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TP-Link Deco X68 AX3600 Tri-Band Mesh Router Wi-Fi 6 System (2-Pack) $339 Delivered @ Harris Technology via Amazon AU

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TP-Link Deco X68 AX3600 Tri-Band Mesh Router Wi-Fi 6 System (2-Pack) $339 Delivered @ Harris Technology via Amazon AUAffiliate
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Just bought a 3 pack of this recently and so far they are great, easy to set up and easy to use.
This seems like a decent price for these routers and the lowest price I could see on Camels.
A few other places are selling at this price atm (a quick google search will find them) but with free delivery this seems like the way to go.

  • AX3600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi: Boosts overall speeds up to an incredible 3600 Mbps
  • AI-Driven Mesh: Intelligently learns the network environment to provide ideal Wi-Fi unique to your home
  • Connect More Devices: Connect over 150 devices without dragging down performance
  • Boosted Seamless Coverage: Achieve seamless whole-home coverage with a clearer and stronger whole-home Wi-Fi signal generated by Wi-Fi 6
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  • jzx100 on 21/12/2022 - 16:02
    +3

    Looks like an air purifier

  • CVonC on 21/12/2022 - 16:16
    +3

    Geezus you almost made my jaw drop thinking this was the 3 pack! But yeah got it during the black Friday sale for $435. But ffs just saw that it was $399 a few days after! :/

  • Ozb101 on 21/12/2022 - 16:18
    +1

    What do these things do?

  • DryScissors on 21/12/2022 - 16:25
    +2

    Bought the XE75 (3 pack) for $600 last month from TGG commercial. Much more future proof.

    • icanconfirm on 21/12/2022 - 16:31
      +1

      Is it though? Wifi 7 is coming. I think both will be equivalently obsolete

    • scud70 on 21/12/2022 - 21:25

      It's still $600 there, and I'm debating getting it once I get fttp installed and higher speed connection. Have you had any issues with yours ? As below mentioned devices not roaming between APs, older devices like Ring door bell having issues connecting (I have a ring and it was temperamental with the orbi 2.4ghz)… My older Orbis have been rock solid but can't justify paying up to 1k for the newer models …

      • DryScissors on 21/12/2022 - 23:48

        No issues so far. Upgraded from Orbi RBK50

  • Bangerbargain on 21/12/2022 - 16:27

    Can this work as a modem router with pppoe? And does it have 2.5gbps port?

    • Agret on 21/12/2022 - 16:40
      +2

      Yes you can use this as a router. Modem & pppoe are not required on NBN, just take the cable from your NBN termination box and directly connect into the TP-Link unit.

      If you are stuck on crappy FTTN you can set your ISP modem router into bridge mode and then use pppoe through the TP-Link yes.

      No 2.5gbps on these so you are limited to 1gbps internet speed.

      • Bangerbargain on 21/12/2022 - 17:01

        Im stuck with hfc, wanting to get the more nbn gigabit plan for 12 months since its cheap and im with commbank, thx

        • Twix on 21/12/2022 - 17:08
          +3

          The nbn NTD for HFC is a DOCSIS 3.1 modem. Plug in the Deco router to the nbn NTD and configure the Deco to PPPoE.

      • Twix on 21/12/2022 - 17:27
        +2

        Modem & pppoe are not required on NBN, just take the cable from your NBN termination box and directly connect into the TP-Link unit.

        nbn NCD for FTTC and NTD for HFC are modems under the hood. PPPoE is required by some ISPs on the nbn even when using a nbn box.

  • ph81 on 21/12/2022 - 16:44

    Ubiquiti gear ftw. Waiting for the Dream Wall.
    But if you want simple and easy. These will do the job nicely.

  • Ted0525 on 21/12/2022 - 16:46

    Can i directly connect this with NBN or do i need a modem ?

    • petematmcc on 21/12/2022 - 16:49
      +2

      If you have a NBN termination box you can connect this to that directly, otherwise you will need a modem.

  • icanconfirm on 21/12/2022 - 17:05
    +1

    I want to warn people that there are some issues with it- namely the transition from your device syncing to 1 node to another node is not seamless. Known issue (that still hasn't been addressed) is that a peripheral node might line up with a central node instead of another closer node (to which it has better connectivity) meaning that your speed will suffer

    • CVonC on 21/12/2022 - 17:18

      a peripheral node might line up with a central node instead of another closer node

      Hmm I have my 3 positioned in a line. The main router being in the kitchen of the main house (connected to an FTTN modem in bridged mode), then the second one in one granny flat then the third in a second granny flat which is furthest away. The one in the furthest granny flat connects to the main router in the main house not the closer one in the first granny flat. Any idea on how to force it to connect to the closer satellite?

      • krim on 21/12/2022 - 17:26

        There's a setting in the app to do this.

        • Bangerbargain on 21/12/2022 - 18:16

          What is it called? im curious.

        • CVonC on 21/12/2022 - 18:58

          I can't seem to find anything? I can only choose to set satellite modes to become the "Main Deco"

          • krim on 21/12/2022 - 20:36
            +2

            @CVonC: Sorry, i wasnt quite right about the x68s.

            I have a couple of m5 pucks where you have the option to set a connection preference.

