Review on ASUS ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 2PK: Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System for Whole Home Coverage, 5500 sq.ft, AiMesh, Lifetime Internet Security & More by Patrick Matin

I've had a lot of ASUS routers, but a few years ago I decided to try the Netgear Nighthawk X6. It worked pretty well, but it took quite a bit of rebooting and the reports never worked, so I couldn't tell who had used up our monthly broadband allowance. So I looked for an upgrade and looked at solutions from Netgear Orbi, Google and Revain, but after a little research I settled on ASUS ZEN and so far I have no regrets. As a former network engineer, I was looking for some features such as: B. Detailed usage reports, built-in parental controls, filter and wired backhaul capability, and multiple LAN ports for direct connection. Well, ASUS was the only suite that offered all of that. Setup was easy, the first router was up and running in 15 minutes, then I connected the second one to the WAN port as a backhaul and that was it. Report: This boy is almost at corporate level. the ability to communicate what I love. Through the web interface, you can get usage information for each application, for each device, as well as for visited websites. I've already arrested my teenage son for watching Twitch TV while studying online :-) Reporting/Parental Control App: The app allows you to group your devices (16 max) and gives you the Possibility to apply individual content filters for each group, schedule working hours on the Internet. Also, we provide you with the best applications and bandwidth used for each group. This way I have one device for each family member and multiple for IoT devices so I can easily keep track of who is using what from my phone. A special feature is the restart schedule, where you can configure the restart time for the routers. It also has an integrated IPS and an advanced firewall, so the protection is top-notch as well. behind, and for me it's not a problem. It also has Alexa integration for some basic functions or to toggle guest WiFi on and off. Great buy for me but my teens are definitely not too happy right now :-) And yes, I'm finding out who's draining our internet.