Tri-Band BE9300 WiFi 7 Router (Archer BE550)

If you are looking for a cost-effective router that will put you ahead of the technology time-line, this is it. I was a LinkSys/Cisco fan and I bought this router to replace a pretty decent LinkSys WRT 3200 ACM. The LinkSys acquired some deficiency in the past year of "half-connecting" to just one device, while perfectly connecting to every other device on its 2.4gz and 5.0gz bands. (Half-connecting allowed some, but not all URLs to load). I recently had replaced a LinkSys extender with a TPLink extender because it could not maintain a persistent connection with the LinkSys (another hint the router was going out) and was pleased with its ability to retain its connection... though it seemed I was frequently fighting over channels with my neighbors which was very annoying, having to change them every other week.After researching the market (I looked at Eero, too), I decided this was the one that was budget friendly and buying a more expensive model was not warranted as I'm not a gamer or an extreme streamer - I have 1gz service from Spectrum anyway. I did look for a router that supported USB as I have a couple of USB drives (12gb) for "cloud" storage of my files. This router comes with "Easy Mesh" which I did not pay that much attention to, since the new TpLink extender was doing a nice job (Yes, the two extra SSIDs were a little annoying when connecting devices, but I was OK with that).Setup was pretty easy, though I did want to get into the configuration to set fixed IP addresses for wired and non-wired devices in my home. All that worked perfectly fine. The only irritation I had was LinkSys uses the Gateway of 192.168.1.1 and TpLink chose 192.168.0.1. So all my fixed IP address devices had to be reconfigured (I have a WD Cloud and Canon and Samsung printers)... all of which were time-consuming to figure out how to get them reconnected to the BE9300.Then came the big surprise! I went into the setup on the TPLink "extender" and the BE9300 recognized it and "hijacked" it! The extender is no longer an extender (though it can be configured as one), but it turned out to be a mesh access point. All of a sudden, the 2.4gz and 5.0gz networks on the extender (TPLink RE550) were greyed-out! The BE9300 turned it into a mesh access point! Being a little skeptical, I cranked up m favorite WiFi phone app (WiFi Overview) and walked thru the house (3600sf). This app displays a graphical indication of signal strength in a parabola display of all SSIDs nearby. Since the extender was now a mesh access point, I only had TWO SSIDS (one for 2.4 and one for 5.0) and of course, two "sub" SSIDs. As I walked further away from the BE9300, I could see the signal strength of the mesh unit growing larger and larger. Like any mesh network, it apparently switched to the mesh access point seamlessly on my phone... as advertised without any degradation of visual download speed..Additionally, a lot of reviews on this product indicated they were seeing increases in download speed, so I did quite a few speed tests with several different test sites. Since my Spectrum 1gz service is still copper, I knew I'd never see 1gz speed, but the top speed with the LinkSys on and off the wire was about 910gz-920gz... not quite a 10% "loss", but still respectable. With the BE9300, I am consistently seeing over 950gz, so yes, I'll agree there is a slight increase in download speed.Another plus here is the BE9300 is Wifi 7 enabled. Yes, currently, the only WiFi device is the iPhone 17 pro, but again, its nice to be ahead of the technology curve rather than be current or behind it.In summary, I have to admit, the BE9300 exceeded my expectations, as I was not really in the market for a mesh system, but almost, by accident, I have one (I glossed over the "Easy Mesh" part of the BE9300). Combined with the slight increase in speed and the WiFi 7 capability already being there, I highly recommend this guy if you want to stay in the $200 range (vs. $400 range) when looking at a new or replacement router. And I got this during Amazon's fall "sale" and it happened to have a $20 coupon from TpLink which made it a very nice deal.

