Deco X50-Outdoor

First off, sorry to hear about the lightning strike — that’s rough, glad at least two units survived. Mixing in Wi-Fi 6E/7 with your existing Wi-Fi 6 Decos won’t really unlock their full potential, since the mesh will still lean on the lowest standard. Unless you plan to replace the whole setup, you won’t see a big jump. If your two current units are still covering fine, the safest move is just adding another Wi-Fi 6 Deco to keep everything consistent. Wi-Fi 7 is great long-term (throughput, latency, efficiency), but right now it’s only worth it if you’re going all-in or already have a bunch of 6E/7 client devices. As for the AX-50 Outdoor — it’s solid for extending coverage outside (yard, patio, garage). It’s basically just a weatherproof Deco, so don’t expect crazy speed boosts compared to indoor nodes, but range is quite decent.

First off, sorry to hear about the lightning strike — that’s rough, glad at least two units survived. Mixing in Wi-Fi 6E/7 with your existing Wi-Fi 6 Decos won’t really unlock their full potential, since the mesh will still lean on the lowest standard. Unless you plan to replace the whole setup, you won’t see a big jump. If your two current units are still covering fine, the safest move is just adding another Wi-Fi 6 Deco to keep everything consistent. Wi-Fi 7 is great long-term (throughput, latency, efficiency), but right now it’s only worth it if you’re going all-in or already have a bunch of 6E/7 client devices. As for the AX-50 Outdoor — it’s solid for extending coverage outside (yard, patio, garage). It’s basically just a weatherproof Deco, so don’t expect crazy speed boosts compared to indoor nodes, but range is quite decent.

We use TP/Link Deco X-50 Outdoor units for our mesh. They were easy to set up and have been trouble-free. Main unit is connected via ethernet to T-Mobile 5G Home Internet, the others (3) are wireless.

Hey, I noticed you're replying to some comments and figured I'd chime in. Initially I had this setup: Gateway (Bridge Mode Enabled) -> Main XE75Pro -> Gigabit Network Switch -> Other Wired Devices + Secondary XE75Pro + X50-Outdoor I recently got a 2.5Gb network switch back in March and I'm now using the following setup in order to utilize the 2.5Gb connection at the secondary XE75Pro unit: Gateway (WI-FI Disabled/Bridge Mode Disabled) -> 2.5Gb Unmanaged Network Switch -> Some Wired Devices Connected Via The Network Switch + Wired Backhaul Deco Units in AP Mode (With Wired Devices connected to the XE75Pro Units) Is it possible to activate Bridge Mode with the setup I just mentioned? I mainly wanted to see if this is possible so I can look through all devices in my network instead of having to jump between the Xfinity app and Deco app. Gateway (Bridge Mode Enabled) -> 2.5Gb Unmanaged Network Switch -> Some Wired Devices Connected Via The Network Switch + Deco Units In Router Mode (One of the XE75Pro acting as the main unit) I've searched online and I've seen some AI results indicating it's possible, but I've seen various users post that it's not.

I'd probably go with the BE65 for 'future proofing' and possibly better performance. If your budget is tight, then the Deco XE75 is a good option (keep in mind it only has gigabit ports, so you'll be limited to gigabit speeds). Both options should offer good range. It's best to hardwire each unit if possible but should still work relatively well if meshing wirelessly. Currently using 2 Deco XE75Pro and a Deco X50-Outdoor (all hardwired to a 2.5Gb network switch) in AP mode (only way I can utilize the 2.5Gb connection at the secondary Deco XE75Pro). Setup has been holding up pretty well for our needs.

I recommend TP link Deco, there is s nice user friendly app and it’s an easy setup. However as someone else wrote, mesh can be difficult on different floors without some cabeling in between floors. I have set it up at one location with an outdoor deco x50 as the main point and then 8 indoor units to cover 8 apartments in two floors and that works good, so that’s an alternative solution for you to consider.

Yeah I dont really get it, it’s like all the middle range Deco pretty much perform and do the same, TP links plan must be to just swamp the market with white boxes, so that it looks like they provide so many different products, but to the average consumer 80% of them are the same. I have both X55, X50 and X50 outdoor and the only major difference on those is that the X55 support easymesh and the X50 does not and it’s not even listed on their site when you compare units. I found out when I wanted to set a X50 as main unit, then I got a warning that easymesh would be disabled.

Yes! I’ve got a single BE65 as main unit connected to the fiber in my basement, ethernet from basement to an unmanaged PoE switch at my office on high ground floor and PoE to a X50 mounted in the ceiling of my living room and this covers my entire 160m2 old brick house and terrace outside my living room. I’ve then got a x50-PoE Outdoor in my carport for my car and charger. Tv, Sonos, Hue, alarm system and office docking station are all on cable to a switch and I’ve got about 10 IOT on wireless. Looking at the Deco app right now I have 26 online clients. BE65 also supports NAS USB storage and I thought I was going to use it for Apple Time Machine backup but apple stopped supporting that, so now I have a 1TB NAS included in my setup. Works great! Ps. this setup replaced 5 Google Mesh gen. 2 access points and performs way better, more stable, better coverage and 2-3 times the speed.

