TP-Link AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A8) -High Speed MU-MIMO Wireless Router, Dual Band Router for Wireless Internet, Gigabit, Supports Guest WiFi

After less than 3 years with my prior router from a different brand, its signal strength was noticeably declining and then 2 months ago I received an email from the manufacturer saying that it would not longer be supported and may stop working entirely. That was the context for searching out and ordering this TP-Link remote router for my office and I am very happy with its improved performance compared to the unit it has replaced. I have the router installed in my home office, in a separate building about 100' from my house. This router is connected to our main modem in the house through a 200' LAN cable which works perfectly. Setup was extremely easy - I followed the instructions precisely, step by step, and it hooked right up. The password strength is both satisfactory ... and not so darned complicated that it's difficult to enter as required. The strength of the signal is much better than what I had before, easily crossing the back yard and allowing connectivity from rooms facing from inside the main house. It also allows good, fast signal through a metal porch roof which wasn't possible previously. As much as I was frustrated with having to replace a unit that wasn't old enough to reasonably fail, it was completely worth it for the improved performance this has brought for my home office. As advertised; full marks!

For configuring this baby I connected my laptop to it with a cat 8 cable and then right into advanced settings. It was very easy to configure just the way I wanted it. The configuration interface is simple and straight forward and offers help buttons for things a person might not understand. I have a 3500 sq foot home, half of that being the basement. The signal is all bars in every corner of the house, which is better than the TP-Link AX11000 I replaced with this one. If you want a quality WIFI 7 router, this is it.

They need to break up reviews based on models... BE24000 A month in and I'm very happy so far. Long time netgear nighthawk user and while some worked better then others the newer versions have been spotty. I purchased the latest and greatest (RS700s) at about the same price as this 24000. Tested great and 5min later slowed, rebooted or plain disconnected. Done with Netgear for good. I can't find the number of devices "supported". Other brands list up to 20,40,200 etc. I have between 35 and 45 devices connected at a time, while many use limited bandwidth my worry was the sheer number of devices were causing some of my issues. No problems with this. User interface, app, ip site and even led screen on the device itself are easy to interpret and user friendly. Preferred over the netgear option. I consistently run at 25% ram on the router (2gb, highest I've seen on a router). Download speeds heavily rely on distance to router and band you're on. I get close to 1g down and up on a fiber network through wireless on my phone in both the 5G and now 6G. You're able to split up channels with 1x 2.4G 2x 5G and 1x 6G or merg them, they can be named the same or seprate with passwords. I tried MLO network feature, worth reading up on (multi link operation) but it seemed to throw off my smart devices, many of which only function on a 2.4 channel. Pretty customizable by end user with limited tech savy. The IoT network is a nice idea but I don't use it. Qos is also nice and available on most routers now but unnecessary if your IP maintains 400mbps speeds. I do use it on 3 devices but doubt it affects much. Reception is also a win.. on my furthest devices I was getting 40-70% signal with older routers and this is above 75 at all times. This includes the RS700s returned router at this price point which was abysmal even a room away. The Mesh networks which this 24k claims to support may be good but 1 single router simplifies the process and should be pretty stable and strong depending on building for up to the stated 2500sqft. At 2k my house is fully supported and the hassle I had with range extenders (netgear) in the past is something I wanted to avoid. Looks good, screens cool.. So far it functions flawlessly and thats how I choose a router.

Reliable Speed, Solid Range, but Basic Features I’ve been using the TP-Link AC1900 (Archer A8) for a while now, and overall it’s a solid mid-range router. Setup was painless — I had it up and running in under 15 minutes, and the TP-Link app makes it straightforward to tweak settings without having to dive into the web interface. Performance-wise, it delivers stable speeds across both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Streaming, Zoom calls, and online gaming all worked smoothly without noticeable drops. The range is good enough for a medium-sized home; I was still getting a decent signal in the backyard, though speeds do taper off the further out you go. I also like that it supports MU-MIMO and has multiple Gigabit ports, which keeps wired connections snappy. Guest WiFi is a nice touch and easy to set up. On the flip side, this isn’t a feature-packed router — you won’t find the advanced controls or parental features of higher-end models. It’s more of a “set it and forget it” device than a power-user’s tool. Bottom line: A dependable everyday router with good speed and coverage at a reasonable price. Great for general home use, but if you want advanced customization or cutting-edge features, you’ll need to look higher up the TP-Link line.

I bought this to handle the heavy bandwidth usage and the for the many connected devices, wireless and hardwired. Recommended for small home business that is also supporting the rest of the house including the security system. Very powerful, easily tethers with the app. Quick setup. Fast reliable speeds!!!! Just bought another one for a secondary access point.