UPDATE: 23 May, 2024Now it's been awhile. I have to write: If something is messed up, it's NEVER the EAP225 WiFi units or this thing! It's been months since it's been rebooted! We have enough off-grid solar so the internet stuff and the comp room can stay off-grid all the time. It never gets rebooted nowadays and it's always there and it doesn't mess up! It has a gigabit (24 port) switch and two (8 port) 2.5 gigabit switches plugged into it. A total of 4 NAS's; three of them 2.5 gigabit dual LAN's; one with dual gigabit LAN's. And three computers, all 2.5 gigabit. And the Yeacomm 5G gateway is also 2.5 gigabit. Nothing bothers this thing. I'm still not using its WiFi, because of those EAP225's, which are also great. I read a few reviews, before, raving about this thing's WiFi, though and people write that it works great. The wife is Korean and she watches Korean soap opera's all day. We usually download way over a terabyte a month here. The Yeacomm connects at about 400 megabits down and 110 to 130 megabits up.___________________________________________________________________This runs a whole bunch of stuff - WiFi and LAN - typically about 15 devices. I'm not going to rate the Wifi because I'm not going to use it yet. 1) I have two EAP225's; they're VERY strategically located and they mesh with each other. Unfortunately they won't mesh with this thing. 2) I don't have anything else that will even do WiFi 7 yet.I got this mainly for the five 2.5 GbE ports - one WAN and 4 LAN's! I've also got a Yeacomm (Speednet) NR610 (also a very nice, but expensive device), and my internet is blazingly fast! Just very snappy. Internet tasks are usually as fast as doing stuff locally on the computer. You can easily tell when it's the website that's slow. That Yeacomm has a 2.5 GbE port and I was drooling at the thought of getting that 2.5 GbE speed to the LAN. (I also have a gigabit switch, a PoE switch [for the EAP225'sand the Magic Jacks that only do 10 MbE], and two 2.5 GbE switches.) Really nice that all my stuff plugs into this!The WEB interface on this device is a thing of beauty! Everything is very logically laid out, most changes, you don't have to reboot for, and if you know your network stuff, you'll find it nice and easy to use.If you don't know your network stuff, you're still in luck! It took its time communicating with the Yeacomm (LTE CPE Modem) (and a bunch of other devices) on the first boot - maybe 3 minutes or 4 minutes - but it configured itself very well! I have two Magic Jack lines and those didn't work right away. It took some hair-pulling-out time to straighten it out. But I've had one way audio problems with those before. This time, this router had the provisions to fix it (on one of them only.) That's not this router's fault; it's just the way it is. You need to forward a range of ports on two different devices and you can't. It took a very long time to get fixed. It was like a combination lock. Turns out the final step was some settings in the Yeacomm. The Magic Jacks now talk directly to the cell phone tower. One of them works perfectly and the other one only has one way audio when calling [mostly] cell phones. If I had another 2.5 GbE port on the Yeacomm, I could do it, I think, but as long as I can get calls on both lines and call out on one of them, I'm happy.Everything else worked like a champ with settings that this router came up with all on its own! The only thing I changed (not counting the Magic Jack settings) is making a bunch of MAC | IP reservations.When you set it up, you get a light show for awhile. Then the lights can be turned on or turned off with a WEBUI switch. You can also set up a night time mode and have them on in the daytime and off at night, specifying the times. You can plug a USB hdd into the USB port and use it as a very fast, very big network share. It's almost like having an NAS. It's been totally stable and reliable so far.It's a lot of money. I had to talk myself into it. I shopped for about a week. That should tell you something. Now that I've gotten to use it, I consider it well worth the money! I give their tech support 5 stars, not because of this thing, but because I've used their tech support in the past and I already KNOW it's exceptionally good! I have a lot of other TP-Link stuff. Advanced, hi-end stuff.Half of the 12 connected devices shown in the pic.

(Note ... this review applies to both the BE550 and the BE900. I started with the BE550, and when it didn't work for me, I tried to upgrade to the BE900, but it had the same issues).My eero6 pro router died on me, so I decided if I was going to replace it, I might as well upgrade at the same time. I read good reviews about this router on WireCutter and the price was reasonable, so it seemed like a perfect fit. Setting up the router was easy, and the app to control the router is decent (I prefer it to Eero). I have gigabit fiber, and my iPhone 16 and M4 iPad Pro were both getting blazing speed. Initially, I was super happy. However, my wifi devices started dropping connectivity. My iPad would only drop for a few seconds at a time, but my iPhone would completely stop working for extended periods (my wife's phone too). It was not a range issue as I was 20 feet from the router with no obstructions. I could get it to work again by turning airplane mode on and off, so I initially ignored it. Then my internet connected devices started randomly disconnecting. My nano leaf devices would stop working completely. My HomePods would disappear from the network. About half of my HomeKit light switches and outlets stopped working as well. Another issue was at the end of the day when my iPhone battery was dying (I usually go to sleep with about 40% left). The culprit was searching for a cellular signal (I barely have cellular access at my house). I eventually got fed up and returned the router and bought a refurbished Eero 6 Pro and instantly everything started working again. It is a little sad to see my download speeds drop from 900MB/s down to 200MB/s, but the truth is that on my phone and iPad, it is really not noticeable at all.I am a computer engineer, and I am pretty good with computer equipment. However, I find dealing with computer networking to require a bit of black magic, and nothing is more frustrating than unreliable networking equipment. I would much rather have slower and reliable.I wonder if there was something specific about my home and devices that was causing the problem as I can't believe that these units really are that bad.

