I'm saying "review" in quotes because I'm not doing an in-depth review. These are just first impressions (compared to other modern wifi routers, e.g. the OnHub.)
Setting up the eero was trivial. Here were the steps:
- Install eero app on Android phone. For obvious reasons, you want to do this before you lose wifi. :)
- Open the app. The first thing it wanted to do was text me a code.
- Receive the code and enter it into the eero app.
- Plug in the eero's power.
- Plug in the broadband modem's cable. It doesn't matter which port you use.
- Let the app "find" the eero.
- Give your network a name and password. I used the exact same name and password from my previous router so I wouldn't have to re-configure a mountain of devices.
- My phone joined the network and could reach the internet.
- At this point, the app wanted to do a speed test. The numbers below look correct to me (this is currently on a Verizon DSL link) but notice the date. Looks like a software buggette to me. :)
As you can tell, this went absolutely flawlessly. No asking for the modem to be put into bridge mode, no warnings about double NAT, no "try again".
For those curious, there is no current way to override things like:
- the subnet to use. It uses 192.168.1.x and (apparently) 192.168.7.x
- the DNS server to use (in case you wanted to use a child-safe service.)
- NAT loopback, port forwarding, etc.
The app claims that they're coming soon, fwiw.
