{"id":6747,"date":"2017-11-24T09:32:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T23:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=6747"},"modified":"2017-11-24T09:33:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T23:33:47","slug":"review-asus-lyra-mesh-networking-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/reviews\/review-asus-lyra-mesh-networking-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: ASUS Lyra mesh networking system"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mesh networks are the soup-de-jour of home Wi-Fi at the moment. They’re quick & easy to setup, provide great, reliable coverage and don’t carry a price tag to scare off the average family. The ASUS Lyra is one of the latest mesh systems available and despite not having any real Wi-Fi issues of my own was keen to try it out and see if even in my apartment a mesh network could improve my setup.<\/p>\n
But first, lets quickly cover off what a mesh network is and why they’ve become so popular. For most people Wi-Fi is provided in your home courtesy of the router given to you for signing up with your internet provider. These emit a Wi-Fi signal from a single point, doing its best to stretch across your home and often failing to do so well. They’re often cheap, underpowered and even those that aren’t, still struggle to cover a large home or one with a great deal of interference or thick walls. And while there are products on the market to extend your Wi-Fi signal they’re often unreliable, difficult to setup and something most do their very best to avoid.<\/p>\n