Review Update August 31, 2025:In recent months Apple has updated the iPhone 16 to use MLO [Multi-Link Operation] efficiently. This way, all three bands will be used as needed. When the iPhone 16 first came out in September 2024, there was only the 2.4GHz or 5GHz or 6GHz bands in use on the iPhone. Now, i couldn't be happier that I'm getting full functionality from the BE9300!Original Review August 29, 2024:I wanted to believe the hype for WiFi 7, because I was already in the TP-Link family with WiFi 6 TP-Link AX1800 Router.Installation was simple for me, like the majority of guys on here. However, there is probably a good explanation for why a large number of people have struggled with the BE9300. I cannot speak to that, but I’m sure the reasons are valid. I used the Tether mobile APP, and set the BE9300 up as a new device, using the SSID and password that came with the BE9300. However, I kept all my Tether mobile APP passwords, only updating the Local Network SSID and its password from the new BE9300. You won’t want to reuse Local SSID names and passwords for different routers 🤣.Tether Mobile APP is a powerful tool, use it first if you can.The overall improvement in my home network has affected everything that has a WiFi radio or Ethernet port. For example: I now have very stable connections, greater HDR color depth in streaming video, and deeper bass and more crystalline highs in streaming audio. In a sense, it’s like I have a new audio/video system.Also, my Withings Body+ Smart Scale linked to Apple Health APP, using TP-Link AX1800 router or Spectrum AX6E router, could NEVER display my Apple Health APP daily steps for more than 24-hours at a time, before they would disappear. And resetting the Body+ would be the only way to get the steps back, but only for another resetting cycle. Oddly, daily weather predictions were stable, as were the Body Composition metrics. Just the daily steps were constantly AWOL. Since installing BE9300 in my network, those Apple Health APP daily steps consistently display as intended into the smart scale.All this improvement, and I only have one WiFi 7 device 😂🤣🥲. I have the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which has a WiFi 7 radio. All iPhone 16s utilizes a Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 chip, supporting the full Wi-Fi 7 standard across all 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, including Multi-Link Operation (MLO) functionality. Thus, iPhone 16 can enable the full performance of Wi-Fi 7 globally and optimize the potential of both the increasingly accessible 6GHz spectrum and regions with only 5GHz availability, leaving the 2.4GHz spectrum for legacy Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and IoT. All WiFi 7 devices will have this functionality in the BE9300.My main takeaway is that the BE9300, has increased bandwidth to my home network such that all my connected devices get the full signal requested without any throttling at all. Thus, everything is faster, fuller, brighter, clearer and more stable.I have noticed that iPhone 16 Pro Max alternates between 5Ghz and 6Ghz in the BE9300. It makes that decision based on moment-by-moment conditions in my home. Apple will probably tweak future iPhones to use 6Ghz more in the future.My main home theater is a Marantz SR6015 7.2.4 AVR with a 65” LG OLED TV. This system loves BE9300.I feel future-proofed for the foreseeable future, and the $300 cost is an excellent investment.

