Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

pazimzadeh wrote: post #2

Do you have to buy multiple of these to have a mesh, or can you use one as a central node that can be extended with other routers?

I think they only mesh with themselves so you can't use another router and have it mesh with these ones.

Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by cmer » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:05 PM UTC

Ok I'll sound like such an amateur, but that's one nice router. Probably the nicest one I've ever seen.

I hope it's a commercial success. Unifi/Amplifi makes good hardware.

Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by arghwhat » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:10 PM UTC

fastest963 wrote: post #4

pazimzadeh wrote: post #2

Do you have to buy multiple of these to have a mesh, or can you use one as a central node that can be extended with other routers?

I think they only mesh with themselves so you can't use another router and have it mesh with these ones.

You are probably able to mesh with other Amplifi models though.

Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by r1ch » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:10 PM UTC

I thought WiFi 6 mandated use of WPA3? According to the specs this only supports WPA2 which means either WiFi 6 is not implemented properly or the listed specs are incorrect.

Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by noodlesUK » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:13 PM UTC

Does this mean that the unifi line is getting wifi 6 some time soon? I can’t really see why anyone who wants such a router would use amplifi now things like the Unifi dream machine exist (which are fantastic).

Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:15 PM UTC

r1ch wrote: post #7

I thought WiFi 6 mandated use of WPA3? According to the specs this only supports WPA2 which means either WiFi 6 is not implemented properly or the listed specs are incorrect.

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Re: Amplifi Alien Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Post by LeoPanthera » Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 11:17 PM UTC

noodlesUK wrote: post #8

Does this mean that the unifi line is getting wifi 6 some time soon? I can’t really see why anyone who wants such a router would use amplifi now things like the Unifi dream machine exist (which are fantastic).

The Unifi machines don't pass the "mom" test. I would never give something that has anything like the Unifi management UI to my parents.