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TSsHawTY
post Apr 6 2025, 05:00 PM, updated 8 months ago

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Just picked up the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro router (Xiaomi Malaysia unit with Global English firmware), and I was pleasantly surprised — it supports VLAN tagging right out of the box! thumbsup.gif

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Even better, it includes pre-configured VLAN profiles for several local ISPs, which makes the setup process super easy.

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If you’re looking for a budget-friendly replacement for the stock UniFi router, this one’s definitely worth considering. It’s not quite on par with ASUS routers in terms of advanced features or UI polish, but for under RM300, it really holds its own — no major complaints from me.

That said, I’m not a big fan of the Mi Router UI — it’s a bit cluttered and not the most intuitive to navigate. sweat.gif

My connection to UniFi:
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post Apr 6 2025, 05:03 PM

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post Apr 6 2025, 05:12 PM

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Bro, I see that you've disable IPv6.
Any reason why?

I'm wondering how's the support for IPv6.
I've seen TP-Link's & Ruijie's implementation, and they're still quite buggy.
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post Apr 6 2025, 05:23 PM

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QUOTE(Dragonflyz @ Apr 6 2025, 05:12 PM)
Bro, I see that you've disable IPv6.
Any reason why?
Just received the router an hour ago, still playing around with it! laugh.gif
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post Apr 6 2025, 07:48 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 6 2025, 05:00 PM)
Just picked up the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro router (Xiaomi Malaysia unit with Global English firmware), and I was pleasantly surprised — it supports VLAN tagging right out of the box! :thumbsup:

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Even better, it includes pre-configured VLAN profiles for several local ISPs, which makes the setup process super easy.

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If you’re looking for a budget-friendly replacement for the stock UniFi router, this one’s definitely worth considering. It’s not quite on par with ASUS routers in terms of advanced features or UI polish, but for under RM300, it really holds its own — no major complaints from me.

That said, I’m not a big fan of the Mi Router UI — it’s a bit cluttered and not the most intuitive to navigate. sweat.gif

My connection to UniFi:
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only 1 2.5G wan/lan and no 6GHz for wifi right?

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post Apr 6 2025, 08:12 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 6 2025, 05:00 PM)
Just picked up the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro router (Xiaomi Malaysia unit with Global English firmware), and I was pleasantly surprised — it supports VLAN tagging right out of the box! thumbsup.gif
nice. why never buy 3 packs one? u only need 1 unit to cover ur entire house? tongue.gif

saw this wifi 7 mesh also, find it quite attractive for the price. but not sure about the coverage and speed.
if not wrong, it is only a dual-band wifi router, scare if using as mesh the latency and speed etc. will be affected.

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post Apr 7 2025, 01:12 PM

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QUOTE(BOTAK_WAI @ Apr 6 2025, 07:48 PM)
only 1 2.5G wan/lan and no 6GHz for wifi right?
Yes. Can't expect much from this price point
QUOTE(westlife @ Apr 6 2025, 08:12 PM)
nice. why never buy 3 packs one? u only need 1 unit to cover ur entire house?  tongue.gif

saw this wifi 7 mesh also, find it quite attractive for the price. but not sure about the coverage and speed.
if not wrong, it is only a dual-band wifi router, scare if using as mesh the latency and speed etc. will be affected.
Yes, it's a two-story house, but I’ve always placed my routers centrally to ensure good coverage throughout. That’s why I haven’t needed to add another unit.

Unfortunately, the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro doesn’t quite match the coverage of my ASUS GT-AC5300 (China unit), which performs better in that regard.
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post Apr 7 2025, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 7 2025, 01:12 PM)
Yes. Can't expect much from this price point
Yes, it's a two-story house, but I’ve always placed my routers centrally to ensure good coverage throughout. That’s why I haven’t needed to add another unit.

Unfortunately, the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro doesn’t quite match the coverage of my ASUS GT-AC5300 (China unit), which performs better in that regard.
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i owned a two storey cluster house previously also. but i can never use one single wifi router to cover both upstair and downstair even the wifi router for the entire house, anything that further away from the wifi router, even can get the signal and can still use internet, the latency is very high...

i even use 2 x mesh units to cover both downstair and upstair but that time they were connected via wireless backhaul so latency and speed are quite bad still. if u just use it to browse the web and watching youtube etc. maybe not too bad.

if landed house, especially 2 storeys, die die also must have network points on both downstair and upstair to connect the mesh units via wired instead of wireless. tongue.gif
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post Apr 7 2025, 03:34 PM

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QUOTE(westlife @ Apr 7 2025, 01:39 PM)
i owned a two storey cluster house previously also. but i can never use one single wifi router to cover both upstair and downstair even the wifi router for the entire house, anything that further away from the wifi router, even can get the signal and can still use internet, the latency is very high...

i even use 2 x mesh units to cover both downstair and upstair but that time they were connected via wireless backhaul so latency and speed are quite bad still. if u just use it to browse the web and watching youtube etc. maybe not too bad.

if landed house, especially 2 storeys, die die also must have network points on both downstair and upstair to connect the mesh units via wired instead of wireless.  tongue.gif
Although my house is a two-storey, it's pretty small with just two bedrooms (it's an old house in SS19, Subang Jaya). So, a single router works just fine for me.

