Friends I have a weird experience with my Asus router. I have a Unifi Turbo 500Mbps plan and my router is Asus RT-AC55UHP and with a CAT6 ethernet cable the max speed i get is less than 250Mbps, i launched a complaint with Unifi and they sent their technicians to check and the guys who came to check the issue suggested to used my stock Unifi router which is Dlink DIR-850L and to everyones surprise i was getting 500+Mbps speed with the Dlink router.

So here is my confusion i thought the Asus RT-AC55UHP was an advanced router as compared to the DIR-850L and the technicians from unifi also agreed but none of us were able to say why the ASUS router cannot even reach 300Mbps while the Dlink obtained the speed with no issues. Any thoughts on this guys. FYI i have tried resetting my Asus router and configured it fresh but it still cannot reach the speed above 250Mbps. Is it an issue with the router itself?

Friends I have a weird experience with my Asus router. I have a Unifi Turbo 500Mbps plan and my router is Asus RT-AC55UHP and with a CAT6 ethernet cable the max speed i get is less than 250Mbps, i launched a complaint with Unifi and they sent their technicians to check and the guys who came to check the issue suggested to used my stock Unifi router which is Dlink DIR-850L and to everyones surprise i was getting 500+Mbps speed with the Dlink router.

So here is my confusion i thought the Asus RT-AC55UHP was an advanced router as compared to the DIR-850L and the technicians from unifi also agreed but none of us were able to say why the ASUS router cannot even reach 300Mbps while the Dlink obtained the speed with no issues. Any thoughts on this guys. FYI i have tried resetting my Asus router and configured it fresh but it still cannot reach the speed above 250Mbps. Is it an issue with the router itself?

try updating the asus router's firmware to the latest firmware and try again.  sometimes  your very old firmware cant support the speed.

Is Smart QOS (or whatever QOS setting) turned on? If yes try disabling it

I checked and it has the latest firmware which is 3.0.0.4.382.50702, i have been having various issues with this router since i have bought this.

How to Perform a 30-30-30 Router Reset

Follow these three simple steps to do a hard reset on your router:

1 With the router plugged in and powered on, hold down the reset button for 30 seconds.

2 While still holding down the button, unplug the router from the power source for another 30 seconds. You can do this by unplugging the power cable from the wall or by unplugging the power cable from the router.

3 With the reset button still held down, turn the power back on and hold for yet another 30 seconds.

This is how I setup for my house la.
Everything bought from Taobao.

AC88U : RM 542 AC2600 rating Main Router place beside BTU
D26G: Mercury Router RM 180 AC2600 rating Set as WDS placed in Living Room
AC68U: RM 470 AC1900 rating : Media Bridge / AI Mesh mode in my room
I have tried the setup above, able to achieve 300 Mbps  ++

Hi just to update you guys, the setup above is so OP. I still able to stream Youtube video at HD, downlaod files on my mobile via wiFi blazing fast. Did speed test and they are above 100 Mbps

Hi, the router u bought from China, is it able to be use in malaysia? I worry if i purchase, i cant use it in Malaysia. Any special instructions to follow?

tried to upgrade my TP Link Archer C1200 from TIME to V3 but failed. any ideas..?

What's your C1200 hardware version?

Normally TIME provide V1 to every customers.
Please do upgrade the firmware according to which version of hardware and software.

If V1 then V1
And so on.

You cannot install V3 firmware to V1 firmware.
Doing it so may brick the firmware or void the warranty from TIME.

Thanks.

thanks. i thought V3 would meant a later firmware version. It actually refers to the hardware version.

oh.. maybe you can try a 30/30/30 reset?

Tried it and now i get speeds upto 320Mbps from my earlier speed of less than 250Mbps on this router, but no where near the 500Mbps mark but the default Dlink router consistently hits 500+ Mbps.

TP-Link Routers have different Hardware version.

Latest version got more improvements than old version.
Some brands/models have different hardware version

TP-Link Archer C9 latest hardware version is V5 and mine is V2.
The old TP-Link logo is the full word in Capital letters while the new logo is small letters as my avatar.

Thanks.

Hi, the router u bought from China, is it able to be use in malaysia? I worry if i purchase, i cant use it in Malaysia. Any special instructions to follow?

Just want to ask.

Im using TPLink C1200 Getting 39xMbps. I changed to C2300 still get the same speed. anyway to boost he speed more?

5GHz AC, 80MHz?

Im using LAN. Havent try wifi coz i off it.