Hi, I just happened to watch your UA-cam while I searching more some info of tp link mesh product. I like your presentation and the animation. Easy to understand that's most important
I have pretty much exactly the same setup, Archer A7 with an RE220. Perhaps not surprisingly, connections through the RE220 do not have anywhere near the same bandwidth as connections directly to the Archer. So far, this has only been noticeable with "speed tests". The only drawback I've found with OneMesh is that the Archer doesn't support it when used in "Wireless Access Point" mode. I have another router, a TP-Link ER605 to "multi-WAN" my home with both Fiber and Cable Internet connections. It's not great "routing my router" but I'll live.
Thanks for good video. I think is maybe better if you have cable from main router, and put repeater with AP mode. I think this will be better for speed. With cable you have 100% speed from main router.
Damn! this channel is very entertaining! and simply underrated by youtube system!, Please tell me how you create these awesome animations? and also what about the RE220 temperature during operation for 24 hours?
Excpectacullar work, not incredibly simple for all the people but with the minimun data required to show and proof the tests evaluated. That said, great job!
Thanks for the great video. Was very informative. I have a tplink AX model and was looking to set up a mesh. Security try to up sell me to set one up and charge a monthly fee.... 😂
since this video, tp-link has updated the firmware of the RE220 (V1) on November 20th 2020, can anyone validate if it really got better stability and maybe improve the roaming system??
Thanks, WiFi roaming is enabled in OneMesh for every device with or without using smart connect. The smart connect would use the same name and password for the 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz networks. Some people might prefer to have the same WiFi names all across their house so they can enable the smart connect, but others (including myself) might prefer to have different network names so they don't need to enable it. In my case the smart connect even made my roaming worse, so it is definitely something that I know I'm not going to use. I hope this was helpful. Thanks
Thank you, I should watch this before I bought Archer C58HP which didn't support OneMesh. Relying on High Gain Wireless Router seems not relevant with today situation, I should use combining Archer C80 with RE200 to get wider 5 GHz coverage.
@@Behfor Hey. Do you know if this asus supports aproximately 50 devices??? I need a router for my company (aprox 12 user + smartphones and notebooks and PCs). I was looking for asus RT-AC86U because the AiMesh (and the price) but couldn't find the capacity of simultaneous devices connected. Thanks for your attention. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Everyone believes the speed printed on the box . ( When actually the best speed to the internet can NEVER be faster than the Internet uplink speeds, except between local (LAN) devices,, ) Seems to me that you would have achieved higher speeds by keeping your old router and configuring it as a Access Point, and linking them together using the LAN ports ( Especially if those LAN ports where 1000MBs ones ) I've played with this and discovered that it is possible for multiple access points to have both INDENTICAL named and password without any special " Mesh " Being present, and that best performance is achieved with them setup on different channels .. Enjoy 🤗
you have given a misinformation,everyone is misunderstading this,In smart connect it is clearly mentioned that there wont be two networks that is 5GHz and 2.4GHz there will be onlg one network that is 2.4GHz and internally it will connect to the faster network
Sorry but you're the one who's giving the misinformation. Please at least do a simple search on google before commenting! www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2595/
Hey Behfor, thank you for a great informative video! Just setup a TP Link mesh and the 'roaming' issue was definitely fixed by adjusting the 2.4GHz band signal strength. You are awesome!
In that case and in my experience, if the repeater is set up correctly (location wise and configuration wise) the roaming could be usually as seamless as using OneMesh. Thanks.
What if i have 2 or more extenders. If there is a power outage and the router came in power at last, having same SSIDs can create a problem of the extenders connecting to each other and resulting no internet. But is this the same if i turn on OneMesh? Will even in OneMesh if there are multiple extenders, will one must connect with router whenever it comes online? And can i setup Router to Extender to Extender to Extender?
Hey, what If I power it off the one mesh extender at night and turn it back on during day time? Will it reconnect back to the main router? Because no one will be staying downstairs during bedtime haha.
@@Behfor Yeah , thanks for replying, I know that, in that car analogy even if the road is very smooth and 50 ft wide if the car top speed is 60MPH then it can't go faster than 60, but my point is if my internet plan is 250 and the 2.4GHz N300 router is claimed to be 300Mbps why it can't transmit more than 40's?
