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product_id: 710994480
title: "Aircove | Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Router | Built-in VPN Protection | Covers up to 150 m² and Multiple Devices | Up to 1,200 Mbps | Easy Setup"
brand: "expressvpn"
price: "€ 299.12"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 5
category: "Express Vpn"
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# Wi-Fi 6 dual-band up to 1,200 Mbps Quad-core CPU for ultra-fast, stable performance Built-in ExpressVPN for seamless VPN protection Aircove | Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Router | Built-in VPN Protection | Covers up to 150 m² and Multiple Devices | Up to 1,200 Mbps | Easy Setup

**Brand:** expressvpn
**Price:** € 299.12
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock lightning-fast, secure Wi-Fi that keeps you ahead of the curve.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Aircove | Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Router | Built-in VPN Protection | Covers up to 150 m² and Multiple Devices | Up to 1,200 Mbps | Easy Setup by expressvpn
- **How much does it cost?** € 299.12 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- expressvpn enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted expressvpn brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless Setup & Control:** Get online in 5 minutes with an intuitive dashboard that lets you manage VPN locations and device groups from your phone or PC.
- • **Blazing Fast Wi-Fi 6 Speeds:** Experience ultra-reliable dual-band Wi-Fi up to 1,200 Mbps, perfect for 4K streaming and gaming without lag.
- • **Powerful Quad-Core Performance:** Optimized CPU handles heavy encryption and multitasking without slowing you down—security meets speed.
- • **Seamless Built-in VPN Protection:** Protect every device on your network with ExpressVPN pre-installed—no extra apps needed, just instant privacy.
- • **Coverage That Keeps You Connected:** Robust Wi-Fi coverage up to 160 m² supports over 200 devices—ideal for busy homes and remote workspaces.

## Overview

The ExpressVPN Aircove is a premium Wi-Fi 6 router featuring built-in ExpressVPN software, delivering up to 1,200 Mbps dual-band speeds and coverage for up to 160 m². Its powerful quad-core CPU ensures smooth 4K streaming and gaming while protecting all connected devices with seamless VPN encryption. Designed for easy setup and intuitive control via a mobile or desktop dashboard, Aircove supports over 200 devices simultaneously, making it the ultimate router for privacy-conscious professionals and tech-savvy households.

## Description

The ExpressVPN Aircove is a high-speed Wi-Fi 6 router pre-installed with ExpressVPN proprietary software and that gives your home network all the benefits of a premium VPN. With fast and reliable dual-band Wi-Fi speeds of up to 1,200 Mbps and coverage of up to 160 m², you have enough bandwidth to cover over 200 connected devices. Setup takes just a few minutes and controlling your connected devices is easy thanks to a simple and intuitive dashboard that you can access from your phone or computer. The Aircove also features a powerful quad-core CPU optimized for demanding tasks without sacrificing speed – perfect for power users who want to download, play and stream in HD without delays.

