TP-Link Deco XE75 AXE5400 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh System - Covers up to 5500 Sq.Ft, Replaces WiFi Router and Extender, AI-Driven Mesh, 6GHz Band, 2-Pack

I have been looking for a great quality router for about a year now. I have watched YouTube videos and visited different forums to find the perfect one for our 1350 ft.² single family home. I have read differnt reviews and this is one did not come up a lot. It was not till I was chatting with a friend that I heard about this item. After he explained how the 6e worked I was excited to get it in and try out. The router I had was from 2019 and in my eyes I thought it was working fine but once I connected the TP-Link to my modem and started doing some testing around my property I didn’t realize what I was missing and how my old router was not even giving me the speed I was being providing. Set up was so easy. Once you download the app all you have to do is follow the app instructions. It literally is that easy. And the second until was plug and play. I now am able to utilize the speed my service is providing me which is Spectrum throughout my house and beyond. Signal strength is amazing. For what you get price was very reasonable. The app and user interface is not complicated at all. Another nice feature is there is only one light and it is not that bright which is nice because you don’t want a super bright light while all other lights are off. I would highly recommend this router system and as of now will give it a 5 start. I will give an update down the road on how it is holding up. Device seems to be durable and solid.

We have an AT&T gateway and have been using three older TP-Link routers as access points connected by ethernet using our home's structured wiring and a TP-Link repeater to boost the signal to our two Ring doorbells. I'm embarrassed to say but we only have 50mb/sec internet because nothing faster is available where we live, even though communities right next to us have had fiber for years. That said, the speed we have actually works just fine for everything we do, which is quite a lot. We do streaming for all our TV watching, work from home, have many Ring cameras and doorbells, and lots of other devices. The problem was that our wi-fi seemed to get bogged down and wasn't able to even deliver the 50mb/sec speed we have. This was especially problematic for our two Ring Doorbell Pros, where the video quality really suffered. Everything was blocky and blurry, I'm assuming because the cameras weren't getting enough speed and/or strong enough connection. The construction of our house likely doesn't help since the front is brick and stone. With this new Deco system, everything works and works well. We have a 3-story house, and I placed one unit on each floor. The first and third floor units are wired and the second floor unit is wireless, connected to the third floor unit above it. This configuration allowed me to place the second floor unit closer to the front of the house where the two Ring doorbells are, without the need for an extender. The system was very easy to set up and the app is great. It is easy to navigate, and settings are straightforward and easy to change. It provides lots of information on status, connected clients, signal strength, speed, etc. It's not as 'advanced' as the typical web-based router configuration interfaces but seems to have everything I needed. I have these in access point mode also, since my gateway acts as a router. I may see if I can change that at some point, but everything works flawlessly, so I may not mess with it. The great part is that I now have full wi-fi speed everywhere in the house and everything loads much faster. Live feeds on the Ring doorbells take less than a second to start and video is crisp and clear. I'm also getting excellent signal strength readings from all our outdoor cameras and doorbells, with readings in the -40s. Streaming starts faster on every TV, and we haven't had a single issue since we started using this system. Also, you can customize settings for every connected device, like which Deco you prefer it connect to and if you want to restrict it to a certain band (both default to 'Auto'). This is useful in certain cases, like for our two Ring doorbells, I set them both to preferred connection to the second floor Deco because it's the closest one. That way if it gets unplugged or there's a power outage, this will ensure it always connects to the closest one. I left most everything else on Auto and that seems to work fine, and it seems to select the best (closest) Deco. I've also had no issues with 5Ghz devices connecting to the 2.4Ghz band. Our phones have 6Ghz capability, so I specifically connected them to that network, since it has a different SSID. Signal strength and speed on that network is also excellent everywhere. I made both the main and guest network SSIDs and passwords the same as our old system. Most 2.4Ghz clients connected to the new system automatically. Any clients we had on the 5Ghz band had to be reconnected because our old system had those networks separate. That wasn't a big deal, and this new setup is simpler to work with, having both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz combined. The guest mode works great. We use that network for my wife's home-based business for her clients to connect to because it isolates connected clients from our main network and devices. You can easily turn it on and off in the app as well. I couldn't be happier, especially given how affordable this system was. I know you can spend a lot more, but wow this one is awesome and a great price. When I bought it, the price was $269 for new, but Amazon also had one from 'Amazon Resale' in 'Like New' condition for $219, which I bought. It all works fine, but when I received the product, it had a sticker on the box stating that it was 'Refurbished', which was no disclosed in the listing, which stated it looks and works like new and included ALL original accessories and contents, noting minor damage to the product box. What I received did not include any instructions or manuals and included a slip that said these could be obtained on-line and were not included with refurbished products. It also stated that it had a 90-day warranty but the original warranty that would come with a new product did not apply. While I'm thrilled with the product and it does work, I feel this was a bait and switch situation on Amazon's part. I highly recommend this system.

