I went ahead with purchasing this mesh system to improve connectivity of my Ring cameras. I was an advocate of TP Link but am disappointed at how they've started moving features behind a pay wall. I won't let that get me down, but it is something that I'll strongly remember in future purchases.
@helphq Жыл бұрын
I agree. I don’t dislike tplink products but I find it annoying how they’re trying to squeeze more money out of everyone. The feature is already there and built into the router. Having to pay extra to use it is frustrating. At that rate you could go with a more expensive brand that offers these features without making you pay extra and long term save money.
@JakeYT7Ай бұрын
Thanks for the details!
@helphqАй бұрын
No problem!
@donaldspain6035 Жыл бұрын
Great review! Answered all my questions.
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@cardiackid488 ай бұрын
Excellent video thanks much
@helphq8 ай бұрын
Very welcome
@lisamccray9079 Жыл бұрын
Nice review 👌
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@pilot-vp1 Жыл бұрын
I just set this up yesterday. It came with 2 other nodes and connected automatically. I didn’t get to add any floors to the house, no matter where I place the other nodes the single is always fair or weak
@helphq10 ай бұрын
Sorry for the delay. Did you get this sorted out? Does your house exceed the square footage capabilities of the mesh system?
@pilot-vp110 ай бұрын
@@helphq hi. Its all up and running. Single still tends to he fair though iv now got a total of 5 deco xe75 because some places were just not getting anything. My house is 3000 sq feet so idk why some areas weren't getting it
@huseyinalskan553911 ай бұрын
my air conditioner only provides connection over 2.4 ghz band. but I want to buy a new generation mesh. I'm not very knowledgeable in technology. TV, xiaomi mop pro, phone and air conditioner. can i connect them all to the mesh system. and most models of tp link, including xe75 pro. There are users who say that there is a wifi connection problem. thats annoying. I'm wondering what your suggestion for a seamless mesh system is.
@helphq11 ай бұрын
You shouldn’t have an issue connecting your air conditioner to a mesh system. Most newer systems automatically select either 2.4 or 5 GHz for you based on the device that is trying to connect to it, but they just “merge” the SSIDs so that you as the user only see one instead of two (one for 2.4 and one for 5Ghz). In most cases you can go into the setting and turn this off if you need to force a device like your air conditioner on 2.4Ghz if for whatever reason it isn’t working. I like eero. I haven’t had any issues with either of the systems I’ve owned. Tp Link is going to be a better bang for buck if you’re trying to save money. I didn’t have any issues with this system when I owned it. I only returned it because I needed to be able to change a very specific setting that this router didn’t have. Most people don’t need this.
@alexagraham5562 Жыл бұрын
I was also wondering if I get T-Mobile home internet would it work correctly if I were to plug a router in the tmobile gateway before powering it up initially or do you have to set it up then turn it off and connect it, I was wondering because I don’t have it yet and I was looking into getting it?
@helphq Жыл бұрын
No the gateway requires you to set it up and activate it in the app first. After you set it up you can turn the Wi-Fi off on the gateway and setup the router. However the coverage on the gateways are decent so you might not even need the router.
@lexigraham4224 Жыл бұрын
Can you use any router with T-Mobile home internet or does it have to be a certain type?
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Yeah you can use any router. It wouldn’t make sense to use one that’s older though. I’d make sure it is at least Wi-Fi 6 because that is what the gateways are.
@chrisa59372 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a T-Mobile Home internet with Arcadyan Gateway. Do you simply plug in the Deco AXE5400 mesh and use it as your router or do you have to use it as access point? I do not see any option for the T-Mobile gateway to set to bridge mode. I am concern about signal interference.
@helphq2 жыл бұрын
I turned off the wifi using this method: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLp5bKSAxr_JlJc.html Then I plugged in the deco to the T-Mobile modem and ran the setup in the deco app on my phone. One thing to note is if you have T-Mobile internet the MTU needs to be 1420. The AXE5400 does not currently allow you to change the MTU. It is preset to 1500 which is standard. It can effect your ping and speeds. It will work, but I just wanted you to be aware of this as it could hinder the quality of your service. I returned mine and ordered a different brand that allows you to update the MTU. I’m working on an update video now.
