TP-Link Deco M5 Mesh WiFi System - Up to 5,500 sq. ft. Whole Home Coverage and 100+ Devices,WiFi Router/Extender Replacement, Anitivirus, 3-Pack

This thing has fixed so many issues with our current internet experience. We Live in an area where our only option for Internet is DSL. And it’s not VDSL. It’s the regular, run-of-the-mill, plain Jane, archaic DSL. You know, the stuff that Neanderthals used when they would email each other thousands of years ago. Unfortunately, they are developing the once-rural farmland around us putting many houses in close proximity to us and bringing them up on the same ISP. Our Internet was never great, but it has slowly gotten worse with every new house that goes up. I am in IT and I work for one of the largest healthcare institutions in my state. As such, having consistent and reliable Internet was an absolute must for me. Our entertainment is all “streamed“ in nature. My kids use their phones and gaming systems to communicate with their friends. My husband enjoys his news and entertainment on his phone. But all of these things were getting more frustrating with every passing day. My Internet connection would drop on average about five times an hour during my working day. The ability to stream from Disney+ had all but dried up. We could hardly make it through an episode of Andy Griffith without our signal buffering over half the time. We were exhausting all the data in our cell phone package because our home Internet could not handle reaching the other side of the house in spite of having an extender halfway. I spent hours on the phone with Century Link trying to get “a quicker connection“ and tried various fixes with no success. Century Link sent us new modems to try, supposedly “flipped the switch” to give us a higher speed, but nothing ever made a darn bit of difference. So-I did some desperate research and discovered the concept of “home mesh” and figured I’d give it a try. Holy smokes this set up has made a HUGE difference. No more dropped signals! We can stream just fine all over the entire house; the kids are able to game and we can watch a movie at the same time. It has literally changed our Internet! During my research I found out that an extender basically gives you a totally separate network that you have to bounce back-and-forth between with your originating router network. If you use Sonos or another app that is network-dependent in tandem with an extender, you know that this is a huge pain to deal with! In order to get the app to work correctly on the speakers, you have to be on the same network. This home mesh setup totally resolves that. You stay on the exact same network throughout your entire home. I bought the 5500 square-foot/3 piece set for my 2800 square-foot house. Yes, I’m sure it was overkill, but we have 14 acres and the ability to get Wi-Fi outside is huge. Also, one big hindrance on our previous set up was the fact that we live in a brick home; but this set up flawlessly reaches through the very clunky floorplan of our house (built in the 1960s—>lots of walls!). We have the Century Link-provided C1100Z modem/wireless router manufactured sometime before 2010. In order to make this work I had to do a little bit of home networking: I had to turn off the “wireless router“ portion of the modem and use it strictly as just a modem. Then I hardwired the C1100Z into one of the Decos (doesn’t matter which) and I was off and running. Yes, you do have to use an app to set it up. It’s not hard, though. I did have to reach out to my ISPs technical support to find out what kind of connection I have (static IP/dynamic IP/PPPoE/etc), but it was still super easy. You pick the name of your network, you pick the password, you can even create a “guest network“ for your own home. I highly highly recommend this thing. Especially to someone with the archaic DSL set up like we have. It can be endlessly frustrating to deal with a crappy network and crappy connection. I was convinced that we just did not have any other options other than just dealing with it. But I was totally wrong. Ditch the extender, convert your modem/router to strictly a modem, and buy these things. You will not regret it!

