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Last week I bought a TP-Link AX55 and went through the settings and enabled all the neat things and disabled all the regular consumer ease of access things (WPS
by chronogram 5y ago
Last week I bought a TP-Link AX55 and went through the settings and enabled all the neat things and disabled all the regular consumer ease of access things (WPS, meshing things), and the only hidden networks in my area with the same app are several decibel away with a different MAC address. Either it’s not around in the newer models or it’s part of one of the regular consumer ease of access things.
- estaseuropano 5y agoWhy disable mesh? I thought that will ensure the devices work together rather than compete (looking at fritzbox, but it seems they are all compatible).
- wtallis 5y agoA mesh network is entirely different from and inferior to a network with multiple access points each with a wired connection. If you've built your network to be the latter, you don't want anything to start acting as a wireless repeater and wasting lots of airtime.
- fomine3 5y agoSome people use term "wired backhaul mesh". It seems that it's just a seamless roaming but that's what I want.
- chronogram 5y agoExcuse me for the late response. I logged into the router and it’s called their trademarked “TP-Link OneMesh”, it’s likely useful if you buy more TP-Link products and want easy integration, however it’s unnecessary for my home. You’re lucky with your Fritzbox, my area has no competition in the ISP market which means I’m stuck with overpriced low quality, from the copper to the modem to the customer service.
- latchkey 5y agoI just got the AX55 as well. Fast modern router for the price. Pretty happy with the purchase, despite the lack of openness.