TP-Link - Deco XE200

I cannot get my Deco Xe200 to connect to the network despite many hours on the phone with customer support. My OLD SLOW google wifi is rock solid. With the new push from congress on May 15, I'm done fooling with it and sticking with what works.

Don't they are an Archer You want a Deco Mesh System EasyMesh, OneMesh and Deco Mesh are not compatible with each other [https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/deco/](https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/deco/) Choose carefully and use 'Ethernet Backhaul' where you can to improve communication between Deco's I have 4 Deco's for a large apartment and I have strong signal everywhere. You may need more Deco's but start with 4 Also take note you do not need to buy Wi-Fi7 right now. Most of your devices can't use it fully, and, they may be more unstable using BE & MLO I would suggest Wi-Fi 6E tbh, cheaper and much more reliable (without upgrading every single piece of technology in your house)

I would recommend the mesh series 'Deco' as they have much better coverage, Wi-Fi technology and yes in the BE (Wi-Fi7) series they have MLO (multi link wifi). I use 4x XE200 (Wi-Fi6E + 10Gbps port)

If it's really small you could have one Deco which operates as your main router, that should suffice, the advantage is if you move to a bigger place you can simply 'add' another deco to create a MESH system to remove any weak signal areas. You could buy one XE200 right now and that would be enough for you, fairly cheap right now because the new BE series just came out. I know you said not mesh, but it is the way of the future and most people are buying mesh systems right now as regardless of home size, one router cannot power the entire home, especially when people move and find out there are different levels of interference at each location

I would say to stay one step behind the 'best in class' maybe the XE200, depending on the interference in your home you may need 3-4 Deco's but start with 3, its extremely easy to just add them 1 by 1. $200 isn't a lot so you're not going to get the best performing system........remember tech is like cars........you get what you pay for..........if you want your home network to perform like a piece of sh\*t spend $200 but I assure you with your internet plan.........you will regret it later. This won't be a case where you can call your internet provider and scream at them when your home router is worse than theirs

I would say to stay one step behind the 'best in class' maybe the XE200, depending on the interference in your home you may need 3-4 Deco's but start with 3, its extremely easy to just add them 1 by 1. $200 isn't a lot so you're not going to get the best performing system........remember tech is like cars........you get what you pay for..........if you want your home network to perform like a piece of sh\*t spend $200 but I assure you with your internet plan.........you will regret it later. This won't be a case where you can call your internet provider and scream at them when your home router is worse than theirs

TP Link Deco 6E - had it for about 2 years and it's been good and super reliable. There were some concerns recently about TP Link routers phoning home to China, so something worth looking into I guess if you're worried. The management app (so take it for what it is, requires a phone app to manage) is decent, although a little annoying with the upsell of the safety suite. The feature set is great - guest network, IoT network, QoS, VPN server and client, 3 ports (only gigabit though) on each device, and 6Ghz wireless backhaul (or wired is also supported). At the time the Wifi 7 model just came out and was much more expensive so I didn't really see the point. If I were buying a new router today I'd probably go for a Wifi 7 model. Another upgrade in that is it looks like the Wifi 7 model has 1x10Gbps port and 2x2.5Gbps so that's some good future-proofing right there. Came from having Google Wifi, which I think was overall a little bit better, but I'm not upset about it. Obviously Ubiquiti is the gold standard if you wanna go that deep into it, but for a more casual (and much more affordable) solution I am not upset with my Deco. It's about $300 for 1 - have a 3-pack (~$700). If you don't need mesh, I've had good luck with Asus routers in the past and last I heard reviews for them are pretty good. Around $300 the TUF BE3600 looks like it might have all modern features you'd want.

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?

Get a tri band mesh router set.  Like deco wifi 6e or 7.  I had 6e were decent and then got a pair of d link be9300's used for $200.

I've had the deco 6e system with several 5 nodes because of the how spread out I need the signal to reach. I'm disappointed in how the legacy nodes perform. The speeds drop off significantly (in my experience). I'm waiting till black Friday sales to either switch ecosystems or get more of the newer nodes. I'm just disappointed in how the older nodes should be able to handle 500 down easily and yet underperform consistently. I'm over 1gb on the 6e though so no real complaints there. I have the old nodes because I've been a tp link mesh customer for over 5 years now.

Not sure if you mean you have coax and ethernet on each floor? If so this makes it fairly simple, a few steps to get this working. Mesh wifi would make sense, especially if each router can be centrally located and connected via ethernet. Personally I use the tp-link deco 6e mesh and I'm happy with it. It looks like you have some ethernet cables already connected to your main router, if those cables go to spots in your home that would be where you'd put your mesh wifi routers, then your done. From there you will need to disable the wifi on the ISP router, commonly called putting it in "bridge mode". Your order of connection would look somewhat like this. All connected via ethernet. ISP router - > Ethernet switch - > mesh wifi hardware If you'd like to utilize all those hanging blue ethernet cables you'd have to terminate them your looking for something called an ethernet crimper, lots on amazon. Hope that helps, let me know if you need any more clarification.

I’m very happy with Tp link deco 6E

Ive had the Deco 4 and now Deco6e. I f'in love it! 3 pods and covers the house and property quite nicely.

Just get a wifi 6 E router to replace the main router if it isnt already a wifi 6e not sure a dedicated VR router is necessary at all seem to be snake oil sales to me if I'm honest iv got 2.5gig fiber Internet in the UK and I have 1 TP link wifi 6e router that supply's my whole house with no issues I get 1200gig both ways via WiFi on most devices and the full 2.5gig on my desktops that's on ethernet and internal connections for example i use Sunshine & Moonlight to game stream to my living room TV or my bedroom projector and I get the full 2.5gig speed test to my desktop from the tv, projector and my phone that are on wifi Iv uses TP link for years there a good brand I also worked in IT & Telecommunications in the military for 7 years so iv got a good grasp on networking