I started my working career with my own typical Silicon Valley tech startup. This was in the early 80’s, just when the first PCs appeared and quite awhile before internet. I’ve gone through just about all techie equipment setup issues. Wow! Have we come a long way. My recent setup of the TP-Link Deco Whole House Mesh Router was by far the easiest in this guy’s tech experience. First: The Problem. I had a DSL modem/router/WiFi in my basement office. The WiFi was OK throughout the whole house for email etc; but my FireTV and Chromecast streaming dongles were intermittent. Two issues with them: 1. They were upstairs in a Den. 2. They were hanging off a Flat Panel with some radiated interference. Sooo, I decided to have some sort of additional WiFi generated in the Den. I could have just put another router upstairs, but, I’ve found that having new routers with the latest and greatest firmware perform better and save trouble in the long run. Solution: Researching new routers, I realized that the newer ‘Mesh Routers’ filled the bill. Excellent whole house coverage and the same SSID and PW for all devices.. Specifically I selected the TP-Link Deco Whole House mesh router because of other reviews and especially because it seemed to have a full set of setup features (allowing static IP - more on that later). It was priced slightly higher than less featured competitive products, but not a big deal. My Setup: The downstairs Modem/router/WiFi router is setup via the home network, 192.168.0.1 URL. Over years many home and guest devices use this router’s SSID and PW. My problems were only related to streaming devices therefore I decided to setup Deco with a new, streamer only, SSID and PW and keep the old WiFi running. I realize that this is under utilizing Deco and I could shut down or changed the WiFi downstairs and set Deco to the Home Network SSID and PW; but I’m OK with running two networks in case one goes down for some reason, or maybe I was just lazy. . Setting up the Deco was easy. The Android TP_Link Deco App ‘talks’ to the Deco router via Bluetooth so I didn’t have to go through ethernet or WiFi and could just use my android smart phone to setup Deco. All the other phones/tablets/printers still use the old SSID so no changes to devices other than the streaming ones.. My phone can use either network and is the only device setup to ‘talk’ to Deco. Results: m-labs speed test in Den Old, single point downstairs WiFi - Download 23.5 MBPS UpLoad 4.95 MBPS New, Deco mesh router - Download 34.5 MBPS upload 4.5 MBPS. After using FireTV to stream movies all of the old intermittent problems were gone! (It may be that not having competing ‘traffic’ on the streaming WiFi network may have been a factor). Anyway - PROBLEM SOLVED! The TP_Link setup App is very full featured. It has many advanced options: built in speed check, parental controls, blacklisting, and advanced networking mods. With regard to the later, I’ve found that our printer gets ‘lost’ periodically with dynamic IP and device changes. To circumvent this problem I’ve reserved a static IP address for my printers and cloud storage in the Home Network. The TP_Link Deco App has ‘Address Reservation’ that would support this same static IP setup if I decide to use Deco exclusively in the future. All in all, I’m very pleased with Deco and recommend it to anyone wanting to have reliable whole house WiFi coverage, and easy but full featured setup.

I read all the reviews before I bought, talked to a family friend who is an electrical engineer, talked with a friend who deals with computer systems for companies, and then just took a gamble! Installation was super simple. We just built a new house. With basement, it’s about 4,500 sq ft. Our modem is in the back corner of the house, in the basement. Even though we up’d our Xfinity signal to 1,000 Mbs, the signal in our house was pretty sad. Because of COVID, we have 2 kids virtual learning, me virtually teaching with 3 computers, and my wife doing secure law office work downstairs. We also have an extensive Ring camera system working around and through the house. On top of that, we have OneLink Safe & Sound devices on on all 3 floors! There’s a lot of stuff going on here. The first test I did I was standing a room away by the front door, which is around a corner from the unit. The signal speeds were off the charts! Then I went to the garage and driveway(pic1&2), amazing! I re-set up the ring camera out there to the TP mesh system and did a speed test through the Ring app. Much different numbers, but the signal was the highest it’s ever been without an extender in the garage (pic3)! Next, out of curiosity, I went to the sidewalk out front, check out the signal through TP app (pic4&5)! I then redid the camera on the side of the house by back porch (pic6&7). I took both Ring and TP readings - they differed, but that Ring test was the highest I had ever gotten! So, out of curiosity, I went into the backyard by the property line. See the numbers (pic8&9)! I then got on the ladder and redid the center camera. The Ring numbers were off the chart (pic10)! In our house the farthest point was my daughters bedroom. We called it the dead zone. Tonight’s reading seemed unreal, so I tested the speeds with Xfinity’s app. The 3rd numbers down was the speed test before I installed the mesh system. Look at the numbers now. I did it twice just to see if it was a fluke? She’s never had numbers that high, EVER (pic11)!! Lastly, I tested our master bedroom (pics 12&13), used both apps. Once again, amazing numbers! Placing the devices...I ignored the apps suggestions. I ran a hardwire from the back basement room up through a small hole in the first floor where the refrigerator has its water pipe coming up. I placed it on the wall to create a wide range of signal to be able to spread itself out (pic14). I then placed the second one on the 2nd floor in the middle of the hallway (the only outlets we have up there are near the floor (pic15). Signal works great! The 3rd one I placed in our unfinished basement. We do have some outlets higher up on the wall, so I placed it in the middle of the room (pic16&17) to get maximum WiFi coverage without anything blocking the signal. Now, it should also be noted, if you’re still reading this, that we live 10 minutes from the airport and planes fly over our house all the time. It messes with the signal of our WiFi, but not anymore! I swear this system covers every inch of our house with great speeds and extremely strong signal strength. The negative reviews that I read, I really don’t understand what happened in their houses. We used to have the Xfinity pods and they struggled at best and still gave us crappy numbers. This system is worth the money and does what it says! And no, I do not work for TP Link. Honestly, it’s a great system. Is it better than all the others out there? No clue, but it does work like they say it does. And, on mine, the update worked just fine. No issues. For the price and quality of product, I am feeling pretty lucky right now!

