TP-Link Archer AX50 (AX3000) Unboxing/Setup
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2020
- TPLink AX50 (AX3000) - Unboxing / Setup
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First impressions of the AX50 are pretty positive but lets see how it goes with time. I've been using ISP modem/routers for probably 6-7 years now because I couldn't justify the additional purchase. But it finally hit a point where it was bottlenecking everything and an upgrade was in order. It's one of those things that's hard to justify spending money on, but once you do it you're thankful that things are working to their best potential.
My old ISP issued router "works" well as a modem but seems to fail me pretty regularly as a router, so I did some digging, got some input and the TPLink Archer AX50 fit my budget and needs.
The main issue with the old router is that 80% of the time it's fine, but pretty consistently the signal dives through the floor and everything just slows to annoyingly slow speeds. This happens when I'm trying to watch shows or game online, it's super amateur. A reset seems to fix it, but that's just a hassle resetting the router in the middle of your activites.
I've linked below the tech spec pages for both routers, take a look there for specific details. But at a glance it's just a much faster unit, bigger antennas, better wifi capabilities than the previous and it also supports Wifi 6 (ax). I considered buying a non Wifi 6 router but I don't want to be picking something else up in 12 months, so hopefully this bad boy will hold up for several years.
I've been using the AX50 for 24 hours and the speed upgrade is extremely noticable. The NBN plan I'm on is 100megabit down/up and I can reach 90+ megabit all over this apartment. I even walked out the door to the end of the hallway and it was pulling about 88megabit down there.
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Awesome video dude! Looks like the Archer worked out nicely!
Yep so far so good! Scrubbing through plex was always slow, now it feels like local files, huge difference just there.
8 stops away from my house, thanks for the content!
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Its actually a lot smaller than I expected from the image, also, thanks for mentioning in the US its called the AX3000, makes finding other reviews easier.
No kidding. Just unboxed mine and it basically fits in my hand lol?
The US model isn’t the same. It gets much worse reviews
@@RDowson Pretty sure the AX3000 is Walmart exclusive, while the AX50 is worldwide.
Just picked up this router, waiting for delivery now. I appreciate the honesty in your video 🤙
Cheers mate, super happy with it so far
Do u have to change 160mhz and activate it to get the full potential of the router ?
There was a new firmware a couple weeks ago that improved Wifi range SUBSTANTIALLY !!! I love this router, fantastic range and so far hasn't dropped connection single time !
Oh nice! Yep I haven’t restarted it once since initial setup. The old one needed a restart every few days to get full speeds.
Thanks for the review. :)
Can you link/add a mesh setup (Deco M4/E4 )in this router?
Unfortunately no and it seems that tplink have abandoned this model (probably too hard to develop for). I have this router myself and it's great but for futureproofing I think the AX20 (AX1800) is a much better choice at the moment.
Good video. I'm upgrading to this router myself in the next few days. I've heard this router runs very hot. Have you noticed high operating temps from the router?
Just had a check. It's been on for about 3 days now and it's the same temperature as the other ISP issued router. It's warm to the touch but not "hot". Don't have a measuring tool unfortunately.
That new router has a USB port and a media server NAS feature. Mine is very fast and works well. I have an 8TB drive plugged in with more HD movies than I can count. Not as fancy as a plex server, but not as intrusive either.
My ISP atm is Virgin Media, can I just set it up without putting the current router into modem mode. (like without using the WAN cable thing), thinking to buy this
This one here is just a "router", so you gotta pass it the internet from the modem. There's a bunch of different internet connections all over the world so its hard for me to say what will work for Virgin Media. They might have some recommended brands for all in one modem/routers (or you could just look at forums for what other people are using for modem/routers on Virgin).
If you're ok with running the two boxes then you don't need to check any of that, can just grab a router and do what I've done here. You'll have way more options with just routers, but I understand having it all in one is "simpler" on the bench.
How fast is the download and upload speeds on the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz?
It’s in the video lol
congrats. My dad is using the AX20 at his home. Have been able to test it in my home and all I can say is this is zippingly fast, great reception. it doesn’t run warm after two days of testing. I want the AX50 at my home now. Difference between the AX50 and AX3000 is Usb 3.0 vs 2.0. If the words AX50 are om the box, you got the faster USB model.