@yuzhouxie9394 Жыл бұрын
There are 3 LAN ports on the router. Are they of different speeds?
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Each port is 1 gigabit.
@yuzhouxie9394 Жыл бұрын
@@helphq Thank you!
@LuckyNikitaBoba Жыл бұрын
What’s the point if there’s no client that can handle 6e?
@helphq Жыл бұрын
A faster back-haul. Although 6ghz can travel a shorter distance and doesn’t penetrate walls as well when compared to 5Ghz. Personally I’d skip the first iteration of 6e and just get a triband wifi 6 mesh system. This uses a 5ghz backhaul. In theory the 6ghz backhaul will give you better speeds at each satellite. I think most people won’t see a difference in day to day use.
@erichchan3 Жыл бұрын
@Boba Milk Tea U are thinking too much in the present. Any new smartphone/computer/tablet you buy in 2022 and even some from 2021 support the 6 GHz wifi that can handle 6E. 6 GHz wifi is the future and if u are going to buy a wifi router, you definitely do NOT want to buy just a wifi 6 router if you want to be future proof. I don't know about you but I don't want to constantly be buying new routers.
@ShaneMcJay Жыл бұрын
It seems the iPhone 5 was the first phone with Wi-Fi 5. So we’ve got at least 10 years before Wi-Fi 7. I’m happy with that!
@bigdanny9721 Жыл бұрын
How is the parental control
@helphq Жыл бұрын
I’d love to give you an answer on this specific question, but since it requires a home shield subscription I did not test or use this feature. From what I have read it will allow you to setup profiles for each person/child and then add devices to their profile. From there you can pause, unpause or block devices. You can also set a window in which the device will have access to the internet. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching.
@MikeySoft Жыл бұрын
Does it support setting status LAN addresses and port forwarding? Thanks
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Yep you can set static ip addresses and setup port forwarding.. at least you could when I had it. I returned it because I couldn’t change the MTU for T-Mobile Home Internet.
@Juande15the Жыл бұрын
@@helphq thanks for the review, I'm wondering in your tests it seems like that mesh was working extremely well for you, but at the end you said that you return it back, so Will you be kind enough to let ur know if you encounter any problems with it? I truly appreciate your review, other that the probability to Future problems with the MTU value? Thanks.
@helphq Жыл бұрын
Router itself was fine. No issues. It just didn’t have a setting I wanted.
@camron105311 ай бұрын
Can’t compare to that T mobile 5g trash. I had cause we moved into a temporary home and I order it cause we staying for 3 months. It served Its purpose but it struggle at times. I’m going from eero pro 6 to the EX75 in a few days.
@helphq11 ай бұрын
I like the eero setup better personally, but for price tp link can’t be beat.
@cJeremy10 ай бұрын
hey, how has the Deco XE75 been? would you recommend? i have the eeros and i'm leaning towards going to Deco too but scared of changes and stability, etc.. thanks in advance.
@helphq10 ай бұрын
I don’t have them anymore but when I didn’t have them they worked fine. I didn’t have any issues with them cutting out or weird resetting issues or anything. I switched to eero 6 pros because tp link requires you to pay for a subscription to use certain features and I wasn’t a fan of that. It was also lacking the ability to change the MTU which I needed for 5G internet through TMobile
@camron105310 ай бұрын
I love them. So far the great. App is much better u can delete certain devices from it not like eero
@cJeremy10 ай бұрын
@@helphq hehe. i was actually asking the other guy @camron1053 but thank you for the response. much appreciated.
@orlandofigueroa3092 Жыл бұрын
Tienen un problema solo es con Alexa y no es compatible con Google
@helphq Жыл бұрын
I didn’t test using these with Alexa or Google. I don’t use either of these services in my house. I keep Cortana and Siri disabled as well. Tp link shows they offer some support for google assistant on their website for a limited number of routers. Http://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2891/