I recently upgraded to 1 gig speed internet at home and I'm now in the process of upgrading my network to support some 2.5G Ethernet ports. I got a 5-Port 2.5G switch to pair with my current 8 port PoE switch, and I got a USB to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter to give my Synology NAS a speed boost as well. The final piece of the puzzle is to upgrade my 2nd Gen Nest Wi-Fi Router (2 APs with wired backhaul)

I've been looking at some relatively inexpensive options for a 2-pack system and the options at the top of my list in the $150-$200 price range are the Deco BE25 and the Deco XE75 Pro and I'm having a hard time deciding between the 2 options so that's why I'm here looking for advice.

What I like about the BE25:

• 5Ghz band supports 240 MHz channels, compared to the XE75 Pro that is limited to 160 MHz channels.
• Wi-Fi 7 I would assume means its more future proofed vs WiFi-6E.
• BE25 is slightly cheaper and smaller (less of an eye sore to keep the wife happy.)

What I like about the XE75 Pro:

• Tri-Band
• 6 spatial Streams vs 4 streams on the BE25
• The last one that I'm not sure whether this can be backed by facts or just a placebo effect that I'm imagining but the XE75 Pro was TP-Link's top of the line Deco offering for Wi-Fi 6E whereas the Deco BE25 is borderline the entry level model just being a half step above the BE23. Naturally I would assume that the XE75 Pros higher positioning in the product stack would mean the XE75 Pro would have better antennas/stronger signal strength, and a more powerful CPU and other internal specs but I have no evidence that these things result in better network performance.

If anyone in here can help me make a decision I would greatly appreciate it. Also, If there are other models that someone could recommend outside of these 2 or outside of TP-Link as a brand, I'm also open to that as well as long as they are somewhere near that price range and have at least one 2.5G ethernet port on the APs.

*Side Note: Since I have been using Nest Wi-Fi for several years, I've been forced to use the Google Home app to control them and I have been a bit apprehensive about the Decos also being controlled mostly via an app so please let me know if this is something I should worry about or if it's not really a hinderance with TP-Link.

Will it work?

Ideally over Wifi through my home router.

I recently put up a security camera far from my AX21 router, so I added an RE305 extender near the camera and turned on OneMesh. The R305 works fine, but the camera doesn't use it, instead it connects to the distant router. At the camera location, the RE305's signal level is about 12 dBm higher than the router's, but when I use Tether to see the clients, the camera is always on the router, not the extender.

I've rebooted the camera, but it just reconnects to the router.

Why won't the camera use the mesh extender? There doesn't seem to be any way to force it. I'm not seeing any benefit to the mesh if devices won't use it.

1st photo is a speed test of wifi router from toms bedroom, 2nd is speed test of deco in toms room and 3rd shows the speeds all decos are receiving. I am constantly lagging in games even while have toms deco Ethernet into a ps5 any help?

Recently got my hands on the Roam 7 (WR3602BE). Going good so far, but has anyone figured out a way to use Tailscale on a tp-link router? I’ve got a different router at home with Tailscale, I was wondering if it was possible for the Roam 7 to use a Tailscale connection or a workaround becuase I cant find an option at all, except wireguard and OpenVPN. Can’t initialize a VPN server at home, I’m under ISP NAT. I’m also quite new to tp-link so apologies if I missed a page.

Woke up one morning and no internet connection. Troubleshooting involved isolating each node - the wireless network was intact but the main node (set as router) was not accepting the wired connection from my fiber modem all of a sudden. I verified the modem had internet and then wired a laptop to the connection that had been connected to the main mesh node - all good. I tried all sorts of stuff (reboots etc) and the only thing that seemed to work was system reset and then recreating the wireless mesh.

This is a 3 node XE75 mesh setup with the main node as router. All nodes on firmware build 1.5.0 20260603 Rel. 14401.

The mesh network had been functioning pretty much without issued for over 2 years. The only thing that was odd recently is that I began getting notified about connections for known devices frequently.

I recently installed 4 c420 cameras with H200 hub. Everything was working except the wake up sensitivity keeps on going back to default of 6 after logging out of the app. When I select a camera to display the setting, it will change from 6 to the custom setting i did. Anyone has run into this problem before? I tried everything that was suggested but still the same.

So will be upgrading the M4 later i currently have 4 but will just be replacing the main router m4

and keep the other 3 running off the x50

So done a bit of research and found Deco app's Replace Main Deco option

but i can not see this option in the app or does this only show this when you add the x50 to the app ?

Thankyou in advance everyone

PoE providing power but not data…

I have a TP-Link Deco BE11000 Outdoor (aka BE-65 Outdoor) connected to my network via Cat 6 cable (100ft length) and it has power but no data via Ethernet cable, only via Wi-Fi. How can I get it to utilize the Ethernet cable for data?

My Deco mesh network is in AP Mode.

