TP-Link Deco 7 Elite BE95 Quad-Band WiFi 7 BE33000 Whole Home Mesh System - 16-Stream, 2x 10G + 2x 2.5G Ports Wired Backhaul, 12 x High-Gain Antennas, VPN, AI-Roaming, 4x4 MU-MIMO, HomeShield (3-Pack)

This unit, the BE95, is the flagship product for TP_Link home mesh networking. As a retired IT professional/engineer who worked with hardware and wrote more code than I want to remember, I have only high praise for the BE95 product. The incredible overall total throughput along with the capabilities to handle in excess of 200 connected devices fleshes this device out to be almost ultra-commercial in design. We had a very high end gaming router with some repeaters prior to this unit. We also have prior mesh systems from Asus as well as NETGEAR (Orbi) and they all sucked. Confusing back channel configurations and inconsistent connections plagued our connectivity daily. Originally I balked at the price, but figured I could just return it if it didn’t pan out and live up to promises. In the end, with just the 2-tower package, we are covering our entire home of 3000Sqft with full 5 bar connectivity and absolutely ZERO dead spots. Where we had constant drops and interruptions in our old system for our xfinity WiFi enabled tuner, we now see consistent 4k television. When I look for WiFi I look for reliability and signal quality. This unity excels at both. Even all the way back by our fence at edge of the property I get full bars. Walls are not a problem as the unit utilizes MLO (multi link …Ah crap, can’t remember what o stands for) in short, it will use more than one of the 4 channels to make sure there are no dead spots in the signal. The back channel is automatic and seamless. Once setup with the free app, you rarely need to access it. And speaking of the app, it is the only detriment to the system as the fine folks at tp_link decided to rely solely on the app for configuration of port forwarding and other granular stuff. There is no way to do that on the web based on fig tool I’m not sure if it was left out on purpose or if the unit was rushed and web app,just didn’t get finished in time. It does not feel like a rushed product so, some how I think they just left it out to avoid confusing the average person. The system provides connectivity on WiFi specs from 2.4g, 5g, bands as well as 2 others. High spectrum reserved for back channel connectivity to ensure quality service. WiFi 7 compliant (spec not completed yet but it will be soon) there is no WiFi they cannot connect to. The ports on the back provide 2 2.5 gig Ethernet and 2 10gig Ethernet/ as well as a high speed usb for attaching some hard drives for network attached storage. This thing is made to scream while pushing as many bits as possible. Over saturation of the network never happens. I can be transferring large video files, watching 4k tv, streaming something else, listening to music and have a torrent client running in the background while my son kicks butt on his gaming servers with ultra low lag….on WiFi. Faster than the Ethernet connect on our old router/ap. I can confidently say, barring some magic leap in tech, this will be he last WiFi router we buy for at least a decade. Highly. Highly recommended. This from a guy with 4-5 boxes of old devices sitting in his garage!!!

I have been waiting for three years to reestablish my WiFi in my home following a fire that destroyed my previous WIFI MESH network. Extremely easy to setup once you login to your account. The only issue I experienced and it was an annoying one that could have been resolved with a preemptive statement in their instructions for logging into the TP app. It requires 2-factor authentication and will only use an email address and not a cell-phone SMS text message. They have difficulty in sending the emails to a regular email provider like Comcast. The 2-factor wait time times out long before you receive the code in an email… if you ever do. It was the only issue that I have encountered thus far. I found the first level support less than sufficient to explain why I could not get logged in, though he did insist that I needed to have a google or yahoo email but did not explain why. We spent over an hour and then he transferred me to his manager who said we would have to wait for the second tier support to call me in the morning. Which to their credit they did… but just after hanging u p with support, I tried to login from my iPad and I had face recognition setup and it bypassed the 2-factor email requirement. YAY that I didn’t need to revert back to the rental modem/router. The interface is intuitive though different approach than Comcast branded solution. Haven’t done much accept setup the bands and named the equipment. I have all network bands configured except you cannot separate 5&6 they are banded together as one for MLO. I have a guest, MLO, and IOT network setup for the SmartHome devices. All seem to have reconnected that were connected previously and 2 more have connected that had failed to connect with a single modem/router on the extreme end of the WiFi network. I have a 4k 4 story home so I really needed this. Two are on the on the 3rd floor on opposite ends of the house connected via Ethernet. The third is connected wirelessly on the first floor directly below the second unit. Coverage is terrific and performance a boost over the Comcast rented - modem/wifi router. I will update this as I explore more options and pursue network security options. Bottom line is simple out of the box setup and configuration with great coverage and speed. Only downside is they are L A R G E units so plan your placements ahead of time.

