The first takes you back to the home screen from wherever you are in the app the second takes you to a screen where you can view internet speed stats and colorful security graphs that tell you how many scans have occurred and how many threats and ads have been blocked. You can also block access to the network for any client.Īt the bottom of the home screen are Home, Activity, Discover, and Settings buttons. The Recently Online tab lets you see which clients were recently connected, when they were last active, and their profiles. Here you can see which profile and filters (if any) are assigned to that client, view current bandwidth activity, and see which node it is connected to.
To view information about connected clients, tap any entry in the Computers and Personal tab. Tap the network name to open an expanded view with tabs for each node and an internet tab with a button for testing upload and download speeds, and tap any node tab to see which clients are connected to it and to view its connection status and IP address. You can also create a profile for each family member, adding devices and assigning parental control filters and scheduling access times for each profile. A plus sign in the top right corner lets you add new devices and invite users to your guest network. Instead of a network map, the home screen displays the network name and status (online or offline), accompanied by tabs labeled Profiles, Computers and Personal, and Recently Online.
The user-friendly iOS and Android mobile app has been given a makeover since we reviewed the second-gen Eero back in 2017. Like the previous generations, this latest Eero system lacks QoS settings.
The Secure Plus plan will cost you $9.99 per month or $99 per year and adds Malwarebytes antimalware protection, VPN protection, and the 1Password password management utility.īy way of comparison, the First Alert Onelink Secure Connect AC3000 comes with free parental controls and malware protection, and the TP-Link Deco M9 Plus gives you three years of free parental controls, malware protection, and customizable QoS (quality of service) settings. For $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year, the Eero Secure plan provides family-safe browsing that blocks access to violent, illegal, and adult-oriented sites ad blocking that removes pop-up ads and threat scans that block access to known malicious sites. The system offers robust parental controls and anti-malware tools that protect the network and all connected clients from viruses and other online threats, but you'll have to subscribe to an Eero plan to use them. It also supports Amazon Wi-Fi Simple Setup which uses settings from existing Amazon devices such as Echos or Fire Sticks to help configure new devices with fewer steps. If you have an Alexa device, you can give voice commands to the Eero system to do things such as turning guest networking on and off or pausing network access for specific devices. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Gryphon Smart WiFi Mesh System Review To compare, the Deco M9 Plus provides coverage of 4,500 square feet. Additional nodes cost $99 each and provide an additional 1,500 square feet of coverage. As mentioned, the three-pack covers homes of up to 5,000 square feet. The nodes are equipped with two gigabit LAN ports, a status LED, a reset button, and a power port, but they lack USB ports for connecting external drives and printers. Each square node measures 2.4 by 3.9 by 3.9 inches (HWD) and has a living-room-friendly design with rounded corners and a glossy white finish. The Eero three-pack comes with three identical low-profile Eero router nodes. It delivers good throughput performance, but it's not nearly as fast as our Editors' Choice for mesh Wi-Fi systems, the TP-Link Deco M9 Plus. Like its predecessor, the Eero 2nd Generation, this system offers strong parental controls and protection against viruses and other malware, but you'll have to pay extra to take advantage of these features.
It's a mesh Wi-Fi system that provides coverage for homes of up to 5,000 square feet and uses a thoughtfully designed mobile app that makes it a cinch to install and manage. The latest Eero ($249 for the three-pack we tested) marks the company's first offering since being acquired by Amazon earlier this year.