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NETGEAR Nighthawk has greatly disappointed me…If you read nothing below, take my word for it, don’t invest in products this company sells. They’re not selling quality long-lasting, reliable electronics, nor do they provide good service to their customers… they’re selling poor functioning, quick to fail, seemingly manufactured with little to no attention to quality, nor consumer satisfaction priority. They’re overcharging for crappy products, seemingly taking advantage of their customers financially & other ways…. profiting selfishly from un-integral business practices. I share this information after communicating with several other customers, family, friends, colleagues, all you share this terrible experience, some even worse than mine, which is why I feel compelled to share this with other potential buyers.Apple, unlike this company, provides extremely quality products that evolve & improve over time, that not only do the customers profit greatly due to the quality of their products & Customer Service, they profit as a company who’ll continue thriving I’m sure many lifetimes beyond my feeble human imagination. In the past, I perceived they were ripping me off but time & time again I have felt, & thus can rely that I will feel this same way in the future, that I got something worth what I paid & sometimes more.****First things first, I am not the account holder of this account, I purchased this router through this account administrator because she’s family. So, any bad juju anyone would like to share, or feedback/questions of any kind, is welcomed by me. I will not re-enter this account for responses of feedback, I am the account admin for Elena Mae Brown. I’m sure I’m easy to find if you would like to reach me.Lucky for any readers of this review, I have all the time in the world to write it because I have no internet to do the extensive work, I must take care of. Simply furthers my argument that this NETGEAR company fails to take care of their customers… BELOW IS A NOVEL WITH SEVERAL GRAMMATICAL ERRORS THAT I WILL NOT DEDICATE ANY MORE OF MY TIME TO FIXXING… I suppose I’m off to the library or a coffee shop since I have no internet thanks to good old NETGEAR…Today, I got to experience the ultimate joy of something we’ve all experienced as adults in the modern technological age. My Internet failed in & out all day long, on the phone with different companies & different individuals in different departments for hours on end, my valuable time was devalued extensively. & despite my time dedication, I got zero resolution of my problem.Since moving into our new apartment in January, we have only had her Internet go out two times & quickly called spectrum or promptly taken care of & our problem was resolved. Today I did the same, as always, they provided me with any & every possible service they make readily available to all customers throughout all times of day no matter how much time it takes to resolve any issues on their part. After calling Spectrum & them concluding that there was absolutely no problem on their end, they guided me to call NETGEAR to assist me with Resolving my router dysfunction.The cherry on top, oh what a lovely surprise It was, to be told by the service representative on the phone following being on hold for 30 minutes, that the router we purchased months ago (late July) is no longer under their responsibility as far as Technical Support? So, their Technical Support offering had an extremely short limited time warranty which I was not informed of a purchase I’m completely appalled by when I compare it to my experiences with other companies.{{Never in my entire life have I ever contacted a manufacture of an electronic device that I own  , has any company ever failed to provide me with the ultimate time consuming technical service over the phone or via my giving them access to the device while remaining on the line with them during which I get to watch them move the mouse & make all these changes & technical coding entrances, & my issues are always resolved before the communication with said manufactures comes to an end — A few examples: Epson, Tyson, Microsoft, Apple, Xbox, automatic sensor receptive no touched rash can manufacture, & the list goes on}So, what does background information you could see that this experience would be very upsetting & disappointing in the company that I am vested financially & providing me with unnecessary expensive piece of technology.So, in attempt to summarize this review, I went ahead & called the phone number that Spectrum had so generously & promptly offered to give me, & after a long ridiculous time on hold, I was greeted by a woman on the phone, to whom I expressed my issue I need for a solution, & The manner in which she communicated with me was completely absurd, Constant interruption in the middle of myself talking, terrible attitude, seemed irritated & bothered by my call.From my experience & understanding of severely perfect customer service validating the customer is always right, I determined this exchange as 100% inappropriate Customer Service.Following her terrible communication practice, she stated that the only way she was able to troubleshoot the device was for me to pay immediately: $89 & then this payment I would receive three more months of them providing need technical service & support over the phone. What was the most odd about the woman trying to convince me of this deal, was that she repeated over & over & over, that not only will they service this piece of technology but all the technology pieces in my home for 3 whole months! At this point I promptly informed her that every company I’ve ever purchased any expensive piece of technology from has taken care of me throughout my