TP-Link AX6600 WiFi 6 Gaming Router (Archer GX90)- Tri Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router, High-Speed ax Router, Smart VPN Router for a Large Home

I’ve spent the last few years buying routers in an attempt to just make everything *work* in our house. We have a big network; gigabit Internet access, multiple wired gigabit switches, multiple NAS devices, a few physical development servers, Plex Media Server. Additionally there are about a dozen game consoles split between wired and Wi-Fi, 3 big gaming desktops, 5 Wi-Fi connected laptops, 6 AirPrint-compatible printers of various make and model, around another dozen streaming devices (e.g. Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire Stick). Finally, there are also a bunch of other Wi-Fi devices, and many wireless IoT smart home devices (most of which require access to the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network on the router). And of course there is an assortment of phones and tablets.I’ve spent a few thousand dollars on routers, trying some of the highest end consumer routers available at each time. I went through multiple high-end Linksys units, a $400+ Netgear X10 Nighthawk that was supposed to solve all my problems, and most recently, a $400 Asus RT-AX89X that was also supposed to solve all of my problems.Every single one had issues. Major issues. Issues like dropping wireless connections. Or AirPrint not working. At all. Or band steering failing to work correctly. Or Wi-Fi range issues. Or issues with UPnP allowing the game consoles to remap ports, or BT overrunning the port/memory management in the router’s OS.The bottom line was - it didn’t seem to matter how much I spent - nothing would support our large home network.Recently in desperation I decided to give this TP-Link router a try. I figured the worst case was what - it wouldn’t work? Then I’d just be back to where I was anyway. It wasn’t even a brand I would look at, but they were getting good reviews, so I gave it a shot.And it solved EVERY SINGLE ISSUE.Everything works now. I’ve yet to throw something at this thing on our crazy network that it didn’t seem to just handle effortlessly.Now, it does have some stuff in it that I have off and won’t use because of the possibility of them slowing things down. And the Tether app requires a cloud account and doesn’t work locally, which is absolutely ridiculous. If I need to access my router through the app, there’s a decent change it’s due to Internet issues. Please fix this TP-Link - at least give us a “local login” option! Fortunately you can still do everything via the router’s web UI.Anyway, as it stands right now, I have a stack of 12 routers that couldn’t do what this TP-Link is doing. No constant screwing with the router, no wireless extenders, no screwing with the AirPrint all the time to see why it isn’t working. For the first time in years, the network just “works”, which is all we really wanted in the first place.And for the first time in years, the next time I need to buy any network hardware, I know what vendor I’m going to check out first.Thank you, TP-Link!

Have had an older linksys router which was bottlenecking with the data. I've got gigabyte speeds but old router wouldn't go past 400 mbps. Was looking at linksys routers but found this one for less. After reading about all its functions, purchased it and installed in minutes. Android app is easy to use and works excellent. Disregard my stand, it's temporary lol) powers everything and really no limit on devices that you can have compared to other routers. Has gaming mode and all that. Since installed I'm over my gigabyte speed and everything is flawless in operation. Even has anti-virus protection which is nice. It displays not onlyn2.4 and 5.0 but 6 ghz as well, only shows one but devices will switch automatically to whatever network speed is faster all by the router, (How cool is that). Has a restart mode so it stays running fast and of course updates automatically which is standard for most routers. Worth the money if you have a large home, multiple streaming, gaming devices like me. Doesn't bottleneck either!

This is a Killer Router. Unfortunately I did not use it due to the necessity of the ethernet ports. I ended up with the AX1100. I needed 2 other ports for a bridge and NAS.So, essentially I purchased the wrong one and traded up.NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUNCTION OF THIS UNIT.In fact, it put my previous router, on specs alone, in a grave. Looks great. Size is small enough multiple locations. Security suite offered in the interface (firmware) is not a bad addition.Get your own modem. TP-Link will not disappoint.Only drawbacks; the amount of ports, and antenna can not be repositioned.

The ease of use is great, works awesome for my work which I am a graphic designer. Perks are that I can name the devices on the app and maintain my kids internet without effecting mine! Works great for getting their chores done. I have it located in the basement and my office is upstairs so the range is great. It is compact in size so that makes it easy to tuck away. I joke and tell the kids to go reset the axolotl. If you work from home and need good bandwidth this works great. I think it is worth the value for what you get because it is kind of like your mattress, you use it everyday for everything from streaming to work so it better be good quality and last.

I was using a router (whose name rhymes with Getnear) in part, as a media server for my 4 Bose speakers. Its media server would work directly with the Bose Soundtouch software. It was a sweet setup.Unfortunately, I would need to reset the Wi-Fi connection to the speakers at least once a day; if not more. It was infuriating.With the Archer GX90 the Wi-Fi connection is rock solid - no lost connections - no drop-offs - at all!One caveat, however, is I could not get the Archer's built-in media server to work directly with the Soundtouch software like it did with the other router. I ended up using the other router in AP mode to make use of its media server to feed the speakers.Uploading and downloading large files seems faster with the Archer than with the other router.The GUI is a little quirky in that some of the names that I gave to connected clients don't always carry across to other parts of the UI. The system log does not behave as expected. It doesn't show any nefarious activity e.g. blocked access attempts. It seems to only show its own internal activity.All in all, I'm very satisfied with the GX90 and I would buy another TP-Link router in the future.