That being said, I totally agree with you on the wireless mesh networking. I wouldn’t rely solely on wireless between nodes. I always make sure to connect them via Ethernet cables, just like I did at my in-laws' place.

I’ll also be swapping the Xiaomi router in my in-laws’ house to replace the Deco M4.

To be honest, Xiaomi's UI is pretty tough to use, and while they’re affordable, it's not up to my expectation. I’ll be replacing it with the ASUS RT-BE86U.
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Tested this previously

My AX1800 RT-AX56U perform better than this even with WiFi 7 device sweat.gif

But can't really complain cause it's only RM250 while RT-AX56U is like RM4XX back then laugh.gif
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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 7 2025, 03:34 PM)
Although my house is a two-storey, it's pretty small with just two bedrooms (it's an old house in SS19, Subang Jaya). So, a single router works just fine for me.

That being said, I totally agree with you on the wireless mesh networking. I wouldn’t rely solely on wireless between nodes. I always make sure to connect them via Ethernet cables, just like I did at my in-laws' place.

I’ll also be swapping the Xiaomi router in my in-laws’ house to replace the Deco M4.

To be honest, Xiaomi's UI is pretty tough to use, and while they’re affordable, it's not up to my expectation. I’ll be replacing it with the ASUS RT-BE86U.
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yeah.. i was looking at this wifi router as well before this. becos the price is really attractive for wifi 7.

but i also read the comments previously on this. Looks like they have made some improvement such as VLAN support now though.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5459094
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QUOTE(westlife @ Apr 7 2025, 04:39 PM)
yeah.. i was looking at this wifi router as well before this. becos the price is really attractive for wifi 7.

but i also read the comments previously on this. Looks like they have made some improvement such as VLAN support now though.

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5459094
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still using wifi 5 tri-band mesh... sad.gif
had tried the wifi 6 routers from unifi and time bb. cmi.
buying new wifi 6 or 7 mesh also not cheap...

can only stick to this.

speed and latency that i can get from the study room (mesh child unit).

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post Apr 7 2025, 07:47 PM

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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 6 2025, 05:00 PM)
Just picked up the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro router (Xiaomi Malaysia unit with Global English firmware), and I was pleasantly surprised — it supports VLAN tagging right out of the box! :thumbsup:

user posted image

Even better, it includes pre-configured VLAN profiles for several local ISPs, which makes the setup process super easy.

user posted image

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly replacement for the stock UniFi router, this one’s definitely worth considering. It’s not quite on par with ASUS routers in terms of advanced features or UI polish, but for under RM300, it really holds its own — no major complaints from me.

That said, I’m not a big fan of the Mi Router UI — it’s a bit cluttered and not the most intuitive to navigate. sweat.gif

My connection to UniFi:
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Can this work with without Unifi modem because Unifi replace my router with modem router?
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post Apr 7 2025, 08:56 PM

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QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Apr 7 2025, 07:47 PM)
Can this work with without Unifi modem because Unifi replace my router with modem router?
No. You still need the modem
On the new modem+router all-in-one, you can just put it into bridge mode so you can still use your own router

There are routers that can fully eliminate the modem but it's not going to be cheap & it's not going to be easy
Because you need a router with an SFP port and you also need to buy an SFP module to plug into the SFP port
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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Apr 7 2025, 08:56 PM)
No. You still need the modem
On the new modem+router all-in-one, you can just put it into bridge mode so you can still use your own router

There are routers that can fully eliminate the modem but it's not going to be cheap & it's not going to be easy
Because you need a router with an SFP port and you also need to buy an SFP module to plug into the SFP port
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The router Unifi give very unstable it keep disconnect or suddenly device no internet very frequent before this never had any issue
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wahh , my ax3600 still holding well to this day, If want to upgrade ,maybe will stick to xiaomi .
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thank you really appreciates this review. this is the best candidate to replace my 4yrs old tenda mw6. a 3 pack without 4 digit cost. now running in bridge mode with the all in one dlink modem router (i think)
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post Apr 14 2025, 01:13 PM

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Surprisingly, after using the Xiaomi BE3600 Pro for a week, I don’t really miss the features from my old ASUS router. Thinking of picking up a 2 more units and linking them via Ethernet cable to boost the coverage a bit more.
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look great for the be3600 pro . time to get one to upgrade my office
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QUOTE(bolokent @ Apr 17 2025, 12:40 PM)
look great for the be3600 pro . time to get one to upgrade my office
By office you mean home office (your personal office at home) or an actual office?

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