entire ownership of varying companies products, always treating me as an extremely valued customer & ensuring that not only can I count on them as companies to purchase from in the future, but that their top priority was customer satisfaction simply provided through the electronics functioning at highest capacity thanks to their lifelong assistance (I listed over 8 companies who’ve provided this). Even after I explained this extensively, she repeated w/ my $80 payment, they would take care of all my technology? Having already proven themselves unwilling to care for the single device of theirs I own… unfortunately I repeated myself several times rapidly over & over & over because she kept interrupting, not my finest hour, that I didn’t need that because other companies take care of me endlessly following my purchasing any & every devices from them. All of a sudden after my repeating myself way too many times, out of the blue, suddenly she offered me a deal for $40 through which I would get all the same services. My mind @ this point is legitimately blown.I made it clear that I was unwilling to financially pay for services that any company I’ve ever worked with provides readily & happily to me as the customer. She put me on hold after telling me that she was going to go ask her boss if she could do anything. Cherry on top? Comes back on the line & says “OK so, I got permission from my boss to do this troubleshooting for you one time only for free & I’m going to do it right now”Finally, the grand finale! I called that disconnected, at the beginning of the call she confirmed the callback number for me if we got disconnected & unfortunately no longer to my surprise, she did not call back & has not followed up at all.I invested in this next year router because I had heard great things from those who use them & was willing to pay the extra money to get a quality product.Unfortunately (& fortunately I suppose…), I learned a lot through this exchange. I’ve taken for granted how impressive businesses & manufacturing companies etc., are with absolute 100% unignorable & so damn overwhelmingly delightful their upmost dedication to customer care, respect, readiness & willingness to help in a moment’s notice, & their clear priority of maximizing each buyers satisfaction with the product manufactured by them, made crystal clear by the sense of feeling taken care of that I have following any communication with them… this revelations have come to my attention as more important to me than anything from any company ’ll invest in for life.In conclusion, I find gratitude from this experience not only because I learned that this company is not one I will ever invest in nor recommend others investing, but additionally because it taught me how important it is to make sure anyone we provide service to as human beings feels taken care of especially in cases when they are taken care of us, for example financially & purchasing a service or product. Initially I was filled with rage & out of my mind, following this expression & honesty with other consumers out there, I feel like peace & hope that either customers will go another direction as far as the company they choose for their Internet router, or, which I Believe possible 100%, that this company can alter their practices starting with me by following through on commitment that was made to call me back… & overtime treat their customers with other respect & expression of how much we are valued because without us, any company fails. I’m surprised if any single human being read this entire review but I hope it has some sort of positive impact on any individuals reading or on the company… Call back won’t fix this for me, & without any greater action on their part as a company I will never again purchased from them & will give my honest opinion to every single person who asks me about them as a company.I’m an advocate for creating a world in which every single human enjoys & loves waking up every day to a life filled with love, connection, & the internal understanding & deep rooted knowing of the reality that there’s nothing more valuable then each individual alone (we each are equally as valuable as any other human on this planet). Stand up, speak up, express your vulnerabilities & your strengths openly with as many people as you possibly can because this will have a profound impact. Splashed in a small bite of my philosophy.So much time with my cellular data to write a review, but zero Internet connection to do my work… NETGEAR, do better, not for the selfish gain of your profits, but for the human beings such as yourself Who like you, valuable & deserve to be taken care of & feel taken care of by those that they trust. I’m sure you’re a massive corporation… Or owned by some other national business conglomerate… The number of you is absolutely not important, what is important is the each of you dedicate your hearts & your lives to treating others as your heart aches for people to treat you. Signing off, I hope you reach out NETGEAR make it up to me as well as any other customer whose experienced such a terrible experience of customer service. I understand fees & charges overtime, I do not except fees & charges I am not informed of at the beginning of my initial purchase being imposed on me when I simply need assistance…To all of you individuals out there, just like myself & just like every other person but you crossed paths with each & every day, but I know how important you are & how were the you are of everything beautiful in the world & a heart overflowing with joy & fulfillment. Things won’t change unless each one of us changes.My mini revolution comes in product reviews & through other interesting mediums, but I pray that the planet will be better when I leave & when I got here.