Ahhh I was wondering why it had two model names, kind of confusing. Yep it's the AX50! I don't think I've ever used the USB features on a router.
I've got a 100megabit plan and on the old router I was getting around 30-60megabit depending on the time of day... now I'm getting about 92-94megabit all day, huge difference.
@@fenixtech1342 yeah, the ax20 was also twice or three times the previous n router. Before I pull the trigger on the ax50, I hope you can update me on any crash, reboot or loss of connection issues there may have been, as one Hong Kong RUclips experienced. Tks!
@@famyip This one has been up and running for 5 days now and no reboot needed. I've got a 100megabit internet plan and in the computer room I'm getting 92-94megabit on 5g wifi. On the same wifi with the old router I was getting maybe 75. And that one I had to restart every couple of days because it would slow down (a reboot brought it back to normal speeds).
Have a look at the AX10 router as well, seems to be newer/cheaper but no USB (I dont use it anyway). I could be wrong but seems to be similar spec but $100 cheaper, definitely worth considering :)
@Fenix Tech thanks for the info. Indeed the Ax10 is also a good choice. I live in Hong Kong. The Ax10 is AUD150 here, but in the USA it's only USD70 (Walmart). I feel deprived... The Ax20 is AUD185 here but got it on promotion for AUD150. Unfortunately the promo has finished and didn’t get another one in time. The AX50 is AUD210 lowest here. I am using optic fibre 1000M service. Still thinking and missing the days when I was testing the ax20 at my home. It was like driving on a newly constructed highway.
Great vid! Was just wondering if you can give me a quick updated review on this product and how it’s been?
Everything still works great. I've had to reset it a few times here and there if the wifi gets weird. But all in all its still served me well. I've seen some people in the comments here ask about overheating. It definitely gets warm but standard levels.
So yep, still good here!
@@fenixtech1342 appreciate it! Currently using it as an access point because the original router is in the corner of my house which is useless (cant relocate due to wiring) and so far it’s been good
Great review...
Have a question.. can you connect a 3G/4G modem/dongle to the usb port?
Hmmm not sure, I'm using the ISP modem for internet and don't have a dongle to test.
@@fenixtech1342 i have isp connection to the wan port.. i wanted a secondary connection using a 4g usb dongle.. so that sometimes when the main isp goes off, the other will serve as a backup... some asus routers lets you do that... but they dnt have the other power features of this router...
can i just plug it in and it would work or do i need to pay monthy or have an own router
I have this router and it random disconnects from the internet and won’t be able to access wifi unless I power off and on the router and it works again. It’s happening so frequently. Can anyone help?
The problem I have with the AX50 is that in order to use the parental features they force you to install an app. Unlike the Base model AX3000 I could change these settings from the routers interface. Another problem is that they force you to bind the Tether app witch for some reason cuts me speeds from 500mb down to 210mb. Only reason I picked this one us was for the USB3.0 I should have stuck with the base model.
Yeah my cousin got the ax10 after seeing my review and he’s happy with it so far. The speed really should t get cut, that’s so weird. What tests are you checking for network speeds?
@@fenixtech1342 fast.com and my spectrum. I found a way around it. You can't set any device as a priority in the app. If you do it cuts the speeds down on all devices even the ones you set priority on. I didn't have this issue in the previous model but Iv'e been emailing back and forth with the engineers. They are working on resolving this in the next firmware update.
tp-link Archer TX3000E says Bluetooth cable should be connected to F_USB on mobo. I have a MSI x570 A-pro mobo, which does not have that F_USB. I do see J_USB1, J_USB2 and J_USB3. J_USB3 is connected to USB 3 in front pannel, can I connect tp-link Archer TX3000E Bluetooth to J_USB1 since F_USB and J_USB both are 9 pins ?
Yeah they are both the same, just USB headers on a motherboard. Some of your headers might be 2.0 or 3.0 so double check you're using the right one for this device.
Do you have a cable Modem Suggestion to go with this TP-Link AX3000 router?
Unfortunately not generally the modems you get from the service providers are usable, it’s the router portion that sucks. I haven’t used cable internet since 1999 haha, was great even back then.