I have a 4 story townhouse - (lots of stairs!) and because it is vertical, good wifi coverage is difficult. My office is in the lower level; underground next to the garage. The ceiling of the lower level, and floor of the 1st floor is stressed concrete. My main router is here. The WiFi and wired connections are great but there is no usable signal above ground. I first tried a single TP-Link access point on the 2nd floor and a wired connection to my 3rd floor entertainment center. WiFi on the 2nd floor was good but poor on most of the 1st and 3rd. I needed a mesh system and had to choose. Reviewed the usual suspects and bought the tri-band Netgear Orbi when the price dropped to $200! Seemed like a deal! While coverage and speed was excellent, we kept seeing periodic outages and dead connections. An internet search proved others are having similar problems. Nutts! Back to research the others. I narrowed it down to this TP-Link 3-node Deco and Amazon's Eero. I eventually settled on the TP-Link and was here in 2 days. I had already removed the Orbi and put back the old access point. I needed to setup the Deco in access point mode because my main router has to serve my basement office. I configured my Decos next to each other in the office so I had easy access to computer and internet cables. I setup one unit in access point mode and the satellites. I was impressed by the installation app on my iPhone. Still in my basement office, I tested the WiFi signal and all looked good. I distributed the 3 units upstairs - 1st floor central, 2nd floor East and 3rd floor West. Looking good! My one mistake was that I choose a temporary new network name different than the old 2nd floor access point. Once the old access point was gone, I changed the Deco's network name to what I used to use. Everything stopped working! Apparently, you can't do that! I fooled around, checking reviews and tech support. Because the initial setup was so easy, I collected the 3 Decos, reset them to factory state and redid the setup with the network name I wanted and re-distributed the units. (Did I mention the stairs!) The Deco system has been up for a month; no dropped connections and good speed (100 Mbps) everywhere! It may not be quite as fast as the Orbi but it works! I knocked off 1 star because of the network name issue (I really think this is only a half star issue at worst). The app made it look like this was something I could do but it didn't work.