Love my system! Was easy to setup - I had it up and running in under 15min. I have a 1000 square-foot condo but lots of interference from all the nearby units. Tried the Cox pods, but they are complete junk. This unit gives me near-wired WiFi speed near the first unit, which is hooked up directly via ethernet. The second unit which is three walls away uses the 6GHz WiFi network for backhaul gives me 75% of max speed of cable router. I had to assign a new ssid for this mesh network. Right now I’m getting great connectivity with no dropouts and reasonable roaming capability. The app monitors my network, even when I’m away by using the logged in account. Couldn’t be happier with the set up

So far not so good. A quick background for me. I worked previously as a Network Engineer for over 10 years, with multiple degrees and certifications in the field. 4 years ago I left networking behind and moved into a different field. So I'm not new to this stuff at all. I purchased the XE75 (AXE5400) about a week ago. Setup was quick and easy. I initially set it up using the 6GHz backhaul, in AP mode. (I have a firewall upstream managing all the routing, DHCP, etc.) It worked for about 48 hours then everything went sideways. I couldn't get the "satellite" unit to connect to the "main" unit. I tried rebooting, moving the units closer together, checked the firmware, etc. and nothing worked, so I connected them both via Ethernet. I bought this particular model so I can use the 6 GHz band for the dedicated backhaul. At any rate, the Ethernet backhaul worked, and seems to be working well still. That being said, the 6 Ghz backhaul SHOULD work and it doesn't. That's very disappointing. With a work around for the backhaul problem in place...a couple days later I started just randomly losing my connection to the network. The SSID would disappear on my phone (and other devices) and it would automatically switch over to my LTE connection. I thought perhaps it had to do with a roaming issue so I checked that fast roaming was enabled, and it was not, so I enabled it but the problem persisted. I disabled fast roaming then I disabled beamforming, and the problem persisted. I prefer to mess with a single variable at a time so I know what fixes the problem. Neither of these settings solved my problem. I reached out to support about this, and they suggested the above steps, as well as disabling the security on my Guest Wireless network. I'm testing that as I write this. I will report back on my findings with that. When it works, which is intermittent at this point, it's been great. I've seen some pretty good reviews from some people that seem to be pretty qualified on the topic and have had a great experience so far. All I can say about that is I believe them, so there must be a production quality issue here and possibly some faulty hardware. Support is supposed to be calling me soon to talk to me. We'll see if that actually happens, and like I said previously, I will try to report back on that conversation. As of this moment, if that call doesn't put me on a solid path to resolution I will likely be returning these. P.S. - Something I observed, in AP mode you loose a lot of the security features outlined in the product description. That makes sense to me since they are routing functions, but keep that in mind. I use a Firewalla Purple upstream for all my routing, and content filtering needs. No monthly subscription! It's affordable, and works very very well. So all those extra features provided by TP-Link I don't need, and never intended to use. I literally just need my wireless devices to connect to the network, and it doesn't seem to be handling that well at the moment. *Update* So support did call me and they remotely connected to my Deco units. We did some troubleshooting for about 2 hours. We tested various things and they collected logs and other info to analyze further. After a few more emails back and forth afterwards we came to the conclusion that the 160Mhz band was causing problems. A setting I overlooked during my own troubleshooting, but when you click on your SSID password it brings up a few more options and at the bottom of the page you can select 160 or 80. After setting it to 80 things stabilized, in fact I don't have any problems at all except on the outside edges of my home and in my garage (my home is about 5,000 sq. ft. not counting