As a result of using it for a month.
Internet speed is stable.
However, because of the use of the Dual Intel chip, the heat is so intense.
So I made a little space on the bottom of the router so that heat could be discharged smoothly, and I ordered a cooling fan in case I didn't know.
There is a warranty, so I'm not worried about it, but I think the heat may cause the router to die.
When designing a product, it seems that we don't really care about heat emission.
I have a question what if I don't have wifi 6 within the area, Bronx, NY. what other router you recommend.
Without diving into model numbers my general rule of thumb is that anything made in the last 2-3 years is going to be significantly better than what your internet company would provide. TP-Link and Belkin are both good brands so I'd just look at their modern routers that fit your budget, check reviews from amazon and order away.
If you absolutely can't get WIFI 6 then I wouldnt worry, it's not even really utilised really yet, maybe a few fringe devices. The reality is that any good Wifi router will probably serve you well for many many years. I just wanted a Wifi 6 because I'm a nerd and am hoping the new playstation/iphones use it... but nothing in my house uses it yet.
I am having the exact same issue with TPG HFC 100/40 FFTC plan. im in a 2 story house with alot of wifi connections. im finding it very hard trying to find the router I need. can i just confirm you are with TPG NBN. what i have read is i need a router with VLAN2 & PPP0E does this router have that?
Ahhh yeah im not on TPG HFC, just the normal one (The term "NBN" is stupidly ambiguous). Would need to check someone else's setup to be 100% sure it's going to work for you. I basically just followed the guide and let it auto detect everything, I didn't have to mess with settings so I cant even recall if those options are there in the router settings somewhere.
I believe my Acher 1750AC has PPPOE options, not sure the specifications because I use fiber optic and the modem handles all that for me.
I plugged this into my att router and it work, but I want to know if I can take off the att router out of the WiFi options so it would only show the new router to able to connect.
Yeah definitely. Once you get the new router up and running, turn the wifi off for the old router.
If you have any home smart devices like lights or anything then they'll obviously need to be setup on the new router, but yeah turn the old one off for sure.
Your videos and editing are excellent. The only thing I feel like that's missing from this video is a little bit of saturation. Also, the top half of the video looks out of focus at the beginning.
Thanks mate, yeah I’m using a manual focus lens that I think is a bit busted. Got a canon 10-18 but waiting for a canon to Fuji adapter to come in the mail. The one I’m filming now is on an old canon eos m cause the Fuji manual focus lens is getting to me
Would it not be simpler if you just only used one router instead of 2? Because I have only an ADSL connection for broadband to work. But I found that you can get a cable that converts from ADSL to WAN so it can plug in directly to the TP-Link Archer. I wonder if your results will improve more or less?
Are you doing this now on this router? I thought it needed to use the original one as a modem and just pass the network over to the second one. I had a quick google with my ISP (TPG) and I'm not sure if it'll work. Worth getting an adapter and trying for myself I guess.
@@fenixtech1342 I was actually confused about the whole thing as I thought this router would just replace the old one. But the one you get with your ISP is s modem and router combined. So you do actually need it lol.
Great man! 👍 Shoddy wifi is the worst 🙄
I'm about 3-4 days in and the difference is night and day, been on average a 50% speed boost, nuts!
Can I move the router to a different room with my gaming set up and use lan ?
Yeah of course, I’m using LAN to my AppleTV and wifi to the next room with the PS4 and PC
Same thing happened to me, i just realized that those routers that the company install in your house have a low transmit power and the coverage is awful. I would like to know how is the performance of the 2.4 GHz network, like the coverage and the download speed, since i still have some equips that doesn't support the 5GHz frequency x.x
I live in an apartment block and 2.4ghz is absolutely pumped here, there's about 50-75 connections when I do an analyzer, and only about 10-20 on 5ghz.
I just tried now and where I can get 90megabit on 5ghz, I'm getting about 30megabit on 2.4ghz. But I think this has a lot to do with general traffic.
I also haven't had to reset this router once yet. The ISP issued one would always drop in speed and require a restart maybe 1-3 times a week to return back to full speed.
