Deco BE63 BE10000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System

Yes, you will want to buy a mesh network that supports wired backhaul. Mesh on this sub usually refers to wireless backhaul connected nodes. However, when looking up products you will want to search for a mesh network. I use TP-Link Decos (3xBE63's and the main node is a BE85). I'm pretty happy with the performance. Others like Asus or Unify. Look up the features and reviews of each and decide. All of those options will allow you to have the same SSID and switch between nodes effortlessly. 2. You should install conduit during the remodel if possible. Continue connecting the nodes via ethernet backhaul. I'm a little unclear if you mean running new ethernet during the remodel or replacing old cables. In reality, Cat5e is great for most users and already supports PoE, so existing runs should be just fine! 3. I would considering upgrading your switches if you want greater speeds. Cat5e and Cat6 can support 2.5gbe and 10gbe respectively and is likely to be one of the bigger bottlenecks in your network. I'm not sure how many switches and ports you have, but the good news is 2.5gbe switches are fairly inexpensive! This really only applies if you're ISP plan speed is over 1 gig or you need a faster internal network like if you own a NAS.

Do you have any dead zones in your house right now? To keep it simple, it depends if you need one router or if you need a mesh system. Mesh is when you have more than one node (aka router) in your house that broadcast the same network. These nodes work together to move devices between them. The main node is connected to your modem and the other nodes are connected to your main node. They can connect wirelessly, however they work best if you have some sort of wired connection. For Mesh, I use TP Link Deco BE63 and one TP Link Deco BE85 and I have one on each floor. I think they work well. I connect them using MoCA adapters, which use existing coax cables as an ethernet connection. Although I have found the TP link very simple and easy to use, others have praised the Eero to be dead simple. For single routers, I have recommended my friend an Archer BE550 router which he loves but also his place is small so it might not generalize to your home.

Just upgraded from an older Orbi system to the TPLink BE10000 today and it was worth it. Speeds overall are better and had it up and running in 30 minutes with the satellites.

I have a TP Link Deco BE63 with 2 nodes and have 10+ current gen Sonos devices (Arc Ultra, Era 100, 300, Fives, Sub Gen 4) and they work very well. No networking issues.

What about a Deco BE63 with the mesh nodes Ethernet connected to the main unit. I have a 3 unit setup for a tri- level 2850 SQ. Feet house. Since you have Ethernet cables, you can add more mesh nodes if you don't get good coverage. 3800 SQ. Feet per floor, wowsa

I don't know which brand is the best brand but I recently switched from Google Nest Wifi (not pro) to TP link Deco BE63 mesh system and pretty happy about it. Each BE63 unit has four 2.5Gbps ports. You can create a total of four networks with it. The Main network supports 2.4, 5 and 6Ghz bandwidth. The Guest network can also support 2.4, 5 and 6Ghz bandwidth. The Guest network can not access the Main network. Then there's the MLO network which only allow 5 and 6Ghz bandwidth. Finally there's the IoT network that supports 2.4 and/or 5Ghz bandwidth. In some cases, you might have some older smart devices can only connect to 2.4Ghz. That's where you want to connect to the IoT network and set it to 2.4Ghz only, so you can group them together. For newer smart devices that support both 5 and 6Ghz, you can group them in the MLO network. So they won't connect to the 2.4Ghz. Another feature I like about the BE63 is that you can set up a VPN server and/or client on the router. Then assign which devices to use VPN. Each unit also comes with an USB port so if you have NAS, you can connect to one of them via Ethernet or USB then access it via a VPN server.

Got two BE63. Much better coverage and stability. Getting consistent 400-500mps on a one gig fiber plan throughout the house.

I've got the be10000 tplink mesh unit. I get full bandwidth gigabit on my windows 6e pc over wifi about 50 ft and a separate floor away. I'd never go back to a traditional router.

Loving my 2 be63 tplink decos in our 2900 sqft 2 story. Usually get around 600-700 mbs over wifi. I go from fiber ont to the main deco unit, then to a poe switch for exterior cameras. Just doing a wireless backhaul and it works great.

I've been using tplink mesh for years and love it. Currently, 2 be63's cover our 2900 sqft 2 story with strong wifi. Very simple setup

Time for an upgrade. Might be overkill, but I'd try 3 x be63's. I use 2 in my 2 story 2900 sqft and get around 500-900 mbs everywhere of my 1gb. The be25 units are on sale. 3 might get you there. Try it and return them if it doesn't work out, but it's time to retire those older units.

Tplink deco mesh. Currently using 2 x be63's and they are awesome and simple to setup

It has not been my experience over the last 5+ years. I've been using the be63s for about 2 years but have experience with several other units. I've set up several family members with them, too, and have been trouble-free for years. Which ones do you have?