@@loneranger8248 That 300 Mbps is only theoretical! In real world It is almost impossible to achieve that number for many reasons including the fact that WiFi is only half duplex, it is also a shared medium! There is also wireless noise, interference which would degrade the connection quality. Plus, it also depends on the WiFi capabilities of the client device where you are running the speed test on. I could go on forever but the point is wireless is nothing like wired where you can pretty much guarantee a certain bandwidth.
Thanks! Disappointing on the results. Just got a A20 on sale and still tempted to get a repeater, though maybe I'm not so disappointed that it doesn't support one mesh. Using Smart Connect, and it's nice, but seems to put my 4k tv and Xbox on the 2.4 GHz when 5 GHz is well in range and can get higher speeds. Keep up the interesting videos. I bet that took some time!
Thank you very much! I actually had the same problem with smart connect and my laptop keeps connecting to 2.4 GHz, it feels like it doesn't have or doesn't do band steering!!
Guys, seeing the tests... I would say the Network would be using the 5 GHz Band as a backhaul and connecting clients via 2.4 GHz, on Smart Connect. 2.4 GHz is slower, but in theory the Network devices using the 5 GHz as a backhaul would allow more Bandwidth for more clients, connecting them on the 2.4 GHz. Just my thoughts. As far as I remember, TP-LINK is one of the brands that doesn't have a dedicated radio for backhaul only, like Linksys.
@@marciomcm2736 that could be right. Depending on the TP-Link mesh options, some have dedicated wireless backhaul or powerline backhaul, but of course not the A7 and this repeater. I'm hopeful they add the feature to more routers, such as the A9 or even A20, but at some point a dedicated mesh system would be better.
![OneMesh vs. AiMesh [Whole-home WiFi systems]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HpL7MyXrhIc/mqdefault.jpg)
![OneMesh vs. AiMesh [Whole-home WiFi systems]](/img/tr.png)
![[HOWTO] Create Your Own VPN Server on TP-Link Archer A7](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/61JIXDfONg0/mqdefault.jpg)
I don't use one mesh or even own a tp-link router, but I still watched this video. Very informative and in-depth, keep up the good job!
Glad you liked it, thanks :-)
This is basically what I was looking for.. Thanks!
You're very welcome, glad it was useful, thanks 👍
by far the best video on OneMesh....
Thanks 👍👍
Wow.. excellent video.. based on it I purchased an RE220.. thanks for taking the time to test.
Cool, thanks for watching 👍
Hi, I just happened to watch your UA-cam while I searching more some info of tp link mesh product. I like your presentation and the animation. Easy to understand that's most important
Glad to hear that, thanks 👍
Very informative video. I experimented the onemesh with My Archer MR600 and RE 305 it worked perfectly. Waiting for firmware upgrade of RE650
Thanks, glad you liked the video 😀👍
Great video!
Showed the tech working on the real world!
Thank you! I was waiting for this test. 👍
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it 😀👍
I have pretty much exactly the same setup, Archer A7 with an RE220. Perhaps not surprisingly, connections through the RE220 do not have anywhere near the same bandwidth as connections directly to the Archer. So far, this has only been noticeable with "speed tests". The only drawback I've found with OneMesh is that the Archer doesn't support it when used in "Wireless Access Point" mode. I have another router, a TP-Link ER605 to "multi-WAN" my home with both Fiber and Cable Internet connections. It's not great "routing my router" but I'll live.
love it when people produce good content. Thumbs up!
Thanks so much, glad you liked it 👍
Excellent and very thorough real world test. Great video. Hope u do more across different brands and systems.
Thanks, glad you liked it 🙂
This was a great video. Such good information. Thank you for making it!
You're very welcome, glad you liked it 🙂👍
Your channel and videos are very good! Informative, easy to understand, and entertaining as well. Hope you keep making videos!
Thanks for good video. I think is maybe better if you have cable from main router, and put repeater with AP mode. I think this will be better for speed. With cable you have 100% speed from main router.
Damn! this channel is very entertaining! and simply underrated by youtube system!, Please tell me how you create these awesome animations? and also what about the RE220 temperature during operation for 24 hours?
Perfect 🥰, this what I was looking for. Thanks a lot 😊
Glad you liked it, cheers 😀👍
Good job my friend! Thank you. Mario, Bulgaria
Such good content. Underrated.
Thanks
Very good info. Sharp and crisp statements. Good presentation
Thanks, glad you liked it 👍
Excpectacullar work, not incredibly simple for all the people but with the minimun data required to show and proof the tests evaluated.
That said, great job!