the garage) I might just need another deco as I'm likely experiencing signal strength issues in those places. I did not realize my 2 year old iPhone doesn't play well with the 160Mhz band, and a lot of other devices for that matter. Even though the 160Mhz option is marked as recommended I wouldn't use it unless you know your devices support it. At any rate the problem seems to be resolved and support was very persistent. I actually got to the point where I was tired of troubleshooting it and told them so and wanted to just return these units but they really wanted to figure the problem out, and I think they did. So because of both of these reasons I increased my rating to 4 stars. One more thing, during our troubleshooting I noticed new firmware was released. The release notes mentioned wireless backhaul stability and general wireless stability improvements. I did NOT update during troubleshooting (again because I didn't want too many variables in play here). Once things were stable for a few days I did roll the update. It's been 24 hours and I have not noticed any problems. I want to disconnect my wired backhaul and see if that problem is now resolved with the update. I'll report back when I have a chance to test. If it does work that will be huge! I'm hoping this review helps others avoid some time troubleshooting. At this point I'd say my opinion of these has changed and I would now recommend them. Even though I can't take advantage of some of the features yet (i.e. Wifi 6e, 160 Mhz band) I got this unit to future proof my home network and because for the price and feature ratio you can't beat it with the other brands. Based on my experience with support they're determined to make sure they work. Another Update: I've been running the primary unit connected via Ethernet, and the the satellite unit is backhauled via the 6Ghz band to the primary unit for about 2 weeks now and it's working flawlessly. I suspect the firmware update fixed my stability issues. I'm going to leave my review at 4 stars because of the initial issues I had, but I'd definitely recommend these. Also, I never updated on disabling security on Guest Wifi during initial troubleshooting. It didn't work, as expected, but wanted to make sure others know incase they run into similar issues. Just make sure your firmware is up to date and disable the 160Mhz (use 80 instead) unless you absolutely know for sure your devices utilize 160. Those that don't use 160 will likely run into problems though. Test it yourself and see which works best for your devices and home. Good luck!!

Needed to replace the old Deco M4 which I have been using since 2018. It worked great but its aging showed especially with more devices connected to it and the large lot size of my house. It's close to 7200 sq ft with a guest house in the backyard. With the Deco M4, the wifi signal would be decent reaching to the guest house but the signal quality would drop about half or more. And, I needed at least 4 mesh satellites to relay the wifi signal. The XE75 changed all that. With the wifi 6e technology, wifi signal is a lot better and no more traffic getting congested. The wifi signal in the guest house is getting about 70 to 80% of the full strength signal which is good considering how far away it is from the main mesh device acting as the router. Also, the tri band feature is a super addition. Having a device able to use the 6ghz band is so good. Not to mention the upgraded wifi security protocol from WPA2 to WPA3. A fore warning, some older devices may not be compatible with WPA3, so it'll refuse to connect to the wifi even if you set the XE75 to support both WPA2/WPA3. I had one such device, an old iPad. To resolve this, I had to create a separate guest network within the XE75 app and set it to use only WPA2. Setting up the XE75 was a breeze. Took less than 15mins. It is also future proof. I'm looking to cut the cord with Spectrum (expensive and only has old cable internet) and switch to fiber internet with At&t. Unfortunately, 1GIG is the fastest offered in my area at the moment but the XE75 is more than capable to handle it. I bought the XE75 with a great deal on Prime Day for like $180 for the 3-pack. If you ever needed to upgrade your home wifi mesh, I highly recommend the XE75 if you can get it on a deal. If faster ports are important to you, I suggest looking at the XE75 Pro.

