TP-Link Deco X50-PoE AX3000 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System with PoE, Pack of 3 $559.90 Delivered @ PCLive Computers eBay

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the-rabs on 20/08/2023 - 21:46 ebay.com.au (354 clicks)
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Thanks to this post, you can now get this 3 pack for just under $560 delivered.

I got this to replace my aging Unifi network because it was going to cost me almost double this to upgrade the USG to a dream machine, and add another 2 Wi-Fi 6 compatible pro access points.

They seem to be working fine and are giving me good Wi-Fi speeds so I'm happy.

One important note that I found is that the Unifi APs act solely as Wi-Fi access points, so you only need one physical ethernet cable going to each one. If you plan on replacing your Unifi setup with these as I have, you will need a second cable going to the first one of these units. That's because the Unifi gear have a USG or Dream-machine to perform the internet routing, whereas the TP-Link units use the first of the three to perform the internet routing / NATing.

i.e:

Unifi Setup:
NBN NTD -> USG / Dream Machine -> Switch -> APs

TP-Link Setup with these units:
NBN NTD -> First TP-Link Device -> back to the switch -> Other two TP-Link Devices.
(This means if your first TP-Link device is mounted on your ceiling, it will need one ethernet cable back to your NBN NTD, and one to your switch).

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  miasommers on 21/08/2023 - 08:23

  Are these what I need after my deco m5s?

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  ActualActurary on 21/08/2023 - 15:15

  Can't tell if I should utilise POE points in the roof for a Wireless AP like Unifi or these mesh system. Anyone offer up some advice between the two?

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    the-rabs on 21/08/2023 - 15:41

    I can't tell you which is better, but I can tell you that I did use the PoE option on these units at my place. I already had the TP-Link PoE managed switch so it was a simple way to replace them.

    One important note that I found is that the Unifi APs act solely as Wi-Fi access points, so you only need one physical ethernet cable going to each one. If you plan on replacing your Unifi setup with these as I have, you will need a second cable going to the first one of these units. That's because the Unifi gear have a USG or Dream-machine to perform the internet routing, whereas the TP-Link units use the first of the three to perform the internet routing / NATing.

    Hope that makes sense.

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  UnderwaterHaze on 22/08/2023 - 18:55

  Can they create the mesh network without the PoE backhaul?

  I thought that was one advantage of mesh networks over a series of WAPs?

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    the-rabs on 23/08/2023 - 11:01

    Yeah, each device has it's own power supply. You don't have to use PoE.

    If you mean without the ethernet back-haul, I think that's also possible but would need to confirm.