Was overwhelmed with all the router choices but took the plunge on this one because for the price it seemed the best, and it did indeed solve all problems with my previous router! My three year old TP link AC1200 router was proving to be garbage – the signal barely reached to the kitchen, streaming was forever, constant dropouts, etc. I live in an apartment in a congested city area and have been increasing adding a lot of smarthome products which Im sure wasnt helping.This thing cuts through my walls like butter and easily supports all 25 devices I have on it at any given time. Signal is now strong anywhere in the apartment and no dropouts. Super easy setup, highly recommend it to anyone!

The TP-Link AX5400 is a WiFi 6 router with dual band and long range wireless capabilities. Also known as the Archer AX73, the WiFi 6 technology allows this product to achieve speeds up to 5400 Mbps as a theoretical maximum. Even though actual speeds will probably be lower than that, it will still be fast enough to perform bandwidth demanding tasks such as large file transfers over the network or Ultra High Definition streaming on your local home network.Installation is super easy, it’s basically plug and play. You connect the router to your internet modem, and then connect your devices via the WiFi networks. The A5400 will come with default wireless settings, including a predefined network name and password, for easy initial setup. It is strongly recommended to change these settings to your own, for security reasons. Management can be done either via the smartphone app or (very happy about this one) the web interface. More about that later.Aesthetically, you will notice that this router has a rather interesting rectangular design, and it is equipped with 6 (!!!) antennas. Yes, you read that right: 6 antennas. TP-Link claims that this supports large wifi coverage and good signal strength to all devices with their beamforming and 4T4R technologies. Even though I have no practical way of measuring the performance of these technologies, I can attest to the fact that the AX5400’s coverage is excellent and I didn’t notice any dead spots at home (including the devices located outside my home, such as wifi cameras and doorbells). In case you do experience dead spots, you can add an extra TP-Link mesh device compatible with the AX5400 to solve the issue. I talk more about mesh networking below.One of the major features of the AX5400 is mesh networking. Mesh means that all your routers connect with each other, forming a mesh of coverage rather than having one router that acts as a single point of connection. Your wireless device will always connect automatically to the mesh router that provides the strongest signal. This is called Roaming. Much like in telecom/mobile networks, your Wi-Fi devices might change positions and move around your house. This means that the wireless signal between your device and the router gets weaker with distance. With mesh routers your device will automatically connect to a different router unit that offers a stronger signal, without interrupting the running service and streams. This not only increases the coverage vastly, but also offers seamless handovers and transitions of Wi-Fi services as you change your position in your house. In other words, you get Wi-Fi Roaming capabilities that will vastly improve the reliability of your wireless connection. That, of course, means that you need another TP-Link mesh capable device to achieve this functionality. TP-Link provides a list of mesh devices compatible with the AX5400 on their website.So far I have no complains regarding the AX5400’s performance. The Wi-Fi is very quick and outperforms my internet connection. I haven’t noticed any issues with latency either. One remark I want to make here is that, even though older WiFi cards will still be able to connect and operate with the AX5400, you will need a Wi-Fi 6 compatible wireless card to make the most out of the mesh system. Making the most out of it doesn’t mean that you will experience speeds close to 5.4 Gbps. These speeds are a theoretical maximum, they are achieved in the lab and they are impossible to see in the average home network setup. You will see, though, very high speeds depending on the quality of your wireless card (in my tests, I used the TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card), the distance from the router and the obstacles that separate you from it. Bottom line: it’ll be fast, but be realistic with your expectations.But