Pros & Cons
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- Easy to install
- Supports Thread, Matter, and Zigbee
- Uses the 6GHz radio band
- Good performance
- 5GbE networking
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- Parental control and network security software cost extra
- No USB ports
eero Pro 7 Specs
| Anti-Malware Tools | |
| Coverage Area for Hardware as Tested | 6000 |
| IPv6 Compatible | |
| MU-MIMO | |
| Number of Antennas | 5 |
| Number of Bands | 3 |
| Number of Nodes | 3 |
| Number of Wired LAN Ports (Excluding WAN Port) | 1 on router, 2 on node |
| Parental Controls | |
| Quality of Service (QoS) | |
| Security | WPA2 |
| Security | WPA3 |
| Wi-Fi Speed (Total Rated Throughput) | BE10800 |
| Wired Backhaul | |
| Wireless Specification | 802.11be |
The eero Pro 7 ($699.99 for a three-piece system as tested) rounds out the company’s Wi-Fi 7 mesh family, sitting firmly between the entry-level eero 7 ($349.99) and the four-figure eero Max 7 ($1,359.99). Unlike its little sibling, the eero Pro 7 is a tri-band mesh system that offers 6GHz connectivity and support for 320MHz channels. It also supports Thread, Matter, and Zigbee smart home technologies, and it works with Amazon’s Alexa home automation platform. We don't like that some features are locked behind a paywall, but the Pro 7 is a solid performer, and it's easy to install and manage. On the balance, it earns an Editors’ Choice award for midrange Wi-Fi 7 systems.
Design: A Sleek Mesh System With Smart Home Features
The eero Pro 7 three-pack comes with three identical nodes and is rated for 6,000 square feet of coverage. If you have a smaller home, you can get a two-pack for $549.99, which covers 4,000 square feet. Meanwhile, the $299.99 one-pack gives you 2,000 square feet of coverage.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)The nodes look nearly identical to the 8.7-by-7.2-by-3.5-inch (HWD) nodes of the eero Max 7 system, but at 7.1 by 5.7 by 3.1 inches, they are a bit smaller. The front of each node has an eero badge and an LED indicator. The LED glows solid white when the node is online, flashes white while connecting, flashes blue if in Bluetooth pairing mode, and holds on a solid red when the node has gone offline.
Around back is a pair of auto-sensing 5GbE Ethernet ports, a reset button, and a USB-C port used for power. You don't get any USB ports for connecting to external devices like you do with the TP-Link Deco BE63. Wired backhaul is supported, though.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)Each node has five internal antennas. As with the eero Max 7, the Pro 7 offers 6GHz transmissions, but it uses 2x2 spatial streaming, whereas the Max 7 uses 4x4 streaming. Embedded circuitry offers support for Thread, Matter, and Zigbee wireless technologies that allow the system to serve as a home automation hub. It also supports Alexa voice commands.
The Pro 7 features a 1.5GHz quad-core ARM CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of flash memory. This is a tri-band BE10800 system capable of hitting speeds of up to 688Gbps on the 2.4GHz band, up to 4,324Gbps on the 5GHz band, and up to 5,762Gbps on the 6GHz band. It supports all of the key Wi-Fi 7 technologies, including WPA3 encryption, 4K-QAM, Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) data transmissions, MU-MIMO streaming, direct-to-client beamforming, Multi-Link Operation (MLO), and 320MHz channels.
As with other eero offerings, the Pro 7 doesn’t come with network security or parental control software. For those, you’ll have to subscribe to an eero+ plan. For $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, the plan offers age-based web filtering, Malwarebytes anti-malware software, Guardian VPN, an ad blocker, a password manager, and more.
(Credit: eero)You manage and install the Pro 7 using the same mobile app that every other eero system uses. It appears on the Home screen along with the name of the network, an Internet tab, and tabs for each installed node. When you tap the Internet tab, you can run a speed test, while tapping any node tab lets you view the node’s IP address, see which clients are currently connected to it and which band they are using, and whether it is a wired or wireless connection.
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Client devices are listed below the node tabs. Tap any client tab to pause internet access, block network access, configure IPv4 reservation and Port Forwarding rules, and enable Client Steering and MLO connections. This is where you can create user profiles and assign parental controls if you have an eero+ subscription.
You’ll find Home, Devices, Activity, and Settings buttons at the bottom of the screen. The Home button returns you to the Home screen from wherever you are in the app, while the Devices button takes you to a screen with information about connected and recently connected clients. When you tap the Activity button, it opens a screen with upload and download speeds and statistics, and the Settings button opens a screen where you can manage your account, view and share login information, enable guest networking, and configure network settings and network notifications.
Setup and Performance: Competitive Speeds
Installing the Pro 7 system is fast and easy. To set it up for testing, I first opened the app. (You’ll have to download the app and create an account to get started if you haven't used it before, like I have.) In the app, I tapped Start Setup on the Welcome screen and followed the on-screen directions to power off my modem. After connecting a node to the modem, I powered up the modem and the node and allowed Bluetooth connectivity on my phone.
When the app discovered the node, I gave it a name, a location, and a password. With the new network up and running, I tapped Next to add another node. When both satellites were added and named, I placed each node in its respective location. I then updated the firmware to complete the installation.
The Pro 7 delivered speedy throughput performance in our tests. The router node’s score of 2,850Mbps on the close-proximity test was significantly faster than the Netgear Orbi 770 router (2,099Mbps) and the eero Max 7 router (2,149Mbps) but not quite as fast as the Asus BQ16 Pro (2,917Mbps). On the 30-foot test, the Pro 7 router led the pack with a score of 860Mbps. The Asus BQ16 Pro router managed 855Mbps; the Orbi 770 router scored 768Mbps; and the Max 7 router scored 770Mbps.
The Pro 7 satellite node also turned in impressive throughput scores. Its close-proximity score of 2,293Mbps was the fastest of the bunch, outracing the BQ16 Pro node (2,229Mbps), the Orbi 770 node (1,622Mbps), and the Max 7 node (1,795Mbps). On the 30-foot test, the Pro 7 node’s score of 1,118Mbps was a bit slower than the BQ16 Pro node (1,133Mbps) but faster than the Orbi 770 and the Max 7 nodes, which scored 1,033Mbps and 1,062Mbps, respectively.
We test wireless signal strength using an Ekahau Sidekick 2 Wi-Fi diagnostic device and Ekahau’s Survey mobile app. This combo generates heat maps that illustrate the router and satellite node’s signal strength throughout our test home. (Note: Ekahau is owned by Ziff Davis, the publisher of PCMag.) The circles on the map represent the location of the router and the satellite, and the colors represent signal strength, with dark areas representing the strongest signal, lighter yellow areas representing a weaker signal, and gray areas representing a very weak signal or no measurable signal reception.
(Credit: Ekahau)As shown on the map, the Pro 7 did a fine job of delivering a strong Wi-Fi signal to all corners of the house.