While all of this does sound like a lot, one glance at the Velop AX4200, and you will see how neatly it has all been arranged, and the setup, once completed, looks really graceful, irrespective of the decor of the home or office.
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Performance
The Linksys Velop AX4200 is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 512MB of RAM, and 512MB of flash memory. It’s a tri-band WiFi 6 system that can reach data rates of up to 600Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, 1,200Mbps on one of the 5GHz bands, and 2,400Mbps on the second 5GHz band.
Additionally, the Velop AX4200 makes use of the latest 802.11ax technologies, including WPA3 encryption, 1024 QAM, Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) data transmissions, MU-MIMO simultaneous data streaming, and direct-to-client signal beam-forming. Still, it doesn’t support 160MHz channel bandwidth.
Now, to use the Velop AX4200, Linksys has developed a dedicated app that you can install on your smartphone and control the whole WiFi mesh system from there.
One of the pain points that we have experienced with the WiFi mesh system is that their apps and web portals are very laggy and even clunky at times, making it very frustrating to operate and control the WiFi mesh at home or at work.
Linksys has studied this issue, and thankfully, the app and the web portal are much better than most other apps and outlets we have used. On opening the app, you will see a dashboard that displays your network’s name, status (online/offline), and tabs for connected devices and nodes. Below every device that is connected to the network, the app offers the users a few essential controls, including parental controls, in case there are children in the house.
Advanced Settings include DHCP and IPv6 settings, Port Forwarding and Port Triggering settings, WiFi MAC filtering, and DNS settings.
