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On the plus side, the system's mesh point did a great job of extending the network's range. That system would be a better choice for especially large homes that require lots of coverage. Though it performed well at range, the AmpliFi Alien's signal strength wasn't as impressive as Netgear Orbi 6.

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It wasn't as fast as the other Wi-Fi 6 mesh setups, I've tested, though - the Linksys Velop MX10, the Arris Surfboard Max Pro and the Asus RT-AX92U were each able to inch it out, while the Netgear Orbi 6 left it in the dust with an overall average throughout my home of 289Mbps. In the end, I saw average speeds of 228Mbps throughout the place, which is better than Nest Wifi, Eero and most of the other Wi-Fi 5 routers I've tested, mesh or otherwise. I run a live video stream during these tests to simulate typical usage - remember, the idea here isn't to see how fast these routers can possibly go, but rather, how well they perform in a realistic usage scenario. So, I lugged the Alien home with me for a weekend and ran an abundance of speed tests at various distances throughout my smallish, 1,300-square-foot house in Louisville, Kentucky, where I have an incoming fiber internet connection of 300Mbps. Lab-based top-speed tests are all well and good, but we make sure to take a good look at how these things perform in a typical home environment, too. The Alien wasn't as fast or as impressive as the Netgear Orbi 6 when I tested it in my home, where speeds are capped at 300Mbps. The Alien isn't operating at that level - and with no multigig WAN port on the router, your speeds from an incoming wired connection will always be capped at 1Gbps (1,000Mbps). Both of those are higher than any other mesh router we've tested, but note that we've seen standalone Wi-Fi 6 routers like the TP-Link Archer AX6000 go as fast as 1,500Mbps in that test. That number only fell to 722Mbps when we tested again from a distance of 75 feet.

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In the Alien's case, we saw an average download speed of 890Mbps when connecting from a distance of 5 feet. In our own lab, where we wire each router we test to a local server, then connect a Wi-Fi 6-equipped laptop to its network and measure the download speeds, the numbers are a lot lower. Theoretical, manufacturer-listed speeds like those use controlled, lab-based tests to paint the product in the most flattering light possible. The system uses device steering to automatically route the traffic from older, Wi-Fi 5 devices to the Wi-Fi 5 band, and newer, Wi-Fi 6 devices like the iPhone 11 or Samsung Galaxy S10 to the bands that support those faster speeds. Ry Crist/CNET Let's talk speed testsĪmpliFi pegs the top theoretical speeds of the Alien's three bands at 1,148Mbps on the Wi-Fi 6 2.4GHz band, 4,800Mbps on the Wi-Fi 6 5GHz band, and 1,733Mbps on the 5GHz band that only supports Wi-Fi 5.

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I wouldn't be surprised if AmpliFi changes that at some point, but for now, the feature is reserved for phones, tablets, and Android TV devices.Īmong mesh routers, the AmpliFi Alien hit the fastest speeds our lab has ever seen. The other obvious limitation with Teleport is that there isn't a web interface for it that'll let you teleport your laptop. AmpliFi says that it doesn't collect the content of any communications sent via Teleport, which offers me some reassurance, but I agree with Rae that other dedicated VPNs like Nord and Express that don't collect usage data at all are probably the better choice for anyone who plans to make regular use of the feature. She didn't like the idea of connecting via your Facebook or Google account given that Teleport tracks certain bits of usage data, which is a fair point of consideration. I ran that pitch by Rae Hodge, an authority on VPNs here at CNET. Enter the code, and AmpliFi will use Wireguard to encrypt that device's traffic and route it through the cloud back home to your Alien.

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You'll request a five-digit code and specify how long you want access to your home network, then you'll open the separate Teleport app on the iOS, Android, or Android TV device that you re trying to connect. To use it, you'll need to log into the AmpliFi app with an Ubiquiti account, or with your Facebook or Google account. The other feature of note is the aforementioned AmpliFi Teleport VPN service. The fine print on AmpliFi's Teleport VPN makes it clear that some usage data is collected.