TP-Link Archer AX50 Next-Gen WiFi 6 Gigabit Dual Band
TP-Link Archer AX50 Next-Gen WiFi 6 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless Cable Router, WiFi Speed up to 2402Mbps/5GHz+574Mbps/2.4GHz, 8 Gigabit LAN Ports, Ideal for Gaming Xbox/PS4/Steam & 4K/8K
Expanded Coverage
Four high-gain external antennas and Beamforming technology combine to extend strong, reliable Wi-Fi throughout your home.
Easy Setup and Management
Set up your router in minutes via its intuitive web interface or the powerful Tether app. Tether also lets you manage its network settings from any Android or iOS device.
Improved Security
Whether protecting your sensitive data or limiting the access of kids and guests, HomeCareTM gives you the tools you need to fully manage your network. The latest security enhancements provided by WPA 3TM ensure improved protection for all of your passwords.
| Weight: | 500 g |
| Dimensions: | 26 x 13.5 x 3.9 cm; 500 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | ARCHER AX50 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 26 x 13.5 x 3.9 cm; 500 Grams |
Good speed on m350 package with virgin media- standard router was very slow and laggy gaming
Using the tp link router has improved everything ps5 is on second floor still achieving over 300mb speeds very impressed
I have switched 2.4 and 5ghz on separate wifi connections which also gives extra boost on coverage
Really pleased with this product. I bought it to gain improved WiFi signal & thats exactly what I got. I installed it this afternoon and the dead spots now have a very good signal so far.
It was a wee bit fiddly to install as initially I couldn’t get it to connect, but I got there.
I have had alot of routers over the years this is the most stable but only 4 stars as there is security features behind a pay wall that I am not happy about. Security should be free.
I especially like the VPN server AND client. I can have my own local home VPN and ALSO use my nordvpn ovpn file.
The only gripes I have is that, there’s no SSH to the router (supported officially at least) and the FTP (not SFTP, or FTPS), only allows a few connections per client. If any of you have configured large NAS’s before having only a few connections per user and small number of Max Connections, severely reduces the usefulness of the FTP server. It would be useful for a small external drive or stick but not the streaming of large files. So if that is your use-case, I would recommend getting a PI or Rock and hosting your NAS on that.
Oh – and since bt are useless with getting 3rd party routers to work – if you buy this and have fttp, during set up use “[email protected]” with no password to get the router working with bts fibre connection. Note – this is different from connecting to the Wi-Fi network itself.
Replaced poor virgin hub. Really good wireless signal. Works great.
Bought this back in early March as an upgrade and it hasn’t disappointed.
No buffering on the firestick.
Four Ethernet ports on the rear were for me why I chose this over an eero 6+ which I was also considering.
Using this with a repeater upstairs as I live in an old stock brick house so signal does struggle. Even set up eero before this and it struggled upstairs so would have had to buy a repeater for that too.
Very easy to set up with the tether app too.
Tv and Xbox wired into it and the Dl speeds on Xbox are incredible and no buffering on tv apps either.
Doesn’t look as sleek or stylish as an eero but it works just as well and has the extra ports on the rear. So if you looking for a wifi6 router you may want to consider this model.
Seems to work ok. Shame that some of the security stuff is a subscription but then the device is cheap compared to direct competitors. It does feel cheap and plasticky but as it’s not getting moved about this shouldn’t be an issue
I looked for a new wifi 6 router with a multigig (2.5 gbe) port to replace my old wifi 5 router.
First impressions are very good – easy to connect, immediatly recognized my fiber connection without the need to do anything (dynamic IP supplied by the ISP), good wifi range/performance, really liked the interface and autmatich 2.4ghz/5ghz switching.
This is a very good router if you want to have wifi 6 router with a multigig port at an affordable prices. Some models are priced two or three times more with a similar feature set – no idea why.
I bought this after getting fibre, and the modem came with the installation. I have had a lot of TP-Link equipment over time, it is always excellent. There are plenty of features, they are incredibly plug-and-play, and they provide a reliable network connection. It’s been installed for four months now, it’s never bugged out, seized up, it keeps on trucking.
The wi-fi antennas are no gimmick, and it plays very nicely with my mains TP-Link network extenders. MESH is perhaps its best feature delivering a stable 300Mbps connection throughout the house either through gigabit ethernet or wi-fi.
Very recommended – why, it just works.
1. Put the hub in modem mode (connect via ethernet cable
2. Once in modem mode (light turns red) turn off hub, disconnect ethernet cable.
3. Turn on tp archer router wait a few mins then connect laptop or desktop computer to the router lan port with your ethernet cable. Configure the router first make sure DCHP Is enabled (advanced settings) , finish wizzard. Make sure to select wan 2.5gb port on the wizzard.
4. Connect router to hub with ethernet cable make sure cable is in 2.5gb wan port. Turn on hub and wait a few mins.
5. You should have Internet on the router on the settings status.
6. The router will now be on 192.168.0.1 and your hub in modem mode will now be on 192.168.100.1
Overall I highly recommend this product.
