400Assign a device to a specific eero
I was recently going through my connected device list and noticed I have some of my devices connected to an eero which isn't the closest one to it. Wouldn't it make more sense to bind a device to a specific eero? For example, my Ring doorbell is maybe 10 - 15 feet from the closest eero but it is connected to one upstairs and further away. Not sure if that would cause a QoS kind of issue but for stationary devices I don't see them moving from one eero to another (Nest products, Amazon Echo, Ring doorbell, etc.)
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I need this feature! I use iDevices smart home switches and recently upgraded to eero Pro 6E routers from eero 2nd Gen routers, and iDevices list eero 6 / Pro 6 (and I assume Pro 6E) routers as "known to be incompatible"... I still have my 2nd Gen routers, and I could set one up and just point all of my iDevices at that one older router so they would work again.
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I have a firetv in my bedroom, an Alexa on each night stand, and a beacon in clear line of sight from all devices.
Half the time I watch tv, the sound cuts out. Why is this? Either my firetv, or one of the Alexa’s will connect to the eero device in my living room instead of bedroom, and my audio from whatever I’m watching will cut out.
It is mind blowing that Amazon could acquire Eero, and it works so poorly with Amazon devices.
Assigning a device to a eero device would at least solve this issue for me.
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I have a wireless Canon printer that is constantly reconnecting to the furthest Eero 6e (of 4) in the house instead of the Eero 6e in the same room. Printing is dreadfully slow because of this. I can get it to connect to the closest Eero 6e, but when I return the next day (without powering down anything overnight) it's connected to that far Eero 6e again.
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Bumping this yet again, really unhappy this still hasn’t been fixed, the solution suggested doesn’t work for anyone and you would have thought after 5 years that it would be a piece of functionality that would be easily included. Am probably gonna have to scrap my entire eero system as have 1 problem room that has its own node but the devices connect to it 50% of the time and the rest of the time completely ruin my viewing experience by connecting to the one furthest away. Would not recommend anyone buys this product if they care so little about their customers
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This is a valid requirement neglected by Eero for 5+ years! When the eeros reboot, the stationary devices latch to the first eero that boots. We have no way to change that, and like others have said, its not easy to reboot certain devices like cameras, sensors etc.
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TIME TO DROP EERO COMPLETELY!!!
Hit them where it hurts- in the wallet. And maybe they’ll finally listen (after over 5 years of politely asking)!
SPREAD THE WORD!
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Can we PLEASE get this done? There are numerous requests for this and it just seems to be something that would be a no brainer to do.
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tcaleb46 agreed!
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Not that it will do any good, but I'm another person with this same problem. Bought multiple APs in hopes of getting a good signal in the back of my home, but all devices in the back continue to connect to the main Pro 6e, the farthest away device, and completely ignore the AP 8' from them.
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This is an issue that is near and dear to my heart and needs to be resolved or I’ll have to find another system to fit my needs. I have dozens and dozens of things connected to my Eero system but one thing in particular, my Xbox Series X console, is hungry for data. Where the gateway Eero is connected to my router is about 10 feet away, just above in my bedroom. When playing online I get lag sometimes, which I’ve never had this problem before with a Nighthawk router. When I get I lag I go to the Eero app and every time it shows that the Xbox has chosen to connect to the kitchen or den Eero extenders that are 20-30’ away. It ticks me off. So I have to disable the kitchen and den to force to the Xbox to connect to the gateway and the lag is solved. Until, of course, it disconnects from the closest Eero and connects to one that is farther away and has a slower signal. This is really really dumb. I know the technology exists to fix a MAC address to a certain gateway or extender. Let’s get this done.
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Yeah seems quite dumb on their end that they can’t get this done… but I just installed a 48 port switch in my basement and wired my whole house with Ethernet through my walls with wall jacks. Now everything that can be wired is wired including both of our xbox consoles.
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We have two eeros. The first one has an ethernet source and phenomenal read/write speed. The second extends the signal to a remote room with not quite acceptable speed (very old apartment with thick plaster walls reduce the wifi signal greatly). When my laptop connects to the first, I am able to do the kind of (Vimeo) uploads I had in mind when I purchased fios/eero. When my laptop switches to the remote eero (without moving the laptop) speeds are unacceptable. If I remember to "reset" the remote eero via the app before an upload, I can force my laptop back to the main eero for a few minutes and get a good upload. Once the remote is back online, it sucks my laptop away from my desired eero... and it sucks that this is a years-old known issue. Please prioritize a fix. Any workarounds? Thanks.
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I can't believe this isn't a feature. I just tried to do this and was shocked to realize this isn't possible. And this topic was posted 6 years ago? This is clearly abandonware for Amazon.