            Ive set the m5s to connect to a specific x68 device because of brick walls. Had better streaming throughput to an x68 that was on the same level vs a physically closer x68 on the second level of the house.

        • icanconfirm on 22/12/2022 - 00:03

          There's not, only m5

    • filmw on 21/12/2022 - 19:33

      I was wondering why the so-called seamless switching to closest/strongest node never really worked for me. I thought it was just because I have placed them too close to each other. If this is known issue, I hope they fix it soon.

      • icanconfirm on 22/12/2022 - 00:06

        There's an option in the app, something to do with seamless switching. Enable that. That being said, it doesn't fix the aberrant source connection issue

  • voldemort on 21/12/2022 - 17:12

    I got a noob question - do my devices (laptop, TV, phones) need to be wifi 6 compatible to be able to capitalise the faster speed compared to wifi 5? All my devices are around 5 years old

    • Bangerbargain on 21/12/2022 - 17:28
      +1

      Yes you need wifi 6 capable devices to get the speed increase from wifi 6 mesh or router. Read that wifi 6 doesnt travel as far as 2.4 and 5ghz though but wifi 6 is backwards compatible so you can still use the old devices on it just not get the wifi 6 speeds.

    • DryScissors on 21/12/2022 - 19:23
      +1

      With the xe75 you get three stations that can use the 6ghz band as a dedicated backhaul.

  • larryhudson on 21/12/2022 - 18:31
    +1

    I'm wondering if these would be a good fit for an NBN Ultrafast 1000/50 plan? I imagine once you're getting up above 500 mbps, you would want to be connected by ethernet, or is modern WiFi up to the task?

    • Agret on 22/12/2022 - 01:00

      The wifi access points support ethernet backhaul so if you plug each of them into the ethernet they will be able to pump out good wifi to any nearby devices.

      You won't pull a full 1gbps on your wifi devices but you could have multiple pulling 200mbps+ at once.

  • kei on 21/12/2022 - 18:32
    +1

    cheaper via ebay if you got ebay plus https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/184887675538?hash=item2b0c2a0a92…

  • theguyrules on 21/12/2022 - 18:47

    Do these let you split SSID, one for 2.4ghz and one for 5Ghz?

    • filmw on 21/12/2022 - 19:19

      No, unfortunately not.

      • theguyrules on 21/12/2022 - 19:52

        Bugger, same as my Netgear Orbi. Thanks!

        • petematmcc on 21/12/2022 - 21:09
          +3

          You could do it by setting up the normal connection as 5 ghz only and set up the guest network as 2.4 ghz only (all of which you can do in the settings for the networks via the app) and essentially you can have 2 separated networks

          • filmw on 25/12/2022 - 01:49

            @petematmcc: Great tip. However I need isolated guest network too.

    • Agret on 22/12/2022 - 01:02
      +1

      Yes they do. Set the main network as 2.4ghz only and the guest network as 5ghz only and enable connectivity to all devices on guest network. Can set a different ssid on the 5ghz.

      • filmw on 25/12/2022 - 01:42

        Good to know that. Thanks. However that means I lose my isolated guest network which is not ideal in my case.

  • filmw on 21/12/2022 - 19:30
    +1

    My devices always get stuck on 2.4GHz and never switch to 5GHz no matter how close they are. Also my older smart home devices won't connect to this kind of setup with both freq sharing same SSID. Therefore, I just switched off 2.4GHz on x68 (AP mode only). I stick with my Asus router for main routing and 2.4Ghz just for smart home devices.
    Another reason I did that was the lack of open VPN server option on x68 too. A bit disappointed with x68 features but I guess I should never compare it with custom firmware that I am used to.

    • Bangerbargain on 22/12/2022 - 00:00

      That sucks, the devices should connect to the 2.4 ghz on the mesh system. Do all mesh systems have that issue with old devices?

      • filmw on 25/12/2022 - 01:40

        To be honest, I don't know. I do believe this problem with older devices is very common and not limited to x68. The online article about this problem I found was for other mesh network.

    • Agret on 22/12/2022 - 01:04

      Turn off 5ghz on the main network, enable the guest network and turn off 2.4ghz so it only runs on 5ghz.

      Tick the box to enable connectivity between guest & your other network devices, set a separate ssid on it and you can freely choose between 2.4ghz & 5ghz networks.

      • filmw on 25/12/2022 - 01:47

        Thanks for sharing this workaround. But that's like using one feature to simulate another missing feature. I will be missing my isolated guest network of I do this.
        Perhaps they should make it possible to have more than just the 2 SSIDs. My old router allows many SSIDs.

  • mrgeckoz on 21/12/2022 - 22:04

    Hmm, should I return the 3 pack x60 arriving tomorrow and buy a 3 pack x68 instead? Hmm…

  • Kepster on 21/12/2022 - 22:54

    Hi all. Was wondering if i can use this for an opticomm connection and not nbn? Thanks

    • Twix on 21/12/2022 - 23:16

      Plug in the Deco router to the OptiComm box.

  • krim on 25/12/2022 - 09:24

    I ended up buying a 3 pack for $489 at scorptec. Free led smart strip promo currently running by redemption from tp link.

    https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/networking/modems-&-routers/91207-deco-x68(3-pack)

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