This review is for a TP-Link BE9300 WiFi 7 router.I purchased this because my existing router, a TP-Link Archer GX90, was not giving me maximum throughput from my cable modem to my devices, both wired and wireless. My internet connection was a 1.2Gbps connection, but my Archer was only capable of Gigabit speeds in the wired connection. My wireless speeds were even slower, despite the claim of 2+ Gbps on the WiFi 6 channel. Even right next to the router, my WiFi speeds rarely exceeded 900Mbps.The BE9300 didn't disappoint with wired speeds. I saw my 1.2Gbps connection maxed on my PC using Ethernet with the BE9300's 2.5Gbps ports, both WAN and all 4 LAN ports. Wireless I saw the same on my WiFi 7 channels... in the same room. As soon as I left the room my router was in, I saw a significant drop in speed, ESPECIALLY on the WiFi 7 channels. In my bedroom (which is upstairs, which definitely blocks signal on all channels), WiFi 7 usually doesn't even show up on my WiFi list, and when it did the speeds were abysmal.For any of you shopping for a new router, keep in mind that each channel's signal degrades at different rates. 2.4Ghz goes the furthest, but offers slowest speeds. 5Ghz offers more speed, but the further you are away, the faster it degrades. 6Ghz is even worse. If you're looking to upgrade to a WiFi 7 router and have a larger or two-story home, you will likely need mesh-net WiFi or access points that tie into your router. If you're in a smaller, single story home, this unit would likely work for you. I ended up using my BE9300 as my router, with my GX90 as an access point in my living room. I only use the WiFi for my BE9300 for my wireless doorbell, as my GX90 does most of the WiFi heavy lifting. It's more centrally located and gives me reliable speeds pretty much anywhere in the house.With both of these TP-Link units, I suggest turning the feature that combines all your WiFi into a single signal that "chooses the best one", as it never did for me. Both my GX90 and my BE9300 performed poorly with this option turned on. Keeping all the bands separate allows me to stay on the fastest band for my devices and keeps my speeds consistently high.For a small, single story home with the router centrally located, this unit alone would be fantastic paired with Gig+ internet providers.I downgraded it to 4 stars for two reasons. 1st, a feature that doesn't work as intended, which I mentioned earlier that chooses the band but gives your WiFi a single name. Secondly, my router inexplicably died on me out of the blue. I came home one day to no internet... the router was completely dead. TP-Link got me a new one very quickly and gave me a discount on the shipping, and I was able to get a faster option for $10 shipping (would have been more, but I can't recall how much). They sent me a replacement router in 2 days with a return label so I could send the defective unit back. Their customer service keeps this from getting dropped to 3-stars. Kudos TP-Link!

I wanted its bigger brother with the 10gbe ports but ultimately my ISP is only 2.5gbps (not paying for the 5gbps, it's not worth the cost). If the competing ISP ever rolls out 10gbps then I'd upgrade, but that could be years. 10gbps could be a long while for a lot of people. So unless you have some NAS on your LAN where you can benefit from the faster wired speeds it's just overkill. 2.5gbps worked for me and that meant I could spend half as much on the router.For $269 (on 10% sale) it's honestly hard to find a better router than the BE550.I was a big Asus fan with Merlin firmware flashed on their routers. I was eyeing up their 10gbe router but it's also expensive.The TP-Link Archer BE550 has some negative reviews on the Internet, but I believe they issued a firmware fix...I did not experience any issues at all.Speed tests on wifi? 1.3gbps. Which I never thought I'd see from wifi. Granted I'm standing next to the router, but even from a distance the speeds are terrific. This is much better than my Amplifi and older Asus router 802.11ac. This is probably simply due to the 802.11ax. But the signal is still stronger overall.I picked up a Deco X55 as an AP and may get another, because those have two 2.5gbe ports. If your internet is above 1gbps then you need backhaul faster than a 1gbe port if you're running 802.11ax or higher to get maximum speed (though nothing wrong with 1gbps).I think most people focus on wifi, but I'd really suggest to focus on your wired connections. If you do have more than 1gbps from your ISP this becomes critical. Your choice in routers shrinks. I think the BE550 is a solid choice though.The parental controls seem decent so far. I don't know if it's worth the subscription. The basic features that you get for free provide the basic turn off on demand and/or on a schedule. The YouTube content filter is attractive but it doesn't seem to let you customize it so I have my doubts.The other features of this router seem good. It even has wire guard for a VPN option.It's easy to set up. It's nice looking. So I call it a gentle beast because you don't need to be an expert to set it up and get good performance. It even has wifi7 for whenever things start using that. Most devices in my home doesn't even use 802.11ax yet so to say this router is future proof is an understatement. It'll be years before 802.11ax feels old and since it can reach over 1gbps with ease and most people don't have over 1gbps internet...there's just no point. A router like this will last you years.I'm a nerd here. Very much into programming and computers and networking. I have a rack in my closet and a server in it that I built from used data center parts. So for whatever that's worth, this router gets a recommendation from me.

