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 UniFi's TP-Link Routers C5, C7 & C1200, Newer is not better.

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lyt25_1234
post Apr 26 2017, 11:21 AM

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QUOTE(desperado22 @ Apr 26 2017, 10:12 AM)
your boot up time problem may be is due to your Pc problem, my tplink C1200 boot up time untill can browse internet is only 2min 5 s ,after that work vry great like never ever before as compare to the old Dlink 850 router before unifi package upgrade, tp link c1200 wifi coverage also very good can cover my whole house until kitchen and garden outsite.
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But not so good for upstairs. I have to rely on homeplug...
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post Apr 26 2017, 12:15 PM


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QUOTE(desperado22 @ Apr 26 2017, 10:12 AM)
your boot up time problem may be is due to your Pc problem, my tplink C1200 boot up time untill can browse internet is only 2min 5 s ,after that work vry great like never ever before as compare to the old Dlink 850 router before unifi package upgrade, tp link c1200 wifi coverage also very good can cover my whole house until kitchen and garden outsite.
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Fair enough, but my PC is 15km from the C1200 wor. Finally we have a good report about the C1200. What hardware version and firmware is your C1200? Is yours the 2 antenna or 3 antenna version?

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post Apr 26 2017, 02:05 PM

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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 26 2017, 12:15 PM)
Fair enough, but my PC is 15km from the C1200 wor. Finally we have a good report about the C1200. What hardware version and firmware is your C1200? Is yours the 2 antenna or 3 antenna version?
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eh i tot c1200 got 3 antennas. got another version?
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post May 3 2017, 09:07 AM

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Today I have another problem, after fixed the torrent issue freezing my C1200, now I have another issue.

The setup is like this, I have a laptop connected the RJ-45 cable to the C1200 network port and running KODI on the laptop.

Now, when I try to stream movie content from my android phone, after a while, the router hangs, WiFi connection and Ethernet connection still show connected though. And I can also ping my laptop pc.

I need to press the reset button to restart the router to resume .

So how?
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post May 3 2017, 04:28 PM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 3 2017, 09:07 AM)
Today I have another problem, after fixed the torrent issue freezing my C1200, now I have another issue.

The setup is like this, I have a laptop connected the RJ-45 cable to the C1200 network port and running KODI on the laptop.

Now, when I try to stream movie content from my android phone, after a while, the router hangs, WiFi connection and Ethernet connection still show connected though. And I can also ping my laptop pc.

I need to press the reset button to restart the router to resume .

So how?
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Just installed DD-WRT and it's much better now.
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post May 3 2017, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 26 2017, 12:15 PM)
Fair enough, but my PC is 15km from the C1200 wor. Finally we have a good report about the C1200. What hardware version and firmware is your C1200? Is yours the 2 antenna or 3 antenna version?
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We subscribe to 3x TM Biz uniFi 100Mbps plan. It supply us with 3x TP-Link C1200 (3 antenna) v1.0.

Didn't upgrade the firmware, use what's given but modify a bit settings to what I need.

Note. I connect all 3x C1200 to a pfSense firewall machine. So,

1. Disable all radio (wireless) cause don't need.
2. Disable SPI firewall cause don't need.
3. NAT Boost is enable by default.
4. Change the default IP address.
5. Disable DHCP server.

Already near 1 month using never turn off or restart. So far very stable. CPU usage will jump to 100% sometime but doesn't slow down the performance. Speedtest result 95Mbps download and 49Mbps upload. Download Steam games can max all the line.

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post May 3 2017, 11:50 PM

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Use c1200 for fews day but can't cover my whole house. Router at ground floor. 4th floor no signal. Then change to mi router also same. Ordered linksys ea7500. Will c how.
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post May 4 2017, 04:14 PM

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Contact TPLink on slow boot up issue, here is the unfriendly feedback from engineering end, I provided c1200 and archer c2 v 5 video and show them the boot up time at 1 min and 4.5 min respectively.

Here are the bug found from my end
- whitelist setting, after reboot . All permitted device unable to internet
- guest bandwidth limit not incorporate
- in-proper coding, interfere with router start-up

Please proceed for cisco and asus RG, tplink is fairly unreliable

Anybody flash singapore firmware into c1200? will it work appreciate your test end as i m away the country atm.

Dear Customer,
This model needs to reboot longer than other device because it needs to load the high CPU, it is not a hardware or firmware issue. I hope you can understand this, this model is designed to take several minutes to reboot.But it will not affect the function of this router . Please do not worry about it.

