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Home Networking Xiaomi Mesh System BE3600 Pro Supports VLAN, Can Use With Local ISP

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westlife
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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westlife
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, 04:39 PM

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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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post Apr 7 2025, 04:48 PM

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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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