TP-Link - Archer BE230

I had it and I returned it. It’s a very meh router. The range is not really the best, the speeds are also very much in line with what you’d expect for an entry level wifi 6 router, like the Tp link archer ax23. The router is also built very cheaply(they were talking about about using recycled materials in their marketing). The router does appear to get quite hot as well under normal use. I got the tp link be3600 instead, much better router. Better range, speeds, and more reliable packet delivery.

I have this when enabling easymesh internet is keeping disconnected waste of money

I just "upgraded" to that AX3000. After installing it I realized it has nothing special. No VLAN tagging support, can't install OpenWRT and it has the same WiFi signal than my ISP router. Not sure, but I think the BE3600 suffers the same weaknesses, but with WiFi 7 support.

I just "upgraded" to that AX3000. After installing it I realized it has nothing special. No VLAN tagging support, can't install OpenWRT and it has the same WiFi signal than my ISP router. Not sure, but I think the BE3600 suffers the same weaknesses, but with WiFi 7 support.

my problem with this router is the wireless throughput, 50-60MB/s in the same room on 160mhz/2200mbps should be more like 150MB+

I have the be3600. I've been using it with 1gb fiber and have had no issues with it. I've been using it since April. I didn't do anything fancy with it, just plugged in my internet, and my other network cables and it works fine.

I have the be3600. I've been using it with 1gb fiber and have had no issues with it. I've been using it since April. I didn't do anything fancy with it, just plugged in my internet, and my other network cables and it works fine.

Hey all, here is the story in short. I'm currently using an Asus RT-AX86U. There isn't anything wrong with the router, and it's meeting my current needs without issues. There are a couple things I have considered though in getting another WiFi 7 router, after having the Asus RT-BE92U develop issues after 6 months or a bit more of use. My considerations are the following: Right now, I have no WiFi 7 devices, however, my current iPhone (15 Pro Max is 6E, and my next phone will be WiFi 7) I would like multiple 2.5G Ethernet ports instead of just the one on the RT-AX86U. I only really need one more (2 in total) as my computer is the only device that can currently take advantage of more than a gigabit port currently. I am considering one of the more basic TP-Link routers from Walmart, that have one WAN, and one LAN 2.5 port, and I can either do a dual band, or tri-band router. And they aren't that expensive and have the current upgrades I'm looking for over my existing Asus. People have generally reviewed the TP-Link routers well, and I've had a couple myself and overall they've been stable. The main reason I went with Asus was for the more advanced. options which, in reality, I don't use a lot of on a daily basis. With this said, is what I'm looking for a reason couple upgrade options? The models are: the BE3600, and BE9300. Right now the 3600 is the only delivery from store option, and it's the dual band. The BE9300 is Tri-band, and both models at walmart have 2 2.5 G ports and 3 1G ports.

Already have the BE3600 in place, and so far, so good. The reason I ended up with an Asus, was mainly two fold. First, Apple quit making the Airport routers, I had mainly had those as they were what I needed for a long time, and just worked. I tried Netgear for a while, and had to pull their firmware off and use DD-WRT (R7000) t keep it stable. Then tried TP-Link WiiFi 5, and 6, and was happy with the stability, but wanted more options (at the time) so, ended up with the RT-AX86U in 2022, and have that one since. AsusWRT, is a lot like DD-WRT, in terms of features, and layout. Last year, I decided to try WiFi 7, for the reason(s) mentioned here, and started with the BE3600, and was overall happy with it, but wanted to see if the 6Ghz band would really matter in my situation, since my iPhone 15 Pro Max, is WiFi 6E capable, so returned the TP-Link, and got an Asus RT-BE92U as it was TRI-Band for $300, and it was ok, and while it had issues out of the box with causing connection issues for my amazon smart plugs (with 6G enabled), I was able to work around it. Fast forward to recently, and the RT-BE92U developed issues with my smart lights and amazon echos, where they would malfunction, and there was no way to fix it, even with a hard factory reset. So I went back to the RT-AX86U, and all issues went away, but that removed access to a second 2.5G port for the computer. So, here I am again, starting over with TP-Link for WiFi 7. This time though, I know what I need and will use a lot better. My take away is, I never used 6G when I had it, I can get my full plan speeds with 5Ghz 160Mhz with my pHone, and any other 5Ghz device I have only supports 80mhz at max, and most devices that demand high data I hard wire, and they only max out with a 1G port. So right now, the computer (iMac) is the only device that can use a 2.5G port, so that's why I only needed 2 right now. an input and output. As far as the advanced Asus stuff, the main thing I used was the multiple guest networks function. With the newer TP-Link routers, they give you an iOT network, and a guest network. I might try a BE9300 while I have time to return the 3600, but since 6G caused issues in my setup before, and I never ended up using it on a regular device (even with a supported device) it just didn't make sense to spend the extra right now, when it wasn't my most critical need, and since I've already tried and have that experience, people can't say the old phrase "You won't know, unless you try" :) By the way, for those unfamiliar with the Asus BE92U, it had 1 10G port, and 4 2.5, which one of could be both WAN, or LAN. One last thing, I think I can safely say the RT-AX86U is like the AirPort Extreme now. It's old, and dependable, and there if the newer stuff doesn't work, or has issues.