Thanks so much, glad you liked it
Thanks for the great video. Was very informative. I have a tplink AX model and was looking to set up a mesh. Security try to up sell me to set one up and charge a monthly fee.... 😂
You're welcome, glad you found the video helpful! 🙂
loved the video. very helpful
Glad it was helpful, thanks 👍
since this video, tp-link has updated the firmware of the RE220 (V1) on November 20th 2020, can anyone validate if it really got better stability and maybe improve the roaming system??
A very informative and helpful guide...
Does OneMesh with Smart Connect Enabled allow WiFi Roaming for Smartphones?
Thanks, WiFi roaming is enabled in OneMesh for every device with or without using smart connect. The smart connect would use the same name and password for the 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz networks. Some people might prefer to have the same WiFi names all across their house so they can enable the smart connect, but others (including myself) might prefer to have different network names so they don't need to enable it. In my case the smart connect even made my roaming worse, so it is definitely something that I know I'm not going to use. I hope this was helpful. Thanks
so is it better to use it as an extender and not in mesh mode?
good video!! thanks for testing.
You're very welcome, glad you liked it.
Thank you so much for such an in-depth guide and review! Really appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
You're awesome dude!
Thanks 👍
Like your video, very detail!
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
How about tp link AX73 with tp link extender RE305 in mesh condition? Is it better use mesh or better in no using mesh??
Is it possible to have a wired onemesh wifi? Can you connect another TP router as a repeater or does TP have a repeater that can be wired? Thanks
How is the roaming when RE220 was used as a repeator?
Very good video! Thx
You're very welcome, glad you liked it!
Thank you, I should watch this before I bought Archer C58HP which didn't support OneMesh. Relying on High Gain Wireless Router seems not relevant with today situation, I should use combining Archer C80 with RE200 to get wider 5 GHz coverage.
Hi!!
Can I find mesh devices that connects to each other by cable??
My company walls are very thick (very old) and the rooms are far from each other.
Hi, yes Asus Aimesh allows you to use wired backhaul. Check out this video:
ua-cam.com/video/kPVpsXb6ejU/v-deo.html
@@Behfor thank you so much man!! I'm gonna subscribe!!
You're very welcome! Thanks for subscribing 🙂👍
@@Behfor Hey. Do you know if this asus supports aproximately 50 devices??? I need a router for my company (aprox 12 user + smartphones and notebooks and PCs). I was looking for asus RT-AC86U because the AiMesh (and the price) but couldn't find the capacity of simultaneous devices connected.
Thanks for your attention. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Hi! Is there any reason for choosing the 2.4ghz band for the back haul I stead of 5GHz? Thanks!
Hi, your question was answered in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/cxGIpVgAlQM/v-deo.html
Thanks
Thanks.
Hello, i have a doubt. Can you use two one mesh routers to create a one mesh ecosystem. Like using one as base router and another as a node ?
Hi, short answer is no. Everything explained in this video: ua-cam.com/video/tMoLpDWcZ4M/v-deo.html
Thanks
Everyone believes the speed printed on the box .
( When actually the best speed to the internet can NEVER be faster than the Internet uplink speeds, except between local (LAN) devices,, )
Seems to me that you would have achieved higher speeds by keeping your old router and configuring it as a Access Point, and linking them together using the LAN ports
( Especially if those LAN ports where 1000MBs ones )
I've played with this and discovered that it is possible for multiple access points to have both INDENTICAL named and password without any special " Mesh " Being present, and that best performance is achieved with them setup on different channels ..
Enjoy 🤗
you have given a misinformation,everyone is misunderstading this,In smart connect it is clearly mentioned that there wont be two networks that is 5GHz and 2.4GHz there will be onlg one network that is 2.4GHz and internally it will connect to the faster network
Sorry but you're the one who's giving the misinformation. Please at least do a simple search on google before commenting!
www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2595/
Love the details explanation incl images! Appreciate if you can use a timestamps though, nonetheless you’ve got a subscriber from me!
Thanks 👍
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
very, very good, thank you very much!
You're very very welcome! Thanks 😀👍
what is the distance between archer a7 & re220 in this test? nice review btw..
Thanks, about 10-12 meters
You helped me a lot in choosing my router and extender. Thank you
You're very welcome, glad I could help 👍👍
i have the AX6000 and i buying this when it comes RE700X New
AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender
Hey Behfor, thank you for a great informative video! Just setup a TP Link mesh and the 'roaming' issue was definitely fixed by adjusting the 2.4GHz band signal strength. You are awesome!
