TP-Link Deco X55 Pro AX3000 Whole Home Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System - Coverage up to 2500 Sq.Ft & up to 150 Devices, 2x2.5G WAN/LAN Ports, 4 Streams, Ethernet Backhaul, Ideal for 1Gig+ Internet, 1-Pack

This system is awesome. Put 2 in the house and one in the back detached outer building. Works great. Easy set up. Range is better than expected. Very reliable speed.

I installed this system in my apartment, which is full of thick concrete walls that usually wreak havoc on Wi-Fi signals. The Deco X55 Pro has handled it impressively and the coverage is strong and consistent in every room, with no dead zones or frustrating drops. Setup was straightforward using the Deco app, and the nodes linked together quickly without hassle. Speeds are fast enough to handle streaming, video calls, and multiple devices at once, and I haven’t noticed any lag or slowdowns since making the switch. The compact design of each unit also blends in nicely without looking like tech clutter. For anyone struggling with poor coverage in larger spaces or apartments with dense walls, this mesh system delivers exactly what it promises: reliable, seamless Wi-Fi throughout the home.

I’ve done light networking admin and troubleshooting at a previous job and have been around computers for most of my life. My dad had an Ethernet in the house in the 90’s. I built my first PC when I was 11. I’m 43 now. I’m not an expert, but I have more experience than probably most. This was really easy to setup. I downloaded the app and it walked me through setup. Only thing that caused me an issue was I was running a VPN on my phone which initially blocked access until I disabled the VPN. The setup was easy. I installed one node near the cable modem which is in the side attic of the room over the garage. I installed another node downstairs and the last node upstairs. I already have network cable ran in the house so all the nodes are connected by LAN and do wired backhaul. All of the streaming peripherals like Apple TVs are also wired. The only devices using the WiFi are phones and laptops. The system broadcasts one network and auto configures your device for best speed. You don’t have to choose a 5ghz or 2.4ghz network. That is automatic. The house has excellent signal everywhere. I put on YouTube and walked into every room while steaming. It never flickered or stopped. It seamlessly moved from node to node as needed. The app checked the firmware on the nodes and updated the firmware on each one, very simple process. I will update this if anything changes. Right now, it’s very fast meshed WiFi that works very well. It was super easy to install and update. The app is intuitive and useful.

Went from a modem, a router, and 2 extenders to the Decco Mesh and, I'm so happy I did. Before, keeping up with connections to my various devices was a daily chore of restarting at least one device, or the router, or an extender, or both, or everything. The simplicity of the setup, the power of the signal, and the stable connections, make the Decco Mesh system worth every penny. Everything I have works nearly flawless. I say nearly because no matter the quality of the equipment, when it comes to anything Internet, something will hiccup sooner or later. But I'm happy to say those occurrences are rare now. I can confidently recommend this. UPDATE: It's now been over a year and a half and it's still working as I described it above.

Getting this set up and running took far less effort than I expected. I'm using it Access Point mode (not wanting to replace my router at this time and do all the configuration in the Deco - one change at a time). I had a non-mesh router with wireless access and two access points from another vendor but handoff between access points was poor. Configuring the Decos was pretty painless. It initially comes up as router so that interrupted things for the few minutes I was getting all the Decos up but as soon as I switched it to Access Point, all was working as desired. I've seen none of the handoff issues I had with my old non-mesh access points. The old router works as before except Wi-Fi is shut off on it. While TP-Link has a good web page on configuring it for Access Point mode, some posts I found implied there can be some issues if the same port is used on the main Deco to talk to the router and the other Decos (my network management experience says it shouldn't make a difference but that experience is all pre-mesh networks). In the end since I had no other need for the second port on the main Deco, I went with: Modem - Router - Main Deco - 2.5G Switch - Decos 2 and 3 I'm using wired backhaul since the cables were all there. In addition, the other port on Decos 2 and 3 go to switches for serving the wired devices in those rooms and other ports on the 2.5G switch between the Decos go to switches in other rooms.

