DLink DIR-X3060Z
Oh. So. Free.

The X3060Z is one model of wifi routers that TM provides. Though lacking in features, it's not too shabby when it comes to wifi performace. It supports EasyMesh which allows APs from different manufacturers to mesh together.

If you're looking for speedtests, they're are in the 2nd post.

Closest model on DLink's website: DIR-X3000Z (https://www.dlink.com.my/product/ax3000-mesh-gigabit-wireless-router)
Manual: cannot find


TM's X3060Z brown box packaging.

App
DLink has a WiFi Connect app for the router but it's not working on IOS. I think Android is OK. (20231022)
IOS: https://apps.apple.com/my/app/d-link-wi-fi-...ct/id1613473017
Android: TBD

tl;dr Specs
SoC: ZTE ZX279128R (1Ghz Arm9 Dual Core)
Gigabit WAN Port x1
Gigabit LAN Ports x3
USB: None
RAM: 256MB
Flash: Unknown
WiFi6 802.11ax AX3000 (2x2 40Mhz & 160Mhz)
Antennas: 5 external
Antenna Gain: Unknown
Power: DC 12v 1.5A



Open Ports

21/tcp	ftp
22/tcp	ssh
23/tcp	telnet
80/tcp	http
443/tcp	https
3517/tcp	802-11-iapp

Defaults
Refer to label on the bottom.

IP	192.168.0.1
username	tmadmin
password	Adm@XXXX (XXXX = last 4 digits of MAC address)
wifi	password

Setup Guides
Normally TM's technician would have set it up for you but just in case, they didn't or if you had to reset.

I suggest that you start from default configuration. You can reset to defaults by using the reset button or from Administration/System Management - Factory Reset

How to Setup the DLink DIR-X3060Z as a Router

1. Connect WAN port to your modem.
2. Status/Quick Configuration - Working Mode: Routing patterns
3. & WAN access mode: PPPoE
4. Enter unifi credentials
5. Enter WiFi SSID and password.
6. The Internet Explorer LED (2nd from left) should become steady.

How to Setup the DLink DIR-X3060Z as an Access Point

1. Status/Quick Configuration - Working Mode: The bridge model
2. Connect WAN port to your network.
3. Reboot.
4. Check connectivity. The X3060Z should get an IP address from your main router.
5. The Internet Explorer LED (2nd from left) should become steady.

How to Prepare the main DLink DIR-X3060Z for EasyMesh (Optional)
This is optional. You can leave both settings on Auto.

1. /Network/WLAN/EasyMesh - Setting Device Roles: The main
2. & Wireless Networking link: Only 5G

How to Setup EasyMesh on child DLink DIR-X3060Z (WPS)
I couldn't get this to work. They wouldn't connect. Recommend setup with cable.

1. Press WPS button on main X3060Z.
2. Press WPS button on secondary X3060Z
3. 3rd from left LED on both X3060Zs should flash quickly.
4. Wait until the LED is steady.

How to Setup EasyMesh on child DLink DIR-X3060Z (Cable)

1. Connect WAN port to LAN. (doesn’t have to be the main DLink)
2. Wait until the 69 LED (3rd from left) is steady. Takes a few mins for both DLinks to connect.
3. Check status on EasyMesh page.
4. Retain cable for Wired Mesh.
5. Or remove cable for Wireless Mesh. Takes a few mins for both DLinks to reconnect.
6. Remember not to place it too far away.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 22 2023, 07:05 PM

Speedtests
Speedtests for the DLink DIR-X3060Z as a single Access Point (AP), Wireless Mesh and Wired Mesh.

• I used my existing router, Mikrotik RB5009UG+S+IN as the main router.
• The X3060Zs are configured as APs in Bridge mode.
• I'm using the default 100% transmission power for both bands.
• 2.4Ghz is set to 20Mhz and 5Ghz to 80Mhz.
• Unifi is 800/200.
• The Mikrotik router is located in my office room on the 1st floor towards the right & back of the house.
• For all tests, the main X3060Z is in the same office room on the 1st floor.
• For wireless mesh tests, the 2nd X3060Z is located downstairs in the living room at the foot of the stairs which is to the right of the house. This spot has a power point and good signal from the main X3060Z.
• For wired mesh tests, the 2nd X3060Z is located downstairs in the living room to the front & left of the house. Because the network point & switch are here.
• House is 24'x80' Bult-up not sure, 55"?. Maybe I draw a plan later.

|Location|Single AP (1st)|Wireless Mesh|Wired Mesh|

Office Room (1st)	761/214	-	-
Dining Room (G)	478/210	372/217	807/213 (flaps)
Living Room (G)	389/217	353/216	813/212 (flaps)