My network connection sequence is: AT&T Fiber from wall into AT&T Gateway BGW620 into Deco BE85 via Cat 6 into TP-Link Switch model TL-SG105PP-M2 via Cat 6 into Deco BE11000 via Cat 6.

I understand that the Deco software does not provide true IoT VLAN capability for blocking IoT devices from main network. I have seen mentions of device isolation and using parental controls to help with isolation, but nothing is definitive.

Was curious if anyone has a solution (short of buying Unifi) to put all IoT/smart devices on their own network, isolate that from communicating with the internet, but still be able to access from Apple Home and Homebridge integration while those are on a device on main network?

I have the Deco 63 running with the ATT supplied gateway in ip passthrough mode

https://www.tp-link.com/za/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-be230/

https://www.asus.com/networking-iot-servers/wifi-7/all-series/rt-be50/

I will have both 5GHz and 2.4GHz separated, the ASUS has better software and deeper control as far as I know whilst the TP Link has better ports, and they are about the same price for me.

I am planning on getting two for wired backhaul, will want to prioritize my gaming PC over everything else connected to the routers and also have an Open Nat.

Which do I go with? Any other suggestions?

The router is a floor below my pc but in the same spot with my phone i get 200mbps but on my pc i get 70 or 90 max, even with re315 extender on my phone i get 105 on pc i get 40. I am using 5ghz, on the re315 extender i used ethernet and got the same speeds and ping. Was this a waste of money? Or can i fix it (cant move router or run a cable to it)

Hello.

I'm Portuguese and I bought a switch with lifetime warranty on amazon.es (Amazon Spain is the same one for Portugal).

The switch died after 5 years, I've contacted TP Link by email and they recognized the product is under warranty and says I need to RMA via Amazon.

I've contacted Amazon and they say that they only offer 3 years warranty and they can't help and I need to contact TP Link.

How can I solve this ridiculous situation between 2 companies that are constantly telling me to contact each other?

I bought a new TP LINK archer C6 router MU-MIMO to be used as a wireless repeater . But i can’t find WDS option in the settings. can anyone help me with this ?

I can’t login to the webpage of my deco , anyone have the same issue?

I have an Archer C1200 V3 router I have been using for a number of years. Recently, my internet connection has been dropping at times.

I am used to seeing four green LEDs on the front when things are good, or three green and yellow when the cable modem needs a reset. What I am seeing now is the green Power LED flashing, and occasionally all LEDs light for a moment. Is it just replacement time?

My pc gets very slow speed from the wifi repeater (connected to the main modem directly under it on ground floor via wifi cause I can't use Ethernet) in my room which is on the first floor and main modem is on ground floor. On my bed near the door, mobile (pixel 6), I can connect to the main modem and get around 8mbps speed(20 mbps net package but when downloading I get around 30 to 40 mbps speed when my pc was directly next to the main modem) and near the window I get around 22 mbps speed. Now I was wondering if I were to buy tp link Archer t9uh and the uss around 3m long USB 3.0 wire with cradle and place next bed near door would I get good signal. (My mobile can detect a bit of signal from the main modem where my pc is but speed is so slow).

My pc has a tenda n300 pcie card but it only detect wifi repeater and sometimes it detects the main modem but doesn't connect with it. I also have a alfa w113 wifi dongle and it worked fine in the beginning year but now it only gives max 4.5mbps speed even on main modem

Hey all, have XE75 that I’m going to hook up in my new place. The previous owner ran Ethernet which is great, but the one is high on the wall because he had another system older access point.

Are there any that work with XE75 and does that take place of one of the nodes? Newer to this, still trying to learn!

I have ch341a programmer and wson 8x6 connector. My be600 got hit with a surge and now it is soft bricked. If anyone has a dump of a working be600 bin file It would grately appreaciated. I cant decrypt tp link update file due to proprietory encryption plus in new wifi 7 routers the decrypting is done inside the router now and no RSA keys are availible. The update file on tp link sites are online update files and dont hold imprtant files like u-boot or FIT files. IF any questions ask and i will answer asap.

Hello everyone!

I'm using a TP-Link UB600 Nano (V1.0, hardware ID: USB\VID_37AD&PID_0600) on Windows 11, with a Ryzen 5 5600 and a Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H V2 motherboard.

My issue is that neither my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller nor my PS4 DualShock 4 reliably reconnects after being turned off or going to sleep. Both controllers work initially after pairing, but fail to reconnect afterward.

I've reproduced the same issue on a second Windows PC using the UB600 with its built-in Bluetooth adapter disabled. Both controllers reconnect normally when using the laptop's built-in Bluetooth, so the issue appears to be related to the UB600 or its driver.

I've tried both the official driver and the beta driver (20.11.3036.3004, dated April 13, 2026), but the problem persists. Additionally, after installing the beta driver, my desktop PC stopped detecting Bluetooth devices entirely.

Thanks to all!

I can’t login to the webpage of my deco , anyone have the same issue?