So this is going to be a lengthy review and how to in one -- I purchased this because I have a 4000 sq ft house and my; ISP provided ,panoramic WIFI router was spotty at best and barely making it across the house. Once up and running the mesh system delivers a full 2.4/5G signal anywhere I needed it. However, the system itself is set up to be used with a cable or fiber modem. In most cases though, most people have an ISP provided all in one router and modem of some sort. So here is my experience with this system: ------ First off I have been in the networking/IT field for 20+ years. This system and the walk through instructions are set up to help a person with next to no IT experience. this is good and bad. I figured Id share my experience to help someone out there that may be struggling to get this working. ------ In my house I am currently using the COX com panoramic router. While the routing works decent, the WIFI on it is terrible! To make matters worse, I was on the newest version of the router the PW8 and the cox WIFI extenders that were available for purchase for about 150 that work with the unit are not available for the new model. My only option was to downgrade to a slower device and buy their mesh pods which was laughable. ------ If you happen to have a cox panoramic router, your options will be either send it back and purchase your own DOCsis 3.1 modem or find a way to utilize the mesh and circumvent the terrible WIFI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now the somewhat tricky part. This next part applies to connecting the TP-link mesh to the cox panoramic router, the latest release pw8 version. I am sure it will work for other versions as well --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Doing a little Googling, you will see many websites that tell you "just put your router in bridge mode" . Bridge mode shuts off all the routing and WIFI and makes your router act as if it were just a modem. This would probably work for most routers in most cases but In my case the TP-link mesh would not connect to the internet when my panoramic router was bridged, I will say this again I tried all the ports on it and it WILL NOT connect to the cox pano router in bridge mode. ------ 2. Solution! Do not worry about putting it in bridge mode. Download the DECO app and create an account, take one TP-link node and connect it VIA an ethernet cable to your pano router on an open port. Go through the instructions normally. make sure you select DYNAMIC when it asks you if your ISP provides access to the internet. For me this option was greyed out at first but playing around in the menu fixed it. With DYNAMIC selected hit done or next --- 3. walk through the rest of the instructions until it tells you to add another DECO. STOP!!! DO NOT ADD THE DECO AT THIS POINT!!! I cannot stress this enough. just "next" through the remaining instructions until you get to the end then go into the main DECO screen on your phone --- 4. On the DECO main screen, lower right select "more" then "advanced settings" select Access Point mode and let the DECO fully reboot and down load firmware if it needs too. once in AP mode, go connect the second and third DECO(one at a time) and wait for them to flash blue. in the upper right corner of the DECO main screen click on the + button and go to add another DECO 5. follow the instructions and then repeat for the third one. --if done correctly the second and third DECO will appear on the home screen and have a solid green light on them. ------ 6. Go into the cox pano wifi router VIA a browser and turn off the WIFI (you can do this first or just name your SSID for the DECO network a different name) I didn't notice much interference at all having both up but turned the pano router ones off anyhow. ---- In this instance you will still be using the cox pano router as your link to the internet and your DHCP an NAT services. Your DECOs will act as access points which will not route or have ant of the QoS functions but they will still be available on the cox router. The reason you did not hook up all of them back to back before putting the first one in AP mode is because if you do, the AI for the DECOs will put the other two DECOs on a different network (as to prevent something called double NATing) and effectively cut them off from the master and since bridge mode wouldn't work for me this was a very good work around. --------- overall I am very pleased with the results --hope this helps some of you

This one avoid at ALL COSTS ! I'm 73 , I have purchased houses, realestate.vehicle's in a fraction of the time I put into trying unsuccessfully connecting this ! Set #1 spent 9.5 HOURS with TP Link and my isp there are 3 identical units the isp said theupy were c defective ? As the old router works ,the cable works to my computer ? When any one or the 3 were connected solid red lights + no internet ? Tp link condemned the 3 had me return them . Said if I wanted them shipped quickly the would have to charge my card other wise it would take longer ? I paid 169 on Amazon? They charged my card 329.00 ? They said they would up grade the unit and give me a better model than purchased ? I. Waited and waited ? Initially amazon shipped them in 3 days ? T.p link took (12) days , ( sent ecpxactky the same model I had ordered . Called and complained ? They said they were sorry and would have the new. Set up and running 15-20 min max !! After 2 hours , I authorized them ( tp link ) to remotely access the. Computer i fell asleep , the next morning I called them all reps were busy @6pm I got a call another 1 hour and 30 min ? Said I would need to contact the isp AGAIN ! @ 16 HOURS ,4 VALLIUM, AND A NEAR STROKE I GAVE UP , AVOID THIS COMPANY THIS WAS THE WORSE EXPERIENCE IN 73 YEARS ON PLANET EARTH CALLED AMAZON AND THEY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM IN 12 -15 MIN? AMAZON IS A GREAT PLACE TO PURCHASE ( ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SO UNFORTUNATE TO. HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH T.P.LINK. CALLING IT A NIGHTMARE WOULD BE LIKE CALLING THE GRAND CANYON A POT HOLE . DEALING WITH THIS COMPANY YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE DINASAURS FELT SINKING IN THE TAR PIT , ( AVOID,BEWARE,AVOID,( YOU WERE WARNED ) MY 2 SENSE

This is my 2nd system from TP-Link, and it works great! Easy to setup and manage, even remotely. Was happy to find out that my old mesh system could be integrated into this one. I also plan to purchase the weatherproof unit to integrate so we have strong wifi on our deck outside. I also receive weekly reports about my network activity, so I can double check to make sure nothing out of the ordinary is accessing my network. Highly recommended!

Works well, covers my whole house much better than my sky max router. Be warned if you buy this from Amazon America (because it is ⅔ the cost in UK) the power supplies come with American plugs so need to buy shaver adapters.

No UK plug / adaptor you WILL need to purchase a ‘step down’ converter before using this device in the UK.

Good coverage. I got it at a good price . Two of these should cover my entire ( 2 bedroom- approx 900 sqft) house.

Good connection, no slowness anymore