Took 5 mins to setup. Being able to access via an app is brilliant. Setting up the 2nd station was not hard because it does it all for you, but you do need to select a power socket within 10m of the main base. Otherwise the signal is too weak. So if you have a big house you might need more than 2 units. We have 250m2 house and the two bases cover it well. I replaced a main router with extender system and the mesh system is way better. You always get full signal throughout the house.