which has a wifi 6 card. Make sure you test with something that is wifi 6 enabled. System only has two nose and I’m getting at worst to 170 Mbps in the farthest corners of my house. So this is a great buy. I think other users are just not doing it right. I don’t know, but don’t runaway from a good system at a good price. I highly recommend buying used on a product like this.

I’ve been searching around for a mesh WiFi system for a while now. Most systems seemed too expensive/robust for my purposes. Found the Netgear Nighthawk mesh WiFi system on sale a decided to pull the trigger. Very happy with the easy setup, the performance and the extended range from my previous modem/router combo. I have my PC hardwired into one of the satellites and I am getting the max ISP speed that I’m paying for. Have close to 20 devices connected between phones, computers, tv’s, etc. I am getting consistent download/upload speed in every room, where before with my previous WiFi router/modem the performance would vary greatly depending on where I was. This is a major upgrade and I would highly recommend.

Wasn't in original package but had EVERYTHING needed to activate. Did boosr signal strength to a doorbell cameras. Great price for a gently used item.

When I received this product it set up quite easily and the wifi coverage was excellent. It wasn't long, however, that I noticed the satellite (MS60) was having problems. Over several days I corresponded with Netgear support until I was just fed up with spending all of my time troubleshooting and having my wifi down half the time. I arranged a replacement through Amazon while I reinstalled my Linksys wifi router. A new system arrived in a few days which I set up in parallel with my Linksys system allowing 48 hours before proceeding. After making most of the required settings for my network I further tested for another 24-36 hours. The system is now online and is performing quite well. Several problems have cropped up since coming online. Firstly most of my attached devices had some problems reconnecting which did not happen the first time around. A problem which is being widely discussed in the Netgear Community is the inability to have separate SSIDs for the 2.4 and 5GHz wifi bands. This 'feature' is intended to make the reconnecting to either band without intervention as portable devices like your phone or tablet are moved around the wifi mesh. The problem comes when you have devices that only operate in the 2.4GHz wifi band. Many do so because the 2.4GHz band has a longer reach which is important as many of these devices are located in diverse locations around the home where there are intervening walls. Many of these devices require an app on a phone or tablet for their setup and require that device to be connected to the 2.4GHz wifi band which is not possible in the current design as phones and tablets are designed to connect to the best available wifi signal and I have found no way to change this behavior. Certain apps claim to be able to do this but none have succeeded on my devices. Some have suggested taking your phone or tablet to a location where the 5GHz signal is weak causing the device to choose the 2.4GHz band. This almost works but on my devices the connection dithers between bands while attempting setup of the intended device. My solution was to use a TPLink wifi extender from my shop building which only operates in the 2.4GHz band. I moved the extender into my house and set it up with a distinct SSID which I use exclusively to connect to my 2.4GHz only devices like my Ambient Weather weather station, my MyQ garage door controller, and my Sonoff TH16 remote temperature sensor. I know Netgear has been swamped with requests to change this behavior if possible and I await that although at this point my current solution may be a better one. All in all Netgear was responsive, at least in the way that all of these tech companies are responsive, i.e. "yes I already powered it off and stood on one leg and swung a dead chicken over my head" and all of the scripted suggestions that you get.

For those who are unable or not ready to upgrade to Orbi, this may be the next best option. I needed a quick, yet solid and somewhat modern solution to pair well with a Nighthawk CM2050V Xfinity modem with voice services. This solution provided me the Wifi 6 platform that I wanted for modern Wifi devices in our home ecosystem and the flexibility to segment our IoT and computer devices from Guest Access. So far, I am pleased with the performance and consistency that we needed. This serves as the interim solution until symetrical fiber is deployed to our community in the forthcoming year. The coverage and connect speeds are good in any room of our 2,000 square foot home. The router and satellite are small and were easily hidden out of view while maintaining a good signal throughout the single-story building. I don't see a need for an addition satellite at this time, as signal strength is excellent.

Received this morning, One of the 2 power AC is not working. Please send me a new one.

When the mesh is working it's fine. But when the system goes down it's very time consuming to reset and then the satellite unit doesn't always want to be found. Hence I would not rush out an buy this unit again. And of course there is no hard copy instructions as is the case with so many electronics these days you have to go to manufactures website and sift through/try to find troubleshooting/issues. Finally went back to my ole trusty Airport.

This device works well and turned out to be the perfect solution for weak signal spots in my condo. However, the state of the packaging combined with the fact that the device serial number had already been resistered with netgear, indicates this seller is deceitful and possibly fraudulent. When you advertise and charge for a brand new product, that is exactly what your customers should receive. Beware when buying from toyripple.

Yo pensé que con este repetidor se solucionarían mis problemas de internet pero no es así, sólo funciona con el repetidor cerca de los aparatos

Muy mal producto se ve muy bonito hasta eso pero en verdad me decepcionó a gran manera, lo acabo de recibir por la mañana lo instalé y al principio todo bien hasta que instale el satélite, tengo una velocidad de 200 MB de bajada y 80 de subida por fibra, al bajar cualquier cosa la velocidad bajaba a menos de 3 MB, ver videos o demás era insufrible, el producto prometía velocidades buenas dependiendo la contratada pero en verdad decepcionó, tal cel el aparato está dañado pero no me quiero arriesgar a que me salga otro igual, normalmente me conecto a una red 5ghz para mejor velocidad y solo me conectaba a la de 2.4 no importa si estaba a medio metro del router, un muy mal producto, no sé si con una actualización se resuelva pero no esperaré para eso, la confección al satélite era de menos de 2 MB 2mb teniendo contratado 200!!! En verdad esperaba más de un producto de más de 4000... No recomiendo para nada que lo compren