This router supports ax on both 2.4 as well as 5Ghz if you have wifi 6 supported device
How much for the archer ax 50 in your country.in Bangladesh its comes for 14,300 BDT
The only reason I came here was to get tips on how to set it up but I watched it and still have to look at the manual
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Is it good for online mobile gaming like pubg mobile... Please reply me
Could I get some help haha I just bought that router today and I’m getting bad wifi speeds I think I’ve done something wrong
Hmmm can't think of much you can do to boost wifi speeds. Just try 2.4 and 5g and see what works best.... a lot of the times in apartments the 2.4 band will be smashed with everyone elses routers.
Mine runs too hot. I love the price for WiFi 6 but concern on how hot it gets.
My AX50 runs over 50°C, got it sent back to TP-link within month of purchase for check-up. Should not be more than 40°C according to TP-link! Careful buying this Heating-router
Damn, that’s unlucky. I’ve heat tested mine and it’s around 30-35 depending on the day. 50 is crazy hot 🥵
@@fenixtech1342 Thanks for reply! Now I am believing it's not a manufacture issue after all. :) My router was standing in free open space at 25°C environment when measuring the 50°C. I hope to get a 'cold' one in return. Thanks for your help!
Have a few questions regarding the Router
TBH I also use the plex setup , and I am so over the top happy to see this particular router to be reviewed fromt that aspect as well
So, here are the questions
1) Do I need to restart every once in a while as this is wifi 6 router? Well I used my previous router 24x7 for like months and it lasted for 7 years.
This might gonna be my first wifi 6 router so I really have no idea about the management af these kinda routers.
2) Does it overheat? I've seen a few reviews of overheating in amazon of this particular model.
3) Does the performance decrese overtime if you stream of constatnly or download somethinng big (50-100GB games)?
4) By any chance this is the V2 model? IDK I've also heard that TPLink relaunched this product with some fixes, is there anyway you can confirm this?
1) I havent needed to restart the router since I set it up, been running for 2-3 weeks now with no issue
2) Sits at a constant temperature thats similar to the other modem/router, seems fine
3) Its been on for 2-3 weeks and I've been gaming downloading. I've got 100megabit internet and I just did a speedtest and pulled 93 megabit over wifi
4) Not sure about v1/v2 etc
My cousin watched this video and picked up the AX10 for about $100 cheaper. Doesn't have USB but still has 4 ports and wifi-6, seems to be going well for him. Could be worth checking out as a cheaper option to the AX50, I'm sure the AX-10 would have been fine for my apartment based on his reusults.
@@fenixtech1342 Thank you so much for the reply :) have you tested any wifi 6 devices (like S10, S20, iph11, etc) ? also does it help with the faster seek while playing a video in plex?
@@Ryknex Havent tested any wifi-6 yet but im maxing out my internet speeds and my plex playback is "perfect" now. Previously if I watched a show I was afraid to fast forward 10 seconds cause it would just buffer for a minute or die. Now I can scrub through a video file and it's pretty much instant, even on massive files (havent tested 4k too much, but huge 1080 files are totally fine).
@@fenixtech1342 finally I got this ,
As you said temperature is sitting on a stable area
My galaxy s10 wifi6 is giving
700Mbps in 1 feet
500Mbps in 12 feet
Not bad I'd say
@@Ryknex Cant complain about 500megabit
I just hooked mine up but I don’t get the speeds you do. 20mbs / 2mbs. Very anemic. Not sure what I’m doing wrong... help
What speeds are you paying for?
Yeah what speed is your internet plan? It's why I did the apple tv server test to just test local network speeds.
Best thing to do is hook up a laptop to the router and do a speedtest directly. Then connect via wifi on a phone next to the router. Keep taking a couple steps back doing speed tests and see where the drop off is. You should be getting some significant increase in range with this router
Fenix Tech I’m paying for 20Mps. After I hooked up the ax3000 I’m getting 20Mps from the router. I did a speed test on my desk top before and after, I did a speed test with my iPad Pro before and after. The router didn’t boost my speed at all.
@@rbosque If you paid for 20mbps, and that's what you're getting, then there's nothing wrong. You're not going to get his speeds unless you have an internet plan similar to his.
Alphonso that’s what I was thinking. Thanks.