MacBook Air M1 Wifi6 2x2 80Mhz

Location	Single AP (1st)	Wireless Mesh	Wired Mesh
Office (1st)	739/242	-	-
Dining Room (G)	332/220	377/232	723/261
Living Room (G)	340/228	387/213	747/257
Porch Door (G)	51/52	337/233	638/232
Porch Gate (G)	No signal	279/232	630/271
Master Room (1st)	509/236	280/214	519/245
Master Toilet (1st)	219/207	240/187 (flaps)	411/227 (flaps)

iPhone 13 Pro Wifi6 2x2 80Mhz

*(flaps) means the device cannot decide which mesh to connect to because it sees the same signal strength so it keeps changing and half the time, it connects to the slower one. It's probably because I left the transmission power at 100%.


This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 25 2023, 09:45 PM

This should help you fill out the specs
https://www.netcore.cn/en/product-center/fa...outer/2576.html

Or, possibly
https://www.netcore.cn/en/product-center/fa...outer/2600.html

Also, you wrote AC3000 instead of AX3000

This post has been edited by PRSXFENG: Oct 22 2023, 05:51 PM

I find that the performance drops within 1 week of using.. devices disconnected, my online conference keeps disconnecting.. etc..

It doesn't happen overnight - I feel like the performance degraded after 3-4 days of usage.

Changed back to my ASUS RT-AC86U which has been solid for my usage.

Thanks, corrected to AX3000. That's a wealth of info there.

Memory leaks probably. Was afraid of things like that. Will keep an eye out for it. Doubt we're gonna get too many updates for this router. I wonder if can use official firmware from DLink but even then they don't have any new firmware yet for X3000Z.

There isnt a lot of router can match ac86u in the price range or ~300.
Well, 2nd hand ac86u still fetch quite a lot of money...

Well TS you can add below links from google play store (android only) for apps that can control "d-link" special router (x1860z or x3060z only)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...ink.quickconfig

Alternatively, unifi themselves also provide another app for their wifi 6 routers (maybe for FiberHome routers)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...i.cloudcheck.tm

Additionally, there's some correction:

The ZTE ZX279128R has ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core, 1GHz 32-bit SoC

But the wifi radio part is from Mediatek, MT7916AN combined with MT7976DN RF

more spicy info right here: https://device.report/netis-systems/nx30r

This post has been edited by MyProLife: Oct 22 2023, 07:38 PM

soonwai how come the download speed for wireless mesh is about half of the download speed from single AP or Wired Mesh? However upload speed seems consistent for all 3 configuration types.

And when you test using MacBook, I am curious why the download speed when connected to Wired Mesh is even better than when it is connected to the Single AP.

this is just coz of how wifi works. wifi works in half duplex mode, either tx or rx can be done one moment. so when the wifi 5ghz radio is also used as wireless backhaul at the same time, speed will be about half. for upload speed, it's just unifi thing because unifi implement asymmetrical speed which upload is much lower than download usually

Wireless mesh throughput is halved because the mesh node only has one 5Ghz transceiver (radio.) It uses that single radio to alternate sending/receiving from the main mesh and sending/receiving to the device. Wifi is half-duplex, it can't send/receive simultaneously. So double duty for it and therefore about 50% effective throughput.

I think the mesh can handle about 800Mbps so 400+400 for sending and receiving. Unifi upload is only 200Mbps so no problem there.

This is why the more expensive tri-band mesh systems have 2 x 5Ghz radios. One dedicated to the main mesh and one to the devices.

As for the MacBook, I think that's because the office room is a much smaller space with walls on all sides and the radio waves are bouncing off the walls and interfering with themselves. Also because the MacBook was much closer, about 3ft away from the x3060z. Too close also no good. Another thing is that I left the power of the x3060z in the office room at 100%. Probably a bit too much for that room.

The living and dining room are much bigger spaces and I'm about 8ft away during the tests.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 23 2023, 12:37 AM

Soonwai & MyProLife, thanks very much for the explanation.

Now I know if I need the download speed on my future mesh unit to be same as the main unit, I need to either pull a lan cable to the mesh unit or upgrade both units to a triband model.

i no pening2 setup mesh la what
buy cheap wifi 6 router as AP, pull long cable, set wifi name is same just add 1 number behide, same wifi password
both also can get full speed

Yes can also. I was using like that except with just one SSID for all APs. Mikrotik hAP ac2 + hAP ac. Got centralized management (Mikrotik calls it Capsman) but no fast roaming. Of course, cable.