Connected the TP-Link router up to a virgin media hub 3 via a cat8 Ethernet cable. Followed the instructions and after quite a bit of turning the virgin modem off and on it eventually sent the internet connection over. Works perfectly and now get internet all over the house and not just in the room where the virgin box is.
Excellent device, very easy to set up.
Excellent also for file or media sharing via the USB, shows up as a network share on all devices that are capable of detecting it without having to set the up.
Network speed is perfect for gaming and media streaming.
Wifi performance is great. 3 bedroom house with thick solid walls and signal reaches everywhere, including front and back gardens without the need for an extender of any kind.
You really do get what you pay for when it comes to routers. And this was a steal with a RRP of 160 and Amazon having It on sale at 104. Bargain. Has latest specs with a 2.5 Gigabit WAN port and a 1 Gigabit WAN/LAN then 3 more 1 Gigabit LAN connections.
Wifi 6 technology so latest devices can take full advantage of the increased speeds and reliability.
If you do buy this, you won’t regret it.
Since changing to the new router my wifi is best it’s ever been and only dropped out a few times for a second and is back up!
much better than bt etc routers
Upgraded to tp link ax 5400 for wifi 6 and to extend my wifi range as my hub 3 has extremely poor wifi coverage. My whole apartment is now covered by wifi 6 very impressed would recommend this product.
5 stars
Set it up carefully, as per the instructions.
If it’s not plug and play for you….there will be a setting, quoted in the instructions, needing changed.
I used it to get around Virgin Media throttling…..and for me…it does!
A pet peeve of mine is the need to install an app to setup a router. Apps are nothing more than data harvesters for the companies that make you use them. Luckily this router does allow cable connected setup access via the standard ip address. It was quick and easy. You can’t access the security suite unless you use the app (Gee, I wonder why…). But since the only useful options are subscription based, why bother.
Not sure why, but I had to change the DNS address on the NAS back to the required address. Didn’t expect that to change to the router default setting.
If you plan on running a VPN from the router, be advised, it’s not as straight forward as you might hope. Personally I have VPN access running from each connected device. So should I take my laptop elsewhere, it’s still connecting through the VPN.
Other than all of the above, it works, it’s fast, I get WiFi 6 everywhere through the house and it has so far been a plug in and forget device. Unlike the VM router that would need restarting about once a month to get the WiFi working. It’s also more than capable to take well over the 1Gb/s speed offered by most fibre companies.
This was bought to replace an old Archer D5. The difference in performance is bonkers. Before, I had issues getting WiFi coverage at extreme ends of the house. But with this, it is like I am just in the adjacent room to the router. The design is very clever, it looks smart but is so well ventilated.
Highly recommended.
I pay handsomely for a 500MB/s connection, and two floors up over the wifi using this router I’m still seeing 300MB/s on an old phone – no fancy 802.11ax stuff, just good old-fashioned mimo. I also get 300MB/s in a much less accessible corner of the property using a USB Wifi 6 adapter on a laptop, so for the money (you can pay a lot more for a Wifi 6 router than this) I’m very pleased indeed.
I got this to help boost the speeds throughout my house and the difference is night and day. You should also get a cat 8 ethernet cable when buying this. Overall – 10/10 would recommend.
It should be noted, however, that I still have to have my old router turned on and connected to the internet. The reason for this is because the internet in my house comes in from the wall via a coaxial cable. There is no ethernet port on my wall. And there is no coaxial cable port on this new router. All this essentially means is that I left my old router plugged in, but used a cat 8 ethernet cable to connect the old router to the new router to provide internet. The speeds are WAY faster now, though. We’re talking a difference of 24mbps in my kitchen on the old router and 900+ mbps using the new router!!!
Been using for a few months now.
I’m only in a two bedroom flat so didn’t need anything more than a single router/access point in the middle room but I did want something quite powerful and mid range/mid budget.
This has been pretty solid so far, never needed a reboot in months. I have lost internet a few times but can’t necessarily blame this router, I believe that is just because my actual modem is a 5G Mobile router?
Can’t fault the data throughput and wireless coverage, I even get a usable signal two floors down underneath the building when I’m in the car park, which is pretty good considering there’s a ton of other flats all fighting for wifi coverage.
Lacking a few features that would have been nice such as USB modem support and automatic backup switching that is possible on so many lower end systems. But does me well for high speed wifi coverage and Gigabit wired networking.
Connects to the ax200 5ghz using 160MHz, this 160MHz width will not be connected automatically, you must change this in the tp-link advanced settings and force 160MHz. This gave me a link speed to the PC of 2162/1922 (Mbps) which is pretty crazy…!
I’ve been suffering from poor signal range that’s limited my speed for years. Basically, the VM hub is utter garbage and should never be used as anything other than a modem, but we knew this. I’ve tried several other solutions to get good speeds throughout my flat (which really isn’t that big!) ranging from power line adapters and Wi-Fi range boosters (also from tp-link) to mesh Wi-Fi systems (Nova MW6). We were fairly happy with the mesh system but I was getting frustrated with the mediocre speeds even if the signal was strong.