Review: Ok, These routers can be either straight forward to setup and use or they will not connect. Firstly these routers should come in a black box, the box will have an Aircove ExpressVPN RED sleeve cover around the box, and finally the whole package should be sealed and wrapped in the clingfilm clear wrap, unopened straight from the factory. If your router does not come in this state and looks opened and used. Then i would 100% send it back because if you have setup problems, then you don't know whether the router is faulty or your home setup is the issue. Can be a real headache. Next you have to look at your ISP router that the internet company gave you. Go into it's setup and turn off the wireless router and router functionality. You just want it to behave as a modem. Next you want to connect your ExpressVPN router via its internet port to a free port on the router that you now have setup as a modem. Some ISP routers have a special port you can only use to connect to another router. Others don't care. You can connect to any port. Most will allow you to connect to any port. Next go into the Aircove router SETUP menu via its wireless username and password. You can connect via a LAN cable but it does not make a difference. When you open up the browser you should type in expressvpnrouter.com or 192.168.132.1. This will lead you into the wizard that will guide you through the setup. Now this is where you can have problems. As the wizard goes through, the first thing it will do is try to connect to the internet via your ISP modem port. If it succeeds then your in business. You can carry on and complete the installation and you are protected by ExpressVPN (Make sure you login in and turn the VPN ON within the router SETUP menu.) The ExpressVPN router light will go from a flashing light to a steady ON light. If it does not connect, Then first check the Aircove router AircoveOS software version. I have found ver 4.7.5.4443 works, is stable and allows the router to connect to the internet. In fact i had a router with ver 4.0 OS SW. It did not connect to the internet. I updated it to 5.x.x (latest). It did not connect to the internet. I then updated the OS SW to 4.7.5.4443. The router connected to the internet and worked correctly. Therefore if your router has older OS SW. It is worth updating the OS SW to the latest version 5.x.x. This can be done within the router setup SW. If this does not work. Then download 4.7.5.4443 OS SW. This version should get the router connected to the internet. The file can be downloaded from ExpressVPN website link for the 4.7.5.4443 OS SW. One final point if you are using two ExpressVPN Aircove routers like i am. Then the "IP address" and "First client IP address" cannot be the same on both routers. Both router's will come with the default IP address 192.168.132.1 and First client IP address 192.168.132.10. You can go into the router setup menu and go to menu option Network Settings, then go into Local Network settings. Then change the "IP address" under Aircove IP setup title, from 192.168.132.1 to for example 192.168.142.1. Under DHCP server title, the "First client IP address" will automatically change to 192.168.142.10. Save the setting and away you go. Remember when you log back into the second ExpressVPN Aircove router. Its IP address for access to the SETUP menu will now be 192.168.142.1 NOT 192.168.132.1. Overall the routers have been excellent, with good speed and connection. Within the SETUP menu there are also options to check the router is protecting you. Hope this guide helps those of you struggling to setup the router.
Review: My initial two months of using the Aircove router from ExpressVPN have been very positive, and I recommend it as a general-purpose secure router that is extremely simple to set up. Jumping on the introductory discount of the ExpressVPN Aircove was a snap decision as a continuing expressVPN subscriber. It fit all the requirements I has for an internal home router. I already had a two-year-old WiFi5/WPA2 mesh router which provides adequate coverage in my 1300 sq-ft split-level home without requiring any satellite routers, but I wanted to move to WPA3 security for my devices that support it and VPN coverage for devices that that couldn't run expressVPN. 1. Security Now that all of our phones and laptops support WPA3, it was time to move to make the painless upgrade to our WIFI security. I routinely noted unknown devices probing my WiFi5/WPA2 router and figured that a concerted attack was just a matter of time. I continue to use that router as my edge router for untrusted devices that I own such as smart TVs and smart home switches used for trivial functions like outdoor holiday lighting. Since most of these devices are confined to the GUEST network, penetration of any one of them is of little concern. 2. Convenience I found the Aircove's setup to be the easiest I've ever encountered after several decades of using routers from industry leaders. It was literally a 5-minute process. An even bigger convenience factor is that the expressVPN software running on the router eliminates the frequent task of downloading and installing expressVPN updates to stay-at-home devices. I have yet to verify that the expressVPN in the router auto-updates, but even if that claim is not met, updating it manually is still a great time saver over updating my many devices with several different Operating Systems. Performance As a non-gamer, I do not choose to pay for 1Gb internet service. Still, I like getting the bandwidth that I'm paying for even while protecting my devices with a VPN. Having the router spend cycles doing the the encryption and decryption degrades latency vrs having no VPN but has little effect on throughput, and allows those CPU cycles to freed up on all my devices that no longer have to run the VPN to get that protection while in my home. Given all this, a serious gamer should have a high-performance gaming router as the edge router but may want to seriously consider the Aircove as an internal router for a non-gaming network of devices. Support Although this is expressVPN's first foray into selling routers, there is reason to expect better support for this product since most of it's users are paying $100/yr for the expressvpn subscription. Hardware Quality Although not a huge name in the home router market, the Chinese company that manufactures the hardware has a solid reputation for quality and support. Price At roughly half the price of comparatively powerful WiFi6/WPA3 routers that run ExpressVPN or anything of comparable quality, this purchase was a no-brainer. Features As I indicated before, the lack of GUEST network support is justified by the main goals of this router, but is alleviated when used as an internal router where an edge router supplies a GUEST network. The Aircove is also poor in the bells and whistles such as Parent Controls. Having no minor children in my home makes that a non-issue, besides, if I didn't trust my children, they would be confined to the edge router or even to it's GUEST network. There is no suite of security tools such as some companies provide on the premier routers, but I never found such to be very useful compared to just having a modicum of vigilance in reviewing your connection logs. The Aircove sports four ethernet ports in addition to the WAN port, which should be plenty in the WiFi-intensive world we live in. If not, unmanaged switches are very inexpensive. There is no USB port, which I also consider reasonable for an internal security router. If I want a low-security file-sharing device, it would make more sence to put it on the edge router. If you don't use an edge router or yours lacks a USB port,for $50 you can use something like PLEX on a RaspberryPI to flexibly share media on either your high security Aircove network or on the low security edge router network at the cost of tying up one ethernet port or buying a switch or via WiFi if you must waste wireless bandwidth in that fashion. A Roku Ultra can supply a subset of those features, as well. A minor plus feature is the four foldable antennae. This makes the Aircove a passable travel router. This works particularly well for me as it leaves the edge router behind with all the functionality that the dog/house sitter is permitted. Criticisms There is not much to say here. WiFi 6E or 7 will be nice when our devices start supporting it. Support for other emerging wireless smart home standards would be nice, as well. The Aircove is not a mesh hub, but I could attach additional Aircoves to satellites of my mesh edge router if needed. My biggest beef is that expressVPN running on my devices runs afoul of the expressVPN running on the Aircove. The ability to list devices by hardware MAC address that should be exempted from the VPN in the Aircove is a good feature but does not help with computers that are dual-bootable where one of the OSs is auto-launching expressvpn and another is not, perhaps because it is not available for that OS. Also, I'd like to see arbitration so that the device with the later version of expressVPN wins, or if they are the same that the device yields to the Aircove. Better yet, the arbitration policy could be configurable on a device-by-device basis with the default being as previously suggested. Finally, this is a criticism only in the positive sense: the Aircove seems to boot and come on line with the VPN active remarkably quickly: an indication of it's powerful processor and efficient software.

