Packaging and Accessories

Reyee does not make a version of the RG-E5 specific to the UK and I was sent the US version instead. This just differs in the power supply as seen below, but otherwise is going to be a representative of the RG-E5 anywhere it sells. The product box is nothing fancy to look at but does the job just fine. It uses thick cardboard in a glossy blue banderole that has the company logo and product name on the front to go with salient features and a render of the router itself. There is more marketing talk on the back along with the first indicator of the mesh network capabilities of the device, but keep in mind that I only have one of these units to test as a standalone router. A sticker on the side has more item-specific information and we also see a QR code that leads you to the Reyee mobile app the company would like you to use to set up and monitor the router with.


Two side flaps help keep the contents in place on their way to you and opening the box reveals the router inside a plastic wrap and surrounded by more carton-style cardboard for added protection. We get paperwork in the form of a user manual (online copy here) that goes over the initial setup of the router as well as adding in multiple units for a mesh network. For those interested, Reyee has also made available a far more detailed 67-page user guide which you can find here. Underneath the router are the other accessories including the expected power supply. This is a transformer unit that accepts AC mains power from 100-240 V at 50/60 Hz, meaning I could simply use a US to UK wall adapter plug here, and outputs a maximum of 2.5 A over the 12 VDC rail (30 W max). The RG-E5 is rated for a max power draw of 24 W so this will do nicely to meet the power requirements of the router.


Helping wrap up the unboxing section is a flat Ethernet cable of two meters in length, which allows for a decent amount of room for cable management along a wall if needed. It feeds the internet signal from your modem or gateway to the router and is terminated in a standard RJ45 connector on either end. The cable is compatible with the 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports on the router in case you already have a more suitable cable and wish to use this with the LAN ports instead.