You're very welcome! Glad your issue is fixed now! Thanks 👍🙂
This was a very good video. Thanks
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
Can I use more than one extender in this setup?
What if i turn off onemesh and use same ssid between router and extender? Does it seamlessly connect?
In that case and in my experience, if the repeater is set up correctly (location wise and configuration wise) the roaming could be usually as seamless as using OneMesh. Thanks.
What if i have 2 or more extenders. If there is a power outage and the router came in power at last, having same SSIDs can create a problem of the extenders connecting to each other and resulting no internet. But is this the same if i turn on OneMesh? Will even in OneMesh if there are multiple extenders, will one must connect with router whenever it comes online? And can i setup Router to Extender to Extender to Extender?
Amazing stuff man!!! Congratulations and big thanks...
Thanks, glad you liked it
Can you connect to the RE220 with an wired ethernet as an access point ... and then switch on onemesh?
No the re 220 can only be a node in the onmesh network and as a node it can only be wirelessly connected to the router.
@@Behfor for asus aimesh tech you can also backhaul to the nodes using a wired ethernet... and that way the speed doesnt get halved
Yup, that's true
Very useful video, thanks
Glad to hear, thanks
thank you because of this video
You're very welcome! Glad you liked it 🙂👍
So onemesh is good for roaming, but bad for speed, btw what is your actual internet speed?
Internet speed has nothing to do with anything here in this video! In this video the local wireless network speed was tested and not Internet!
Hey, what If I power it off the one mesh extender at night and turn it back on during day time? Will it reconnect back to the main router? Because no one will be staying downstairs during bedtime haha.
Finally a good One mesh video
Glad you liked it, thanks 👍
Execelente video, solo me queda la pregunta, podria tener un dhcp externo "Firewall" al router y utilizar todas las caracteristicas de OneMesh ?
Which standard does OneMesh seamless roaming use? 802.11 r, k/v? Which one?
It would be a difference between OneMesh Network and a Deco Mesh system? As a network engineer your videos are very well explain!!
This is a great video!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
Great that are people like you, amazing ,,geek” video!
Can I have 2.4 band set to repeater and 5 band to use onemesh?
Superb
Thanks so much
why 2.4GHz never get past 50Mbps, no matter how fast our internet plan is?
2.4 GHz and Internet are 2 different things! It's like you asking why my car cannot go any faster than 100 mph no matter how wide the road is!!!!
@@Behfor Yeah , thanks for replying, I know that, in that car analogy even if the road is very smooth and 50 ft wide if the car top speed is 60MPH then it can't go faster than 60, but my point is if my internet plan is 250 and the 2.4GHz N300 router is claimed to be 300Mbps why it can't transmit more than 40's?
@@loneranger8248 That 300 Mbps is only theoretical! In real world It is almost impossible to achieve that number for many reasons including the fact that WiFi is only half duplex, it is also a shared medium! There is also wireless noise, interference which would degrade the connection quality. Plus, it also depends on the WiFi capabilities of the client device where you are running the speed test on. I could go on forever but the point is wireless is nothing like wired where you can pretty much guarantee a certain bandwidth.
This is what I'm lookin for. Best explanation about mesh network! Thanks Behfor!
Glad you found it useful, thanks!
Thanks! Disappointing on the results. Just got a A20 on sale and still tempted to get a repeater, though maybe I'm not so disappointed that it doesn't support one mesh. Using Smart Connect, and it's nice, but seems to put my 4k tv and Xbox on the 2.4 GHz when 5 GHz is well in range and can get higher speeds.
Keep up the interesting videos. I bet that took some time!
Thank you very much! I actually had the same problem with smart connect and my laptop keeps connecting to 2.4 GHz, it feels like it doesn't have or doesn't do band steering!!
Guys, seeing the tests... I would say the Network would be using the 5 GHz Band as a backhaul and connecting clients via 2.4 GHz, on Smart Connect.
2.4 GHz is slower, but in theory the Network devices using the 5 GHz as a backhaul would allow more Bandwidth for more clients, connecting them on the 2.4 GHz.
Just my thoughts. As far as I remember, TP-LINK is one of the brands that doesn't have a dedicated radio for backhaul only, like Linksys.
@@marciomcm2736 that could be right. Depending on the TP-Link mesh options, some have dedicated wireless backhaul or powerline backhaul, but of course not the A7 and this repeater.
I'm hopeful they add the feature to more routers, such as the A9 or even A20, but at some point a dedicated mesh system would be better.