I bought this for my parents house that had a basic 100 Mbps connection just installed. It was easy to set up (minus a couple snags. Remember to plug them in and sync them to the one by one. Then update the firmware. THEN move them to their final locations/daisy chain them/plug in switches/whatever) and visually looks attractive and unobtrusive enough to not at all be an eyesore; to the point my mother was impressed with how small and pretty they look. My initial impression is that this is a very worthwhile purchase. ----- For more particulars about our situation: The house is an old house, with a long rectangular L-shape structure. They recently built an addition and the materials they used, somehow effectively turned the room in to a wifi Faraday cage. Even with their old router directly on the other side of the wall, next to no signal would pass through. And on the opposite side of the house, every time anyone would use the microwave (located in the center of the house) it would completely kill the WiFi for those rooms. It was time for an update. After a bit of research, without having to blow $300+ it was between this (Deco M5), the Google WiFi, and the Orbi RBK23. The Google WiFi had double Nat issues when daisy chaining them that I didn't want to have to worry about in case they were using a combo modem/router from the cable company, which ruled that out (I ended up just buying them a pure modem myself, so moot point). The Orbi Rbk23 has a nice tri-band technology that apparently helps a lot with wireless speeds (because the 3rd band is dedicated to back haul) but the more expensive Orbi RBK50 reportedly connectivity issues that I was worried the RBK23 might inherit. At the end of the day, I was planing to physically connect them by running Ethernet cables through the attic so I didn't really need the RBK23's fancy triband back haul technology for a $70 premium ($180 vs $250 at time of purchase) After everything setup, so far everything functions ALMOST perfectly. The only minor gripes I have are that: 1.) This thing is almost *TOO* minimalist and pretty. There are no screw holes, you need to buy a separate mount if you want to stick it on a wall. It is also so lightweight that even weight of slightly dangling, connected Ethernet cables can actually put it off balance and make it tilt. 2.) This thing gets fairly warm. Warm enough that my mother commented on it. Warm enough that I reconsidered sticking them to the wall with double sided tape like I was initially planing. They're definitely light enough, but Heat + adhesives doesn't usually workout well. 3.) Older devices may have compatibility issues/authentication error issues with the mesh. So far both the HP inkjet printer and my Samsung Galaxy S6 consistently have similar issues where they initially connect, but after some period of time, they would drop signal and run in to an authentication error. This seems to be a firmware issue with the Galaxy S6 and 2.5ghz+5ghz mesh networks in general (regardless of brand as far as I can tell), supposedly there's a workaround that involves shutting off one of the bands (2.5g or 5g) on the router. Since this is also happening to the printer, I assume it's an older tech problem. 4.) The App interface is very simplistic, which may feel like a significant step down if you're used to more feature rich routers. 5.) The Monthly Report, is creepy. Disable it ASAP. 6.) If you use Ethernet backhaul, you cannot use the second Ethernet port on the satellite/secondary routers I.E. You CAN connect the main router to the modem, then connect the router to a switchboard (and even another switch to that switch as I'm doing), then plug the secondary routers (and whatever else) to the switch. You CANNOT try to connect the modem to the router, then the router to a switch, then the switch to the satellite/second routers, and then try to connect anything else to the secondary routers. Trying to do so will automatically change the routers to wireless back haul mode. Some stats for the tech nerds: Speed test results with my laptop: WIRELESS MODE (No Ethernet Backhaul) with no internet usage. Main router (directly connected): 112 Mbps Up. 12 Mbps Down. Main router, 5ghz @ 5ft :110 Mbps down. 12 Mbps up Main router, 5ghz @ 25 ft : 110 Mbps down. 12 Mbps up Secondary Router (60 feet away through 4 plaster walls) directly connected: ~70 to 110 Mbps* 12 mbps up Secondary Router 5ghz @ 5ft: ~70 to 110 Mbps down* 12 mbps up Secondary Router 5ghz @15 ft through 1 wall: ~60 to 110 Mbps down* 12 mbps up WIRELESS MODE (No Ethernet Backhaul) with two 1080p60 video streams going in same room Secondary Router (60 feet away through 4 plaster walls) directly connected: 70 to 110 Mbps* Secondary Router 5ghz @ 0 ft: 70 Mbps down* 11 mbps up Secondary Router 5ghz @ 5ft: 65 Mbps down* 10 mbps up Secondary Router 5ghz @15 ft through 1 wall: 50 Mbps down* 9 mbps up *Depending on conditions. Signal strength was erratic. At times it would preform at the maximum Mbps possible, but signal strength would randomly drop down to weak, causing the speeds to plummet to less than 1/2 to 1/4 normal speeds. Wired Mode*** (Ethernet backhaul-- Daisy chained: 1 Router connected to 2 switches connected to one another, then connected to the second router. one switch was 10/100/1000, one was 10/100. Will update when replaced.)