TP-Link Deco AX7800 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (Deco X95) - Whole Home Coverage up to 6100 Sq.Ft with AI-Driven Smart Antennas, Multi-Gig Ethernet, Replaces Wireless Router and Extender (2-Pack)

Got the Deco X95 (AX7800) to replace an Amplifi Alien mesh setup that had started frequently rebooting. So far, Im really happy. Im not a home networking expert, but Im also not a novice - somewhere inbetween. Ive set up many of these in the past (from Orbi to Eero and Amplifi), and use some of the customization features. Setup was simple. Took me less than 5 minutes to have the entire mesh network set up. Every device connected (except one, Sonos), and I have about 60 devices in the house including all the IoT stuff. The app was easy to use and pointed me in the right direction, step by step. After a full week, I have had zero devices drop or have connection issue in a 4k sqft house. Stability is probably the #1 requirement for me, both my wife and I work from home. As mentioned, Sonos didnt work within the 1st hour I had set up the Deco. Sonos is notoriously bad with mesh networks, which is unfortunate because I love their products otherwise. I fiddled with some security settings (set it to WPA2/WPA3), rebooted my sonos devices...and decided to work on it the next day. Im not sure if it was the security setting or the reboot - but miraculously the next day all of my sonos devices appeared on the network map and were working (I have 8 of them). So, I know it can be frustrating, but I at least wanted to share one experience of sonos working with Deco, since I saw a few comments about it in other reviews. Edit 2/15/23: Just wanted to share that this has been 100% rock solid and stable for a month now. Very happy with performance, range, stability. Even though the unit is not as fancy as my Amplifi Alien, it was an upgrade in performance and range which matters more than the cool on screen display the Alien had.

Very happy with the quality and performance of this DECO Wi-fi 6 system with a main and satellite unit. It has great ethernet and wireless connectivity throughout my 2000sq ft home, in the back patio area and throughout my entire lot (9K sq ft) . Rarely do I have devices disconnecting. The app allows me to do weekly security and performance scans on the Wi-fi system which is a great help, especially if your having interference. The system will autoscan for best performing channels for 2.4 and 5GHz. And I can schedule monthly reboots to ensure the unit is connecting to all my devices. Only once did a reboot cause connectivity issue but on the second reboot all was fine. The DECO system also sends (to the app) weekly performance reports. For many years, I used another brand of Wi-fi, but based on my needs I found them to be overpriced. I was skeptical at first of purchasing such a low cost system but it's turned out to be a great performing system for a great price. Would definitely buy this brand again when I upgrade this system in the future. BTW, DECOs allow you to turn off the bright LEDs per a schedule or permanently especially if the LEDs are too bright for room. My internet is 1G and many of my devices are performing at 650Mbs+ speed. So far have not experienced buffering issues especially with my wireless tv's and cable boxes, surround sound system, solar power monitors or outdoor cameras/tv. This DECO system has definitely exceeded my expectations

UPDATE: 6/28/24: (1 star) I'm officially giving this product a 1 star. It stopped working and I contacted technical support. Got boiler plate troubleshooting tips. I did all and still having issues. Was told to do a replacement online. I did that process almost a week ago and have not heard back from TPLINK customer support even though it clearly states "they'll get back with you within 2 business days". Contacted customer support again and was told I'd get an email and I need to respond to it to get a replacement process started. Never got an email. Now trying to contact TPLINK again. UPDATE: 6/17/2024 (3 stars) 3 months after setting up this Wifi mesh network, I'm running into terrible internet connectivity issues. The routers show they are green and I can connect to the wifi perfectly, but I get no internet service. This started occasionally and now are constantly happening. I've called my ISP who said they show no issues on their end and now I'm in talks with TP-LINK. I've sent over pictures to customer service showing the issue. I don't know how this product can suddenly just stop working after 3 months. My old routers are still kicking and it's been 5 years. There's definitely some quality control issues happening. Hopefully, they can send me a new pair because it's definitely still under warranty. The hassle though to call, go through hours of troubleshooting, and to hopefully get a replacement is not what I signed up for. ------- March 30, 2024 Review (5 stars) I changed over from Xfinity to fiber and wanted a new wifi mesh solution that could keep up with the gigabit up/down streams. I was really wary about this product because amongst the high reviews were a plethora of bad reviews. However, when I received the product, I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to setup and get online. Step 1: download app. Step 2: plug ethernet cable into AX7800 and power on Step 3: detect and setup AX7800 Step 4: once set up, go place the other router in the area you want Step 5: plug in router, turn on and let app detect. That was it. The results are super impressive. The internet speeds in the house went from an avg of 200mbp/s to over 500mbp/s with this network. House size is 3700 sqft and two stories. Router is in the middle entertainment area surrounded by an enclave and a large tv. Second router is on the stair landing about 15 ft away behind a thick wooden wall. Tested signal was in the master bedroom 40 ft away on the second floor. I'm super impressed and very happy with the product.

