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Unifi Router Buyer's Guide
This page is a product summary of wireless routers in Malaysia. TM is upgrading their Unifi users to faster speed recently. Many users wonder why their WiFi speed is slow after they received the free upgrade. One of the reasons is due to your existing Unifi router is incapable to support the new upgraded speed.
All Unifi installation comes with 2 devices, an ONU and a wireless router. The ONU or known as the modem is non-user replaceable and it comes with a lifetime warranty by TM. There are many wireless routers you can buy in the market but not all of them are compatible with Unifi. Unifi require a router to have VLAN tagging feature for the Internet and HyppTV to work.
We included these columns to help your decision making in deciding which router to buy
- Suggested plan – This is made based on our testing the maximum WiFi speed the router can deliver.
- Maximum Internet speed – This is made based on our testing of the maximum Internet speed the router can support over wired LAN.
- Beamforming – Beamforming generally help in improving the coverage on Wireless AC devices.
MU-MIMO –
Leave a comment below for any suggestions and feedback. You can click on the model name to read my review on the router.
Unifi Router Setup
Once you purchased the new router, please request your Unifi login ID and Password from TM. You will need them when configuring your new router. Once you got everything ready, remove your old wireless router and connect the new router to the ONU. You have to reconfigure your new wireless router. The process depends on the brand of the router but generally, you just need to insert the PPPOE ID and password and select the Unifi profile on the router.
TP-Link Unifi Router
TP-Link routers are fully compatible with Unifi. TP-Link offers really good value for money as their routers are usually cheaper while delivering the same level of performance compared to their competitors. They offer a 3 years warranty on all their networking products.
You can refer to my guide on how to setup TP-Link Unifi router here.
Model WiFi Specification Suggested Plan Beamforming MU-MIMO Maximum Internet speed Retail Price Archer C5400X Gaming AC5400 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM1499 Archer C5400 AC5400 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM1499 Archer C4000 AC4000 800Mbps ✔ ✔ TBD TBD Archer C3150 AC3150 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM799 Archer C2300 AC2300 800Mbps ✔ ✔ TBD RM679 Deco M9 Plus Mesh AC2200 500Mbps ✔ ✔ 800Mbps RM999 Archer C9 AC1900 500Mbps ✔ – TBD RM499 Deco M5 Mesh AC1300 300Mbps ✔ ✔ 800Mbps RM719 Archer C7 AC1750 500Mbps – – 800Mbps RM409 Archer C6 AC1200 300Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM409 Archer C1200 AC1200 300Mbps – – TBD RM299
Do note that HyppTV do not work on their Deco mesh series of products but Internet is working properly.
Asus Unifi Router
Asus is another well known brand in the wireless router industry. They are slightly more expensive but they have really solid performance and the AsusWRT firmware offers the most comprehensive set of features. Asus also pioneer their AiMesh technology which allows you to use several compatible Asus routers to form a high performance mesh network. Asus routers come with 3 years of warranty in Malaysia.
You can refer to my guide on how to setup Asus Unifi router here.
Model WiFi Specs Suggested Plan AiMesh BF MU-MIMO Maximum Internet Speed Price Range RT-AX88U AX6000 800Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 941Mbps Unreleased Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Gaming AC5300 800Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM2489 RT-AC5300 AC5300 800Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM2209 RT-AC88U AC3100 800Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM1809 Asus Blue Cave AC2600 800Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM1099 RT-AC68U AC1900 500Mbps ✔ ✔ – 850Mbps RM1039 Lyra Trio Mesh AC1750 500Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 850Mbps RM1579 Lyra Mesh AC2200 500Mbps ✔ ✔ ✔ 850Mbps RM999 RT-AC66U B1 AC1750 300Mbps ✔ ✔ – 941Mbps RM859 RT-AC1300UHP AC1300 300Mbps ✔ ✔ ~500Mbps RM569 RT-AC58U AC1300 300Mbps ✔ ✔ ~500Mbps RM479 RT-AC1200G+ AC1200 100Mbps – – ~400Mbps RM449
D-Link Unifi Router
You probably heard of D-Link before as they are one of the oldest brand selling networking gear in Malaysia. They also produce some really great networking equipment. New D-Link routers are fully compatible with Unifi. They are also rather affordable while delivering good performance.
You can refer to my guide on how to setup D-Link Unifi router here.
Other Brands (Tenda, Netgear and etc)
There are also other brands in the market and most if not all Enterprise level gear can be configured to support Unifi. But, we do not include them in this list as they may be harder to configure for most users.
Netgear is known for requiring manual setup of VLAN for it to work with Unifi.
Greetings Mr Alvyn Ong.
I would like to check with you, I’m currently using Unifi 800mbps with Archer C7 (v2) router. No matter how I configure it, it will still show max 200mbps instead of 800mbps. Your review for this router was it can goes up to 500mbps. Is it because this was the older version?
Second question. If my current Archer C7 (v2) doesn’t support the speed of 800mbps, then I’m looking to buy Asus RT-AC88U or Archer C5400X Gaming. But does both of this router able to work well with Deco M9 Plus as extender? I wonder how should I set it up so my entire house would have strong Wi-Fi of 800mbps. Your advice is highly appreciated, thanks!
Hello there, the Archer C7 you have is an older variant which does not support the higher speed. If you want 800Mbps reliably in your entire home over WiFi, I believe no router can do that right now. 🙁
But, the RT-AC88U and Archer C5400X can provide rather good speed and coverage compared to the Archer C7 but they cannot work with the Deco M9.
Hi , is it safe for human body for this router Archer C5400X Gaming, Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Gaming ! is the Radiation too strong if place it beside TV as on it 24/7…!
Don’t need to worry about the wireless power emitted by wireless routers. Not only they are non-ionizing radiation, their power are far below than even a microwave oven.
Hi,
Any recommendation on a Router for Unifi with good Firewall/Security features?
Thanks.
Get ASUS routers with AiProtection or TP-Link routers that come with Homecare.