AC18 is already offering a good range.
AC23 is worst than AC18 in term of hardware.

For 3rd floor, personally I will look for mesh wifi solution if you don't want any cabling/wall hacking.

Of coz if location is straight forward , I prefer to pull a Lan cable to bridge the mesh router.

Hi all Tenda sifu,

I have a 5G CPE modem, can I pull a LAN cable to connect it to TX9, and set up TX9 as my main wireless AP ?

I read spec-sheet that TX9 is double the speed of say like TX2. Then I read this posts most of you are using the AC1200 series, what is the main difference ?

ap function can activate inside setup. act as wifi ap only.

tx9 not so powerful as older ac serie. baru install last month
tx2 or tx2 pro. tenda make us confusing

ac18 i like it. ac23 reduce wifi power ? or routing processor.
i put each router at different office, so far client only praises satisfy no complainz

Nope. Only tri-band/quad-band MESH system doesn't cut speed because it uses it's own 5GHz/6GHz band
Dual-band MESH system still cuts speed because it uses the same 5GHz band for the connectivity with all MESH devices and your personal devices

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Jul 25 2023, 12:18 PM

Thanks for the info. Was waiting for advice but at the end I went for Xiaomi AX1800, as my requirement is quite basic and the existing router at home is Xiaomi 4A so it works better together.

powerfull or not the 5gz coverage zone

The 5gz coverage is not so great for the newer Xiaomi AX1800, it is better on the older Xiaomi 4A gigabit router, strange thing. But anyhow I enable the smart mode and wifi 6 on the AX1800 router, so far so good for the ground floor of my house (about 24x 50ft where the router is near to my TV at living room).

My 5G modem (Yeacomm) placed on 1st floor, whereby the big side windows is giving me strong 5G signal.

Then the Mi 4A giga router at 2nd floor supporting to the 2 rooms there and can reach the toilet


Both Xiaomi routers are used as wireless repeater of my 5G modem, using same AP name. So phone can switch connection from ground floor to 1st to 2nd floor.

Anyone having issues like mine? Tenda TX3 will hang up, whenever connected to my new Realtek RZ616 wifi adapter on MSI B650M gaming wifi. If I use Asus AC59U, seems no issue on 5GHz band. But once I used RZ616 to connect to TX3, the router will hang up for no reason...even RMA'ed a new router/tried different RZ616 drivers from other mobo makers Asus/MSI didn't resolves the issue...

this is then more likely the firmware of Tenda that is causing the compatibility issues with your wifi adapter. And since TX3 is already out of development, highly unlikely you will get any support from Tenda to fix out those bugs. But you may try contacting Tenda support.

Hmm, the AMD RZ616 is a rebranded Mediatek chip actually

I would suggest maybe looking into replacing it with an Intel AX200/AX210 that is better ( do not get AX201/AX211)
Intel cards are still better than the Mediatek / Realtek ones

yes, the wifi module built into the motherboard is replaceable, guides are out there online
it's a hidden M.2 slot basically

Yeah thought about this too..just wondering if TX12 Pro will also have these issues or not before pulling the trigger.
Thanks bro. Has been looking into this for quite somethinf actually. I'll consider this or the router change

Tenda is really value for money, but the simplicity of the UI is too bare. Get something with more settings like Asus or Tp Link...these 2 won't go wrong.

Yes my ac23 still working fine after 3 yrs
Seldom reboot too except no more firmware upd

Before I upgraded my devices, I had a tenda ac10u, bought below RM90, sold back used at around RM70 after almost 4 years.

Tenda is a real tanker, but their UI if not worse, couldn't be better than Dlink. even their latest WiFi 6, I see has not much of a function and their app ui is not really comprehensive.

But is truly worth while for your money.

Does anyone used Tenda EM12 CN version with unifi yet? Keyed in PPOE id and password, doesn't seem to work...any advice?

China version do not support VLAN

Ahhh shit...which means I have to buy 1 more MY node, and use it as primary? So the one I bought have to be set for 2nd and 3rd node?

Don't think the China and International models can even link together.

China got their own set of WiFi rules that operate at much lower transmit power and they dont support certain WiFi channels

Hardware should be similar I think...gotta think of a way to flash it to international version...but standalone EM12 MY version >RM400++...damn