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TP-Link Deco XE75 Pro AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E Router System (2-Pack) $375.51 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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All time low on the TP-Link Deco XE75 Pro AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E Router System (2-Pack).

1.7GHz Quad-Core CPU
1× 2.5Gbps Port + 2× Gigabit Ports Per Deco Unit
4× High-Gain Antennas (Internal)
Tri-Band AXE5400
6 GHz: 2402 Mbps (802.11ax, HE160)
5 GHz: 2402 Mbps (802.11ax, HE160)
2.4 GHz: 574 Mbps (802.11ax)
Seamless Coverage up to 500 m²

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  • boomramada on 30/12/2024 - 22:28

    I hate you OP, there goes my money! LOL. I was looking for this deal. Thanks!

  • jkim on 30/12/2024 - 22:38
    +4

    Can you turn off wan/lan auto-sensing on these newer units?
    I have the X20 and it's a piece of dung due to wan/lan auto-sensing.
    When internet goes down, it takes wired network down with it.

      • jkim on 30/12/2024 - 22:53

        Yep, that's the exact issue, and they say some models support manual pinning of the wan port.
        So anyone know if this model supports the manual wan pinning?

        • Xizor on 30/12/2024 - 23:25

          As far as i can tell they all have this issue given the "feature" of no dedicated WAN port. Pretty damn idiotic. I am looking to buy the XE75 to replace my Orbi RBK50 that has finally started playing up. I use ethernet from main router to PC and NAS. So in this problem scenario, it would mean by PC and NAS would go offline? But all other devices via WiFi would still see each other? Having the NAS go offline would really suck just in the time its most needed!

          • jkim on 30/12/2024 - 23:32
            +3

            @Xizor: You can see in the thread that some models (they only specified 2) have the feature of manually pinning the WAN port and turning off auto-sensing. But you can also see in the same thread, that even though they promised to roll this out to other models, they did not for a full 4 years (and counting, as they still haven't done so… I can't see it in my deco app for the X20).

            So I would NOT buy this (and advise you not to either) unless they fixed it for this particular model.

            IF it is fixed in this model, I can somewhat salvage my investment in the X20 by buying and using the new unit as the main node and pin the wan port, using my existing 3 x X20s as satellite APs.

            • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 00:28
              +1

              @jkim: I saw this post on tplink forum from 2023 "And with the latest firmware of Deco XE75 Pro, if the physical Ethernet connection between modem and main Deco remain unchanged, even there is no internet service from the modem, the WAN port stays the same."

              https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/647836

              But… I have also seen complaints more recently. So confusing. My struggle for good replace continues.

        • FoxJump on 30/12/2024 - 23:49
          +1

          when i had my deco x60, i complained, they logged in to my router (via teamviewr on my pc) and flashed it with a debug version of its OS.
          that had telnet enabled
          And then they turned off the wan autosensing for me.

          now i gave up and i use these only in AP mode

          • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 12:09

            @FoxJump: What router are you using instead? How has the overall experience been?

            • FoxJump on 31/12/2024 - 12:52
              +1

              @Xizor: i have a gl.inet brume2 as my main router.
              ive been generally happy with both. Only recently - while trialing out the smart home setup for a new house we're building, did i reach some limitations.
              about 40 devices, of which there are 8 wifi cameras - results in patchy wifi for the wifi cameras. Even though theyre fairly closeby and have a small bitrate (all cameras are tplinks). I feel there's just too much happening on the 2.4Ghz band

              it's a problem i feel may go away in the new house since it's single storey rather than two - so it's longer, and because they'll be eth backhauled instead of wifi.

              that said, i wish i could do vlans on their ssids -which it cant. Si i cant isolate the iot/cams to internet access and my proxmox server (with home assistant and frigate). To this end, i've decided to try to DIY a VM wifi AP with vlan support. So i'm waiting for a aliexpress usb wifi to use with an OpenWRT AP VM in proxmox. I will try to move some IOT devices to this other Wifi AP, perhaps all the smart plugs or the cameras, to leave the 2.4Ghz from the Deco less congested.

