Linksys Velop AX4200 Mesh WiFi System Review

Linksys Velop AX4200 Mesh WiFi System Review

With everyone working from home in these turbulent times, the demand for WiFi connections has increased exponentially, thereby raising the demand for WiFi mesh systems that do a great job in distributing the bandwidth across the home, and thus, you don’t need to buy multiple WiFi connections to maintain the connectivity.

One of the biggest names in the WiFi peripherals market is Linksys. The brand has been around for years and has risen two be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to WiFi-related equipment.

One of the best things, however, is that Linksys has evolved with the times, and is currently right up there, with the rest of the competitors, in the WiFi Mesh market.

The Linksys Velop AX4200 is the brand’s latest offering to the market and offers a 3-piece solution for $499.99. Like all WiFi mesh devices in the market, the Velop AX4200 also seeks to help you experience total connectivity across your home or office. In this review, we will tell you exactly how it does in that department. We will also dive into the other aspect of the Velop AX4200, and by the end, you will have a clear idea of what the product is all about and whether or not it suits your needs.

Design and Build

The first thing that we see in any product or gadget is its design, or more simply, the way it looks. WiFi mesh systems follow the tower design language, and the Velop AX4200 is no different. Some would say that Linksys took the safer route in terms of the design, but what’s good to see is that the build is strong, and the towers feel really solid in hand.

Each tower measures 9.6 inches tall and 4.5 inches in width and depth, which is a decent enough size, and the white finish makes it suitable for all sorts of home interiors. Now, if you think that the dimensions are a bit chunky for a WiFi mesh tower, it will interest you to know that each tower packs four Gigabit Ethernet ports (3 LAN, 1 WAN) and a USB 3.0 port. This is like a buffet, compared to other WiFi mesh systems in the market, which feature just about two LAN ports.

The next part of the Velop AX4200’s design is the LED indicator. Yes, almost every WiFi mesh tower features an LED indicator to help users understand what is going on, and the one on the Velop AX4200 features four colors –

  1. Blue – This indicates successful connectivity
  2. Red – This means that there is no connectivity
  3. Yellow – This indicates that one tower is out of range from the other node.
  4. Purple – This indicates that the setup of the WiFi mesh system is ongoing

An On/Off switch, a reset button, and a WPS button are located on each node’s base.