This router completely transformed my home network. Setup through the TP-Link app was very straightforward—plug it in, follow the prompts, and I had my main network, guest network, and basic security settings configured in just a few minutes. The interface is clean enough for non-techy users but still has plenty of advanced options if you want to tweak channels, bands, or QoS. Performance-wise, it’s a beast. WiFi coverage is strong across the whole house, including rooms that used to be dead zones. Devices connect quickly and stay connected, and even with multiple 4K streams, online gaming, and a bunch of smart home devices, everything stays smooth. Latency is noticeably lower and large downloads finish much faster compared to my older router. I also appreciate little touches like the ability to easily see which devices are connected and put limits or priorities on them. The hardware feels solid and runs surprisingly cool for how powerful it is. It’s definitely not the cheapest router out there, but if you have a lot of devices or fast internet and want to actually use all of that speed reliably, this is worth it.

(Used for gaming and 4K stream) These routers work great, but the low end TP-Link routers are only good for about 2 years (I buy them refurbished). This is the 3rd set I've purchased. It's the same issue every time at around the 2 year marker. You will start to have packet loss issues more and more frequently requiring router reboots once a day. I'm using 2 wired devices and 6 wireless devices on this router at any given time with no issues. I use one router as a Gateway device in place of my Telco provider equipment with all wireless disabled. The second router is hardwired into the Gateway deeper inside the house where WiFi is needed. These never need to be rebooted or have any issues at all, until it's time to replace.

Edit. Got a FW update last week. Started having nightly outages. Now its losing it's datex time and logs and reboot and won't connect to my modem. Direct connecting to my modem works fine. Eventually we had to roll back FW versions and install FW in a specific order to restore functionality. I wanted to write a decently detailed review as I haven't seen very many on this product because of availability. My review after about 2-3 weeks of using this. Short Version: although expensive, this is an excellent router that performs extremely well, especially if you want a simple setup that can handle tons of endpoints/devices. Context of 'why' I chose this device: While I work in technology, sometimes I want things to just 'work', so my previous Wi-Fi solution was a Google Nest setup with two pods (mesh network). Initially it wasn't bad, until I started adding more devices to my network. I decided to try out this device, despite not having many reviews, and some being low. I found that mesh at least from Google was clunky and I had odd issues like duplicate IP assignments which caused a ton of issues (it assigned a pod and a printer the same IP which took a bit to figure out). For these reasons I wanted to go back to someone who's been in the game for longer and was willing to pay a premium for a well spec'd router, even if I can't use the wifi 7 capabilities. MU-MIMO was a must, and I wanted the ability to add mesh, but not need it (hopefully). I also wanted 10 GB ports, a sleek modern look, and plenty of ports available (something I missed when I left TP-Link for Google Nest Wifi). This checked all those boxes. Setup: Pretty easy. Just be sure to update the firmware if it is not up to date. I wanted to avoid any early issues so I setup my network after I did a full update on the router. My house is about 1900 square feet. For comparison Google really struggled with consistency over 40 devices. It'd go very slow after about 1-2 days of being 'online' and I'd have to reboot my pods. I have 45-55 devices on my network at any given time. ~6 of them are wired, the rest are wireless (primarily 2.4 IOT devices). Performance: I'm comparing apples to oranges a bit, as Google Nest Wi-Fi doesn't have as good of specifications. My house is roughly a square with the family room/kitchen/master bedroom/office making up the four corners. The office and family room are opposite corners of the house. My router is located in my 'family' room', with the kitchen being closest, then dining room, then master bedroom, then guest bedroom, then office. This should help you paint a picture of what my setup looks like. Here's a quick chart I did (I tested each location 3 times and took the best performing one). TP-Link had slightly better uploads as well and on average, had 2-5 MS better latency, but not enough to complicate the chart: Download Speeds Google TP-Link Office - Cell Phone 101 515 Office - Work Computer (Wired) 924 936 Office Gaming Computer (Wired) 879 944 Guest Room - Cell phone 106 756 Master Bedroom - Cell Phone 102 507 Dining Room - Cell Phone 132 732 Kitchen - Cell Phone 113 936 Family Room - Cell Phone 108 934 Family Room - Cell Phone (6G) NA 949 Even on the wired systems, there was a pretty big improvement. FWIW: I have comcast service that's 1200 down and 40 up. Features: I like the IOT subnets, though, I am not sure if I'd call it a subnet. while it's a different network, it seems to be assigned the same IP as others on your 'main' network. I need to do more testing to see how this works. I also like the device isolation feature. It has VPN Client/server built in and as usual, TP-Link offers dynamic DNS which is great. It has just enough features for me to be exactly what I need and not much more. Google Wifi lacked in features. I also missed being able to hit my router with an IP address to manage it. It's nice to have an app, but I enjoy being able to use either (in this case, the tether app or use a PC to manage. Stability: I haven't had any issues since I got it setup. It's been stable. I'll add more as I continue to tinker and learn more, but I'd say if you are on the fence, pull the trigger.