              This is despite me using the Deco guest network for the iots.
              Deco shows 11 devices on main network, and 27 on the guest network, so it's probably what's causing the pain for it.

              i was temtped to buy the Asus EBM68 but, I dont want to pay $650 for it. So my $25 wifi usb from aliexpress and openwrt vm will be my first attempt to smooth out my network

              • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 13:45

                @FoxJump: Interesting, thanks for sharing. My use case is not as extravegant having walked back from the smart home rabbit hole a few years ago (could see it was heading down the same path as i had with car modding before it), but good to see it has not changed much. :D

                • FoxJump on 31/12/2024 - 13:49

                  @Xizor: haha

                  the spiral starts with buying a NAS.

                  • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 16:19

                    @FoxJump: Had a NAS for yonks, but even before i could see the rabbit hole miles away :)

              • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 14:56

                @FoxJump: Don't buy Deco if you will ethernet backhaul.
                Given the auto-sensing issue, a wan outage will take out your satellite network together with it (I'm assuming you will have LAN activities that occur even without internet… i.e. nas, networked printer, security cameras backing up footage to nas, etc).

                • FoxJump on 31/12/2024 - 14:59
                  +1

                  @jkim: I know of the wan autosensing problem, this is why my decos are in wifi AP mode only, not routing. I use a separate router.

                  This avoids the problem

                  • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 15:01

                    @FoxJump: Ahh, good solution.
                    I may have to do the same.

    • Make it so on 31/12/2024 - 01:10

      I can't see any such option on my XE75 Pro

      • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 01:11

        Thanks, so looks like this unit is a dud as well.

        • Nom on 31/12/2024 - 09:19
          +1

          @jkim do you know what the reason is for your internet connection conking out ?
          I imagine almost every user of these devices will have a 24/7 connection, so it's probably not an issue for almost everyone else.

          • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 09:21
            +1

            @Nom: Every internet connection conks out. Could be an issue at the isp, Could be planned nbn maintenance, etc. It is an issue for anyone using wired devices.

            • Make it so on 31/12/2024 - 15:27

              @jkim: Can't say I've personally had this issue. But my internet is very stable.

              I wonder if you could prevent this issue by assigning a static internal IP address (which the unit does support) to the wired devices.

    • MatD88 on 31/12/2024 - 08:13
      +1

      Can I check, for the general user this wouldn't be an issue? I assume if the internet goes down, then the network going down wouldnt really be an issue, as if you're primarily using the network for internet, it wouldnt matter, is that right? Keen on these so just checking.

      I assume for you, without internet connection you still need the network for another reason?

      Hoping I've got that right!

      Do you think we'll see a bigger drop with Wifi 7?

      • Randolph Duke on 31/12/2024 - 08:30
        +2

        I’ve never noticed this as an issue before with my X20 🤷‍♀️ Must not have been streaming media from my server whenever it’s happened, although dropping Internet for any length of time is exceedingly rare for me.

        • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 09:23

          Your internet will drop at least once every few weeks… i.e. nbn planned maintenance for one, as well as more infrequent unplanned events such as storms etc.
          These range from a few mins to several hours depending on what's happening, and you may not have noticed the shorter ones as they usually happen late at night.

      • Nom on 31/12/2024 - 09:15
        +4

        for the general user this wouldn't be an issue?

        Correct, unless you've got something wrong with your connection, then your NBN internet won't be going down on a regular basis. I can't even remember the last time mine had an outage.

        So it's not an issue you'll notice unless you've got a dodgy connection 👍

        • MatD88 on 31/12/2024 - 09:21
          +1

          Thank you. I dont stream media and I have only had 1 drop out in the 12months I've lived here so seems like play on! Cheers 👍

  • Apostle0748 on 30/12/2024 - 22:47
    +5

    FYI - The Good Guys Commercial have a 3 pack of the non-pro variant for $445, only misses out on the 2.5gbps port at the back.

    • nightelves on 30/12/2024 - 23:18

      Is Tri-band needed?

      • Xizor on 30/12/2024 - 23:26
        +2

        Both non-pro and pro are Tri-Band.

      • bcYield on 31/12/2024 - 00:28

        6 GHz can deliver up to 2 Gbps which is not the case for our current nbn speed. I guess not.

        • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 00:30

          Use for backhaul.