The newer hAP ax3 which I've been testing for a few months now supports both management & fast roaming. Once happy, I'll probably get another hAP ax3 or a cheaper ax2.

Mesh main benefits:
1. Centralized Management but not so important if just 2 units.
2. Fast Roaming when going from AP to another.
3. Controller can give the device a list of recommended APs to connect to. Again not so important for 2 units.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 23 2023, 12:59 AM

i got try set same SSID, but seem sometime phone does not auto switch, and i cannot know which router is connected to, so i just add extra 1 number on SSID, easy to see connected to which router.

and some more AP also got LAN port for PC use

Roaming is interesting but mesh...for me not important for my usage.Only roaming.

If I pull cable from ground floor to 1st floor, it will be messy and I don't like to see exposed cable running along the walls. That is why I using repeater for now. But repeater also give half the speed of my main unit.

Was hoping getting another similar X3060z and set up as wireless mesh will give full speed. Guess will have to reconsider other options.

This just because Dlink/Easymesh suck.

I used to use this method, but once going mesh(tplink deco), that is no turning back.
If you have the condition to pull lan for 2 AP, make backbone mesh. My whole house (2storeys) are 450-600m with AC1200. Most importantly, the roaming doesn't lag or spike.

2 ssid or 1 same ssid with same name are shit. It won't switch to the best signal automatically, unless you tune the signal lower, but it cause another issue that it reduces your performance.

Side note: used to be wireless mesh which was about 250m for the satelite unit.
I can imagine if i choose to use deco X60 series, i can use up to 600m even with wireless mesh.

This post has been edited by wc_how: Oct 23 2023, 11:35 AM

I dont have problem at my home switching for my Deco M4 when I walk from ground floor to 1st floor room, it automatically switches and yes both has the same SSID.

I mean 2 diff range of routers, not mesh unit with same ssid. Or what i mean is, 2 individual APs.

I see...got it! yeah those are leceh. Sorry misunderstood earlier.

Ya that was my meaning i never go back after using tplink deco series.

True also. Even with mesh systems, - more accurately 802.11[r,k,v]. WiFi Mesh nowadays is more a marketing term - ultimately it's still up to the device whether it wants to switch or not.

For sure your house will have spots where the signal is the same but one AP is faster than the other. And dunno why the phone always connects to the one that is slower.

My master toilet is one such place. No matter what I'm using, Deco M4, M9 Plus, X20, Mikrotik hAP ac, ac2, ax3 and now DLink X3060Z, the same thing happens.

Another one is the camera in my front door, for some strange reason, it always connect to the AP at the back of the house instead of the one 10ft away from it. This can be solved by using separate SSIDs like what you do. Since I prefer a single SSID, I solve this by blocking that camera from the back AP but I can only do this when using Mikrotik APs.

Another thing is power, I never use 100%. Too much overlap in the signal. TPLink Deco team knows this so their products all have conservative power settings. Buy more Decos instead of increasing power.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 23 2023, 03:11 PM

Looks like it has be tri-band then. M9 Plus is really cheap now but Wifi5 only. The current Wifi6 Deco tribands are too expensive.

You'll also need to see if you have a good place to put the unit where it's family approved, has a power point and good signal from the main unit. Harder than it sounds.

Or hack the walls and conceal a cable.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Oct 23 2023, 03:33 PM

I wonder if we can do our own FTTR using Huawei solution..

i sold my dlink dir-x3060z. i like fiberhome sr1041f more

why not use tplink cheaper solution










This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: Oct 23 2023, 10:07 PM

Any reasons why? Colour? Design?

I feel like fiberhome wifi 6 stability is better from my brief experience with sr1041y model. Just than features wise its lacking only. Almost close to tp link archer level

Stability compared to X3060Z? Stability in what way?

No experience yet with x3060z. Actually at that time because got upgraded from dir842 to sr1041y maybe as part of recontract. Feels like sr1041y is better than dir842 in terms of ping, packet lose and range as well as the speed that can more easily to reach 300mbps

Since TS provide good test result for the router, anyone interested to get one unit? Got 1 unit for sell here

Fiberhome sr1041f give better speed when connected to mesh via wifi.

I can easily get 200mbps+ when i’m in room upstairs. Dlink struggle to give 100-150mbps.

Coverage wise both dlink dir x3060z and fiberhome sr1041f works really well.

when use the mesh as bridge mode, after disable dhcp.. the router die die cant connect.. what setting did i set wrongly?

No idea what you did but just set Bridge mode. No need to disable DHCP, it should be done automatically.