UPDATE: IT NOW REFUSES TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET NO MATTER WHAT. I have literally reset and re-setup this POS no less than 23 times and it does not work. Absolutely infuriating product. I'll summarise this into pros and cons. Previously had Orbi and thought to give TP-Link a try while overhauling our mesh to triband 6E. PROS - WiFi 6E is super fast - Setup is relatively straightforward CONS - Range is incredibly disappointing on 5GHz (one room over, approximately 6 metres from the router with only one drywall in between the signal strength is already 30% and speeds cap out at 100Mb/s... I've had to move this right against the wall to see full signal strength, meaning it's only 3m away. Ridiculous honestly, the Orbi I had would give a solid 10 metres of range at full strength. - The firmware is TERRIBLE. If you ever experience a power cut, unplug the power cable or ethernet cable to route it slightly differently, basically upset the internet connection even in the slightest, the Deco will COMPLETELY lose internet connection and never restore it. You have to perform a hard reset on it, manually remove the network you just setup from the app and REINSTALL the entire @##%$#% Deco from scratch... Looking into the problem on Google people have been having this issue for the last 3 years and TP-Link still hasn't addressed it. Their support has been the typical script of "have you tried turning it off and back on again? Are all your cables plugged in correctly?"... - This drops the internet on a regular basis, once a day approximately. Thankfully it doesn't require a full reset from scratch like if a cable is ever physically disconnected, but you will have no internet for a good half hour, it fixes itself eventually and I don't want to mess around with rebooting it lest it make me have to install it from scratch again. To get around this I've taken the modem out of bridge mode so that I have two WiFi networks and can manually switch over to a working network when the Deco drops out. This is embarassing for a mesh network... On occassion it will also completely lose the network and then expect you to reset and start from scratch again Currently this is the second time in 3 weeks for that, and literally daily on the random disconnections. - The app is very very slow even on a flagship device and there's no web interface. This can mean the Deco's actual status isn't reflected on the app for up to a minute at a time. Most of the time it doesn't even know it's status even if you previously opened the app a few minutes ago so you sit there waiting for 20 seconds for it to do its thing until it finally loads the status of your networkwhenever you open it. - The only status light is a tiny LED on the bottom of the device at the very front. You can barely see it during the day, but at night it's super bright. There's an option to schedule on/off times for the light, but not to change the brightness. Personally I prefer how Orbi does it with no lights until it detects a fault and shows a softly glowing ring across the whole top of the device. - This isn't compatible with their Archer modems mesh system, which is very annoying as it means you need to switch your expensive Archer modem into bridge mode, basically making it a cable modem for passthrough, and then plugging in a Deco to sit right next to it... I expected that with other brands' routers and is how I ran the Orbi, but not with TP-Link's own modems... - Minor consideration, but the build quality is surprisingly lightweight and flimsy. A stiff LAN cable can upset how it stands up... If this falls off the stand you put it on, there's a good chance it will crack the housing if it lands on hardwood floors. The Orbi system I last had was significantly sturdier. OVERALL SUMMARY - This is cheap for a 6E mesh router, but has flaws that make it seem like very poor value for money - Buy an Netgear Orbi mesh system and don't cheap out.