          • bcYield on 31/12/2024 - 00:36

            @Xizor: Only phones and laptops use 6GHz, while other IoTs devices use 2.4GHz, so I assume 5GHz is not that crowded though.

            • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 00:41

              @bcYield: Up to you. Id use 6GHz for wireless backhaul.

              • Nom on 31/12/2024 - 09:26

                @Xizor: Range drops as frequency rises - 6GHz is the lowest range of the three bands, and the least able to penetrate obstacles (like walls) so you probably won't be able to use it for backhaul unless your nodes are close together.

                • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 12:03

                  @Nom: Depends what you consider as close. It's a critically important feature, a great many would be using it in this exact fashion. You just make a concious decision in placement, no different to doing so with prior systems that had dedicated 5GHz band for backhaul. My (old) home is brick and block including internal walls and have no choice but to use wireless backhaul. Im currently using old Orbi RBK50 which has a dedicated 5GHz band for backhaul, it has to go through 3 solid walls and 10M and its been brilliant (I have a NAS with 4K remux amongst dozens of other applications, it gets a workout). This here would be significantly superior in terms of bandwidth. Just place them appropriately.

            • bazingaa on 31/12/2024 - 08:01

              @bcYield: 5GHz is crowded now, almost all ISP provided routers are now defaults to dual band. I recently upgraded from WiFi 6 to 7 and found that I am the only one in 6 GHz :) Anyway range is limited in 6 GHz so interference would be less from other APs.

              • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 12:04

                @bazingaa: True, if you live in apartment i can imagine. If you are in a house much easier to just run wifi analyzer and select a less congested channel.

                • bazingaa on 01/01/2025 - 09:53

                  @Xizor: My house is in the outer suburbs, but it is still the case :D I got my BE9300 for $175, so it was even cheaper than one of this and can't complain :) Similar to you, I also use 5 GHz dedicated backhaul but can only get a max of around 300-400 Mbps on AX1800 (link speed is around 1 Gbps), I also got AX3200 client (previous router), but didn't have time to swap it. I have 2.5 GbE network behind that and I was thinking about getting Ethernet points, but it costs more isn't it ?

                  • Xizor on 01/01/2025 - 11:15

                    @bazingaa: Sorry not sure what that product is. Ethernet backhaul between your mesh or AP is always preferble. Of course it costs more unless you do it yourself.

  • Craigslists on 30/12/2024 - 23:45

    This or the X68 AX3600
    One will be connected to the NBN box and the other wireless at the other end of the house.

  • justcallmeboss on 30/12/2024 - 23:52

    This or Deco BE25

  • Lange on 30/12/2024 - 23:57

    Only starting looking into mesh system.

    Will the speed start dropping as you're further away from the modem?

    • justcallmeboss on 31/12/2024 - 00:27

      From my experience, yes.

    • Randolph Duke on 31/12/2024 - 00:43

      Yes if connecting via Wifi
      No if connecting via Ethernet cable

      • Lange on 31/12/2024 - 01:09

        Do you mean connecting the modem to mesh router through ethernet and another ethernet to PC?

        • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 02:01

          You can only connect the router to your modem wired.
          As for wired degradation, assuming a random unknown network cable that you found in a box, the rate of degradation is negligible up to ~50m (better cables will do longer without significant degradation).
          So it's ok to have your main router upto 50m (cable distance, not actual distance) away from your modem… although I can't see a reason not to keep them together.

        • Randolph Duke on 31/12/2024 - 02:06

          Ethernet back haul to each of the mesh units.

          So modem (if your NBN needs a standalone unit) > primary mesh router > switches > satellite mesh units all via Ethernet

  • spikiii on 31/12/2024 - 00:45

    thanks for the deal!!! been eyeing this model for the past month waiting for a price drop!

  • Munkeyalan on 31/12/2024 - 01:05

    Oof I just bought a pair of dual band ASUS RT-AX59U (https://amzn.asia/d/7UMtMqm) extendable routers for about the same price. Worth returning for the TP-Link ones?

    • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 02:02
      -3

      No. The ASUS is much better.

