There is actually a standard but it's pretty new so not yet supported much
https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh

Wi-Fi EasyMesh

So far the only devices I've seen that support it is the Maxis Wi-Fi 6 stock router and a D-Link COVR model

Pretty rare but yeah some areas Maxis got their own infra

Is there a way to get the firmware update without enabling remote access again?

Maxis messed up their remote config and will always set wrong PPPoE credentials if I enable remote, at the same time I wish to update to newer firmware (2021) so that I can change IPv6 dns

EDIT: ended up just leaving cwmp on, letting it update, change settings back again

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Nov 15 2021, 03:32 PM

just ask them on customer support and give a reason, they will change some stuff and then you can change your PPPoE ID on router for public IP

Note that 4G Backup and VOIP Phone wont work on other routers.

Supposedly for 100Mbps and up it's the new KaonMedia AR2140 router
on paper specs are supposedly good

However there are a few threads here and there complaining about some issues and lack of settings

With that said the root account credentials are floating out there on the internet

I'm still using the old TP-Link Archer c5v

Could be the Maxis branded one is customized with that feature
I think there's a usb port at the back used for it

Nope, their site also shows a different looking wifi 6 router (possibly for buisness) and also some people here have gotten some Huawei OptiXStar or something

Got, saw before inside the stock router profiles, got 1 called Maxis-TNB

Ooh that's rare, but good, you can get ~38Mbps on a 30Mbps subscription (personal experience on Maxis own infra)

in my personally experience
1 and 2 nope, seems fine though someone mentioned youtube problems just above this
3, my tmall genie (chinese ai assitant) sometimes hicks up a bit and also leading into 4, it's internal speedtest is only getting 2 to 12Mbps depending on it's mood
china sites, the big ones like taobao no problems, but a forum I visit (mydigit.cn) is rather painfully slow, but other than that it's alright (mi.com, bilibili, baidu tieba)
5. no comment but my tech did mess up my router config so it's pushing wrong config over (incorrect PPPoE password), disabled remote, later then replaced with own router.
outside of that support has been okay
also note that if you replace router with your own you do loose 4G backup and VoIP phone. (for 4g, can change hostname of router/device to a specific name to reuse[ircc something Archer_c5v], as for voip you will have to chain the stock router to your new router to use that)
as other's have mentioned if you are subscribed to Maxis on Unifi infra and if the fibre side of things have problem it will be slower to resolve since maxis has to contact tm.

Also regarding 3, Maxis by default puts you on private ip (so no port forwarding), can ask cs to move you to public ip, no charges

also also, if you're using Maxis on Unifi infra, expect to only see 28Mbps on a 30Mbps subscription (and 280 on a 300 sub)
Blame TM, not Maxis. There's some throttling by Unifi applied on the modem for an unfair advantage

I'm using maxis on maxis own infra, so I get 38Mbps on 30Mbps subscription

On paper the specs looks good but there's a thread over on the networks subforum complaning about lack of settings and such

So asus probably better...

In general your own router is better than what ISP provides (unless you're using ancient Wifi-N era router)

AX55 is already a pretty fine router

Cant either with Custom DNS over DNSCrypt

looks like they probably followed TM and now blocks IP...
Time for VPN or proxy I suppose

Probably at some point all ISPs could be forced by MCMC to comply

Cause all ISPs are supposed to block those sites via DNS
For example TIME's stock router doesn't reveal dns settings to you AND hijacks port 53 so if you change the DNS on your PC it will still be forcibly redirected to their DNS servers, have to use DoH or DoT or use own router.

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Feb 9 2022, 01:24 PM

Oh they also messsed this up for me, and their remote kept pushing the incorrect configuration over killing the connection. Had to login as root and disable it

Now I use my own asus router

In my experience ok lah
BUT my area is Maxis own Infra

Since you are coming from Unifi, then you are probably using Maxis on Unifi infrastructure

In that case, please do expect to not see as expected speeds (eg, subscribe 30Mbps get 28Mbps)
Blame TM for unfairly caping speeds on the modem to make users think that Unifi is better

Other things to note
You are on Private IP by default, can contact CS to switch to Public
Provided wifi 6 router on paper sounds good but some threads here say it ain't great

With that said routing wise Maxis should be better

Ask them what VLAN ID is shown on router page

if ircc 621 is using TM infra, if 11 is Maxis own infra

I think that 280Mbps is expected for Maxis riding on TM infra. Thanks tm.

Not sure on what stuff does Maxis tech have access to, but you yourself can check the fibre reading too

Depending on model
For Huawei, plug a lan cable from pc to modem, then in settings assign yourself an ip in the 192.168.100.X range, subnet 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.100.1

Then visit 192.168.100.1
Login with telecomadmin/admintelecom

Somewhere inside the UI got section that displays reading.

For other brand ONT I'm not sure

Some older Huawei ONT's might require unplugging the fibre cable
An even older one requires a autohotkey script to keep sending commands so that it wont kick you out.

edit: that’s the router, modem is the other box that the Fibre cable connects to

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Feb 23 2022, 05:02 PM