Last update: I have removed the BE95 from my office and put back the Asus ET12. The final straw was the network activity reporting that can not be turned off, I tried. The CCP will have one less users data to exploit. In the end the only GOOD part of the BE95 was the 10G and 2.5G ports. I'll just get a switch. I was amazed yesterday while giving the mobile app one more try, having to maneuver through ads trying to sell me poor VPNs, extra security that should be included, their "AI" assistant (right) etc. to again try and turnoff reporting, I couldn't. I know Orbi and others do similar antics. If the future is supplied hardware and their subscriptions software with useless garbage software offerings, I'll pass. My journey: Over the last weeks I have done multiple updates to this review. After a back and forth with TP-Link support, here is a snippet of their final response to me, "Thank you for your valued feedback about Deco BE95." Deco BE95 router is designed for clients who want to configure the Internet directly and quickly. Many advanced settings are enabled by default and have not opened to change." I will be replacing the BE95 and waiting for the ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro BE30000. I have also passed on implementing a very large system in my main house. Unfortunate, very good hardware but everything else is awful. All your data ends up in their cloud with no way of turning it off. SECURITY, PRIVACY? If I can access my router over Mobile or other Wifi networks, so can others. BTW, I received a report on my network usage from TP-Link yesterday through the app on my phone even though I have all reporting turned off. If they are reporting on my usage to me, what do you think they're doing with my and others data? Real missed opportunity. If you would like to read my journey, it's enclosed below: I'm an old network type involved in one way or another for 30 years. I have the ASUS ET12 mesh in my house and separate office which for the most part it's been good. Only faults are updates are not very regular (last one was April) and Parental controls are not great. Since Wifi 7 is on the horizon, I decided to take the plunge. To test I bought the single BE95 for my office with the intent of replacing the ASUS mesh if it worked out. I've learned a couple of things in the last four days using it in my separate office. First the good: - VERY fast by my measurements - My normal workload as a measurement, videos, large data sets etc. - Has been rock solid - Updates work as advertised - Ports are great - Hardware is fast and very good next gen The Bad: - I can still break anything. The installation was not as easy as the reviews I've seen. - More than one mobile client - Not as configurable as the ASUS (not even close) with configurable features in strange places - Weird bug trying to access from a Web browser. Yes I tried forums and reaching out to support, through their Chat and Phone and no response. I plan on trying again today. - Subscriptions for common features that should just be supplied. GREED Overall, I'm leaning on replacing the ET12s with the one stumbling block, web access. I will post an update when I get that resolved and more time with the BE95. Update: I've been using the BE95 for a week and here's where I am: Pros: - Still VERY fast - Happy with the hardware - Support is good and interesting (more on this later) Cons: - The WEB interface is a total joke and useless. No feature parity with the mobile version. - Always connected to their cloud, PRIVACY? - Features, like those common with other platforms are missing so not configurable - UI/UX is AWFUL with the features they have (very limited) in places they shouldn't be. - Support OK I contacted support on a couple of features, usability issues I was having and it was a mixed bag. First, don't go through the phone, takes too long. I used the chat function and support was quick. I asked three questions and received answers that were incomplete or wrong. Now the interesting part of this. The interactions were reviewed by other support engineers later and I received correct answers plus follow up, I liked this and set my expectations. I was also asked two days later by support what features I'd like to see. Since I'm a network type and coming off ASUS, I of course was used to being able to configure EVERYTHING and this is what I asked for. we'll see where this goes. The UI/UX issues are IMO mostly show stoppers for the normal user putting this into their home, unless the goal is just doing a vanilla setup and leaving it. Even then it's leaving potentially exploitable functionality on the table. Overall if you've made it this far; I'm now going to wait and see where they take the configurability and UI/UX before I replace my main system. Don't get me wrong, the speed and hardware are great but there is so much more potential being left on the table.

