What you gain by adding your Velop system to the Home app is finer-grained control over how your HomeKit devices connect to the Internet, if at all. If you tap ‘Done’ instead, you remain in the Linksys app, which also confirms that the setup is complete. When you’re finished, the Home setup UI confirms the number of routers you’ve set up and offers to open the Home app. A second alert from the Linksys app requests access to your HomeKit accessories. Near the bottom is ‘Apple Home Integration.’ When tapped, the Linksys app kicks off the Home integration process with an alert confirming that you want to begin setup. The button in the upper left corner of the Linksys app reveals a long list of options when tapped. Once I was satisfied that everything was working properly, I added the Velop routers to the Home app. Overall, the simplicity of setup is comparable to setting up an Eero WiFi system with its app, which is well-known for making what can sometimes be a complex process easy.

Within about 15 minutes, I had set up a Velop node in my basement where my Internet service enters the house, another in my kitchen, and a third on the second floor. Like many WiFi routers, Linksys relies on an iOS app to walk you through the setup process, providing clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Linksys’ Velop system was one of the easiest WiFi Routers I’ve ever set up.

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