I wasn’t entirely sure I was going to see a difference after plugging in the ax5400, but my goodness. I placed the router where my VM hub is (in the corner of the flat) and my speed boosted from 120 mbps to a steady 220 mbps in every room. Just as a comparison I was getting around 20 mbps using the VM router if I was more than a room away from the hub. I’m now doing a speed test every time i enter a room, it’s great!
Don’t waffle through all the router marketing, just buy this router. It even looks alright!
Have had a VirginMedia hub for 6 years and VM have changed the router 4-5 times and after a few weeks the same issue came back. The issue was I kept getting single drop out, and normally in the middle of important meetings. When I contact VM recently they told me I had 20 devices connected wirelessly to the router, which was too many and they would rent me a device that could extend my signal. After some research on YouTube I saw that the TP-Link was a good router. And so far it has solved all my drop out issues and unlike the VM Hub I can see it everywhere in the house. I have even managed to attach a USB HDD and can FTP files from my iPhone to the HDD (not managed to get my son’s Android phone to ftp yet)
The set up is simple but time consuming. Simple because all you need to do is set VM router to Modem mode (I.e. wifi is off) (note the new router address after switching of wifi is 192.168.0.100) and switch off the VM router and back on again and wait. You have to wait around 5 minutes. Waiting any shorter time means you have to start over again. Once the VM hub is back on and stable, connect the either net cable and switch on the TP-Link and wait a few minutes. The TP-Link app is very useful allowing you to see what is connected and choose which device has higher priority for internet bandwidth which is useful. Unfortunately you cannot set up the USB HDD from the app, you need to log on to the web interface. I have to say that even though the TP-Link and HDD are both USB3.0 it took all day to FTP 1200 photos from my iPhone to the HDD. Which is slower than to my QNAP NAS
Overall very good delivering strong WiFi over many connections and quick and simple to connect.
While I’m not ruling out my ethernet cable, there are occasions where it will drop signal even though the virgin hub has no issues. The unit it replaced did not have this problem. I’ll investigate when and if it becomes a bigger problem.
The router is easy to set up, protects the wifi etc., okay; I would recommend this for anyone on a 150MB internet connection max, Which brings me to the problem.
On my blue cave I can reach 370MB on a 360MB connection, the tp-link can play active 170MB on a good day, even hardwired.
I have now had to reinstate the blue cave and piggyback this as an access point to sort out my smart plugs situation.
Speed tests from the tp-link wifi show 250MB via piggybacking.
The router doesn’t know how to handle more incredible internet speeds. The results mean I have two wifi SSID with smart connect WiFi 2.4/5ghz links for any connections I would like. Handy as Alexa’s, smart plugs etc on one and the other for PC’s Xbox etc.
Overkill either way but stops A wifi bug between tp-link and asus
I tried to replace my old Archer C80 to Archer AX50, becouse I watched a lot of reviews where saying Archer AX50 WiFi6 is much stronger signal than WiFi5 and you will get internet connection even if there is a few walls floors between you and the router….
IN MY CASE IT IS NOT TRUE. It didn’t improve the singal strength at all. Everything is exactly the same as using Archer C80. The signal is very very weak behing 1 wall.
I gave 4 stars becouse it’s still good router, but just didn’t solve my problem. And I’ve got refund very quick.
I have a virgin hub 3 and I bought this router because I was not happy with the wifi range and I wanted wifi-6 support. The router does have significantly better range. It is also easier to place than the VM hub because I don’t need to worry about the coaxial cable.
I also run 2 networks for 2.4 & 5 G so I sperate my devices from smart devices and it appears to handle it very well. No issues there.
The one problem I have with it is that it does not support OneMesh. It should have had an update to include that functionality but TPLink decided not to proceed with it. I have areas in my home where the signal is very weak and having an extender would make all the difference.
While I have no issues with this router other then the range, I will have to sell it at some point and buy something that works in a mesh as there is no easy way to extend my range at the moment.
I did some research on signal strength of various routers as that was the only thing I was really interested in. A router doesn’t make your internet speed any faster.
As reference – house is detached dormer bungalow with a footprint of 10m x 20m (30x60ft) with 260sqm (2800sq ft) living area. All concrete block walls downstairs, wooden floor and stud walls upstairs. Router placed in the centre of the house downstairs.
This router didn’t disappoint..No more blackspots in the house and overall a 5-10 DBM improvement, especially on the 5Ghz band- I now have a usable signal in the whole house (-70DBM at worst where I didn’t have signal before)
I can’t say anything about speed as I only have less than 100Mbps download speed and this router maintains this throughout the house.
Setup was easy – just update firmware before you start.
Haven’t used the app yet and only had the router since yesterday – so I “reserve the right” to update my review later.. but for now all good.. and with wifi 6 it is kind of future proof as well – and with 3 years warranty..