In the past, I used the TP AX6600 Tri-Band WiFi 6 router, Archer AX90. And that router operated very well for the last few years. I recently switched over to this newer BE9300 Tri-Band WiFi 7 router, Archer BE9300.The WiFi setup pages are almost identical for both TP routers. Sadly, instructions are quite horrible. Geezus People! The writing is a complete disaster… So, I had to solely rely on advice found on the internet to set the thing up. Somethings I could never figure out - Like Printer Sharing; and, Port Fowarding for VoWIFI (more on that later).The older WiFi 6 router (Archer AX90) provided me with smooth reliable operations. We ran several computers to it, one or two computers connected directly to the router and a couple connected to the router by WiFi; we often had a couple tablets connected to the router by WiFi; along with five cell phones (4 Android and 1 Apple). One cell phone is brand new; the others are about 2 – 4 years old. With the older Archer AX90, I never had any problems with phones, tablets, and computers!Yup, everything was working well but, I had to go and “fix” it by buying this newer WiFi 7 (BE9300) router!Setting up the new BE9300 router: I carefully set up the newer router with identical settings to the older router. Except for a few settings, (OFDMA/MU-MIMO and MLO network – refer to picture). I also unchecked the ALG settings (refer to picture). ALG is for older technology. And many s0-called experts on the internet said to turn that stuff off (because no one uses it, and it’s buggy). In the end, I learned it was a mistake to turn all the ALG settings off. [All the ALG settings are turned ON by default.]What happened after setting replacing the older router with this newer BE9300 router: Immediately, Zoom calls were cutting in and out; streaming videos over tablets was unsatisfactory (sometimes buffering more than playing); and I had absolutely NO VoWIFI (Voice over WiFi). VoWIFI is where you use your cell phone to make calls over the internet. Being able to make phone calls over the internet (VoWIFI) allows you to save money (no data usage) and make phone calls in places where cell signals are poor. Suddenly with this new router I have no VoWIFI on any of my phones! Oddly, I could communicate on WhatsApp and similar Cell phone Apps – though there were delays in sending messages out - And the calls on WhatsApp (and other similar apps) would cut in-and-out. Some of our phones could not reach the internet even though the phone said it was receiving a strong WiFi signal from the router.In summary: As soon as I changed routers, everything WiFi related went screwy. After some experimentation, I got internet and VoWIFI to work again. I turned OFF the OFDMA/MU-MIMO (changed the setting to disabled – see the picture); and I turned on one of the ALG settings, (IPSec Passthrough).What I learned: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you buy this router and discover similar problems, it’s likely your hardware (computers, tablets and/or cell phones) aren’t entirely compatible with this new fangled WiFi 7 router. Bear that in mind! The instructions won’t help you, (because they really, really suck). God help you if you have so set up some sort of IPSec, IKE v2 Nat port forwarding scheme! That manual is not going to help. I couldn’t find information or videos on how to do that sort of thing with this router.If you switch out routers for this BE9300 and suddenly develop WiFi problems, likely the problem is that your older hardware isn’t ready for this WiFi 7 MIMO, MLO router.I have something to say to TP- Your customer service really sucks Bro! I had a previous router (IP routers back), and the WiFi stopped working all together. The online people were utterly braindead. I spent countless days on the phone with them. It was clear there was some sort of hardware problem. Finally, they admitted that I needed a new router. Problem was, they demanded a copy of the transaction before they gave me an RMA. And for some reason or another, I couldn’t find it. So, I had to buy another router. It seems clear to me, if you buy a TP router, you are ON YOUR OWN! You will have to rely solely on the internet for setting it up and troubleshooting. If you don’t have professional training with things like VoWIFI, networking, etc., you might quickly get in over your heard. Peace Out.

Great quality, easy to hook up, and much better speed than expected. I get much higher speeds across our cable internet system than claimed by the provider. Rock solid connections. Highly recommended.

Falta atualizar os firmware? Deveria ter um "Manual Detalhado" para explicando as configurações?Configuro a wi-fi no modo SSD oculto, mas dá erro de senha(30 caractere alfanumérico)? Como sofresse uma interferência.

Completely changed the game for our home WiFi. Could never go back.

Archer BE550/BE9300 bueno es muy importante para mí platicarles mi experiencia, probé varios router de la marca TPLINK, entre ellos el BE900/BE24000, definitivamente el mejor es el BE550/BE9300, es un router de gran alcance rompe muros!! Gran velocidad, buen diseño y un software increíble, compré 4 para cubrir una superficie de 300m2 y uffff, el mejor rendimiento y velocidad, sin comparación, tardé un par de meses en probar varios de la marca también incluí a los DECO, en fin fueron más de 10, me quedé con los Archer BE550/BE9300 no tienen comparación, espero a muchos les sirva esta reseña, no me extiendo mas solo decirles que si buscan lo mejor este es el camino, a un precio aceptable, ni más caro ni más económico!! Un estándar razonable !!

A truly excellent router in every sense of the word, both in terms of coverage and speed.Highlyrecommend 👍👌

Este dispositivo es sublime. Tengo contratados 350 Mbits y con mi modem de entrada no pasaba de 50mbits. Con este dispositivo mi wifi se pone en wifi6 y la velocidad es 350mbits perfectos. Una maravilla. Vale cada peso invertido.