Yes it's most likely your Mesh that is the bottleneck. I upgraded from Google Nest (5 access points) to TP-Link Deco X55 and X50 (2 access points) and i have way better coverage and speed now with less than half the access points. What really made a difference for me was getting the X50 mounted in the ceiling in my living room, it pretty much covers the entire house alone. Wifi is not magic and any obstacle like walls, windows, tv on a wall, bookshelf or cabinet will reduce the signal, which is why all the different makers of wifi access points have some sort of guide that tells you not to place them in corners, in narrow spaces etc. Do you use a router from your ISP? I've setup Deco at home, at my parents and brothers place, so that will be my recomendation. Go buy it somewhere where you can return it if you dont like it, then you can easily see how many access points you need and what the coverage and speed is.

Yeah I dont really get it, it’s like all the middle range Deco pretty much perform and do the same, TP links plan must be to just swamp the market with white boxes, so that it looks like they provide so many different products, but to the average consumer 80% of them are the same. I have both X55, X50 and X50 outdoor and the only major difference on those is that the X55 support easymesh and the X50 does not and it’s not even listed on their site when you compare units. I found out when I wanted to set a X50 as main unit, then I got a warning that easymesh would be disabled.

Yes! I’ve got a single BE65 as main unit connected to the fiber in my basement, ethernet from basement to an unmanaged PoE switch at my office on high ground floor and PoE to a X50 mounted in the ceiling of my living room and this covers my entire 160m2 old brick house and terrace outside my living room. I’ve then got a x50-PoE Outdoor in my carport for my car and charger. Tv, Sonos, Hue, alarm system and office docking station are all on cable to a switch and I’ve got about 10 IOT on wireless. Looking at the Deco app right now I have 26 online clients. BE65 also supports NAS USB storage and I thought I was going to use it for Apple Time Machine backup but apple stopped supporting that, so now I have a 1TB NAS included in my setup. Works great! Ps. this setup replaced 5 Google Mesh gen. 2 access points and performs way better, more stable, better coverage and 2-3 times the speed.

Best thing i ever did in my home setup was scrapping Google Mesh wifi5 for a Deco wifi6 setup. Went from 5 to 2 units to cover my entire house, 160 m2 old brick stone house.

I recommend TP link Deco, there is s nice user friendly app and it’s an easy setup. However as someone else wrote, mesh can be difficult on different floors without some cabeling in between floors. I have set it up at one location with an outdoor deco x50 as the main point and then 8 indoor units to cover 8 apartments in two floors and that works good, so that’s an alternative solution for you to consider.

The three pack sounds like a perfect match to me, unless you have an oddly laid out home (and probably even then). If you are able to run an ethernet backbone, that is always best, but mesh mode should still provide really good wifi coverage. All Deco units are fully compatible, up to the individual unit's capabilities. The X50 area won't benefit from all the BE95's capabilities, but it won't downgrade the BE95 performance in any way. So yes, you can add the X50-Outdoor to a BE95 setup.

Just because of the Firmware issues I've heard with Orby stuff, I'd go Eero. Tp-Link also makes outdoor nodes for their Deco system though, not all of them come in an outdoor configuration but there are a couple that do. The Wi-Fi seven options that come in an outdoor configuration are the be25 and the BE65. Then for Wi-Fi six, the X20 and X50 have outdoor versions. I can from personal firsthand experience recommend Deco. In fact, I prefer it over Eero because it's a little bit more customizable and there's more ethernet ports on the nodes. Also it's cheaper so that's a win.

Just because of the Firmware issues I've heard with Orby stuff, I'd go Eero. Tp-Link also makes outdoor nodes for their Deco system though, not all of them come in an outdoor configuration but there are a couple that do. The Wi-Fi seven options that come in an outdoor configuration are the be25 and the BE65. Then for Wi-Fi six, the X20 and X50 have outdoor versions. I can from personal firsthand experience recommend Deco. In fact, I prefer it over Eero because it's a little bit more customizable and there's more ethernet ports on the nodes. Also it's cheaper so that's a win.

If all you need is three SSI'Ds, a main one, a guest one, and an IOT one, that is definitely possible to do with most Deco systems. If you need more control than that, including control over the SSIDs that you can create besides blanket network isolation, you'll need something like Ubiquity, though an Asus mesh system could also work if you want that kind of form factor, you can get it with Ubiquity but you won't have nearly the same amount of options.

You can get a two pack, set one up where the current router is, and position one on the second floor slightly offset from where that first one is to allow the signal to propagate to it a little bit more efficiently. Or you can use wired backhaul if possible. Deco probably won't increase your speed, just your Wi-Fi coverage, so if you're getting good coverage on your second floor and first floor, then Deco won't help. Also, your issue most likely comes from the adapter, some of them just are not that amazing because they use small PCB mounted antennas. What speeds do you get downstairs with your phone right next to the router?

This is my setup. To OP, I recommend you get the Deco x50 POE. Isang cable na lang kelangan mo for each node since ung power ay manggagaling na sa lan cable mo tapos ax3000 na sya. I have 1 gbps subscription thru PLDT btw. 💯% satisfied.