      • Munkeyalan on 31/12/2024 - 02:26

        Good to know, thanks

      • nightelves on 31/12/2024 - 04:01
        +2

        How is this better than a mesh system?

      • DeeTrance on 31/12/2024 - 06:36
        +2

        It is not!

        • Munkeyalan on 31/12/2024 - 08:52

          @DeeTrance What's the advantage of the TP-Link system over the ASUS? Tri band vs dual?

          • jkim on 31/12/2024 - 08:59
            +2

            @Munkeyalan: Wifi is better on this TP link than the AX59U (tri-band vs dual, AXE vs AX, higher rated speed).

            Everything else is better on the ASUS (most importantly, software/software support, and less importantly faster cpu and potentially more ram). But due to software, wifi may end up being better on the asus (can control power to antennas even on stock asus firmware).

      • Cap N on 31/12/2024 - 08:04
        +1

        It’s described as AiMesh compatible so IS a mesh system?

        • pw2002au on 31/12/2024 - 10:17

          Correct. The ASUS routers are a few simple clicks away from seeing up as a mesh system.

  • modgod on 31/12/2024 - 01:21

    I need them to have 4 ports like the netgear orbi/asus zen or at least one of them to have 4 ports

    • Randolph Duke on 31/12/2024 - 02:06
      +3

      Just buy however many ports you need switches

      • bazingaa on 31/12/2024 - 08:05
        +1

        keeplink 8 port 2.5 GbE switches at Aliexpress usually goes around for $70, I am using one and it is really good

  • carling on 31/12/2024 - 09:18

    Hi tech noob here, I'm moving in to an old 4 bedroom house in an nbn area but hasnt been installed yet. Do i need this or will a standard router modem be sufficient? Just need reliable normal speed Internet for everyday tasks.

    • MatD88 on 31/12/2024 - 09:25
      +1

      I've been researching this a lot and it would be hard to say. It would all come down to the size of the home, where the modem is located and where you need internet in the home.

      For example, I'm going to upgrade to the above as my modem is my garage on a ~350sq metre home. Even then it covers most of my home, but my bedroom and games room has issues with speed when the door is closed and we have a newborn so this is a common issue now. In my last home which was ~250sq metres, the crappy ISP wifi router was more than sufficient.

      I would personally wait until you're in the home and see by connecting your phone via wifi and doing speed tests around the home. You may not need to upgrade and if you do, with Wifi 7 becoming more available, these deals should continue to come up anyway.

    • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 12:06
      +1

      As a general rule i suggest to never use the wifi router supplied by your provider. They are inferior, often they can log into it, they just dont make the best selections. In terms of covering your home, you cant go wrong with this.

      • nightelves on 01/01/2025 - 23:59

        Would this replace the 5G Gen 2 router from Telstra?

        • Xizor on 02/01/2025 - 00:18

          It could, but then you forfeit any 4G/5G backup from Telstra. If thats an issue instead you could just leave the Telstra router as is but turn off its WiFi and use connect this to in access point only mode.

  • MatD88 on 31/12/2024 - 09:27

    Is there anything else this can be stacked with?

    Just wondering if these will continue to come up with Wifi 7 becoming more available. Thoughts?

    I assume it wouldnt be much cheaper anyway, given the level of tech on this.

  • Ilovetoeat on 31/12/2024 - 10:44

    been eyeing on the 3 pack x68. will it do the job for a 4 bedroom 2 storey house? or is it better to get this which is 2 pack only?

    • zipzap090 on 31/12/2024 - 11:56
      +1

      X68 will do the job unless you want the wifi 6E / 6ghz.

    • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 12:08
      +1

      Unless you have specific needs you know of then either will do the job.

      • Craigslists on 31/12/2024 - 19:35

        What’s better wireless backhaul or the 2?

        • Xizor on 31/12/2024 - 19:53

          Depend on size of house, walls, positioning etc. Either will probably be fine.