Set to bridge mode ok, but i want my main router to assign ip to rest of my devices

That's what I do on mine.

Main router is Mikrotik RB5009.

X3060Z-#1
• Set bridge mode
• Connect WAN port to Mikrotik
• DLink will get IP address from Mikrotik
• No need to disable DHCP or set IP address
• Configure EasyMesh

X3060Z-#2
• No need to set anything
• Just connect WAN port to LAN switch
• DLink will get IP address from Mikrotik
• EasyMesh will auto configure

Device connected to DLink #1 or #2 wifi will get IP address from Mikrotik.

Device 2 wan port connect to lan port of device 1 or your Mikrotik?

Device 2 connects to a switch which is connected to my Mikrotik RB5009.

Sifu question.

i do an easymesh for ax3000z and ax3060z. Ax3000z as main unit while 3060z as satellite/mesh unit.

channel set as 5ghz, by right when i close by on satellite unit i should get full speed as well right? the distance like 5-6 feet with 2 wall

We were given a pair of this router as part of their WiFi 6 upgrade exercise.

For a TM-provided router, I have to say it's rock solid. Haven't had any problems with it. At least 3 heavy users in our household and it has no issues trudging through that.

How does this compare to AX50?

how much wanted to sell master?
cheap cheap plss

How about 110

wowwww sealed unit or used

Not virgin anymore, the technician direct open it even I say I will connect it later myself

let me ping you for more details

Is mesh function available under Access Point mode?

I thought this wifi ap is rock solid, able to max out my 500Mbps without sweat over wifi. Just realised my ethernet backhaul is only able to handshake at 100Mbps, upstairs mesh is only able to output 100Mbps.. i think need to redo my ethernet plug connectors

wished i read earlier bought used unit for rm160 from shopee

so total i have 3 units

yup can max out 500mbps from all 3 of my units. all connected through cable

Bet you can get it below 130 at lowyat easily, or carousell

is the mesh node resilient to wan disconnection? means no need for manual intervention or re-setup when main router rebooted or wan changed ip

I gave up on this 3060z as a router. suddenly this morning 2 of my android tv no IP address assigned and a few hours ago one of the 3060z mesh client also no ip address.

i took out my old tplink router set as router, and set all of the 3060z as AP.

work perfectly

I wonder, is this any better than a FiberHome PON ONU if using it as a ONU not router.

Do you know what are the tools for the last 3 pictures? Basically a hot glue gun for fiber? Cant seem to find it on shopee/taobao idk if i am typing for the correct item

the watermark got shop name if u zoom in.

yes. just a hot glue gun, cordless.

Conclusion: dlink (well it's netis actually) still lose to fiber home (at least on paper)

Because:

1. SR1041F with Econet (MTK subsidiary) has 64 bit dual core A53 @ 1ghz. Almost on par with Qualcomm IPQ5000 series (aka IPQ0518/5018) on some tp link archers
2. SR1041F comes with 512m of ram

The wireless solutions from mediatek are almost the same nonetheless on both dlink/netis and fiber home so the range should be similar great for single level homes. But fiber home should be able to provide much more stable connection if with many devices connected

But the con on zte/Econet on either model, no openWRT support at all to bypass ISP firmware. So no much value after all.
Better to get mediatek filogic models for that, lol

Source: https://www.acwifi.net/24040.html

Hi guys. Need some opinion here. I have 5g cpe but its wireless coverage is limited. So I bought this ax3000 unifi unit to make it as AP.

Reading the first page, i managed to set it to bridge model. But the speed is way too low compared to wireless directly from my 5g cpe. If near the 5g cpe, i got around 500mbps. After connecting it to dlink and set it to bridge mode, the speed i got from dlink router is only around 100mbps altho just 5cm from it.

Anything i did wrong?

Oh ya, if in bridge mode, cannot access the dlink router setting page anymore? Type the ip, nothing comes up…

most likely the ethernet cable. please try another cable

Can the FiberHome be used with wired backhaul?

Not tried yet. Easymesh function is meant for wireless backhaul mainly.

I got 2 of sr1041f want to let go btw

Should be yes. Chg mode to bridge/ap on 2nd router n disable dhcp

I sold mine for rm100 both within 1hr in fb

I see. Ok2, need to get new one for shopee to try 1st then. Thanks for suggestion.

Hi Sifus, i just got a new DLink DIR-X3060Z from Unifi today and setup by contractor.
However, I noticed that the my handphone will not auto connect to WiFi and need to manually connect everytime. Any idea why this happen?
Also the WiFi connection will disconnected from time to time.
Any advise for the above? Thank you

Once i use this as router, its quite buggy at times.. still prefer it as pure wireless ap

Forget the WIFi on your phone and connect again. Try another WiFi channel.