## Features

- Comprehensive Wi-Fi 6 Coverage: Provides up to 1,600 sq. ft. Fast and stable dual-band WiFi to multiple devices.
- Customize your connections to your needs: Sort your devices into groups, each with its own VPN location – you can also set a group to not use a VPN.
- Fast and reliable: High-performance quad-core CPU optimized for speeds of up to 1,200 Mbps. Enjoy 4K HD streaming and full VPN protection at the same time.
- Easy setup: setup and operate in five minutes, no complex manual configuration required..Easy to use: control all your device connections from a simple, intuitive dashboard on your phone or computer - drag your device to switch VPN locations..Discover a world of content: choose from over 160 global VPN server locations for limitless streaming
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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09VBXLGJR |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,498 in Computers ( See Top 100 in Computers ) #58 in Routers |
| Item model number | AX1800 |
| Manufacturer | ExpressVPN |
| Product Dimensions | 24.64 x 5.84 x 20.57 cm; 880 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** ExpressVPN
- **Frequency band class:** Dual-Band
- **Model name:** Aircove (North America)
- **Special features:** Built-in VPN protection
- **Wireless communication standard:** 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11g, 802.11n

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: How much is the subscription? if i have an express vpn subscription now does that qualify?**
A: If you already have an ExpressVPN subscription you can use it with Aircove at no additional cost.

If you don't yet have an ExpressVPN subscription, you can get one here: https://www.expressvpn.com/order

**Q: Would this be a good gaming speed router to get or no !?**
A: In terms of speed of the router which is lightway protocol is not good at all compared to wireguard whereby, get around 100-120mbps after connected to the vpn.

**Q: does it work with the xfinity xb8 gateway**
A: Simply connect the "Internet" port on Aircove to an available LAN port on your Xfinity modem/router. 