probably one of the things I’m most happy about this router is the availability of a web interface for management. Being the owner/user of the otherwise great TP-Link Deco system, one of my main complaints was the lack of a web interface for network configuration. As a power user, I find it hard to configure my network equipment via the small screen of a smartphone. You can access the web interface by typing the router’s management IP (you can find it listed as Gateway on your computer’s network settings) in your browser. You’ll have to first set up a local password (or create an account with TP-Link) before accessing the router configuration.Once you log in, the first screen you’ll see is the home screen, or a summary screen if you like. You can see the internet status, the router status and some shortcut button to common functions, your mesh devices (if you have any) and the connected client devices. This last bit is quite interesting, since you’ll be able to see the connected devices, their real time speed (up/down), the interface they’re connected to (ethernet, 2.4G or 5G), their “negotiated” max bandwidth, how long they’ve been connected to the router and, finally, a “block” button to deny the device access to the network. Below, I’m going through some of the functions that I find interesting, but I will omit the ones that are so common you can find them virtually in every router out there.On the Wireless screen you’ll find your WiFi settings. You can turn on or off OFDMA, TWT, Smart Connect and, of course, the Wireless radio itself. OFDMA (simultaneous transmission to different devices within the same transmission window) will significantly increase the traffic speed with compatible devices (your device must support OFDMA), TWT will help increase your device’s battery life by maintaining the connection with the router and allowing the device to go to sleep (aka not forcing the device to send keep alive messages to the router too frequently), while Smart Connect optimized the connectivity of the router’s radio bands with the client devices.TP-Link offers a security platform with the AX5400, similar to what they offer with the rest of their flagship devices, HomeShield. The user will get some basic functionality out of the box, and additional sophisticated features and analytics are available with a subscription service.The last screen on the web interface is the Advanced screen, where all the advanced options are located. Power users will definitely appreciate some of these. The first thing that caught my eye was Lan —> Link Aggregation. You can aggregate (combine) up to two Ethernet ports into one (logical) network port, aggregating their bandwidth as well. Of course, you’ll need to aggregate ports on the other end of the connection as well, but that is the other side of the problem. Pretty cool. The router also supports direct DynDNS logins, for those of you who still use a DynDNS client on your computer. Another cool section is Routing. You can use your own static routes defined in the router’s config if you need to direct specific traffic to specific destinations. Use this only if you know what you’re doing, otherwise a bad routing config will probably block your access and traffic. The router comes with a USB port, which is nothing unusual. What is very cool, though, is the fact that the USB port supports (except for mass storage devices) Apple’s Time Machine. Just connect a storage device to the AX5400’s USB port, enable Time Machine in settings, and voila! No need for one of those old Apple AirPort Extreme routers anymore. NAT is, of course, present in this device as well, for your port forwarding needs. Security features include a Firewall, ACLs and MAC spoofing protection (by binding IPs to specific MACs). You have your standard VPN server built in, supporting both OpenVPN and PPTP, IPv6 support for you dual-stackers out there and a bunch of router Admin features (firmware update, backup, remote management, system logs etc.). Last but not least, you can switch the mode of the device between a Router (the device will route traffic and provide routing services) and an Access Point (the device will become a wireless gateway for clients, but you will need to connect it to a router for routing services – this is used mostly to expand the WiFi network).Overall the TP-Link AX5400 WiFi 6 router is a great home routing device and a strong contender in this segment of products. I’m very happy with it for the time I’ve been using it, and I definitely recommend it.