*** with no internet usage: Main router Direct/5gz @5ft & @25ft: 110 Mbps 12 mbps up Secondary Router 5ghz &@0ft & @5ft & @15ft through wall: 85 Mbps 12 mbps up Wired Mode*** (Ethernet backhaul-- 10/100 switchboard in chain. Will update when replaced) with 2 1080p60 streams going in same room*** Secondary router 5ghz @ 0 ft 85 mbps 12 mbps up Secondary router 5ghz @ 5 ft 75 mbps 12 mbps up Secondary router 5ghz @ 15 ft through wall 70 mbps 11 mbps up ** Also of note: With Ethernet Backhaul, all speeds are significantly more consistent (I.E. My microwave and other miscellaneous interference problem is completely gone) *** I'm FAIRLY certain that the 10/100 Ethernet switch I have daisy chained and connected to the second router is bottle necking the speeds. The third router (My configuration currently looks like |Modem| --> |Main router| --> | Switch One 10/100/100 | --> |TV| + |PS3| + |VR| + |third router| + |Switch Two 10/100| --> |Secondary router|) seems to have speeds of about 110 Mbps, just like the main router. UPDATED: Got a 10/100/100 switch replacement: Main router reports: 115 Mbps Secondary router 5ghz @15 ft through wall, no internet usage: 115 Mbps Secondary Router 5ghz @15ft with two 1080p60 live streams going: 107 Mbps

We have an Airstream in the backyard used as a guest space, and our wifi signal was terrible. We have a combination AT&T gateway/router. The router signal strength has always been terrible even inside the house, and we have used a Netgear extender for years to get signal to the back of the house. I didn't want to spend $$$ and time running ethernet and setting up any kind of outdoor system, so decided to try a mesh network. I liked the look and price of the 3-pack Deco M5 system. I thought if I could increase the signal strength and use more than one extender, maybe I could get wifi out in the camper. The gateway comes in through a converted garage apartment, so there is an exterior wall separating the rest of the house. Setup was super easy via smart phone app, no hiccups whatsoever. I turned off the wifi feature on the gateway so the main Deco would act as the router, which is hooked up by ethernet cable to the gateway. I placed the second node where our old extender used to be in the main house, about 50 feet away from the router. The signal is 2 out of 3 bars (good) and STEADY. The extender was never steady. It is near a window with hopes of casting the signal to the third node, which I placed in the Airstream - but this one is 90 feet away! I placed the third node in the Airstream, and it has a signal of 2 out of 3 bars (good) and is also STEADY, source of signal being the second node. AMAZING! According to the app the download speeds match my internet service (100). We now have steady, uninterrupted wifi in the Airstream. Streaming is without any hiccups whatsoever. I am so impressed, considering the nodes are 50 and 90 feet apart. Some stuff I learned - there is definitely a "sweet spot" to place the nodes in order to get the strongest signal and correct signal source. When the second node is moved just a foot away, the signal drops to 1 bar. Placement is everything, so play around until you get the best signal. Our sweet spot in the Airstream is a ceiling mount under an overhead build-out. However, when my husband mounted it, he moved it about a foot south and (what he thought) was closer to the signal source (2nd node). It then picked up the signal for the main router Deco, which was only 1 bar and weaker, being further away. When moved back, it picked up the 2nd node signal with the stronger signal again and all is well. The app is fine for our purposes and simple home network. You can turn off the LEDs all the time or just at night. You can prioritize bandwidth - we set ours to streaming. We set up a guest network. You can use parental controls and antivirus. Our devices seamlessly jump from one node to the next, all on the same network. No hiccups, no failures. Recovers and resumes from power loss. Once you find the sweet spots for your nodes all is well, no problems. Just had to brag, and I still can't believe I'm getting steady, reliable wifi at 50 and 90 feet and didn't have to run cable all over the place or buy outdoor equipment. Winner!!!