My client unit has a weird problem. The port forwarding rule will stop working after the WAN reconnected. You will need to re-enable all the rules one by one which is too much hassle.

Just noticed the main router has set itself as the "agent". But the mesh seems to work fine. I'm using wired backhaul for the secondary router.



Role selection is set to "automatic".

This post has been edited by Epic_winner091: Jan 19 2024, 03:29 PM

Hi, can I know how do you setup the x3060z ? I tried to connect the WAN port of the x3060z to my LAN port of existing TP link router, the internet LED light stable. Then I unplug it and place it downstairs to my living room. But the wifi from the x3060z downstairs keep disconnecting and connecting after few minutes. Am I missing something here ? Do I need to configure anything besides connecting both routers?

Anyone configured ddns from router ? I'm using no-ip ddns, for some reason the router is not updating the IP to no-ip. Same credentials use on previous fiberhome router no issue .

Create easy mesh…wonder how combine both 2.4GHz and 5GHz together? Auto. Used mesh TPlink at my other home easy just 1 wifi to connect and auto

once you set to bridge mode, your main router will assign a dynamic IP to this router. i also initially thought i had lost connectivity but noticed it appeared in my host dhcp

I also had this problem. But it stabilised after a while. What I noticed was for 5GHz, even tho my router was right next to the computer, wireless only got 17-200Mbps up/down even though it sat on a free channel. When I changed the band to 80Mhz, it will randomly select a channel (eventho its a congested channel and outside 80Mhz from my desired channel) BUT I will get 1201Mbps up/down. I left this configuration on and its working great. I attribute this to a buggy OS? But after first configuration, it does drop connections a bit before stabilizing. I really want to see if I can flash OpenWRT or something else on this or not.

Hello anyone try to conenct the router to dlink app? for some reason i cant have my router connect to the application

Hi, i cant remote access Dlink 3000z router

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...ink.quickconfig

Using Dlink wifi connect apps



This post has been edited by nick.remember.u: Mar 8 2024, 08:57 PM

X3060Z and X1086Z use the same ZTE ZX279128R . the main complaint about the cpu is lack of hardware acceleration .the cpu spikes on speedtests .some complain unstable speed even at 300 mbps. Sr1041f does not have this issue.

Other routers that use the same cpu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bUPIt9kVDA...index=29&t=160s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmqR6ykJkC4&t=60s


This post has been edited by issac99289928: Mar 18 2024, 01:47 AM

Can we access this router remotely via browser?

Yes, my relative apply SWU 3.0, try many time speed test, a few second reCh 400mbps, then stuck below 350, and 300mbps

X1860z if not wrong

great review bro. Thanks!

Seems like the ZTE ZX279128R shares its SDK with Broadcom BCM53xx

https://www.chinadsl.net/thread-166731-1-1.html

Sifu sifu
I got x5460, dra ac1300 and this x3060z
3060 as primary, 5460 as extend mode (wired), both WiFi ssid is same.
But I got issue with 5460 WiFi, and the WiFi range, low speed and no stable.
Any solution for this?

This post has been edited by xFr3sHx: May 8 2024, 12:02 AM

Anyone can share how to connect to the DLink App with this stupid Unifi Dlink? haha

Need help with setting MAC filtering..

How can i set MAC filering such that all unrecognized devices will be blocked by default, and i need to explicitly allow access for it to be connected? I found the page in the Router setting where I can chose Deny or Allow and key in MAC address but i don't quite understand how it's supposed to work.. is it Deny all or Allow all by default?

Thank you.

something funny with my DIR3060Z, lately when I try to speedtest, i only get less than 100 Mbps, i tried to change LAN cable thinking a bad handshake speed, but it's still the same.

If i direct connect to my main router (EdgerouterX) i can get the full 500Mbps I am supposed to get.

I even tried to use the 3060z to be the main router but I am still getting 80Mbps with lan or wireless connection. Anyone faced such issue?

OK, i found out the router is simply faulty, not sure why, i swap with my upstairs mesh unit and were able to get 500Mbps again

This post has been edited by Sky.Live: Sep 15 2024, 09:12 AM

Can i use DIR3060Z as a modem only and use asus as my primary router?

I have my own wifi6 setup already. Got a pair of these last year when we renewed Unifi contract.

I was wondering if anyone knows how to put this into emergency mode to upload openwrt firmware instead? Wanted to check some parental control feature in openwrt.

Don't think it's supported by OpenWRT?