A switch won't work with the RT-AX86U as it only has a single 2.5 G port so the only way to get it's benefit is over the wireless interface(s). As far as not having 6 Ghz That's why I initially returned the first BE3600 last year and got the RT-BE92U instead. From the beginning some of my smart plugs had issues connecting with 6Ghz enabled, but I eventually got it to work for several months until devices connected to that router started malfunctioning, and I was able to confirm this by reconnecting the RT-X86U and the issues went away. I also left out a couple of important facts in my original post to add prospective to my setup. I'm currently only limited to Cox as my provider here, and I Have 1 G down and 100 Mbps up. The point for a router with a second 2.5 out, is so I can connect to my iMac using a USB 2.5 G adapter to remove the 940 cap so I can use my full gig to the computer. It's the only device that can have any benefit, even if it's small. Everything else is capped at 1 G, or 10 / 100. As far as wireless devices, most items are smart lights on 2.4G, 4 amazon echos on 2.4G, a google next audio on 5Ghz, and a Roku Ultra on 5Ghz, and the iPhone. Everything else is wired. So this is mainly an.ethernet upgrade and it made more sense to not spend a lot on the wireless part. I went ahead with the BE3600 again to see how it does since they were out of the BE9300, and it made the most sense with the needs outline here. If they had had the other one, I would have gotten that one as it's tri band. But with the issues I had with older devices with 6G enabled, this might be overall safer for my setup. 10 G won't mean anything to me anytime soon since I don't have access to any services that high. No game consoles, and I hard wire whenever possible to. eliminated the need for WiFi at all as much as possible.

OK, I have the BE9300 set up and everything seems to work. the issue with the amazon smart plugs not wanting to connect out of the box with the default settings and the 6Ghz band enabled weren't present on the TPLink as they were with the Asus BE92U. The particular smart bulb that was also acting funny with Alexa voice control still has a slight issue, but it's not as bad, and it turns the right colors. So, here is my conclusion right now. It's possible the bulb is having issues as it's older, or it's controller doesn't like a TRI-Band router with the 6Ghz band, as both dual band routers didn't have the issue. So will be returning the BE3600 today. What I could also do is disable the IOT network on the TRI-Band router, and set up my old airport as a 2.4ghz AP, and connect the lights to that if I have issues since none of these 2.4 devices won't ever be able to use beyond 80211n.

Hey guys, just wanted to add a second question here. I've settled on the BE9300, and everything is working fine. However, Best Buy has a BE11000 pro for $250, and it's 4x4 on all three bands while the BE9300 is 2x2. The RT-AX86U that I have as backup is 3x3 on 2.4 and 4x4 on 5ghz, and I've seen absolutely no difference in my setup between the 2. The only difference is being able to keep the full gigabit connection to the devices that can support the 2.5g connection. Also a little fun fact is, like the B?E 550, the BE9300 has all 2.5 ports, even though 3 are labeled as 1G only. (the function at 2.5g). So with this said, is there any reason to really get a 4x4 WiFi 7 router yet? my iPhone 15 Pro Max is 6E, and all my other devices are either wired, or on 2.4G and are 80211n, and i think the google nest audio on 5Ghz is 80211ac, and the Roku Ultra, that is on wireless is WiFi 6., but I usually keep it wired as well. Right now I just see getting another 4x4 router a waste of money in my setup since I have one already and it doesn't seem to make a difference over the 2x2. Just wanted to get some feedback after sharing the details. Thanks.

Performance has been smooth no disconnects occasionally will have to reset

Yep garbage post. Here's the deal, as a security professional... If they are spying, they'd have to be spying on millions of ppl all at once - simply not possible. If these devices actually had chinese spyware they would be banned in the US. They are still in stores last I checked. The Chinese haven't hurt anyone so I'm not concerned about them watching me play Overwatch or FIFA. Additionally all your info has already been leaked on the net; they know more about you than you know about yourself, so get over it u/bdpsu that horse left the stables long ago. As someone who has a box of disappointing routers - tested tossed, I highly recommend the TP-LINK BE3600 WiFi 7 router. It is sub $100 and it totally kicks ass. Pair it with a $50 tp link mesh extender and you'll be totally happy.

I have ARCHER BE230 and works fine with Quest 3. The latency between PC and the headset is usually below 50ms.

I bought this router a few months ago and am satisfied both with range and speed. Only thing that MLO appears to be broken or is just a gimmick. Across my house approximetly 15m (around 50 feet) lengthwise, 5GHz is way faster than MLO.

