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I personally have setup my home network on the Deco X50 mesh system with 4 AP in total... No issues at all and provides a fair amount of control over your devices and network (priority, IP reservation
TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000
TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000 Mesh WiFi System – Ceiling/Wall-Mountable WiFi 6 Mesh, Replaces Router/Access Point/Extender, Powered, Dual 2.5G Ports, 3-Pack
By TP-Link
54mentions59%positive$249.99typicalr/sonos+8pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“I have a very similar setup - ISP connection set to Modem only, connected to a TP-Link X50 router with a second X50 at the other end of the house, creating a mesh setup.”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +No issues
- +Provides fair amount of control (priority, ip reservation, preferred bands/ap)
- +Integrates with home assistant
- +Can assign 2.4ghz for iot
- +Great performance (wifi 6)
- +supports WiFi 6
- +160mhz bandwidth
- +centralized management interface
Cons
6- −some mesh WiFi systems don't allow you to turn off the wireless backhaul network
- −Requires fiddling with a few settings
- −cheaper consumer systems might use the same set of antennas for backhaul and client-facing network
- −might not let you set each access point to use a different channel
- −can cause airtime congestion
- −no manual channel selection
Where Reddit talks about it
54 comments · 5 subreddits
r/HomeNetworking16%
19 mentions↑ 218
r/TpLink16%
19 mentions↑ 21
r/sonos36%
11 mentions↑ 16
r/indotech100%
2 mentions↑ 4
r/Starlink0%
2 mentions↑ 3
Reddit reviews
+ 13~ 37− 4
r/indotechpositive2
x50 dengan support wifi6 untuk perangkat lebih baru
r/indotechpositive2
Bisa deh 160mhz, tapi kalo harganya beda tipis mending x50 aja, tadi gw liat beda 100 rb ya ?
r/HomeNetworkingneutral102
In the consumer space, like the TPlink devices you mention, Mesh WiFi will often have additional features that you won't get vs just buying a bunch of WiFi routers and converting them to bridge mode a
r/HomeNetworkingnegative2
There is no manual channel selection or even channel width selections to optimize your network on any current consumer grade mesh Wi-Fi products I've seen. And it sucks.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral1
One thing you want to look out for, though, is that some mesh WiFi systems I've seen and used don't allow you to turn off the wireless backhaul network, even if all access points are connected with a
r/HomeNetworkingnegative81
A mesh is just daisy chaining 2 access points via wireless connection instead of an Ethernet uplink. This add latency and reduces throughput overall.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral9
While I've never used Deco mesh, this statement would be incorrect for every other mesh system I've used.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral4
With the Deco system you can set all of the nodes to access in AP mode rather than router mode, so definitely possible to use alongside an existing router, although definitely not ideal imo.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral3
I had to go with a TP-Link deco mesh system on a wired backhaul.
r/HomeNetworkingpositive2
I went mesh and my wireless internet problems were over.
r/HomeNetworkingnegative2
I will never suggest using a mesh setup as they add latency and they so often cause have small problems that create large headaches.
r/HomeNetworkingpositive1
And I like the ease of use of the mesh system, and have the ability to connect the nodes with ethernet cable (wired backhaul).
r/HomeNetworkingneutral2
With the x50 3 pack setup, if you don't already have a preferred device for that (probably Deco, or at least tp-link, to have a high probability of using all the management features), you'd set it up
r/HomeNetworkingpositive1
You’re correct to use wired backhaul and mesh is probably more user friendly.
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