Is it on the spot replacement and how long is the wait?

I'm looking to upgrade my router too, hence the interest in mesh wifi. May I know why you are using the unifi D-Link router instead of connecting the modem to the X20?

Well, reason number 1 is I tried connecting X20 straight to the modem and it didnt work for me. Havent try again with different setting though.

Second reason that prevents me from trying again is, if I replace the current unifi router then all other home appliances that already have connection to my unifi router wifi credentials need to re-setup. I'm just too lazy to go through the hassle of finding user guide on how to find them, connect to new wifi points etc..

Plus, those home appliances don't need high internet speed anyway. Even with just 1 or 2 bar of signal, they work just fine.

If you are going to replace your main router, then setup the new router with the exact same wifi ssid and password. This way your smart home devices would just connect normally.

Secondly if you are buying X20, you need to setup the new router with special ISP requirement on the internet connection page, then select Unifi, then enter your username and password. That should do it. New router would not have the required VLAN tagging to connect to Unifi.

If you are going to replace your main router, then setup the new router with the exact same wifi ssid and password. This way your smart home devices would just connect normally.

Secondly if you are buying X20, you need to setup the new router with special ISP requirement on the internet connection page, then select Unifi, then enter your username and password. That should do it. New router would not have the required VLAN tagging to connect to Unifi.

ok this is new to me, thanks for the advice.

Any guide on how to do it?

I have just replaced the existing Fiberhome router with the Deco X20, but I could not connect to the internet with my existing PPPoE username and password. Right now the X20 showing red LED light. Do I need to get a new password from Unifi?

When you first login to your router, there should be an option to choose what you want to use it for (a router, repeater or whatever), then once you choose as router, the next (or next next) page should have a connection setup page, and once you choose pppoe, there should be a tickbox for special internet requirement, and once you tick that, you would have a list of ISP from which you have to choose unifi.

There are no such options. The app prompts me to choose a connection type immediately after it detects the Deco.



Update: Found the setting that you mentioned under Advanced Settings -> IPTV/VLAN with the help from ChatGPT 😅

Problem solved. Thanks for your help 🙏🏼

Thought of sharing my experience for those who might face the same issue.

Home - Unifi 800MBps, using the stock router D-Link DIR-842.
Device - Deco X20

My experience has been far from "easy" unlike those who have shared their reviews.

Starting off with what worked for me.
My setup is Modem > Unifi router > Main Deco > sub Deco

Problems faced.

1) Deco app is not available in Huawei App Gallery. Downloading it from APKPure or GBox is possible, and the app looks normal, but it just can't locate my Deco during setup phase.
Solution: used the Deco app in iPhone.

2) Multiple issues during setup
- unable to detect the main Deco
- main Deco has solid red light
Solution: press the reset button and try from the start.

- device not connected to the internet
Solution: apart from reset, I had to remove the entire SSID (the wifi name and password) then start from the beginning. What finally worked for me was to login to the Unifi router and made sure each LAN port was enabled for internet. My main problem was plugging it into a port meant for IPTV.. then problem solved.

3) tried calling TP Link Malaysia technical support
Solution: none. Nobody picked up the phone.

So far the speed has been quite satisfactory, my issue was with Unifi who's only giving me 30% of subscribed speed..

Hope this helps!

Are you able to get speed test result close to 800mbps? Mine UNIFI plan upgraded from 500mbps to 800mbps. But I hardly get speed test result close to 800mbps.

erm right after modem change I managed to hit 826 Mbps.

On average.. around 600~700++Mbps but that's only at direct line of sight to router.

Looking for Deco systems that supports DoT/DoH
At the moment the official website only listed support for X50, X55
Is this legit? Newer Wifi 7 ones doesnt support?

Performance is bad though, are you okay with it?

DoH / DoT quite taxing on consumer router CPU

How big of a peformance drop?
On 500Mbps connection at the moment

The thing that it affects is not the speed, so the speedtest is still fine

It's the time it takes for the router to resolve the DNS is slow due to limited CPU power unless you using those higher end routers with faster CPU

It mainly affect browsing the web, things just feel laggy and not smooth

Suggest to setup on device DoH instead as it is much faster. Natively supported on Android and Windows now

Yikes, I wanna switch my AX88u (Running merlin+DoT) out for a mesh system
Seems like I need to wait for something that's more powerful then
I'm not setting DoH on my phones because PBB app doesnt play well with custom DNS settings

Yikes, I wanna switch my AX88u (Running merlin+DoT) out for a mesh system
Seems like I need to wait for something that's more powerful then
I'm not setting DoH on my phones because PBB app doesnt play well with custom DNS settings

Since you are already using ASUS, what's stopping you from just buying another router from them and setting it up as node?