This router is an upgrade from my previous one which was probably 6 or 7 years old. This thing appears to be rock solid and pretty potent. The software is great. Its nice to be able to look at all the devices and give them custom names and icons. This router has given me speeds that are above what I pay for at Cox. That is if its true or not using the SpeedTest app. I NOW can stream videos back to my bedroom from this router which actually lives in an enclosed stereo cabinet with glass door. This cramped area doesn’t seem to hinder the signal.Very happy so far. Note: this product was factory refurbished. Still performs great!!

Archer A7/AX21 2.4G speed for iPhone 11 from 300M Verizon Fios5* review for successfully resolved my low 2.4G speed problem, excellent support from TP Link and fast 5G speed that exceeds Verizon Fios max speed of 300Mbps.The purpose of this review is to compare the 2.4G and 5G speeds of the TP Link Archer A7(AC1700) WiFi 5 router and AX21(AX1800) WiFi 6 router using an iPhone 11 which supports WiFi 6. The highest speed I can test is 300Mbps limited by my Verizon Internet plan. Measurement results using show that using the WiFi 5 router, the 2.4G speed is 60M/80M (UL/DL) and the 5G speed is 307M/330M, whereas using the WiFi 6 router, the 2.4G speed is 110M/120M and the 5G speed is about same.Newer routers’ real life 5G speed is very high and normally is not a problem, but real life 2.4G speed could be slow. It is not entirely sure which part of the wireless link is limiting the 2.4G speed. Below examines the speed limit of the WiFi standards involved, the router and iPhone 11. The routers are TP Link’s Archer A7(AC1700) and AX21(AX1800). Measured speeds at 2.4G and 5G will also be given.Router (TP Link) Specs and Supported WiFi Standards1) Archer A7(AC1700) has has 3 antennas is a WiFi 5 router2.4G : 450Mbps5G: 1300M bpsSupported Standards: AX21(AX1800) : 802.11ac(Wi-Fi 5), 802.11b, 802.11ax(Wi-Fi 6), 802.11n(Wi-Fi 4), 802.11g802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax are also called Wi-Fi 4, WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 respectively.2) AX21(AX1800) has 4 antennas is a WiFi 6 router2.4G: 574M bps5G: 1200M bps.Supported Standards: AX7 (AC1700) 802.11b, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11acA7 (AX1800) is a low cost ($60) popular (listed as “Amazon Choice”) WiFi 5 router which supports 802.11 ac whereas AX 21 is a low cost ($90) WiFi 6 router which supports 802.11 ax. WiFi 6 (max speed 9.6G) not only has higher speed than WiFi 5 (max speed 3.5G) but also can support more devices using orthogonal frequency division multiple access. The main differences are given in picture 1. (Picture 1 from : https://www.mwrf.com/technologies/systems/article/21849959/whats-the-difference-between-wifi-5-and-wifi-6)Comparing the specs of these two routers, one has a higher 2.4G speed while the other has a higher 5G speed. But in real life, according to my measurements, at 2.4G, the WiFi 6 router has almost twice the speed than the WiFi 5 router. I don’t have a high enough wireless speed plan to test the 5G speed. In my house both routers have the same speed of 310M, limited by the max speed allowed by Verizon Fios 300M.Speeds specified by the WiFi standards are speeds the router manufacturers trying to meet and they are not the limit, but speeds advertised by the router are the speeds that customers want the router to be able to reach. They become upset if they are unable to get the speeds advertised by the router.Routers often do not specified under what link conditions these seemingly advertised high speeds could be realized. For example what is the required bandwidth, the number of antennas (the so called MIMO) and how pure the signal has to be (the signal to noise ratio). Is the bandwidth 20, 40, 80 or 160M? Is the signal to noise ratio has to be greater than 10dB?In real life, link speed depends on how far from the router (the signal strength) and radio interference which falls in band (the signal to noise ratio). The former can be solved by doing the speed test right next to the router, where the transmit signal from the router is at maximum. But for the latter, unless one has a so called Faraday