Thank you for the advice. I went out and got the TP-Link BE3600 Mesh WiFi 7 System. Just installed it and still have 2 separate networks. One mesh is connected via Ethernet to my modem in the closet and the other two are in my living room. Hardwired my PS5 to one Deco on my desk. Seems to work great. Still may keep some of the plugs and other things that don’t need a lot of internet on the original Modem connection. Still not sure if it’s supposed to create 2 networks or not, but it seems to be working for now. Thanks for the idea! Still not sure

Recently bought this router and it has been nothing but a headache. Followed the setup instructions to the letter...Teather App won't recognize it 95% of the time, and when it does, the WiFi only connects to 1 device in the house with super slow speeds that cuts in and out...absolutely none of the LAN connections work. I ended up packing it all up and will be returning it. Set the old Linksys router back up and everything worked fine again.

Yeah, I have to say this router, in my experience, is junk. Tried a second one after the first one wasn't working...same exact problems. Updated firmware, nothing. Even tried cloning the MAC address and manually entering MAC address of old router, still nothing. What a nightmare. Sending this thing back, again, and looking into a different brand.

Any Wi-Fi 7 router that does not support 6GHz is a pointless upgrade from a decent Wi-Fi 6 router like RT-AX86U (~AX5600 if it was numbered like other routers) in terms of Wi-Fi at least. Wi-Fi 7 routers without 2 10GE capable ports also somewhat limit the functionality when you want to use the Wi-Fi 7 speeds for file sharing (e.g. between a NAS and laptop) or if you want to utilize a (future) 10Gb fiber internet connection as much as possible. If you use Wi-Fi on devices other than your phone (like a gaming laptop or console) then a 2x2 router like the BE3600 will be a downgrade. While the BE3600 is cheap enough at $90, there are [$30-$34 2.5GbE switches on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJXG4JYT) which might serve the purpose of your upgrade better.

I would not do the AX53 or AX55 go for something like a BE3600 it’s newer and has better hardware and it’s currently under 100.bucks at Walmart and it’s faster than the AX53 and AX55

I upgraded from my Deco 5 that I had been using for like 5 years to a TP-Link BE3600, which I have 1 on each floor. Our basement has the internet cable modem, with a deco (and my main PC attached), then 1 deco on the other 2 floors, and I have no trouble getting signals, even in my back yard, or in my car in the driveway.

BE3600: (5 GHz speeds of 2882 Mbps and 2.4 GHz speeds of 688 Mbps) (𝟐.𝟎 𝑮𝑯𝒛 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒅-𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓) \-Best for multiple stuff connected by cable because it has a better CPU. \-Best if few stuff connected by it to wifi 2.4, too many then it may have poor performance. why? 2.4 has 688 Mbps and wifi 7 depends on it as well, if you connect a lot of devices capable of 2.4 and 5ghz then you will have a lot of traffic competing with your main stuff, so you will have to manually configure the router to give your main stuff the preference... but even so... the wifi will be shared with IoT stuff... the wifi 7 performance will be hurt by it. AX5400: (6 GHz: 2402 Mbps;5 GHz: 2402 Mbps;2.4 GHz: 574 Mbps) (1.7 GHz Quad-Core CPU) \-Best for multiple devices connected to 2.4GHz and 5GHz while you use your main stuff on 6GHz \-If we are talking about the one that has 2x2.5Gbps WAN/LAN ports then it's a really good wired router even if a little bit worse than the BE3600 because while this has 1.7Ghz Quad-Core, the BE3600 has 𝟐.𝟎 𝑮𝑯𝒛 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒅-𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓.... that is... if we are talking about local data transfers like a NAS... in short: many wifi devices? AX5400 and use 6ghz for your main stuff. few wifi devices and the heavy network traffic will be local stuff by cable? then BE3600

Went with the TPLINK BE3600. Extra discounts on amazon so I got it to $80 and thought the price for the system was unbeatable. Thanks!

If you don’t use all the fancy Asus features and just want WiFi 7, dual 2.5G ports, and decent stability, those TP-Link models make sense, especially for the price The BE3600 will do the job if you’re okay with dual-band and want it now. If you want better future-proofing (like handling more devices or less congestion), the BE9300 tri-band might be worth waiting for Since your current gear is still solid and you don’t have WiFi 7 devices yet, it’s not urgent, but yeah, your logic checks. Go for it if you’re ready to upgrade!!

Tp-links newest WiFi 7 router is sick for the price.

Stay far away from routers with fans, I returned a tp-link wifi 7 router over this exact issue. Sfp port was so hot it was unreal. Try to cool your place in summer with air conditioning, you don't want some fan blowing heat. Also moving parts is a bad idea for longevity. Also when I ran latency tests I was loosing O.4 to 0.8ms over fiber with the tp-link, my old router from 10 years ago never added that much latency, just to give you an idea of how bad fans are. This is not enterprise, cisco is enterprise and they use heatsinks not fans. If you want a decent router for home, Netgear rs700 uses heatsinks and has 1500 more sq ft of range than this thing, yep not 2000sq feet, but 3500sq feet, should get good reception in your backyard this summer. If you want enterprise you'll have to go cisco.

They are incredible and simple. I’ve had a setup with the WiFi 6e ones, and now have one with WiFi 7 ones. Literally stellar performance. Do you have first hand experience?