If you have any issues connecting to the internet, you might need to enable bridge mode or use the DMZ on your ISPs modem/router: https://www.expressvpn.com/support/troubleshooting/how-to-connect-a-router-running-expressvpn-to-the-internet/

**Q: Is this compatible with comcast?**
A: It should be, you'd need to connect it directly behind your comcast modem in an ethernet port. It's a router, so all it's going to do is beam your wifi signal from your comcast modem(with vpn protection).

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***E on 20 December 2024*

Ok, These routers can be either straight forward to setup and use or they will not connect. Firstly these routers should come in a black box, the box will have an Aircove ExpressVPN RED sleeve cover around the box, and finally the whole package should be sealed and wrapped in the clingfilm clear wrap, unopened straight from the factory. If your router does not come in this state and looks opened and used. Then i would 100% send it back because if you have setup problems, then you don't know whether the router is faulty or your home setup is the issue. Can be a real headache. Next you have to look at your ISP router that the internet company gave you. Go into it's setup and turn off the wireless router and router functionality. You just want it to behave as a modem. Next you want to connect your ExpressVPN router via its internet port to a free port on the router that you now have setup as a modem. Some ISP routers have a special port you can only use to connect to another router. Others don't care. You can connect to any port. Most will allow you to connect to any port. Next go into the Aircove router SETUP menu via its wireless username and password. You can connect via a LAN cable but it does not make a difference. When you open up the browser you should type in expressvpnrouter.com or 192.168.132.1. This will lead you into the wizard that will guide you through the setup. Now this is where you can have problems. As the wizard goes through, the first thing it will do is try to connect to the internet via your ISP modem port. If it succeeds then your in business. You can carry on and complete the installation and you are protected by ExpressVPN (Make sure you login in and turn the VPN ON within the router SETUP menu.) The ExpressVPN router light will go from a flashing light to a steady ON light. If it does not connect, Then first check the Aircove router AircoveOS software version. I have found ver 4.7.5.4443 works, is stable and allows the router to connect to the internet. In fact i had a router with ver 4.0 OS SW. It did not connect to the internet. I updated it to 5.x.x (latest). It did not connect to the internet. I then updated the OS SW to 4.7.5.4443. The router connected to the internet and worked correctly. Therefore if your router has older OS SW. It is worth updating the OS SW to the latest version 5.x.x. This can be done within the router setup SW. If this does not work. Then download 4.7.5.4443 OS SW. This version should get the router connected to the internet. The file can be downloaded from ExpressVPN website link for the 4.7.5.4443 OS SW. One final point if you are using two ExpressVPN Aircove routers like i am. Then the "IP address" and "First client IP address" cannot be the same on both routers. Both router's will come with the default IP address 192.168.132.1 and First client IP address 192.168.132.10. You can go into the router setup menu and go to menu option Network Settings, then go into Local Network settings. Then change the "IP address" under Aircove IP setup title, from 192.168.132.1 to for example 192.168.142.1. Under DHCP server title, the "First client IP address" will automatically change to 192.168.142.10. Save the setting and away you go. Remember when you log back into the second ExpressVPN Aircove router. Its IP address for access to the SETUP menu will now be 192.168.142.1 NOT 192.168.132.1. Overall the routers have been excellent, with good speed and connection. Within the SETUP menu there are also options to check the router is protecting you. Hope this guide helps those of you struggling to setup the router.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***T on 27 October 2022*