Cage, there is no way to block in-band interference especially at 2.4G, which are used by microwave ovens, Bluetooth and many household devices. Interference is hard to quantify without using a spectrum analyzer and could become an excuse if one calls the router support line complaining low speed.Another limit is the device itself, and in this case iPhone 11. It’s specs are given below.Wi-Fi specifications for iPhone 11802.11 standard, name, frequency Maximum PHY data rate Maximum channel bandwidth Maximum MCS index Maximum spatial streamsax@5 GHz 1200 Mbps 80 MHz 11 (HE) 2/MIMOac@5 GHz 866 Mbps 80 MHz 9 (VHT) 2/MIMOa/n@5 GHz 300 Mbps 40 MHz 7 (HT) 2/MIMOax@2.4 GHz 195 Mbps 20 MHz 9 (HE) 2/MIMOb/g/n@2.4 GHz 144 Mbps 20 MHz 7 (HT) 2/MIMO(From: https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/iphone-wi-fi-specification-details-dep268652e6c/web)https://mcsindex.com gives more details about how the speed on each band is affected by modulation scheme, number of antennas, bandwidth and WiFi standards used, not only for iPhones but for routers as well.From the iPhone 11 specs, only “n” and “ax” support 2.4GHz if we ignore the older standards “b” and “g”. At 2.4G, The maximum speeds for “n” is 144M whereas for “ax” is 195M. The max bandwidth for both is 20MHz which needs to be set in the router. Setting the bandwidth to 40MHz could lower the speed as the noise power will be doubled.However, at 5GHz the speed for ac (WiFi 5) is 866M with 80M max bandwidth whereas for ax (WiFi 6) is 1200M also with 80M max bandwidth. These bandwidths should also be specified in the router. Setting the bandwidth too high or too low could lower the speed.From the iPhone 11 max speeds, it is clear that the wireless link’s speed is not limited by both the A7 and AX21 routers and the standards, but by the iPhone 11 at 2.4G and by Verizon Fios at 5G.I have Verizon Fios 300M download and upload. Initially, I used an A7, thinking that at 2.4GHz, the router speed is 450M which is higher than iPhone’s 144M(“n”) and 195M(“ax), surely shouldn’t be a problem. But speed test showed that I got only 60M download and 80M upload from the best channel and 20M bandwidth (I tested all the channels and bandwidth combinations).60M is too slow for me because I have several devices (such as security cameras) using 2.4G. So I called TP Link support line to see what I had done wrong. Most customer supports didn’t know what the problem was the and finally I was connected to a high level support. She said that in real life, I had to multiply the speed by 30-50% and guided me through the various specs of the wireless link. I don’t know where the 30-50% comes from, perhaps it was her empirical experience. If I use the average of 40% and assume that applies to the lower speed of the router and the iPhone, which is 144MHz. 40%x144M is 57M. This was about what I got at 2.4G using the A7 router.But she also said something about WiFi 6 router and got me thinking perhaps a WiFi 6 router could improve the speed. (I must say that I got excellent support from TP Link, I had gotten calls twice from the specialist unsolicited and many followup emails. All trying to help me solve the low speed problem.)I then change the A7(AC1700) to an AX21(AX1800), which does support WiFi 6 “ax”.The main advantage of using AX21 is that it raised the iPhone 11 max speed at 2.4G from 144M to 195M, a gain of 51M. And as a result, in real life, the 2.4G link speed seemed to have increased by about the same amount. Speed test showed that at 2.4G, I now got ~90-110M(download, previously 60M when using A7) and 100-120M(upload) with the channel and bandwidth set on auto. Though the download speed is still less than 195M, the link speed has increased by changing to a router that supports ax and has 4 antennas. Have no idea if a more expensive router will further increase the 2.4G speed.However, at 5GHz, both routers give 307M download and 330M upload, limited by Verizon Fios max speed of 300M.When doing speed test, I shut off all 2.4G emitters. I live in a rural area and I suspect there is little interference.A7 has 3 antennas whereas AX21 has four. Is the speed improvement at 2.4G due to the additional antenna or the support of WiFi 6 or both?