Nice vid but let’s say that my internet speed is 60 mbs and that’s what the maximum speed is because that’s what I pay for per month if I buy this router will it still increase the speed to like 200 mbs even though I’m paying for 65mbs
Nah the internet speed you pay for is the theoretical max. The main help here is network speed and wifi range. So it’s going to boost general WI-FI and if you’re streaming files over the network then you’ll see a speed upgrade as well. But general internet is capped at the ISP.
whats apps are u using for network speed tester
I had to get one using ios to test the PC --> Router --> Apple TV. The app was called "Network Speed Tester". Mobile app was free but the AppleTV one cost a few bucks. You probably don't need it, the network speeds are pretty great without really testing. Checkout the speeds I was getting in the video here.
If you want to test PC --> Router --> PC then I'm sure theres a bunch of free speed testers, I just haven't needed to try one.
Τhis router stands alone , or I have to connect it to the router the internet provider gave me ?
yeah its just a router, no modem. I have a separate Modem from the ISP which provides internet to this router.
I get 50mbs on a 5g with the default routher😞
Can someone help me so I had fine internet I got like 25 ping but 4 months ago it went up to 150 but only went up from 7pm to 11pm and It went down to 25 ping at 11pm and I got this router to help but I still get the same results the only thing that went up was my download speed can someone help please?
Where are you based? Something like that seems internet company dependant. A very basic test I would do is turn everything off for 30 seconds, turn it all back on. Ethernet a laptop or desktop to the main router where the internet comes in and test the ping. Thats the closest youre going to get to the source.
If the ping is 150 off of that then you'd want to be talking to the ISP. Could be something on the general line to your place (external) or could be some bad wiring (internal). Hopefully the reset helps, and then next step hopefully the net company can do some resetting on their end... if they have to send a technician out that stuff is kinda annoying.
Good luck
Can it be used as a modem or just a router?
Its only a router, no modem functions
Was the overheating issue fixed
Mines been running for close to 2 months and havent had any overheating issues. It's sitting behind the TV in the living room. It's a medium sized room so maybe the ventilation is ok.
I miss Apple’s AirPort base stations - simple and beautiful design and easy to use. :(
Yeah they were amazing for the time. There's some good looking networking gear around like the Netgear Orbi's.
Looking at the video quality I thought you had 100k + subscribers
Thanks mate 🤜🤛. Road to 100k here I come!
Does this router have vpn client so that I can use my paid vpn subscription vpn servers?
This router or asus 2900?
Haven’t used the asus
I got a Tplink Archer Ax1500 router it upgrade from my current modem built-in wifi is crap i hate the LTE Modem/Router combination i have BEC 6300NEL Ridgewave R15 LTE modem its built-in wifi is crap so i upgraded my wifi to wifi 6 Next gen wifi
I notice it lower my Ping from 150ms to 69ms which is good
Yeah from everything I've read up on, the default modem/routers they send out are super average on the router side of things. I guess the average person can deal with it but if you even remotely care about network performance then it's worth upgrading.
Does it have a SIM slot?
Nope, just a router
If you had an ISP router, why didn't the ISP update their router before you had to buy one? I have a cousin in Sidney area! Good day mate!
The router they give you works fine as a modem, but its got cheap internals for the wifi. It works but it sucks. I bought this second router to use as a wifi/router only. It would be better if the ISP's offered different options for routers, but they're using dinosaur stuff.
A waste of equipment ... you can never use the 160Mhz band, even forcing it to work only at 80Mhz ... very poor equipment and very poor support from Tplink ... their forum is full of complaints and no solutions.
Hmmm weird, whats the upside of using that specific band instead of letting it select bands automatically?
@@fenixtech1342 The advantage is precisely to use the AX network, if you leave this equipment in automatic, they always prefer the longest range instead of the highest speed! Try it on automatic and you will notice that even in AC, you will often be using 20 MHz or 40 MHz instead of 80 MHz!
The ax50 a total shit, I replaced it with a Netgear ac 1900 thinking that it would be better and no! The devices are disconnected, you do not get a good signal or you have a signal but you do not have internet, you do not have a month of use, at any time I change it for the old one, do not spend your money on this equipment.
Hey, you ait funny. And please talk English with no accent, if you can!
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