Unifi Router Buyer's Guide in 2021
If you use Unifi at your home, you are probably not so happy with the speed and stability of the WiFi network. That’s because TM is still a business and they cannot give an expensive router while remain profitable. But, luckily, TM doesn’t stop you from buying your own router.
While the router provided by TM isn’t too bad, they have slower CPU and weaker WiFi coverage. This means they aren’t very good if you stay in a bigger home or if you have more WiFi devices at home. Thus, in this article, I will show you some WiFi routers that I’ve tested that will recommend for you to upgrade your home WiFi router.
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Unifi Fibre Equipment Overview
All Unifi Fibre installation come with 2 devices which is the fibre modem and WiFi router. The Fibre modem comes with lifetime warranty from TM and it is non-user replaceable. But, don’t worry as the WiFi router rarely breaks down and it performs well. What we will be focussing is the WiFi router part which will impact all your home networking performance.
Unifi Router Brands
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 NAT speed Retail Price Archer C5400X Gaming AC5400 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM1499 Archer C5400 AC5400 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM949 Archer C4000 AC4000 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM999 Archer C3150 AC3150 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM799 Archer C2300 AC2300 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM639 Deco M9 Plus Mesh AC2200 500Mbps ✔ ✔ 800Mbps RM999 Archer A10 AC2600 800Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM639 Archer A9 AC1900 500Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM439 Archer C9 AC1900 500Mbps ✔ – 941Mbps RM469 Deco M5 Mesh AC1300 500Mbps ✔ ✔ 800Mbps RM439 Deco M4 Mesh AC1200 300Mbps ✔ ✔ 800Mbps RM399 Archer C7/ A7 AC1750 500Mbps – – 800Mbps RM312 Archer C6/ A6 AC1200 300Mbps ✔ ✔ 941Mbps RM209 Archer C1200 AC1200 300Mbps – – TBD RM279
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.
BRo, hw r u?
I’ve bought MELON router MT7620N. the supplier said it compatible with UNIFI.
I tried to configure but still cannot work la..
Any ideas.. can u assist on this..
TQ
I have no idea what router is that.
Thanks! This is great info. How about the router ram? I was told to look at that spec too.
RAM is not something you need to worry about in routers. All the routers are good for consumer usage.
They all seem great but which ones have telephone port(s)? The provided TM router has 2.
The one with telephone port is the ONU, you can’t replace that.
Oops, my bad ?
I was looking at the wrong box (they really look alike – that’s my excuse…)
I bought an ASUS RT-AC68U and it works fine.
Thanks for your great reviews and guides. Very useful!
Cheers, Henri
I bought a Linksys WRT1900AC but can’t seem to work with unifi…. What am I doing wrong?
You need to configure manual VLAN tagging.
Hi, I plan to buy the D Link DIR-850L, may I know how to setup the hypptv on this router? Is it easy to get it done? (I’m using Unifi 30m)
Hi. It is easy to configure on this router. You can refer to the review here.
I have Unifi50 with the router supplied by TM TRG212M, I want to change to a better router to get better speed n coverage. What is s good and stable one to buy. I am not using the iptv. Cheers.
You will still need a router with Unifi compatibility even you do not use the HyppTV. It depends on your budget. D-Link and TP-LINK are great for low budget. Asus is great but they are priced higher.
I bought TP-Link Archer C7 V1 latest year and until to date, still unable to get it work with my Unifi.. This thing really difficult to me to configure..
It this router not compatible with unifi ? Any chance to get it configure for unifi ?
Thanks in advance for your help/advise.
The V1 version is incompatible with Unifi.
Boss, TM is releasing the Unifi Pro Plan (100 Mbps). Can you suggest a good wireless router that support this speed?
Thanks!
I suggest at least something with Wireless AC1200
Tx man! D link it. is.
Hi,
I’m using unifi 30mbps… I. find the. stock router giving poor signal speeds on WiFi. Best I. get about 12-14mbps.
Interested in Asus rt ac55uhp but it’s. out of my budget. Saw ure review on the belkin dir 850.Very keen to get it. but. saw. some. reviews on Newegg from users saying it. doesn’t. last and. initially was. good but after 6months lot. of. problems.
Does belkin give better distance coverage than stock unifi router? very keen but worried it will give trouble. Pls advice. tq
I do not recommend Belkin as they are not really compatible with Unifi. D-Link DIR-850L is a fine router with great Unifi compatibility, it comes with warranty anyway.
I was just wondering, I live in a landed home and not many wireless signal is around.
Isit worth to get a 5ghz router or just get a good 2.4ghz router ?
By the way I am on 50mbps unifi fiber optic connection. I dont need fancy functions. Even if there is no USB ports im fine. Just need a maximum output of my 50mbps connection to my wireless clients.
Input is appreciated.
TQ
Wireless AC routers come with support for faster throughput which Wireless N routers do not support. I recommend getting a Wireless AC router for future proof. The D-Link DIR-850L is a good candidate. Relatively cheap and no fancy features. However, your speed will drop as signal gets weaker. Do not expect the full 50Mbps when you are very far from the router.
Bro,aku tersalah beli router. Aku beli tp link td-w8961n x support Unifi. Streamyx je boleh. Boleh flash firmware untuk support unifi? Macamana kau guna openWRT tu??
THis is a Streamyx modem router. It does not support OpenWRT firmware as well.