My family bought this/these units to replace an older Netgear RAX 200. I am brand loyal and felt weird turning away from Netgear after 2 generations of problem-free wireless routers. I went with TP-LINK because of the good ratings on performance and user-friendly app features (over Netgear's Orbi) and went with a mesh system because of increasing internet traffic across a household. It made sense to go mesh because of interference issues across multiple rooms and being in a multi-household building. Making the switch to a mesh system seemingly eliminated all dead spots in the house, as it should've by design, but with more legacy devices in my home, this translated to ultra stable connectivity in the house. Away went any interence issues regardless of peak use times in our building. The one thing I do look forward to getting use to is the WiFi 7 abilities of this router as we get newer equipment. As for now, we couldn't ask for more for our gaming, multiple streaming televisions and dvr equipment, several computers and laptops, mobile devices and a few smart appliances. We have no need to connecting a wireless 'backhaul' to improve speed versus using the 3 parts of this router spread across our home wirelessly. This unit cost a pretty penny, but was easy to set up within a few minutes of unboxing. The app provides plenty of features, including diagnostics for each piece of the mesh system, speed tests, statistics on data used, and ease of general internal software / updates. I have no complaints in the use of this system other than my own willingness to invest in the initial purchase - which isn't for everybody. I hope this review helps. I would highly recommend DECO BE95 and would easily purchased this again.

I suppose I'm a WiFi 7 early adopter, but not for the reason you might think - I have a large number of WiFi devices and several 10G wired devices, and when I went searching for WiFi routers, the only ones that seemed to have the required capacity were the emerging WiFi 7 products. At this point most of my WiFi devices are WiFi 6 or older - I only have one or two devices that exploit a WiFi 7 network (mainly my iPhone 16), though I'm sure that will change in the future. I started out last year with the Asus GE98 Pro - a high-end quad-band WiFi 7 monster that seemed feature-rich and perfect on paper. Unfortunately, the Asus proved to be an ongoing problem...I was never able to get their AI Mesh software working properly. And recently, it began randomly just resetting itself back to its factory settings. When it worked, it was fast and stable, but unfortunately, the Asus firmware and configuration software is very buggy, and seemed to get worse with every update. When it got to the point where I found myself spending hours and hours trying to keep it running properly, I figured it was time to try a different solution. Pity - it seems like solid hardware held back by fragile software. My requirements are maybe a little more advanced than many, so I couldn't just grab any old router off the shelf. I needed multiple 10G ports, the ability to support about 100 WiFi clients, a workable mesh system that could support a wired backhaul, a guest network option, OpenVPN or IPsec built in, DHCP reservations so I could have some of my devices on static IP addresses. Dual WAN with failover was a nice to have, but not necessarily a show stopper. Same for DynDNS capabilities. For one reason or the other, the products from Amazon, Netgear and a few others were missing one or more of my required features, so that led me to this TP-Link Deco system. To boot, Amazon had a terrific price, so that pretty much made up my mind. So far, I'm fairly impressed with the TP-Link Deco. Setup was simple and it was possible to use the mobile app to configure most of what I needed. One thing I didn't like was that I needed to create an account with TP-Link's website in order to configure my system, but I suppose I'd need to do that sooner or later anyway. Otherwise, the basics like setting up WiFi passwords and so on were pretty much right in front of you. A few of the built-in features are off by default - MLO, for example...I suppose not many of us have MLO clients yet, and perhaps TP-Link thinks you do better to leave it off than adding the complexity of something few will benefit from. It took a bit more to find some of the more advanced features, such as the ability to set up DHCP reservations and to force the built-in DHCP server to use the address ranges I wanted it to. I'd say that compared to the Asus router I had, it was easier and more "consumerish"...some of the things in the Asus UI are cryptic and poorly explained. The Deco is less configurable, but simple by comparison. The mesh node took a bit to get setup because I wanted to operate it with a wired backhaul, not with simply a wireless uplink. Once I figured out how to configure for that, it was easy to setup and now I have coverage everywhere I need it without drama. In terms of performance, on my internal network devices that operate at 10G wired speeds, I see virtually no difference between the Deco and my older Asus. For WiFi, the range and speed seems to vary by a few percent based on device - my phone is faster on the Deco, but my MacBook Pro is faster using the Asus. WiFi 6 clients aren't any different on either router. I have a few WiFi 7 clients now and I see almost identical range and performance communicating to one of my 10G servers. I only have Gigabit Internet service, so I'm not really able to push the limits of what WiFi 7 can do yet over the WAN, but it doesn't appear that the Asus is any faster than the Deco system. One somewhat concerning issue is that with the VPN running, the Deco is about 20% slower than what I saw on the Asus unit. I did losw some wired ports going from Asus to Deco - Asus provides a total of 7 wired ports, including 2.5 and 10G WAN ports...the Deco provides a total of four: two 10G and two 2.5G. Another difference I noticed is that the TP-Link Deco runs quite cool overall - I had an outboard fan for the Asus, but it was still always warm to the touch. I can't help wondering whether some of the problems I've seen with Asus are temperature related. About the only major feature I believe I lost was the dual-WAN capability that Asus provides. For now, I'm solving that by placing a failover Ubiquiti edge router between my cable modem and the Deco...the Ubiquiti has the ability to give me failover and it seems fast enough to not impact performance even though there's another hop between me and the internet. Overall, I'm happy with the TP-Link Deco, but I admit it's early days for me. I'm encouraged by how easy it was to setup and how stable it's been during its first few weeks of operation, but of course, I've felt that way about most of the network devices I've had and several have gone on to disappoint me. If you need the kinds of features I've described, I think the Deco systems - which come in 1-3 way mesh configurations depending on how broad an area you want to cover - are a good value and a solid solution as we make the transition to WiFi 7.

