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Another unique feature the Deco AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6e System offers today is its automatic networking function that optimizes the networking every time a Deco unit disappears or is added to the network. We moved the Deco around our house to find the optimal location. We just powered down one Deco and moved it to the second floor in our house. Then we powered it up and the entire network adjusted to the optimal networking settings. If you do this in your home, remember to wait for the networking to complete and Deco’s LED to turn green. It will take a while for the light to turn green. It did for us during testing. In my testing, the Deco XE75 did well for its hardware specs. I tested it both as a single router and a wireless mesh system. Testing the TP-Link Deco Tri Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E system was easy. We have tested many Wi-Fi systems and found setting up those systems could be overwhelming to some people, especially if you're not tech savvy or comfortable working with smart devices, routers and modems. However, TP-Link does a nice job of walking you through the setup process in the Deco app. You will not have to access your existing modems system settings or try to troubleshoot any issues. Just follow the Deco app instructions and you'll be up and running in no time.
Consequently, you might find this review a bit predictable. My mantra has been how Tri-band Wi-Fi 6E is generally not a great idea for a fully wireless environment but is excellent for a wired home. And that applies in this case, too. Theoretically, the AX73 can put all of its 5GHz bandwidth (4804Mbps) on a single connection, but there's no way to experience that until 4x4 clients are available, if ever. So, if you don’t care about getting the most out of a Gigabit-class broadband connection, as you probably shouldn’t since anything over 100Mbps is enough for any applications, the Deco XE75’s real-world speeds sure will suffice. If you want more, getting your home wired is a must, and maybe consider the Asus ZenWiFi Pro ET12. Use of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E, and features including OFDMA, 1024-QAM, and HE160 requires clients to also support the corresponding features. Not all seven 160 MHz channels may be available in the 6 GHz band in some regions/countries due to regulatory restrictions. You can't use the web user interface to manage the Archer AXE75's (or any Archer router for that matter) HomeShield feature -- you need the mobile app for that. But other than that feature, you can manage the router completely via the interface, including remote management via Dynamic DNS. HomeShield requires a login accountWhen you tap the Tools button, it takes you to a screen where you can configure Wi-Fi settings, analyze channel selection, create a guest network, and configure internet connection settings. Other settings allow you to create a OneMesh network, configure device notifications, share Wi-Fi credentials, and update firmware. Afterward, you can manually add more mesh units to the system to extend the coverage. That’s generally how a mesh system works anyway. Simple design, no Multi-Gig port Despite the support for Wi-Fi 6E, the Deco XE75 is very similar to previous deco sets, including the X60 and X5700. If you have used a Deco set before, you’ll feel right at home with this one. I feel like I contradicted myself a little by saying that my internet requirements are fairly low, but I’m considering a mesh system. My wife and I do normal stuff like stream 4K movies, video game, work from home in the tech industry, have a handful of devices on our network, etc. We are currently fine with the hardware, albeit crappy, that AT&T has given us. However, I have had my Nest smoke alarm in my kitchen drop it’s internet connection indefinitely on multiple occasions which is not okay for me, especially considering we have two dogs always at home and one of them has jumped up on my gas cooktop before and turned the gas on while we were away. A lazy test of moving the smoke alarm 20-25 feet closer to the range extender in the middle of my +-shaped house worked and the connection has been fine ever since. A mesh system for us is more about “nice-to-have” rather than “must-have”. Add in more devices around the house like Philips Hue bulbs and a doorbell camera coming online soon and I’d like a more reliable and permanent solution than AT&T range extenders. Reply
Without replacing your existing devices or buying a whole new WiFi ecosystem, OneMesh™ helps you create a more flexible network that covers your entire home with TP-Link OneMesh™ products.
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Working from home has me regularly using a VPN (virtual private network) to access content from other countries, so the inclusion of OpenVPN tech in the AXE75 is a welcome sight and saves me from installing extra desktop applications. During CES 2022, it touted a list of new broadcasters, including the top-tier Archer AXE200, the Quad-band Archer AXE300, and the super-cool AXE200 Omni.
The AXE75’s 6GHz throughput performance was pretty much in line with its 5GHz performance. It scored 921Mbps on the close-proximity test, while the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E managed 927Mbps. At a distance of 30 feet, the AXE75 delivered 397Mbps, beating the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (379Mbps) but trailing the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 (401Mbps) and the Netgear RAXE500 (427Mbps). On the 5GHz close-proximity test, the AXE75 garnered 918Mbps. That was faster than the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (750Mbps) but came in right behind the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 (938Mbps) and the Netgear RAXE500 (936Mbps). On the 30-foot test, the AXE75’s score of 360Mbps topped the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (303Mbps) but was significantly slower than the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 (521Mbps) and the Netgear RAXE500 (530Mbps). Indeed, the networking vendor made all kinds of buzz about the new standard in early 2021 with nothing to show during the entire year. And then, it recommitted the Wi-Fi 6E promise in early 2022. In real-world additional anecdotal testing, the Deco XE75’s performance generally topped at around 300Mbps at the satellite unit and close to 900Mbps at the router unit. Of course, the actual numbers fluctuated a great deal.
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The TP-Link Archer AXE75 has the usual four Gigabit LAN ports and one Gigabit WAN port. It has no Multi-Gig port. Only when I left my house and walked 60 feet down the street did the AXE75's Wi-Fi signal drop. Standing at the end of my road, I could still manage a 4.37Mbps down / 3.59Mbps up speed test, with a mild 45ms ping and only 16ms of jitter. The AXE75’s write speed of 44MBps was a tad slower than the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 (48MBps) and 11MBps slower than the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (55MBps). The Netgear RAXE500 beat them all with 70MBps. On the read test, the AXE75 (46MBps) edged past the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 (45MBps) but couldn’t keep pace with the Linksys Hydra Pro 6E (57MBps) or the Netgear RAXE500 (68MBps).
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