Glad to hear!!

@AinzOoalG0wn Yeah, I'm kind of limited due to not being able to use a wireless access points. The mounting isn't much of a problem. It's the cabling. It's kind of hard with our current living conditions, but eventually I really do want to have wired connections - especially for my computer setup or TV. It will definitely be at our next place because It's a goal of mine. 😁 I really appreciate it that you're sharing with me how you have yours setup. Your suggestion will definitely come in handy! 👍 Thank you so much!!! 🙏

@worldwide_wes Thank you for watching both videos! 🙏 Funny thing is I'm having trouble finding the 3rd-party traffic to Avira (the security 3rd-party from the AXE5300 video) for this model. I'm not sure if it's fixed or if there's another 3rd-party that it's being routed to, so I'm trying to comb through the logs and trying determine what each ping is for. This is going to take a while...😭

​@@kimandtech Is there a security concern or not?

@@manikdesilva1 Haven’t found any yet

Same. If you were that concerned with that they did the first time then why would you give them another chance… sus

@@cppctek Things change over time, so I'm open to giving it another chance. Plus, I can always return it if there's an issue.

@dannschlueter4405 Thank you so much for watching another one of my videos! 🙏 As for my opinion on the account to the Deco app, I honestly don't have much concern about this since a login credential is needed for almost all the mesh system app, at least the ones I've tried to far. The reason being is because I think of it like if I have a Nest WiFi pro, I'd use my Google account, which to me is way riskier as it's tied to my emails rather than just a single independent account for the TP-Link Deco app. Of course I can create a separate Google account just for the Nest WiFi pro, but that's besides the main point. Unfortunately, we cannot control if the TP-Link databases leaked our credentials as it can always happens along with any databases. We can only do what we can, which I normally like to change my password every time I set up a new router. Now that I'm thinking about it, I should also practice changing my complex password maybe once or twice a year just to be safe as well. Thanks for giving me the idea! Regarding the concern of turning off the remote access, you can sign out of the app if you don't want to have full-time access and sign into it only when you need to make adjustment as a work around. Of course, it doesn't solve your concern of having an account to the app, but it temporary turns off the remote access from the Deco app on your phone until the next time you sign in again. Good point that they don't have MFA, which they definitely should! Do you know any brand that has MFA for their account? I'd love to look into it!

Hi Kim, Google has MFA if you use nest wifi pro.

@samuelcollie2050 - Yes. If you are using a cable modem/router, you should be able to use this Mesh Router Systems by connecting this via a Ethernet cable to your modem/router.

Great question! I’m not sure to be honest. I’d say it may improve the privacy because certain features are disabled when on AP mode. Here’s a list of features not supported on AP mode. www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2399/ Maybe when I get a chance to buy another Router, then I can put this model on AP mode to test.

@@kimandtech ty kim. i heard deco might be releasing a BE63 or BE65 POE model (which is a triband). based on pricing and performance for wired/wireless backhaul for a wireless access point with roaming that just works, i'm very tempted to get the poe version of this. They do have the omada series which does seem to not require logging into tplink (though you still can if you want to), but it's way more pricier than the deco series. I was looking at the Ubiquiti U7 Pro, but based on the reviews it doesn't do well for roaming, and the 6ghz was bad. and they had some sort of vpn bug. 🥲 no choice i guess....

@@AinzOoalG0wn I did look into the Omada models, and they’re more for Business than Home, which might explain the extra cost.😄 I haven’t looked into Ubiquity, but I have heard of them. Thank you for sharing!

@@kimandtech i did look at the ubiquiti U7 Pro, but the 6hz, roaming and vpn performed poorly. So then the choice was to the BE65 Deco (which is the same as the BE63 which is marketed to the US where you probably are. 65 is for asia). There is a POE version supposedly out end of this year or something, that is the one i am looking at. It has 5gbe multigig vs the be65 2.5gbe port. Doesn't seem to be any other good options when tallying in price, performance, availability. Also i noticed for AMD ryzen systems, doesn't seem possible to add wifi7? at least not when trying to use the intel wifi7 pcie addon cards. That in itself is one whole topic x-x; So yeah 2024 doesn't seem like the best year to be getting a wifi7 unless u have to buy an ap.

@AinzOoalG0wn Oh WOW!! Thank you for sharing about EAP773 and your architecture. I'll look into try this in the future! Greatly appreciate! Do you only need one for your home? Or you need to get multiple units to have full coverage avoid dead spot? Thanks again for sharing!

@@kimandtech I bought 1 unit for now to test. The EAP-773 omada wifi7 does support mesh, but i want to test 1 before i consider getting another. I ordered off amazon it should be arriving in a few days. As for client device i bought a brand new Samsung S24 Ultra which is wifi 7 capable. both the ap and client support 320 MHz. Whereas something like a google pixel 8 it stuck at 160 MHz.

@@kimandtech my switch has poe++ but they are all 2.5gbe ports. So i bought a sfp+ 10g base t module which i already installed, but if i use that i won't get poe++ so i would have to use the AC adapter plug to power the ap. Not ideal but it's what will work until i upgrade my switch for a poe++ with 10g base t port which i mad do in the future.

@@AinzOoalG0wn Thanks for the additional details! That sounds so exciting that your new Samsung S24 Ultra supports Wi-Fi 7! I'm using an iPhone 15Pro - no Wi-Fi 7 there. 😅

@@kimandtech actually some bad news. s24 ultra in malaysia does not have working wifi 7. but our neighbour next door, Singapore for the S24 Ultra has working wifi 7. funny thing is, other brand of phones HAVE working wifi7. No explanation by samsung. Same thing occured for wifi6e and 6GHz. apperantly same situation where it was working in SG but not in MY. this was up to a few months ago. But now wifi6e and 6GHz is working in Malaysia for samsung smartphones that support it in the hardware. But now, the same problem is occuring for wifi7. Not sure if there is a firmware update to enable it or not. Samsung is mum on it and leaving users in the dark. On their website they do list wifi BE which is wifi 7 in the spec sheet.... so 😢

The option is there, but I think it depends on the model and/or ISP because I cannot enable that feature on the Deco app. www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2465/