I'm running 2 x be63 decos in our 2 story 2900 sqft home and I'm covered everywhere between 500-900mbs of my 1 gbs fiber over a wireless backhaul. These units are super easy to set up. Will cover you for 2.5gbs and wifi7

I've got 2 be63 decos that cover my 2900sqft 2 story with strong wifi. They each have 4 x 2.5 gbs ports.

Very happy with my tplink be63's. I vlan from my ont to the main unit and then the other unit can be wired or wireless

ISO recommendations for a new mesh wifi system. This is an unexpected purchase after a year of other unexpected purchases, so I'm looking for something that is affordable. We are currently using a 5-year-old Orbi 750. We have nearly 100 devices connected at any given moment. Multiple people streaming & gaming simultaneously. A home office on the first floor, and another home office in the basement. The Orbi worked fine until the past month. Now we're seeing slowdowns and dropped service. It doesn't allow me to see which devices are using the most bandwidth. Our house is roughly 3,500 square feet. We need service on the main floor, upstairs, and in the basement. I might be able to run a wire from the main router on the first floor to the basement, but am unable to do that to our second floor. I would prefer a router that allows me to prioritize network traffic for certain devices. I was looking at TP-Link. Specifically, trying to choose between: TP-Link Deco BE63 & TP-Link Deco BE68 Am I looking in the right direction? Recommendations? Thank you for your help.

Thank you for your very thoughtful, detailed response. I went with the BE63. You were right. I don’t have to prioritize network traffic. I think our Orbi had gotten too old to manage all of our devices efficiently. Thank you again! 😊

buy your own if you actually want to see the true speed on wifi. the router speed decays with distance. even the newer spectrum wifi 7 degrades at distance and the 7's have firmware bugs lately that make them disable the upnp. saying this as a field tech thats struggled a lot with the newer 7s after a recent firmware upgraded. all of the newer spectrum routers are heavily firmware locked and you cant manually change the wifi channels. you have to get your own to make sure you can change the wifi channel settings but be warned many of the popular ones like eero and orbi are locked as well. You have to get something like a  [TP-Link Deco BE63](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/out/link/59801/197963/4/193681/?merchant=Amazon) it allows you to manually change channels and also has multiple ethernet ports on each pod where you can hardline devices directly to the pods in different rooms if you want. most mesh pods only have one outport. I know Asus and Ubiquiti also make mesh routers that let you manually select your own wifi channels. dont have to get wifi 7 the cheaper 6 version is fine. just be warned these are not cheap but prime day is coming up soon and it might get a good sale price. I know it sucks to buy your own but if you actually actually what it to work at max speed at distance this is the way. Spectrum doesnt garauntee wifi speed only speeds out of the modem hardlined.

If you hard wire the mesh nodes to the mesh router, you are basically getting AP's. You didn't mention your network experience level or needs so Unifi may be a bit much for you. You only need two Ethernet runs from the mesh nodes to the main mesh router, that's it. Each floor can WiFi very well to the mesh node on that floor. As others have mentioned, best bang for the buck right now is the TP Link Dexo BE63 3 pack. Very easy to setup. People should not be recommending Unifi to everyone, it's not for everyone. (Not to mention their latest software update bricking a lot of systems.). Yes they are the one of the nicest producer products (personally like omada better) but for every day joes nothing beats the simplicity of mesh and if you only hardwire the backhaul on the nodes, you get AP's. BE63 definitely the best for the money. I like the BE67 and BE68 (Amazon & Best buy) bit you can save money by getting the BE63 and still have multi gig backhaul.

You dont have to do wired backhaul at all if you dont want to. Been running a three node mesh wirelessly for a couple years. (Linksys MX8500 6E). Main Node (Router) in my Office on far end of the hose. One node halfway down the basement stairs on a ledge in the Middle of the house, and one node in the far corner of the dining room on the other end. Tons of IOT devices, multiple streaming TV's, Console, and I work from Home on VPN all day. My PC gets 950Mbps download, all the IOT works great, all TV's work great streaming. Get a good three node mesh and you will be fine. It works better if the two satellite nodes are about the same distance away from the main node and not in a line (think star connection instead of linear hops). Wireless mesh was designed for wireless backhaul. YES there are advantages to wired backhaul, but you dont need it. Anyone on here that had horrible experiences either didnt know what they were doing, had walls made out of concrete and steel, or had a POS mesh. Go with a Wi-Fi 7 Mesh...BE63 is cheap and works great after F/W updates. If you can swing it, get the better tier BE67/68 or even step up to the BE77.