ZenWiFi BD4 WiFi 7 Mesh Router - 2,450 sq. ft., 3.6 Gbps (1 Pack)

This was used with a BE92U router to set up a wifi 7 network in my home.

I just got this tonight and tried setting it up. What a nightmare! It seemed to work great at first. I plugged it into my modem and a switch, and it went through the setup. It told me that everything was working perfectly, but for some reason it immediately gave me a red light, indicating that there was no connection to the internet. I tried restarting the modem. Still no connection. It turned out that it had decided to make the switch the WAN connection, so I disconnected the switch and plugged the modem into that port, restarted both devices, and I finally got a connection. That lasted all of 20 seconds. So I reset the thing to factory settings and tried to start the process again. This time, it connected to the internet right away and I got a notification that there was a firmware update. I let it download and install, and was them met with a red light and no internet again. I tried everything I could think of to fix this, but ultimately had to reset it to factory defaults again and set it up a third time. This time, everything went smoothly. I started getting my devices connected and even got the switch to work. All seemed fine until I did a speed test and got a mere 100 mbps. I was expecting more than ten times that. So I restarted the thing again, and was met with a red light when it booted up. No more internet. But this time, I couldn't even connect to it through the app, and it would start restarting itself every five or six minutes. I don't even know where to begin to troubleshoot this thing anymore. I'm going to contact support tomorrow and I'll update this review based on what happens next, but this thing has been such a huge pain that I thought I should mention it. ---Edit--- I got a new unit sent to me, and I successfully set it up, but that also wasn't without problems. The short version is, for whatever reason, I have to restart my modem every single time the router restarts, even during setup. If I don't do this, the router can't figure out that it has a WAN connection. This took entirely too long for me to figure out, and I don't like it one bit, but at least it works now. I have confirmed that the previous unit is definitely not working this way, and so I really think it's just a broken unit. Now that the new one is working, it is a fairly decent router. Speeds are high, latency is low, and I thoroughly enjoy having a 2.5G wired connection to my switch and NAS. It does take a very long time to reboot, however, and that's definitely not nice when you have to troubleshoot. I also just really can't shake the feeling that this thing could stop working like the first unit did. Fingers crossed, I guess. If you do buy this, just make sure you give it plenty of time to do it's thing during setup. If you get a red light or it seems like it's not doing what it's supposed to, give it an extra 2-3 minutes longer than you want to and try restarting your modem before you do anything with the router. Same with firmware updates. If you think it's broken, give it a lot of extra time and reset your modem before you try to mess with it.

Easily paired up wirelessly with my ASUS Expandable router. It works for me.

I used to gripe daily about latency spikes, especially when multiple devices were active. Since swapping in the BD4, I haven’t had a single reason to rant. My home office sits at the far end of the house, and I’m getting full signal strength even through a couple walls. I also like that it doesn’t look ridiculous on a shelf—clean and low-profile. It’s one of those rare purchases where you forget it exists, which honestly is the best-case scenario for a router.

I'm using this on my AiMesh connecting to an RT-BE58U . At about 24' and through two drywall walls, the signal shows as primarily Weak on the console. It works, but I expected better.

This router was so easy to set up. The instructions were clear, and I had it up and running in less than 10 minutes. My kids can watch streaming videos and play the games without buffering. I’ve even started using the app to control the wifi for my kids’ bedtime which is super handy! I’m really happy with it.

Constantly freezes while streaming video - using Ethernet cat 6 and not Wi-Fi. Tried all the suggested solutions. Updated firmware, etc. still unstable. Speed is excellent when it works but it should work all the time Thinking of reconnecting my old netgear that the support has expired on at least it works.

I bought this in the hope of using it as a simple mesh to my GT AXE 16000 Asus router. I have meshed multiple Zen WiFi XT9 routers into the system without a problem. The AXE 16000 router does find the Zen BD4 in the app and undergoes a Mesh configuration and link. However, when it reboots, the BD4 show no connection to the router. I have gone through multiple attempts to get the router to mesh. These include reboots and complete resets of the BD4. Each time, the app shows a connection and the mesh configuration proceeds. However, after completion of the mesh configuration, the app show no connection. So, back it goes.

Got this as refurbished, it was in great condition. Added to my home mesh system with another BD4 that was bought refurbished. I get 200+ mbps easily in the corner room in my basement, where I was getting around 100+ before. I moved on from an Orbi system as parental and NetGear Armour was becoming too expensive. This has parental and internet home protection built in for free. The only negative is adding this a node did not work the first time in my basement so I had to move it around a bit to get it detected. Since it is WiFi 7, my iPhone 16 feels way faster now when browsing. Recommended.

Performance is good, just terrible compatibility with other devices. I had to switch back to my old router to provide reliable connections, or just A connection in general.

It wouldn't work with tha Asus AC2900. Asus sites says it came be used outdoors but you can see the boards though the case. Not weather proof. No support from Asus. Item returned.