My initial two months of using the Aircove router from ExpressVPN have been very positive, and I recommend it as a general-purpose secure router that is extremely simple to set up. Jumping on the introductory discount of the ExpressVPN Aircove was a snap decision as a continuing expressVPN subscriber. It fit all the requirements I has for an internal home router. I already had a two-year-old WiFi5/WPA2 mesh router which provides adequate coverage in my 1300 sq-ft split-level home without requiring any satellite routers, but I wanted to move to WPA3 security for my devices that support it and VPN coverage for devices that that couldn't run expressVPN. 1. Security Now that all of our phones and laptops support WPA3, it was time to move to make the painless upgrade to our WIFI security. I routinely noted unknown devices probing my WiFi5/WPA2 router and figured that a concerted attack was just a matter of time. I continue to use that router as my edge router for untrusted devices that I own such as smart TVs and smart home switches used for trivial functions like outdoor holiday lighting. Since most of these devices are confined to the GUEST network, penetration of any one of them is of little concern. 2. Convenience I found the Aircove's setup to be the easiest I've ever encountered after several decades of using routers from industry leaders. It was literally a 5-minute process. An even bigger convenience factor is that the expressVPN software running on the router eliminates the frequent task of downloading and installing expressVPN updates to stay-at-home devices. I have yet to verify that the expressVPN in the router auto-updates, but even if that claim is not met, updating it manually is still a great time saver over updating my many devices with several different Operating Systems. Performance As a non-gamer, I do not choose to pay for 1Gb internet service. Still, I like getting the bandwidth that I'm paying for even while protecting my devices with a VPN. Having the router spend cycles doing the the encryption and decryption degrades latency vrs having no VPN but has little effect on throughput, and allows those CPU cycles to freed up on all my devices that no longer have to run the VPN to get that protection while in my home. Given all this, a serious gamer should have a high-performance gaming router as the edge router but may want to seriously consider the Aircove as an internal router for a non-gaming network of devices. Support Although this is expressVPN's first foray into selling routers, there is reason to expect better support for this product since most of it's users are paying $100/yr for the expressvpn subscription. Hardware Quality Although not a huge name in the home router market, the Chinese company that manufactures the hardware has a solid reputation for quality and support. Price At roughly half the price of comparatively powerful WiFi6/WPA3 routers that run ExpressVPN or anything of comparable quality, this purchase was a no-brainer. Features As I indicated before, the lack of GUEST network support is justified by the main goals of this router, but is alleviated when used as an internal router where an edge router supplies a GUEST network. The Aircove is also poor in the bells and whistles such as Parent Controls. Having no minor children in my home makes that a non-issue, besides, if I didn't trust my children, they would be confined to the edge router or even to it's GUEST network. There is no suite of security tools such as some companies provide on the premier routers, but I never found such to be very useful compared to just having a modicum of vigilance in reviewing your connection logs. The Aircove sports four ethernet ports in addition to the WAN port, which should be plenty in the WiFi-intensive world we live in. If not, unmanaged switches are very inexpensive. There is no USB port, which I also consider reasonable for an internal security router. If I want a low-security file-sharing device, it would make more sence to put it on the edge router. If you don't use an edge router or yours lacks a USB port,for $50 you can use something like PLEX on a RaspberryPI to flexibly share media on either your high security Aircove network or on the low security edge router network at the cost of tying up one ethernet port or buying a switch or via WiFi if you must waste wireless bandwidth in that fashion. A Roku Ultra can supply a subset of those features, as well. A minor plus feature is the four foldable antennae. This makes the Aircove a passable travel router. This works particularly well for me as it leaves the edge router behind with all the functionality that the dog/house sitter is permitted. Criticisms There is not much to say here. WiFi 6E or 7 will be nice when our devices start supporting it. Support for other emerging wireless smart home standards would be nice, as well. The Aircove is not a mesh hub, but I could attach additional Aircoves to satellites of my mesh edge router if needed. My biggest beef is that expressVPN running on my devices runs afoul of the expressVPN running on the Aircove. The ability to list devices by hardware MAC address that should be exempted from the VPN in the Aircove is a good feature but does not help with computers that are dual-bootable where one of the OSs is auto-launching expressvpn and another is not, perhaps because it is not available for that OS. Also, I'd like to see arbitration so that the device with the later version of expressVPN wins, or if they are the same that the device yields to the Aircove. Better yet, the arbitration policy could be configurable on a device-by-device basis with the default being as previously suggested. Finally, this is a criticism only in the positive sense: the Aircove seems to boot and come on line with the VPN active remarkably quickly: an indication of it's powerful processor and efficient software.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***. on 16 December 2025*

Todo funcionó de acuerdo a la espectativa

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