Ok to use as routerCan’t setup as wifi repeater or ap modeTouch link wifi is unsecured open key

I bought the TP-Link AC5400 Tri Band WiFi Gaming Router in August 2020. It’s been not great with erratic dropouts (somewhat improved with a scheduled nightly reboot). The 2.4 GHz band finally gave out entirely in just two years.Our home is two stories plus a basement. We have the router in our home office on the top floor, and use it for Ethernet and WiFi around the house including a number of smart devices (Echos, smart plug) dependent on the 2.4 Ghz level of service and then 5 Ghz for tablets and laptops that aren’t plugged in. Plus a number of gaming devices in the living room wired to a cheap aging switch to share a long Ethernet cable that snakes down the stairs.I looked around at the competition but wasn’t seeing a clear winner, particularly in the 8-port Ethernet category, which seems to have narrowed in the past few years. On paper, this model looked like a good choice with some potentially great features, but I’m wary of the TP-Link name and reports of spotty support and similar issues with this model.Bottom line, I needed a new router and I needed it same day. I sprung for the Asurion 4-year replacement plan for peace of mind in case there are problems down the road (normally I skip these sorts of plans). The unit arrived in a few hours, and it was basically a quick swap and a few quick config choices – and all of our devices reconnected and all was good. As a bonus, the mesh extender I bought earlier this year works natively with the router (it didn’t with the 5400). It took me awhile to figure out how to reset it (required a paperclip) but then I was able to reconfigure it to use the same network name.Also, based on one of the other reviews I read here, I went through the Ethernet cables and eliminated 3 that aren’t in active use, bringing the total down to 5 (where the reviewer found the best performance). I may try plugging some of the other cables back in and testing the result when I have the time and inclination. For now, 5 ports actually suits us though I could see going back up to 6-7 eventually and I hope that wouldn’t cause problems.I’m less than a week in, so posting my first impressions now and will update if/when things go south. Overall the router is fast and easy to setup and use. No issues with devices on either 2.4 or 5 Ghz wireless bands so far. I did set a middle-of-the-night daily reboot just in case, as I think this is a best practice and served us well before. I had hoped to use the mesh extender with the WiFi gaming 5 Ghz band but it doesn’t support this natively (just the default 5 Ghz network), so we’re basically not using the gaming optimized WiFi – which seems a shame as we are all gamers, and this would be a good choice for extending WiFi to our son’s room in the basement where he has an Xbox One and a gaming laptop.But that’s a minor gripe. I also noticed that there’s only one USB 3 port (which I use for a media library that I access via Xbox Series X), and the other is USB-C which I don’t know that we’ll ever use. We had stopped using the second USB port on the 5400 as it’s documented to interfere with 2.4 GHz WiFi so that was a deal breaker for us. Would have preferred a second USB 3 port that actually works but that’s another minor gripe.BOTTOM LINE (for now): It’s a solid router, assuming it holds up. With the extended warranty, I’m hoping we get at least 4 years from the AX10000 (vs 2 years for the AC5400).

The router started off working well with decent speed and coverage (although I added an extender for the front of my house). However after a little over a year of owning it I was noticing that my speed was very slow or experiencing ransom disconnects. Had to reboot it frequently and then when that stopped working called linksys support and ended up having to set the router up from scratch again. That fixed the issue for a while longer but now I’m having the same issues of slow speed and random disconnects. I’m giving up on this router and getting something I hope is more reliable for a decent period of time.

