Best Unifi Router with WiFi 6 in 2022

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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⚠️ This guide is only intended for Unifi Fibre users!

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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

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.

ModelWiFi SpecificationSuggested PlanBeamformingMU-MIMOMaximum NAT speedRetail Price
Archer C5400X GamingAC5400800Mbps941MbpsRM1499
Archer C5400AC5400800Mbps941MbpsRM949
Archer C4000AC4000800Mbps941MbpsRM999
Archer C3150AC3150800Mbps941MbpsRM799
Archer C2300AC2300800Mbps941MbpsRM639
Deco M9 Plus MeshAC2200500Mbps800MbpsRM999
Archer A10AC2600800Mbps941MbpsRM639
Archer A9AC1900500Mbps941MbpsRM439
Archer C9AC1900500Mbps941MbpsRM469
Deco M5 MeshAC1300500Mbps800MbpsRM439
Deco M4 MeshAC1200300Mbps800MbpsRM399
Archer C7/ A7AC1750500Mbps800MbpsRM312
Archer C6/ A6AC1200300Mbps941MbpsRM209
Archer C1200AC1200300MbpsTBDRM279

Do note that HyppTV do not work on their Deco mesh series of products but Internet is working properly. 

Asus Unifi Router

ASUS

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.

ModelWiFi SpecsSuggested PlanAiMeshBFMU-MIMOMaximum Internet SpeedPrice Range
RT-AX88UAX6000800Mbps941MbpsUnreleased
Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 GamingAC5300800Mbps941MbpsRM2489
RT-AC5300AC5300800Mbps941MbpsRM2209
RT-AC88UAC3100800Mbps941MbpsRM1809
Asus Blue CaveAC2600800Mbps941MbpsRM1099
RT-AC68UAC1900500Mbps850MbpsRM1039
Lyra Trio MeshAC1750500Mbps850MbpsRM1579
Lyra MeshAC2200500Mbps850MbpsRM999
RT-AC66U B1AC1750300Mbps941MbpsRM859
RT-AC1300UHPAC1300300Mbps~500MbpsRM569
RT-AC58UAC1300300Mbps~500MbpsRM479
RT-AC1200G+AC1200100Mbps~400MbpsRM449

D-Link Unifi Router

D-Link

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.

ModelWiFi SpecificationBeamformingMU-MIMOEthernet PortPrice
DIR-895LAC53004 x GigabitRM1599
DIR-882AC26004 x GigabitRM698
DIR-878AC19004 x GigabitRM518
DIR-867AC17504 x GigabitRM399
DIR-868LAC17504 x Gigabit
DIR-842AC12004 x GigabitRM289

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.

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Which router can support up to 800mbp? Just upgraded to Unifi Turbo 800mbp.

Mine had been upgraded to 300mbps.
For WiFi which brand router model is as good as Asus Rt ac 58u?

Hi bro, my UNIFI just got turbo-ed to 100mbps. Right now my current router is TL-WR841HP.
But when I check the speed with wired connection, I’m only getting max around 45-55mbps download & 60mbps upload.
Do you know what caused this issue? Is it because router does not support 100mbps? I believe TL-WR841HP
support up to 300mbps right

Hi,
Im looking at the next gen wifi 6 routers.

Asus ROG-Rapture-GT-AX11000
TP linkArcher AX11000

will these be unifi compatible?

Hi Alvyn Ong
Just upgraded to unifi 800mbps. I can only get 120mbps.
TM said to changed the wifi usb device. Before upgrade I can get 100mbps. Using Archer T4U Huawei modem and Dlink AC 1200 DIR 842 supplied by TM. I have checked same as my old router also supplied by TM 5GHz 867Mbps and 2.4GHz 300Mbps is there any difference besides the antenna? TM said only can get around 300mbps when using wifi. I mean is it true for technology today. If I need to change the wifi usb device can you recommend a device. Thank you.
John

Hi there,
I just got turbo-ed to 500mbps….but I’m still using the old silver router RG-DLINK one..
Which is the cheapest n suitable router for me???TM suggested an RM 188.95 router. do have any idea wat router is that??
But I’m looking forward on D-Link DIR-867,D-Link DIR-842,Archer C7…..
Wat do u think?

Thanks,
Ruthra

hi, my unifi has been turbo to 500mbps and im using the archer c7 and the problem is i did the speedtest and it only shows 50mbps…..so how do i get it till 500mbps?

Dear alvyn,

Right now i used tp link archer C1200 after turbo upgrade 800mbps..i cannot get the speed..should i upgrade my router? Can u suggest for me..

Hi. Mine is upgraded to 800mbps. I bought asus rt ac86u as my main router. I’m planning to buy another aimesh compatible router soon. My question is if i buy ac68u, will it downgrade my overall internet speed to 500mbps because using a lower spec aimesh node?

Just upgraded to 800mbps. Changed router by TM to Dlink AC1200. Using wifi adaper TPLink Archer T4U. Only get 130mbps. Before upgrade can get 100mbps. TM guy said change the wifi adapter. The old router same speed for 2.4ghz 300Mbps and 5ghz 867Mbps as the new one. TM guy said I can only get around 300mbps using wifi connection. Is it true? Any suggestion? Thank you.

Hi alvyn ,

My TM upgrade my package to 800mbps and currently I’m using ASUS AC1300UHP , can this router support to 800mbps ? Or should I upgrade my router ? Any recommend router ?

Hi Alvyn, I’ve speed stability issues since day one. I’ve upgraded to Asus RT-N12hp 2 years ago and notice faster downloads but still suffer from drastic inconsistency in speed. Could it be a faulty ONU unit or lousy unifi cable

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