It’s worth noting that the Eero 6 has a built-in Zigbee smart home hub, much like the recent Amazon Echo (4th Gen). Once you enable the Eero Alexa skill, you’ll be able to tell the voice assistant to pause Wi-Fi to a particular device - or the entire network. When it comes to the smart home, turning off access to a particular device is made easy with Alexa’s help. It’s a red flag that can help users to be more cognizant about how their devices behave. My smart home consists of more than 50 connected devices, so it’s useful that I’m given oversight to their activities, especially when you realize one gadget is apparently sending higher volumes of data. Since the naming conventions for some devices can be obscure, I’d recommend going back into the app as quickly as possible to change them. The app does a nice job of breaking down what devices are connected to the Eero 6. From there, you can attach it to your Amazon account for voice control access with Alexa. Setting it up is a breeze requiring nothing more than connecting the router to my gateway and downloading the Eero app. Today’s routers are more consumer-friendly than ever before, and the Eero 6 is no exception. This isn’t all that surprising, but I still wish they had one or two. Unlike the router, the node extenders don’t have any Ethernet ports for expansion. For example, the two smart displays in my bedroom connect to the extender node that’s in the same room - as opposed to the main router in the living room. Depending on the signal strength, I like it that the Eero 6 will automatically select what node/router the devices will connect to. ![]() The extender nodes just serve as Wi-Fi hubs perfect to extend the network’s reach to all corners of your home. It’s exactly what the growing smart home needs.
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