TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (Archer AX21) – Dual Band Wireless Internet, Gigabit, Easy Mesh, Works with Alexa - A Certified for Humans Device, Free Expert Support

Bought the BE700 router recently on Amazon Prime Day of 2025. This router is AMAZING. The only let down and I didn't know this after the fact is that 2.4 and 5 Ghz are using 2x2 or 2T and 2R antennae each. 6 Ghz band is using 4x4 or 4T4R antennae.If your devices or heavy data using network is primarily using 5Ghz, pick another router. I got lucky all of my heavy data use devices for SMB, streaming purposes can and are using Wifi 7, while only one streaming device (our Nvidia Shield Pro) uses Wifi 5. Can't complain because it's actually possible now for me to seamlessly stream 4k anime and movies through wifi from my SMB server.Setup was super easy with the router itself. The client devices, definitely not and I had to test, reconfigure, install new drivers, update Windows 11 to 24H2 preview. S24 Ultra setup for Wifi 7 was just as easy and it took the 320 Mhz, and MLO networks like a champ, but I'd say the 6Ghz on 320 Mhz bandwidth was definitely faster. I've also turned on OFDMA and MU-MIMO and I can definitely tell from my gaming that my latency is so much improved with those on.After all of the client devices setup, my gaming PC is connected at rock steady 4k up/ 4k down Mbps. That's 4x as fast as a usual Cat 6 cable network! My server is connected at 3.8k~3.2k down / 3k~2.4k up. Despite setting up MLO, I've setup the router to use 320Mhz bandwidth (double the bandwidth of Wifi 6). Both features have to be setup manually which are the smoking gun features of Wifi 7. It's like my PC and server are connected directly with USB 3.0 and this is the first time I could max out my backup and SMB hard drives over air at about 200MBps! Not to mention, whenever I take some videos off my S24 Ultra and offload it to my PC, It's also almost like connecting my phone and PC over USB 3.0 speed (slightly slower). Best of all: with all of the features on, none of my devices nor my family's devices have instability nor disconnection issues.I'm actively using OpenVPN setup with the router and it's incredible that I could finally secure being able to connect to my home network after years of using a Wifi 6 Verizon router and leaving my VPN Wifi 5 router at my parents'. Not to mention, the free parental controls are the same as any normal router out there (blocking sites or by category, limiting speed, or sleep time). The paid subscription can be a plus, but those features are some weekly website reports or algorithmic driven blocking that are definitely extras and aren't really present in usual routers. All of my IoT devices are connected to the IoT network and are isolated from any of my other devices.TLDR, this router is very powerful if you primarily have 6 Ghz devices, ESPECIALLY if you have Wifi 7 devices. All the other features are amazing and are a must to use. If you want to fully utilize this router, you have to be an advanced user, or essentially, you're using Wifi 6E speeds.

I wanted a more secure WiFi router while also saving money on the rental from my cable provider, so I was suggested to purchase this by a very experienced tech and cyber security wiz. Now, I personally don't feel that I know much about anything technical these days, but I have really enjoyed this so far. Performance wise, but more than anything I REALLY love the security of the back-office type of controls the TP-Link gives you.PERFORMANCENow, my current home is 1500 sq ft and a split level home, so most of the areas I use WiFi at home are never too far from the router. I placed the router right on the TV stand underneath the TV so that certainly is as close as it gets. When I'm upstairs (technically 1.5 levels up from the router) I still seem to get fine enough WiFi when I'm browsing on my phone. I will say that the WiFi randomly cuts out for me, but, this is definitely an issue I had with my previous equipment so I don't blame the router itself, it is my provider. Or the wiring outside my house.. not really sure. I have noticed however that when the service does go out, ever since changing to the TP-Link, the service returns much faster and I never have to reset it. With my old provider-provided router, it would be out for hours and I always seemed to have to manually reset the equipment. So in summary, the service and performance for me has been exemplary!SOFTWAREThe primary reason I got this was to make sure nobody could hack into my WiFi. With other routers, I am not sure if the same service is available, but this was the first I've ever seen it. Yes... we all know that WiFi is password protected. BUT. Someone can easily hack into it, right? Well not with the TP-Link! You can access the router security through the routers IP address, and you set a password for that as well. The user interface is pretty simple for even a dolt like myself to understand. You can control who can access your WiFi by using a blacklist or a whitelist. A blacklist means that all who have the login details *except* for specific IP addresses you've blocked can access. A whitelist means that ONLY the IP addresses you have added to your list can access the WiFi. I am using the whitelist, since I do not want anyone random or unwanted accessing my service. Let me tell you, it works perfectly! Sometimes I forget that I have this setup, and I have tried many times with many different devices to try and access the wifi... heck, even the guest network, that I thought was specifically setup for this, doesn't seem to let random users access it. It also shows you who is currently accessing it, although I find that feature doesn't seem to be totally accurate sometimes. I give the software 5 stars for the simple fact that it is so easy to control access through it.SUMMARYOverall I am very happy with this purchase. It does what I want it to do, very securely. Setup was a little confusing because if I recall correctly, nobody could access it until we were able to get into the back-office software and setup password first. Other than that I really have had no issues and enjoy using it. When I need to change a setting it is super easy to get in and make any adjustments.

Installed a few months ago. Has been very reliable. Good coverage through out the house. I have it installed in the basement and I get a strong signal from the second floor. My internet limit is 500mb/s, I get the full speed when I'm close to the router, up on the second floor I get about 200 mb/s. Easy to setup, set a few port forwards for security system, and easy to update.