I'm 3 months in with these, and my opinion of them is slightly mixed. I'm using 2 of these as a sort of bridge to a PC on LAN, as well as for their ability to be wireless access points. The Good: * They really do have fantastic bandwidth for things like local network file transfer, and when you *don't* use QoS (priorties), they distribute your internet bandwidth pretty well too. * Setup and general management is excellent, and I'll even venture to say that the folks complaining here about loss of network management functions are nitpicking about the smallest things. You can still hide networks, filter access, assign IP addresses, and make port forwarding rules. The ability to add or change your network from a touch on your phone is also a very clutch feature. The Bad: * The first bad is the worst bad. If you use these as routers, they are absolutely TERRIBLE at recovering from power loss, disconnect, or even just turning one off to move it somewhere else. I struggled for hours when I first moved one to get my entire network to work, and ended up factory resetting the main unit and rebuilding the network. There is a careful, patient, and deliberate reset process to getting it back online, but it's so specific and time consuming that it's fairly ridiculous. Apparently this only happens if you use them in router mode, so if you want them just as access points, these may be ideal. But man...if you lose power a lot, these would be a nightmare. * QoS and prioritizing devices seems to cause a general apportionment of your download capacity, such that even the most priority device will still only get a "slice" of total download bandwidth rather than the whole thing. This is on a 1000mbps connection though, so a 300-400mbps slice of the internet bandwidth may not matter for most users. But be awa that it does seem to cap your total bandwidth no matter what. Overall, I'm keeping them, and like their features. If they're reading this though, they really, really need to fix how these things recov from power loss or disconnects!

I got this Deco X95 to replace an Asus XT9 WiFi-6 mesh system, which in turn was used to rep[lace a Netgear Orbi RBK852 WiFi-6 mesh system. The Netgear Orbi was an amazing first step to replace a stand alone WiFi-6 router but, after we moved into a new home with lots of floor space, it became obvious that a mesh system was necessary to cover all the IoT gear and Zoom meetings the were becoming the norm. The Orbi required a paid subscription for the cybersecurity benefit to work and it became awkward to setup and maintain. I switched to the Asus XT9 to get the Tri-Band format and that seemed to work out well. It did seem that the Asus was slow to respond to network changes and it has way too many user-involved settings to tune in order to get a reasonable level of performance. I decided to tray the Deco X95 and it is a hit! Fast, snappy performance and easy setup, even though I have a background in military and commercial electronics, I’m not really looking to go through a bevy of menus during setup to get the system up and running. The Deco X95 is a pleasure to use and own. The coverage is great and I had our new home pre-wired for Ethernet CAT-6 so I can feed my UHD 4K Blu-Ray player stored Hi-Resolution music files from an NAS, feed two TVs 4K streaming services from Amazon and work remotely from home. Coverage is great in our backyard and in front of the house and inside the garage.

Running a 2-unit Deco X95 in my 4000sqft home to upgrade to Wifi 6 and replace a previous 3-unit Linksys Velop AC (WiFi 5) mesh wifi system. The primary node (connected to the cable modem using Xfinity Gigabit+ service with 1.2 Gbps down; 35 Mbps up) gets wifi speeds at the over-provisioned 1.4 Gbps down, 41 Mbps up. Satellite node, connected to main node via wireless backhaul, is located one floor below the main node and clocks in at up to 700 - 800 Mbps down and 38 Mbps up. Range is seriously impressive and covers my backyard and front driveway right up through the court. At its minimum at the furthest range away from the nodes, I'm still clocking in at about 200Mbps down, 35 Mbps up. I find the network options in the TP-Link Deco app sufficient for the vast majority of users who will not have any need to tinker with advanced network settings. The only lacking aspect in the app functionality is a speed test between cable modem and Deco main node. However, I later discovered TP Link has a Wi-Fi Toolkit app that has that functionality. Otherwise, no other complaints with the product.

Love this setup. 4 of these in the house carrying Verizon 5G home to every inch of my house. Great coverage and nice security/monitoring features too. Zero downtime.

I bought the deco ax7800 in a bit of a hurry, based on a friends recommendation. BIG mistake, I'm now shopping around to replace it and am a rather angry about the wasted $. A few things they dont tell you: - If you lose your internet connection, you also lose your home wifi network. No internet means I Cannot access wifi printer. Cannot access business files on our NAS. Cannot share files between family member laptops. Cannot access media server for movies or music. - Some of our smart home devices connect to this router, but many do NOT, such as our denon receiver (5 years old), robot vacuum (4 years old), freezer temp monitors (2 years old), spare printer (6-8 years old). - Coverage is nowhere near as good as they claim. To be fair it started out very good, but the distance has been going down steadily. One of the reasons I bought this router was for the coverage, specifically to connect security cameras to our home network. The cameras all worked for a few months, then the camera 200' away dropped off, then the 150' distant camera, now the camera a mere 100 feet away from the deco unit only connects intermittently. - No firewall capability. this is infuriating, I have to pay - every month - to rent a firewall, and I have very little control over its features or capabilities? To me, this is a massive deal breaker. - Smartphone access ONLY. Yes I have a smartphone but it is not stapled to my face. The vast majority of my work is on a laptop, I do not like being forced to use a phone app on a teeny tiny screen with limited functionality. - Security... it is 100% cloud connected or nothing, so if you trust a big corporation for your security, thats nice, good for you, good luck with that.