I originally purchased Eero Pro due to the abundance of positive reviews and stability. It was fast, covered entire house, and worked well from the get-go, but seeing that I was using Ethernet Backhaul and not WiFi backhaul, there was no need for the 3rd band feature. To save money, I decided to try out the TP Link Deco M5. Background: I have 1Gbps fiber internet speed. 4,800 sqft, 3 story home with cat 5e ethernet running throughout the house. All Deco M5 access points are connected via Ethernet [Cat5e] backhaul from an unmanaged 1Gbps TP Link Switch. I have over 30 devices that use either WiFi or Ethernet. Set Up: The set-up is easy through the Android app and took only about 15 minutes for initial setup. I first connected all the Deco units wirelessly then the first thing I did was update the firmware. After everything was green, only then did I connect all of them via Ethernet Backhaul [star configuration]. [one on each floor of the house] Everything connected like a charm via Ethernet but did have some connection issues at first that nearly prompted me to return it. 1. I could not for the life of me get the Ring Camera’s to connect. I spent hours adjusting TP Link settings [disable fast roaming, enable 2.4GHz only, adding ports, etc]. I connected the Eero Pro back and Ring worked perfectly fine. I nearly returned the TP Link Deco just for this. On the second day, I went ahead and factory restored the TP Link and Ring camera’s, reconnected it and FINALLY TP Link Mesh and Ring worked flawlessly [as a precaution, using the TP Link app, I did choose the Ring Camera’s NOT to roam to the other Access Points] 2. For whatever reason, the 2 access points were only giving me at most 100Mbps WiFi being 5 feet away (and yes, my device was connected to the closest Access Point). I had to reboot the the entire network and reboot my devices to finally get the full advertised WiFi speeds. 10 feet away I am getting 450Mbps Down\Up speeds via 5GHz WiFi Performance: I currently have fast roaming switching disabled, and even then my phone\laptop connects to the strongest point without interruption and super quick. I have no dead zones and no disconnects so far. At about 10 feet away [line of sight] I am getting solid 450Mbps – at about 15 feet away [in another room with walls] it drops to about 180-250 Mbps. The further out and more walls, it drops down. Guest network is also enabled and roams between access point without error (you’ll have issues if connected to a managed switch or DLink switch though – best be safe and either Daisy chain the Deco Access points or connect to a TP Link unamanged switch in a star configuration). I like that you can turn off 5GHz and\or 2.4 GHz on both the Main SSID and Guest SSID [Eero does not have this option]. Theoretically you can have one SSID hosting 5GHz and the other 2.4GHz for better device control; HOWEVER, I currently have both SSID combined with both frequencies enabled and have not had any issues with the devices. App: The app has enough features to make customized settings (such as Ports, VLAN, QoS, device priority, etc). I like how the Parental Controls is FREE and works well (unlike with Eero where you have to pay a monthly\yearly subscription). You also get 3 years free of network AntiVirus (Eero only gives you 30 days). You are able to view all devices connected, custom its name, and even choose whether or not you'd want that device to roam to other AP. Cons\Dislikes: 1. I did try out WiFi Backhaul instead of Ethernet Backhaul, and will say that it underperformed (highly likely due to it being a 2 band system) and is the reason why I’d recommend the Eero Pro per my results (I have not tested the M9, but i'd assume it would perform better due to the dedicated 3rd band) 2. It has web-based GUI, but it’s mainly a view only type of page. You cannot adjust settings. Overall – if you are doing Ethernet Backhaul – save your money and get the Deco M5! After a few hiccups during my initial setups I have not had a single problem. If you will be connecting via WiFi then get a 3 band system [Don’t get the M5]. I recommend the Eero Pro for a large home (although it wouldn’t hurt to try out the Deco M9)

A few months ago, we moved from a 1000 sq ft condo into a 2000+ sq ft single story ranch style home. Besides having a long floor plan end to end, there are also many competing networks from neighbors, and the building materials in this house just make it worse. Suddenly, my expensive and fairly new Linksys router was now woefully inadequate. I work from home as a software developer, and a reliable high-speed connection is an absolute must. The now-frequent dropped signals and dog-slow connection quickly drove me nuts. We typically get ~700-800 Mb in from FIOS, which slowed to a pathetic 30-40 Mb top speed through wifi *if* you could get connected at all. Video conference calls were fraught with constant stuttering, freezing, and disconnections. It was impossible. Loathe to cast aside the pricey (and again, fairly new) Linksys router, and pressed for time with work and various moving-in tasks, I hastily tried a very popular and well-rated Wavlink wifi extender here on Amazon. It helped, but the separate SSID (and subnet) it required presented additional troubles, e.g., I sorta forgot that connecting Dad's system to the Wavlink meant he wouldn't