Zyxel WiFi 6 AX1800 Wireless Gigabit Access Point | Mesh, Seamless Roaming, & MU-MIMO | WPA3-PSK Security | Cloud, App or Direct Management | POE+ or AC Powered | AC Adapter Included | NWA50AX

I purchased two of these access points to create a 3 device OpenWRT WiFi config. Paired with a GL.iNet GL-MT6000 as the primary router, they worked great for this configuration. They fully support 802.11q VLAN tagging, so I was able to extend my LAN and Guest WiFi networks across all three devices. With band steering enabled and DAWN installed, this combo made a perfect alternative to an expensive Mesh setup. They are fully supported in the latest 25.12.x OpenWRT releases.

I have installed and tried multiple AP’s. These are easily the best for ease of deployment when you require more than one AP for coverage. I currently have 3 installed all wired back to a POE switch. To install first download the Nebula app. Once you have an account, all you do is add the AP by scanning the QR code. Set up your SSID and password. Once it has downloaded its updates and is online, you can scan your next AP. The app will automatically configure it to the same settings. In the picture (from the web based application) you can see that I have multiple SSID’s. I have it set up so that one of them is only 2.4. This helps with all the IOT in the house. When I add something I make sure my phone is on the 2.4 SSID so that it can find and communicate with the new device. In the second picture you can see Zancon Fuel2G covering all the channels from the 3 AP’s.

Switched from a Uniquiti AC-Pro to this AP for AX connectivity and for the money this thing is a real steal. Setup is simple (running mine in standalone mode) and while the web UI doesn’t offer as much visibility as UniFi, it’s still fine for managing AP and client connections. Not sure there is another AX AP even close for $75. And this is coming from a guy that’s been a big believer for many years in the value Ubiquiti provides. If this AP is reliable over the long term - and so far it has been rock solid - then Zyxel APs may be the new value leader.

This is not a router. I got this access point to improve my internal wifi network speed, instead of buying a router, because I run a standalone firewall (dunning IPfire): Cable Modem <--->Firewall<--->Access Point. Setup using the web application was dead easy, as is setting up and managing multiple SSID's. Because it supports WiFi 6, it also can connect to many more devices simultaneously. In my case the transfer speed just about doubled when compared to to my old 5Ghz router (working as an access point). This will depend on the type of wifi card in your laptop or desktop, of course. Works well with my Intel WiFi 6 AX desktop adapter.

I ordered two of these for a customer. Since they were for a customer, I did not want to use them from an app on my personal phone, so I made sure that these could be setup from a browser in a stand alone mode, which they say you can. The documentation says nothing about how to do that, so I just had to stick one of them on the network, look for the Mac address to show up in my router, then type in that IP address. Not easy, but that would work. The setup let me choose the stand alone mode, then required I change the password to login. Documentation, or software says nothing about password requirements, so I had to use Chat GPT for that answer. I tried 20 times to change the password, used two different browsers, could never get it to accept any password. Put it back in the box and returned it. A couple of instructions and functioning firmware might be an improvement.