Furthermore ,if you insist this device is not working properly ,you can contact our service center in Malaysia and let them to repair or replace the device for you:
Address::Lot 4-20, 4th floor, Plaza Low Yat, off Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Working time: From Mon-Sun 10:30am—7:30pm
Contact number:+60 321 414 358

Your kind cooperation will be highly appreciate , have a good day!

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post May 4 2017, 04:49 PM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 3 2017, 05:28 PM)
Just installed DD-WRT and it's much better now.
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Hey darling,able to provide the ddr firmware u flash into c1200
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QUOTE(kho82 @ May 4 2017, 12:50 AM)
Use c1200 for fews day but can't cover my whole house. Router at ground floor. 4th floor no signal. Then change to mi router also same. Ordered linksys ea7500. Will c how.
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You made my day, 4th story house and you placing your rg in the first floor. How you expect the signal soar till the top floor mate.. You need AP and RG signal is transmission downwards not upwards
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post May 4 2017, 09:19 PM


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QUOTE(firdausbhari @ Apr 26 2017, 02:05 PM)
eh i tot c1200 got 3 antennas. got another version?
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My bad, was thinking of something else when I typed that. C1200 - 3 antennas, just 1 version.
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post May 5 2017, 09:09 PM

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Why my C1200 CPU is most of the time 100%?
I don't have heavy streaming...
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post May 5 2017, 11:09 PM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 5 2017, 10:09 PM)
Why my C1200 CPU is most of the time 100%?
I don't have heavy streaming...
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How many wifi devices you tap into? can do you screenshot with LAN connection as well?
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post May 8 2017, 05:00 AM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 5 2017, 09:09 PM)
Why my C1200 CPU is most of the time 100%?
I don't have heavy streaming...
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I disable WiFi on my C1200 and most of the time the CPU will be at 100%. Using UniFi 100Mbps Biz. I have 3 of C1200 here and they are the same, CPU most of the time is 100% (not all the time). Anyway it doesn't seem to create any problem. No slow down or hang. I never switch off or restart those router. Quite reliable despite the 100% CPU load.

A friend told me that turning off NAT Boost will low down the CPU load. But I do not recommend that because even high CPU load the router still working just fine.

Best regard.

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post May 8 2017, 05:16 AM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 5 2017, 09:09 PM)
Why my C1200 CPU is most of the time 100%?
I don't have heavy streaming...
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Something is wrong.

Usually a router's CPU utilization is 0% when there is not much network activity going on.

This is a snapshot of my Huawei WS880 dual-CPU utilization just now.

I have never seen it exceed 15% per CPU, even under heavy torrenting and video streaming.

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post May 8 2017, 07:00 AM

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QUOTE(raynman @ May 8 2017, 05:16 AM)
Something is wrong.

Usually a router's CPU utilization is 0% when there is not much network activity going on.

This is a snapshot of my Huawei WS880 dual-CPU utilization just now.

I have never seen it exceed 15% per CPU, even under heavy torrenting and video streaming.

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It's not all the time but most of the time when there are traffic.

I manage to low down by disabling some features. I don't know maybe the CPU is bad or a firmware bug.

Disabled
1. USB sharing feature. It's enable on default even you don't put a flash drive.
2. SPI firewall.

I still keep the NAT Boost feature on. Although my friend recommend to turn it off and it will reduce CPU load. Anyway now I can see it's around 5-20% loading without traffic and only me working inside the firmware.

I don't recommend people that own this router to mess around if you don't understand what you're doing. Don't fix something that's not broken. It still works just fine with the CPU loading a bit high.

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post May 8 2017, 08:36 AM

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QUOTE(lyt25_1234 @ May 5 2017, 09:09 PM)
Why my C1200 CPU is most of the time 100%?
I don't have heavy streaming...
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If you consistently encounter 100% CPU utilization even during periods of normal network activity,
it can only mean two things.

1. Badly-coded firmware
2. Failing or defective hardware.

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post May 8 2017, 10:27 AM

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QUOTE(denimblue @ May 8 2017, 08:36 AM)
If you consistently encounter 100% CPU utilization even during periods of normal network activity,
it can only mean two things.

1. Badly-coded firmware
2. Failing or defective hardware.
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Then Badly-coded firmware maybe. I have 3 newly receive unit. Cannot be all 3 with defective hardware. Anyway can make the CPU high load under control by disabling some feature like I mention on the upper post.

Best regard.


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post May 8 2017, 10:29 AM

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QUOTE(denimblue @ May 8 2017, 08:36 AM)
If you consistently encounter 100% CPU utilization even during periods of normal network activity,
it can only mean two things.

1. Badly-coded firmware
2. Failing or defective hardware.
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Like I said earlier, "something is wrong".

I agree with what you say. smile.gif

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