Easy to setup. Must use a phone app instead of an app and a web page. It has a web page but very minimal settings through it. It was reliable and functioned with a great signal strength and quality. If you want a latest gen wifi for someone that you setup and walk away from - this would be it. It would also be behind a modem / fw. Note - I sent mine back as it did not meet my needs working with the archer router as well as not having a more settings related web interface sadly. But testing - worked great.

This TP-Link Deco BE33000 is a game-changer! I upgraded from the Deco X20 and the difference is night and day. Before: * Constant buffering on streaming devices. * Dead zones throughout my 4000 sq ft home. * Slow speeds, especially during peak usage. After: * Blazing fast speeds throughout the entire house. * No more buffering, even with multiple 4K streams. * Seamless roaming between nodes. * Handles my 100+ devices (smart home, phones, gaming consoles, IoTs) with ease. Key Features: * Strong Coverage: Excellent range and penetration, eliminating dead zones, with just one DECO. * Easy Setup: The Deco app makes setup a breeze. * AI-Driven Smart Antennas: Optimize signal strength and minimize interference. Recommendation: If you're looking for the absolute best in WiFi mesh systems, this TP-Link Deco BE33000 is it. It's expensive, but worth every penny for the performance and peace of mind. Note: This is a high-end system. If you don't need the absolute fastest speeds, with a heavy network home consider less expensive options from tplink. I hope this review is helpful!

I preordered last week of may and was given estimates ship date of June 15, then Jun 1 and to my happy surprise delivered on Memorial day. The packaging for this 2 system Mesh system is stellar. Clam Shell boxing reveling 2 cylindrical Mesh devices that are solidily built. Using the Deco app was the easy and had the Main router configured within 10 minutes. I had to change the IP address to fit within my network and once changed I was able to configure using the web browser. Both the web browser and app surprisingly gave me alot of configuration detail and the app is actually excellent giving the end user alot of great detail info...impressive. Once I had the main router configured, I simply powered the satellite and the Deco app immediately detected it and configured the satellite to my main router and network...easy!!!!. I moved the satellite to the living room area and did speedtests, not only did I have full wifi signal the speedtests were delivering phenomenal wireless speeds. I have 2 Netgear extenders and they are wireless connected to the Mesh system and is working well with one another in addition giving me better speeds at the extenders than my previous setup. In addition, I configured the IoT for both the 2.4 & 5 ghz band and that is made possible by WiFi 7. All of my IoT devices are on a dedicated band, freeing up the rest of the network to work on the other 2.4 band. The main unit is running about 120 F temp and the satellite is around 109 F. Definitely warm but not a deal breaker. I have been waiting for a good mesh system to arrive and WiFi 7 is the way to go, granted TP link Wifi 7 Mesh is pricey but worth it. I have used Asus routers and their mesh system and Netgear Orbi Mesh as well. To be fair my Asus system with 2 routers and mesh worked well, but I was not getting the wireless speeds that I have with TP link. The Netgear Orbi AX5300 is great, but the app is buggy and the amount of user info was lack luster and disappointing. Tp Links Deco app is well thought-out and gives me alot of great info including the actual wireless strength of all connected devices...it's really good and yes your able to monitor the system remotely because its connected thru their cloud system...nice. This is the Mesh system to have..2 devices covering 7000 sqft(overkill in my 2,300 sqft home) wifi dead zone killer and great app and configuration. JUST BUY IT