[512 MB] I bought this to increase wifi6 coverage in my 2 story 4000sqft home. My primary router is the Synology RT6600ax and does well enough, but because of placement and certain structural features in my home I did have some intermittent weak signal locations on the upper floor.

I went to set this up wired direct to the RT6600ax with CAT6 cable, but in the setup wizard for creating a mesh group it said to unplug before continuing on.

The auto setup took a minute or two and has worked flawless since then. I may buy a third just to place near an outer corner of my house to get good signal out in the recreational area of our yard.

[512 MB] I have Synology NAS devices and thus expected the management software on this router to be good but it is even better than I expected. For example I can control (block) internet access to individual connected devices such as smart-plugs that I don't want phoning home to China and sending my Wi-Fi password. Can also prioritize some devices to get more bandwidth when the network is busy. So TVs don't buffer streaming video just because somebody else is downloading a big file. Configuration options are good for home or office use and includes security features I've never seen on other routers other than the Firewalla network firewall hardware. Can't comment on Wi-Fi range except that it works great everywhere in my apartment. I really appreciate that it has a tiny physical footprint -- unlike so many newer routers it takes up very little space on my office shelf. I don't have a backup internet provider so I can't use the feature that will switch to another internet source when the primary one fails. Even lets you configure an in-router VPN with free licenses for remote connections to your network. Bottom line it provides more than I need right now but has features I may want in the future, so I'm happy.

[NAT, SPI] My cable-company-provided wifi router was giving acceptable speeds, but the coverage was spotty in the corners of my (modest sized) house, so I was looking to upgrade to something a little nicer and with better management features. It's also one of the few routers that has a 2.5Gbit LAN port, for those with a home server with 1Gbit wired network (which I have).

The vertical monoloth design is a lot different from the antenna-encrusted models from most other companies, but reviews claimed it actually has good coverage, and indeed it delivered. I now have a solid signal everywhere in the house, and get ~400Mbit wireless just about everywhere, increasing to just under 600Mbit nearby, with no drops to speak of.

It's a little bigger than it looks in the pictures, but it's got a pleasant, unflashy design that looks WAY better sitting in the average living room than most routers if your home decor isn't spiky gamer hangout or Cyberpunk den. Just quietly blends in. Also, not covered with aggressive flashing lights--three subdued status LEDs, and you can even disable them if you want.

The config software is impressive--it appears to have a full Synology-style OS, with a huge range of features going beyond just networking, if you're inclined to use it as a basic NAS or the like. Took a little while to get used to something so far beyond the simple setup pages of a lot of routers, but certainly powerful, and it also doesn't feel sluggish navigating around.

The only possible complaint at this point is that the wired internet routing doesn't seem to be hitting quite the same speeds as I was getting using the cable company's router directly (maxing out at around 800Mbit instead of the ~900Mbit I've seen before), but it's really hard to say for sure whether this is this router's fault or the cable company's.

[NAT, SPI] Very impressive little thing.

[≤10.8 W] We live in a ranch home and had a hard wired mesh network with one RT2600 and two MR2200s. This has worked well, but it was time to upgrade to Synology's latest offering. Prior to activating the RT6600, the router and the two MR2200s were upgraded to the latest software version. The settings from the RT2600 were downloaded, then uploaded to the RT6600. The RT6600 booted up and recognized the MR2200s after a bit. The system was stable for several days and then the RT2600 replaced one of the MR2200s. The RT2600 should be in access point mode prior to integrating it into the mesh. The RT6600 recognized it as part of the mesh and things are working well. No issues at all. Synology software is well written and the interface is familiar to me. I am a happy camper and lifelong Synology customer.

[≤10.8 W] A really great product. The router range is great, and the user interface is an amazing experience. Easy to set up, configure, and set up however you like it. While it's extremely customizable, it also comes initially out of the box with an average Joe configuration that works well for a home wifi setup. Highly recommend this wifi router to anyone.

[Yes] Works great. This upstairs and hardwired in a mesh, blanketing our entire house with fast internet.

[Internal] Let's get the end of my story out of the way first...this was a massive upgrade over my Synology RT2600ac-based network. What was *NO* fun was getting the rest of my network devices (an MR2200ac unit or two) into the new network and then repurposing my 2600ac as yet another mesh station. It can be done (once everyone is on the same SRM version) but there's *NO* documentation in the box or on the Synology web about how you make that happen. Finally figured it out. You reset each device, unplug your computer/laptop from the net and attach to the synology network for each device as it comes out of reset mode...then (assuming you planned ahead and have already downloaded the SRM update for the device you're now connected to) you update the SRM software on the device. Reset it again (to wipe whatever was there...the SRM update persists) and you attach and connect it as a mesh device on the net. Leaving the hassle of that undocumented process aside, once I was done, I saw that my old RT2600AC unit was connecting--wirelessly--to the new base station with a faster throughput than I had when it was a 2600AC based network with a WIRED connection to the MESH outpost. That's amazing. So, if this is your first Synology router, go for it. It's amazing. If you have an existing Synology network with mesh add-ons and you want this to take over the management of your network, get ready for about 2 hours of pain (but in a good way considering the end state)

[NAT, SPI] I am already a Syno user because I upgraded from a 2600 to 6600 router.

Overall great router and I hope SRM continues to get better.

[Yes] After upgrading from a mesh of MR2200AC to the 6600AX used as an Access Point, I kept using the 2200AC's for the mesh and decided to upgrade. This one is about twice as fast, the difference is noticeable. What's very nice with Synology routers, is that a lot of their security and parental control features keep functioning when used as an AP rather than in router mode. They are good routers but I have been using a Firewalla Gold router for about a year which is much better while the Synology's make awesome wifi AP's for the Firewalla router.