So, the performance of the Amplifi HD is more than good enough to quickly set up and then just leave it to do its thing, competently providing internet to all corners of your house, either from the main router or via the MeshPointHD. Once we did, we saw the speeds at the top floor of the house (where the MeshPointHD was installed) climbing to 74.4Mbps, pretty much the same speed as when we were in the same room as the main Amplifi router. However, we did find we needed to plug it in to a few different places ourselves to get good results. All we needed to do was plug them in to a power socket, wait a few minutes and they would appear in the Amplifi app.įrom there you can see the signal strength, as well as notes about whether or not the MeshPointHD is installed in an optimal place to boost the Wi-Fi signal. This impressive performance also means you may not need the MeshPointHDs signal boosters unless you have a very large house.Īdding the MeshPointHDs signal boosters was, again, pretty easy. This is pretty decent performance for such a small router with no external antennae, and shows how you don’t necessarily have to have a big bulky router in the vein of the Linksys WRT32X to get good coverage. One floor up, the speed dropped slightly to 74.1 Mbps, and on the top floor of the three-storey building we got download speeds of 68.3 Mbps. When testing the internet speeds, we got 74.6 Mbps download speeds in the same room as the Amplifi router (which was pretty much the maximum speed of our connection). Once set up, we were able to test out the main Amplifi HD router, and even without the MeshPointHDs installed, we found it had a impressive range, reaching the third story of our building with a decent signal strength. The well-presented app, along with the touchscreen display on the router itself, made this one of the most straightforward router installations we’ve ever experienced, and will certainly appeal to anyone who doesn’t like having to mess around with any settings. The app quickly found the Amplifi router and took us through the steps needed to configure the device. Within 20 feet/8 meters two floors above: 74.4 | 18.6 Mbps Ookla Speed Test 5GHz with MeshPointHD extender (Download | Upload): Within 20 feet/8 meters two floors above: 68.3 | 10 Mbps Within 13 feet/3.96 meters one floor above: 74.1 | 18 Mbps Within 5 feet/1.52 meters no obstructions: 74.6 | 18.12 Mbps Ookla Speed Test 5GHz (Download | Upload): Here is how the Amplifi HD fared in our brief suite of tests (conducted on an 80Mbps service): There’s also a USB port for sharing printers and storage devices across your network, and a USB-C power port. Again, the influence is clear, and it’s little surprise to learn that Robert Pera, the CEO of Ubiquiti, used to work at a certain fruit-themed company.Ĭonsidering the minimalist design, it’s good to see that the router still comes with plenty of ports, with four Gigabit Ethernet connections for wired devices, and another Ethernet port to connect to your modem. The main router unit is a white cube that can sit in the palm of your hand, with a round LCD display at the front, and the ports at the back. The box it comes in has a number of tabs and fold out parts that certainly bring to mind the fancy packages of Apple products, and it feels like Ubiquiti, the company behind the Amplifi HD, really want to show that this is no ordinary router. In an increasingly crowded market, you need to stand out from the pack, and the Amplifi HD achieves that thanks to a stylish look that combines a minimalist design with some genuinely useful features.įrom the box to the design of the router, there’s an obvious Apple influence here. Wireless Connectivity: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/acĭimensions: 3.9 x 3.9 inches x 3.9 (99.5 x 97.8 x 99.6 mm D x H x W) each
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