Fiberhome - ax1800/ax3000
Dlink- x1860z/3060

Have yet to see anyone getting tp link ax model.

And this is one big problem with Tp-link or their subsidiary Mercusys devices that they make.

Too many versions of a device with slight alterations due to hardware/chips supply.

And I took one 2 days to fully compared the different hardware versions of x20 and x50, reasons being ,I'm interested with the IoT network, signal source, connection preference . And lately they added ECO mode to it but only on V3 and above for x20 deco.

Imagine a normal user, they won't even ask dealer/vendor about this as they don't even know in the first place. And by the time you get it and open it up, is already too late to realize about the firmware differences, hopefully those features will come to v2 and v1.

Deco x10 is the worst..totally cut off from future supports for now

From what I've gathered online, TP-link got many factories all over the world, chips supply is not consistent or they never keep stock on hold for production.
Also due to certain region wifi power limit regulations, they need to adjust base on that region. So in the end, come out with many types of hardware revisions.

Yes, I even read some complained about Tapo cameras with the later versions had bad microphone sound, but the older ones is better mic but slower processing hardware.

Hopefully they can at least standardize it more in the future even with different hardwares.

Feels bad for those early buyers of Deco X10, device is great, but the lack of firmware update support is terrible. If they can't handle it, why don't just release the source code and allow the community to cook up a good customized firmware of decos.

https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/kb/detail/412754

https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/forum/topic/621608

This is a must read for those who are going to venture into TP-Link lineup, at least you know which hardware you should go for before committing into buying it.

At the very least, you won't have a headache of missing out functions or disappearing options due to different hardware revisions when setting up different mesh in a network.

Yes, Mercusys app lacking on this. Very basic and minimal straight forward orange red hue app. Not even the login page too..

Perhaps you could do a screenshot and use the report function in the app to send in a support ticket, but be warn, the way of reply and style is somewhat confusing for us to decipher.

I think their support is run by a team of part timers mainland.



This post has been edited by Omochao: Jan 30 2024, 10:33 AM

Is not that they dont want to support , is hardware limitations probably, and at the rate they are releasing new routers or mesh, is better to focus on newer products. Very China style of doing things, like how they always drop off support for 1/2 years old devices after launching. But if they follow xiaomi footsteps and churn out newer firmwares, that would also be another whole set of issues as xiaomi always release new firmware with new features, but one thing or another gets broken along the way and need to wait for another new update to rectify it.

I hope Tp-Link won't go down this way of doing things. Infact, I found out from other forums, their mesh source code is actually based on OpenWrt. Hope they can really make full use of it.

x50 and above all using homeshield..so unless you want free homecare basic, you need to change the main node x20, but then it seems like intentionally bottle necking your hardware.

have you try changing tp link region , europe,global,us and some other foreign country in english? i notice for example , x20 deco has different versions for each country despite same hardware versions. you can try playing around with that

Yes, wasted a lot but that's the only way, for networking features and functions, really depends on which one you using for the main node.

Check with this link, different region , different firmware versions, also try to take note for hardware version.
https://www.tp-link.com/my/choose-your-location/

Hard to say , as I have yet to test out on my own neither do I own a pair of deco mesh. but if it works , then good choice, get to enjoy homecare, same speed and coverage, with 6ghz still can turn on.

but that doesn't means the x20 main node will be able to emit 6gnz.

afaik, bandsteering or smart connect only applies for 2.4ghz+5ghz, for 6ghz they put it under MLO, but only on Wifi 7.

not sure if Wifi6e router/mesh smart connect includes 6ghz as well or not?

by default, all tapo kasa is under tp link, should be compatible .

Get a router that come with bss coloring to reduce interference between AP clients. WiFi6 generation should suffice for you, the only thing good about WiFi6e, is the additional 6ghz band only, other than that not much of a big improvement from WiFi6.

Or else just go directly to WiFi7. but might go over your budget.

Since you have wired backhaul, just get TP-link line up routers, archer ax90 or ax 73, 3 of them, settle 1 whole floor. There might be some small wifi dead zone, then consider using your old routers as a wireless repeater to extend that last mile range.

Yes it is, back when I was using Mercusys Halo, it showed the same thing as well.

So I guess somehow it is the same for the mentioned above that when you joined a network, double notifications .

Just reselect the Wifi which has better signal strength as indicated in the list..that should be fine as it means is closer to the source.

I'm using IoT network now ,so far so good...

Though I cant seem to find any difference with using main network..but nevermind...just leave it as it is.

Homeshield?
All premium, so I didn't bothered with it, no kids, so no need supervision, surf at your own risk.

X50 + X20

wifi access control is blacklist + whitelist mode . this year should be coming out. They even have eco mode for deco x50/x55 now..But after add in deco x20, the eco mode is gone because they haven't release the firmware yet for x20 malaysia..V4 has it.

Just turn off the notification, because I rename all connected device individually to check any outsiders.

Maybe you can send in a support ticket at tp link forums to report about that issue.



This post has been edited by Omochao: Feb 5 2024, 07:00 PM

Check here to see if preferred signal source feature available for your device, if not, wait for the firmware update, should be coming soon.

Not much of a use especially for devices like mobiles that you need it to roam from one point to another point, this feature benefits IoT devices, or device that you won't move around like laptops/desktops or TVs. The only good thing about it, is that you can set your mobile devices to keep connecting to the 5Ghz mode.


https://www.tp-link.com/fi/support/faq/3480/

Yes, M4 deco is ac and supports up to WPA2 only, imo, WPA2 is enough, the better the security authentication method, the more power is needed to decrypt the password, hence why some devices (even those that supports WPA3) will face disconnection after some time.

Like one of my friend, who didn't know that his router turned on WPA3 by default, usually on first try, his devices can connect to the router without issue, by night time, the next day, everything is disconnected, and trying to connect back the WiFi will keep failing, initially he thought his router was defective and even called tech support to check, the support keep telling him to reset and reset port, but I came to help him, and set it back to WPA2, working until today, didn't need to restart at all.



This post has been edited by Omochao: Feb 6 2024, 09:13 PM

It will come, but only they themselves can tell.

IoT devices like Tapo Cams/ LED bulbs, I didn't even change anything, just put it on auto for all signal and band selection. Because it can only go up to 2.4Ghz, no point changing it anyway. The only thing that I can think off is that I can set it to connect to another node.

wireless maybe yes.
wired no , unless that router has a 2.5Gbps port.

which means is getting better signal coverage from that node.

Or else try power cycle the nodes to force it connect to the nearest ones.

Right now I've encountered an issue for my own network is that my deco x20 cannot register near device when I roam with my phone next to it. Other phones like xiaomi ,samsung and redmi, no issues..only my phone .

After resetting and even resetup the whole decos, nothing helps. Turning on and off for 2.4ghz+5ghz only also failed.


The only way is to turn off fast roaming protocol permanently i deco app, and now is functioning as normal.

Plenty on the market, tp-link and asus already release it, WiFi 7 certified routers supports more than 2Gbps.
Or go for mikrotik like how they are doing it here in this thread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4925452