be able to access the printer on the Linksys subnet without more tweaking. And then there was a houseful of smart home devices to configure, and this setup meant they couldn't all be on the same subnet. Ugh. Sure, I could've fiddled with routing settings and/or relocating the big heavy color laser printer somewhere closer to the Wavlink, or buy another Wavlink and have *three* SSIDs/subnets, etc., but the whole point was to make this thing quick and easy because I had a million other things to do. I soon realized this was going to end up being an ugly and half-assed setup. I was going to have to bite the bullet, retire the Linksys, and go with a mesh network. I found this Deco mesh 3-pack, ordered it, and desperately hoped it would make my life sane again. I was not disappointed. It was a breeze to set up, Everybody and everything can happily coexist on the same SSID and subnet. No more disconnections, for anyone. Video conferences are crystal clear. Even the farthest reaches of the house get ~120-140 Mb. And it took maybe half an hour to get it all set up and ready to rock. I worked in IT for 20+ years, and these Deco units have the easiest, most intuitive UI I've ever seen. Simple enough so I'd recommend to folks with limited technical ability and feel reasonably confident they can successfully complete the setup on their own. I figured that level of simplicity meant I was going to have to give up on advanced features like setting the DHCP range, IP reservations, separate control for disabling 5 GHz (extra handy for setting up smart home devices, which generally require 2.4 GHz only and get confused if 5 GHz signal is also present), guest network, etc. etc., but nope! It's all there, and easy to find and configure right from the phone app. Score! I'm impressed and utterly thrilled with this product. UPDATE: Wifi interference from neighbors significantly increased last year, and the connection was getting a bit flaky again. It's a long and interference-filled stretch between the "main" unit (aka the one connected to the FIOS) and the one at the south end of the house, so I bought a 50' Cat 6 cable and ran it between them. Problem solved in 5 minutes for $12. Work connection is rock solid again. No more buffering on hubby's computer or TV (aren't you glad your wife doubles as your network administrator?) and Dad can YouTube all day long. Ethernet backhaul for the win! Still very pleased with this product. Recently recommended it to my boss, whose connection often flakes out during our Zoom calls.

Easy to install and use. Getting good network in all rooms.

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Easy to setup: Download the app and follow the instructions on your phone. Excellent feature set inside the app. Parental controls, Port Forwarding, and comes with a 2 year anti-virus. However, it does NOT have all the advanced features of a standard router - this is not a problem for me and won't be for most people out there. If you're so inclined, you can still control the advanced settings at your home Internet router. No wiring requirements beyond plugging each unit in and attaching an Ethernet CAT5 cable from your Internet router to 1 of the units. The other units will connect wirelessly. If you have ethernet backhaul throughout your home - that will work too. But it isn't necessary if your home wiring is as bad as mine. Speed and coverage is excellent. Every inch of my home has coverage (about 2,300 square feet over 3 levels) with no noticeable connection lag. Some of my plaster walls are difficult to transmit through and this system overcomes that no problem. Your devices are unaware of which unit they are talking to, the Deco's will take care of all that for you. You just set up one network SSID and connect your devices to it. NO connecting to an EXT network or switching around your wifi network to extended areas. It's completely seamless. I have about 20 devices connected at any given time. No issues whatsoever. I really love this system! On price and quality, it's a 5 star from me. Highly recommended to anyone that wants to cover their home in wifi.

Muy sencillo de configurar y es necesario hacerlo con la app DECO de TP-Link pero todo es muy amigable e intuitivo. La única "complicación" podría ser el apagar el wifi de tu módem si no tienes experiencia. Esto para que no perturbe la señal de tu MESH. Probé con las redes habilitadas y luego deshabilitadas y sí, tendrás que apagar el wifi de tu módem. Para el de Telmex fue algo muy sencillo ya que solo fue meterse a la IP (192.168.1.254) y después de meter el password de tu red, en la opción de WLAN dehabilitas ambas redes (2.4 y 5G) con un clic. El MESH 1 lo colocas por cable Ethernet y despues de seguir los pasos de la app lo tendrás funcionando en cinco minutos desde que lo conectas por primera vez. La app te guía para la colocación de los otros dos MESH con la misma facilidad para configurar. Al terminar podrás ver que si bien puede bajar un poco la velocidad según la localización del MESH y los muros de tu casa, comparada con un repetidor, no es significativa. La cobertura es super amplia y cubre perfectamente la casa. Las funciones de configuración, optimización y seguridad de la app también me parecieron excelentes. Al final vale lo que pagas.

Excelente produto! Sinal bem amplo no repetidor