  • xuqi on 31/12/2024 - 13:56

    They're clearing out stock before their eventual ban…

    https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/tp-link-routers-could-be-…
    https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/12/tp-link-faces…

    The other issue with TP-Link is they continually release new models, which they then fail to update / support for any meaningful period of time. They also release differing versions of hardware for the same model, each with its own firmware revision.

    https://www.tp-link.com/au/support/download/deco-xe75-pro/v3…
    https://www.tp-link.com/au/support/download/deco-xe75-pro/v2…
    https://www.tp-link.com/au/support/download/deco-xe75-pro/v1…

    Same pattern with their other models & producs lines, going back a number of years..

    Contrast that with other manufacturers like Asus, NetGear, etc. who release hardware and then provide support for a number of years, providing proper documentation on updates & changes. Difference is night & day…

    https://www.asus.com/au/networking-iot-servers/modem-routers…
    (expand list & scroll down for release info)

    https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax70/#download
    (View previous versions)

    • Make it so on 31/12/2024 - 15:42
      +1

      My Asus XD6 didn't get many updates. It also wasn't stable for me. My XE75 Pro setup that replaced it is faster and entirely stable. No more rebooting.

    • Xizor on 01/01/2025 - 11:21

      As someone who has used both TPLink and Netgear (currently using Netgear), i would say both are pretty average to poor in terms of support, not listening to customers etc. One look at their forums you can see there are long standing gripes, confusion, issues not resolved, enhancements never delivered etc. All you can do is buy eyes open to its current limitations, assume nothing will improve, and hope for the best.

      As for these being clear out of stock, i dont see evidence of it yet. These prices are nothing special outside of sales cycles. I'd expect much steeper discounts for stock dumping.

  • omallz on 31/12/2024 - 17:43

    My X68s are ok but i was thinking of making one of these the main unit and seeing how that goes. Anyone have any experience with that kind of setup?

  • MatD88 on 01/01/2025 - 11:01

    Should we be worried in buying this given the likely ban? Need some advice before pulling the trigger.

    • Xizor on 01/01/2025 - 11:33

      Noone can tell you anything specific at this point. My gut feel, in Australia, is any ban will probably be limited to equiptment related to government, sensitive infrastructure, enterprise sector. If it even happens. Not consumer products. But that is entirely speculative on my part, we just don't know where this is headed. Even if they banned consumer products it would take many years for people to stop using them.

      • jkim on 01/01/2025 - 14:26

        That's not what happened for mobile phones. A whole lot of them that were sold in Australia stopped working.

        • Xizor on 01/01/2025 - 15:23

          Im not sure what Huawei phones stopped working, the ones we had kept working for years before we binned them. I work in this industry. The Huawei ban was primarily to do with the security risks associated with Huawei supplied Radio and Core Networks they supply to telecommunications companies. . Effectively the brains of a mobile network and so rightfully a huge liability. The phones themselves were not the main issue.

          • jkim on 01/01/2025 - 15:54

            @Xizor: ? I'm talking about the recent ban a couple of months ago. Not just Huawei. https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/9xv6rq72

            • Xizor on 01/01/2025 - 16:38
              +1

              @jkim: That is a totally different situation. Nothing to do with national security. That is to do with 3G network shutdown across Australia. The underlying concern being 3G voice only devices i.e. circuit switch voice only capable devices will literally not be able to make an emergency call anymore (which there are regulations in place that both device manufactuers and mobile networks must comply with), placing lives at risk for people still using them. A reasonable arguement that many of those users are none the wiser and need the nudge, hence all the campaigning last year.

              The fact Optus (according to that link) chose to implement by way of blocking everything except a whitelist says more about how decision making works in Optus than anything else. Any other blocking would just by an accidental bi-product of the underlying data quality provided by manufacturers, GSMA, or individual telco competency to execute.

  • MatD88 on 01/01/2025 - 16:41

    On the fence with these. 1. Good price and plenty of tech for that price (Wifi 6E). 2. Possible ban incoming (limiting updates, which arent great anyway). Might just hold off and see what other deals come out.

    • Kanosha on 01/01/2025 - 19:45

      I can't see the updates being limited. It would just be like it is now. The ban would just be for selling new equipment.

  • Homr on 01/01/2025 - 23:43

    Will this be an upgrade to my current Netgear Nighthawk AX5400 WiFi 6 Router?

    My netgear has some few dead spots in my 80m2 apartment

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