I’ve now had these for four months and am so happy with my purchase that I find myself writing a review. I was looking to upgrade from my google nest WiFi (purchased in 2022) as I was having issues when my wife and I worked from home simultaneously while both constantly on video. Our house is taller than it is wide, and we need four stories of WiFi coverage as we both work in the finished attic. I was set on upgrading to 6E with the addition of the third 6ghz band, which I can specify for connection for both our work computers. Setup is a breeze, maybe took me 15 minutes. I’ve enjoyed the deco app and, since I hardwired my points together, it honestly discovered each device on its own without any fuss. We pay for 1G speeds and with Google nest we never could get north of ~300gb, and typically sat at 80-150gb. The deco immediately was surpassing 500GB without hardwiring them in. Once I connect them via Ethernet we were getting speeds of 900+ consistently, across the whole house. Call me crazy but when I pay for 1000GB, I’d like to get my moneys worth. There are many features of the Deco app I like- but I LOVE that I can have both a separate IoT network and a guest network with the click of a button. You can easily see what points have what devices connected to them. You can also reboot your system, check for updates, and optimize your network. The only issue I’ve had with the app is my weekly reports never pull thru, which is a minor issue. Maybe my favorite part of this system is that it is reverse compatible! I got a 3 pack of these 6Es and they are great for heavy use in my house; but I have a shed 80 feet from my house that I trenched an Ethernet too. Point being, I wanted to have some smart plugs/iot devices in my shed but didn’t want to have to buy a single 6e device, so I simply got a used X55 point and they all work together seamlessly! Google doesn’t have reverse compatibility so this was a big selling point for me. Even my X55 puts up 800GB plus! Since our household setup is four floors, the final feature that made this a no brainer for me was having the 3 Ethernet points in each device. My modem is in my basement and to optimize my network, my other two points need to be in my attic, and my garage. Having 3 ports allows my basement device to receive from the modem, have one output to the attic, and one head the other direction to my garage. This saved me a ton of hassle of having to wire from my attic, back down to the garage. Lots of flexibility with your setup having that 3rd port. This is what sold me on TP Link over Eero. I would highly recommend these to anyone looking to upgrade or get into a mesh network. If you are paying for speeds and not realizing them, I’d give these a shot. The reverse compatibility, 3 ports flexibility, and app functionality have blown me away.

EDIT: I did find out later that all of the internal settings for the pods are on the phone app, and yes, you can use 6g for clients to connect, but for my needs setting the second pod to being a dedicated backhaul got the best speeds. You will need to use an ethernet cable from the pod to your computer to get these speeds. Bottom line, problem solved! My problem was a video game called Diablo 4. The game requires a fast connection with minimal latency or it starts to lag. When I got D4, I noticed horrible lagging and asked to get my money back, but since I had played 2+hours they wouldn't refund me. Then I checked my network and discovered why I was lagging so bad. The fastest connection speed I could get was about 200mbs wireless which is not ideal for gaming. I tried upgrading to a traditional 6G router with a 6g wi-fi card, but the card would only work under windows 11, and when I upgraded to windows 11, it didn't work. The next thing I tried was to get another wi-fi adapter which did work, and I could finally see the 6G network and connect to it, but the speed was horribly slow, not even usable after that. I'm just too far from the router. I thought a lot about what might be going wrong and how I might fix it. After doing some research I found out that there were these things called mesh units which were all supposed to use 6G to connect to each other and cover the whole house with a strong 6G signal. I decided to give it a try. Well, the results were a bit mixed but I am plenty happy I got these. The mixed part is that you cannot make a 6G wireless connection directly to these mesh devices. You are still using the 5g/2.4g for the actual device connection. The 6G band is reserved for transmitting data from one pod to another, and it works better than I thought. Way better. I set up the second pod in my room and it still didn't resolve the speed issue, and then I discovered the real beauty of these pods: You can run an ethernet cable from any of the pods to your devices. I hooked up an ethernet cable to my pod and the other end to my computer and BINGO! My speeds went from the low 200s up to almost 900mbps and averaging around 600mbps. In other words the pods more than TRIPLED my speed on the same existing ISP network. The real trick here it to place your computer near enough to the pod to use the ethernet port on the back of the pod. I think they call it backloading and it works! Finally, I was a bit annoyed that you had to download and install an app and set up a cloud account to set up the pods, but the instructions were easy to follow and the whole setup was painless. Goodbye traditional router and goodbye wireless adapter! The only downside here is that you don't have any manual control over the internal working of the pods. There's no log in page or webpage to go to for management like a traditional router, but in my case, they whole thing worked right out of the box. All of the necessary settings are in the phone app, which brings up my last point: You WILL need a smart phone to set these up. There's no alternate option. Watching those line speeds triple was worth the price. I now have the fastest internet I can get in my home short of pulling out drywall and laying ethernet connections to every room.