We analyze the devolo GigaGate, a high-quality WiFi bridge

WiFi connectivity in the home is becoming an increasingly serious problem as more devices are added to our home connection. Not only because we will hardly be able to enjoy all the bandwidth in the room furthest from the router, but also because the saturation of the bands and other aspects increasingly affect the quality of the connection. For this reason, devolo has been working and researching for many years with the intention of improving the way we connect at home and in the office. In Actualidad Gadget We have offered you an in-depth analysis of some of their products on more than one occasion, but The one that focuses our attention today is the devolo GigaGate, a WiFi port that offers us up to 2 Gbit / s with a spectacular design and quality of materials.

We are then going to detail what are the aspects that make the devolo GigaGate so special, and why it is presented as a more than interesting alternative at home.

The design and materials

devolo never disappoints in this regard, the German firm always uses the most durable materials you can imagine in its products. In the GigaGate we find a fine, beautiful product that will not clash in any place where we want to place them. First of all, its flat and rectangular design provides the versatility of being able to place it both horizontally and vertically. For this vertical placement we have two retractable tabs at the back that will keep it standing and stable wherever we place it.

The first thing that strikes us is the brilliant tone of its coatings, while the front and rear offers a «jet black» so fashionable lately, in the middle gap we will have a plastic material in matt black that is cleaner and repels fingerprints. On the front, whether we place it vertically or horizontally, we will find the arrangement of the LEDs that will show us the status of the base and the connections that we have configured.

Technical characteristics

Let's start with the base, it offers us a GigaBit port in the back as well as the connection to the house's electrical network. I have to say that we have missed that the base also includes LAN outputs, in case our router did not have more than one (although it is unusual). This base will broadcast a high-speed and long-range network in the famous 5 GHz band, For those who do not know it, this unusual band in Spain is the one that companies like Movistar are now using to offer WiFi +, capable of quietly reaching 300 Mbps of transmission.

As for the satellite, here we will have the same GigaBit port in which we will also be able to add a hard disk or any type of connection that we see fit, to be able to access our files or audiovisual content as a cloud thanks to the software of devolo. Right above we find no less than four LAN ports so that we can convert that WiFi connection into a cable and lose the minimum possible quality, an impeccable alternative for offices or for those who decide to use the WiFi port to play through a game console, in this way they will find the lowest possible latency.

The router has a power of 2 Gbit / s to offer an optimal multimedia experience. In addition, both devices, both base and satellite, have technology Quantenna 4 × 4 pSo that the connection is directed equally in all directions, thus no room in the house will be greatly affected. The reality is that after the tests we have been delighted both in one direction and another. To transmit data in the most secure way, the WiFi port has AES encryption and is compatible with all routers, multimedia receivers and even television decoders such as those from Movistar + or Vodafone TV.

As for the combination, we will be able to add up to eight satellites to the same base, without losing a single iota of power, which gives us a good indication of the type of product we are facing.

How do we install the devolo GigaGate? Use experience

Since telling it is not the same as doing it, we have got down to work to configure the devolo GigaGate. Like all devolo products in this type of theme, configuration is impossible. We are going to follow the following steps in the correct way:

1. We plug the base of the devolo GigaGate into the mains and into the LAN port of the router and check that the connection LEDs light up correctly. Now we will click on the front connection button.
2. We go to the room where we want to extend the WiFi connection in a stable way, where we have more devices with problems or somewhere in between
3. We connect the devolo GigaGate satellite to the current, and we will lightly press the same connection button as before.
4. Now we just have to wait a few minutes for the flashing white lights of both devices to change to a stable white.

It couldn't be easier, let's face it. That is why devolo has become one of the preferred alternative for those who take advantage of this type of product. It is important that we know that we must wait a few hours for the WiFi port to settle for all the possible performance. Once a reasonable time has passed, we have proceeded to do the corresponding performance and average tests of the GigaGate port, under a Movistar + router and a connection of up to 300 Mbps symmetric up and down:

• 13 meters away connected by WiFi to the satellite: 100 fall + 100 rise / 43 ms PING
• 13 meters away connected by LAN to the satellite: 289 fall + 281 rise / 13 ms PING
• 30 meters away connected by WiFi to the satellite: 98 fall + 88 rise / 55 ms PING
• 30 meters away connected by WiFi to the satellite: 203 fall + 183 rise / 16 ms PING

It is important that we bear in mind that this WiFi bridge comes to bring us high resolution multimedia and network games in the most splendid way, for this reason we want to remind you that it goes much further than a simple WiFi point, in fact, none offer these features at a better price.

Features, opinion and prices

The devolo GigaGate has, as we have said, a port GigaBit on the satellite, this means that we can connect an HHD to it so we would mount something similar to a NAS. We do not want to miss the opportunity to tell you that devolo offers us interesting software for both macOS and PC and Linux, it is called devolo Cockpit and it will allow us to improve the performance of our home network, choosing the appropriate bands as well as changing the parameters by defect of our connection, highly recommended that shortly after connecting it and that it works correctly we proceed to its download and configuration, you will not regret the least.

You can do it with the devolo GigaGate en THIS LINKfrom Amazon or on this link from the official website, for a price of around 215 euros for the Starter Kit or 134 euros for each additional satellite.