Using this as my office wired and wifi router. PC is hard wired (by choice) and my phone and Fire Stick are connected to the wifi. I wanted to separate my Office from the rest of my home network and I am glad I went with this router. It is fast! speed check on my phone wifi was over 500Mbps (router is connected to fiber internet) and my Fire Stick 4K Max is getting over 400Mbps.Aesthetically, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the router that would make me think it was pre-owned. It was very easy to set up; took about 10 minutes from unpacked to connecting all my devices. Overall, I am very pleased with this router. I just ordered the Linksys MR9600 (Renewed) as an upgrade to my existing whole home router.

I received an e-mail from Cox telling me that I needed to replace my Modem. They offered to lease me one for $5 a month. So, I checked my records and saw that I’d had the current one for 8 years. By my math, that mean that at $5 a month, I’d be paying them close to $800.So, I popped in here to see what was available. The Hitron had favorable reviews and great pricing.It arrived quickly and physical set up was completely painless.Getting Cox to activated it took longer than I would like. The CSR complained that it wasn’t in their list of compatible modems, but they still activated it once I noted that it was DOCSIS 3.1.After activating the modem, I checked my contract. I found a 2 year deal on a 1Gb connection speed that was several dollars less than my current rate. A couple of days after switching over to that, I ran a speed test. I’m now getting download speeds in the Gb range, and I know my old modem wouldn’t have supported those.

I purchased this router to go with the new modem I purchased, because I was tired of paying a monthly rental fee for the cable modem/router combo that my cable company supplied. I don’t really like having a modem/router combo, only because if one or the other stop working or have glitches, it usually will all stop working. I purchased an Surfboard modem and then purchased this router to pair with it. It was very easy to connect it…just had to connect the power cord to the router and connect the ethernet line it from the modem. The only problem I had was the Surfboard app, You connect it all up through the app…it wanted me to scan the QR code, but I couldn’t find one. I finally saw it….it was on the clear wrapping that was on the router…I had thrown it away. I hadn’t noticed that the QR code and the temporary router username and password were on a little label stuck to the clear wrap. After I realized that I threw it away and retrieved it from the trash, I was up and running in about a minute. This router works great with my Surfboard modem.

I called tech support for my TP-Link WiFi 6 Gaming Router because the signal was not working all too well and I got Hanson Chan. I was very impressed by how well he knows this product and all of his knowledge with TP-Link products in general! He went above and beyond to assure me that he was going to get my problems resolved. I asked him around 6 different questions and he did not have to put me on hold or search for the answers. He response just flowed so well and made it so easy for me to get my problems resolved. I asked him about my deco units and I know that it is a different department but he advise me that I do not need to be transferred and he can assist me. I was very impressed and sure enough he got all of my deco units running perfectly. I asked him for his information because going forward I just want to talk to someone who has patience and the knowledge to assist my needs. I am grateful for Hanson being part of the TP-Link Customer Support and I hope that the support team can see what a gem he is to the team. As long as Hanson is on the team I will continue to purchase more TP-Link Products! I wish you the best Hanson!

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This is my second Nighthawk and it is awesome! The first one I bought was 4 years ago! I cannot believe it lasted that long!! This is a great brand and is made to last. It wasn’t terribly hard to connect but I did have to try it twice. I thought that was pretty good. I am not overly tech savvy….I am a 60yo grandmother and I did this by myself. I did not time myself but it did not take all afternoon. An hour to 1 1/2 at most and I think that is being generous….lol Now let’s hope for 4 years or better longevity!

I purchased the TP Link AX5400 to replace the router that I was using because I needed an additional router for a new service that I was getting on another property. I picked the AX5400 because it covered a lot more area then my previous router did. I also chose it because it would handle the new in house fiber connection I was getting installed on both properties. Because we had satellite internet and my speed increased 250 time I didn’t realize how fast the router really was until I was using my security camera app that only uses the local network. I went form waiting four or five seconds for each alert to load to fractions of a second for load times. I can’t delete the the alerts faster than they load now. I credit the speed to the router and the new fiber service. I’m now in the 21st century and very pleased.