The first eero PoE access point, is going to cost you $299. And it falls between the eero 6 Plus and Pro 6E access points, in terms of performance. It only supports dual-band WiFi 6 instead of offering tri-band WiFi 6E like the Pro 6E does. But in terms of speeds, coverage and capacity, it is closer to the Pro 6E, with support up to 1.5Gbps speeds over WiFi. It can have over 100 connected devices, and provide up to 2,000 square feet of coverage.
There’s a PoE 6 Gateway as well
eero is also announcing a PoE Gateway today. It’s the first “dedicated wired Eero device”. It can support internet speeds of up to 10Gbps and has two 10Gbps ethernet ports. There are also eight 2.5Gbps ethernet ports available that support PoE. The faster ports do not offer power, just data. The PoE Gateway is priced at $649. So it’s definitely not for everyone. It is actually quite a bit more than Ubiquiti’s Switch Enterprise 8 PoE however, which is priced at $479. But the big difference here is that eero has routing capabilities built-in, while Ubiquiti does not.
