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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Got upgrade speed today from Unifi 30mbps to 50mbps.
planning to buy new router (Asus RT-AC1200G+)
My house is 25 x 70 double storey terrace house.
So do this router gives a good signal for me on upstairs since I like to dll movie and playing online games.

Hi, can you suggest me a non AC router which provide decent signal that able to cover 3 storey buiding. I am now using TPLINK C5 which provided by Unifi and it’s now having the 2.4GHz connectivity issue, anyone facing the problem i mentioned?

can asus rt-ac68p suppot unifi? what is different between ac68u and ac68p? and also ac87u is better or ac68p is better?

Hi Blacktubi,

I’m planning to sign up for unifi 30mb. I’m just wondering if HyppTV will work on a range extender like Asus EA-AC87 or not. I’m planning to install the ONU and router in my study room and put the EA-AC87 in the living room.

Thanks!

I need a recommended routers. I found a Tenda AC1900 and a TPLink Archer C7 from a local shop, selling at the same price. Any Tenda users? Is it a better pick compare to the C7 which is only at AC1750?

hi mr blacktubi,
i m running alot of those dlink ip camera ( about 15 ) and also 3 pcs and phones. i m using unifi 30 mb and sometimes i got like a “phase out” time. i m using this setup currently

stock unifi tplink c1200 router
asus rt n14uhp to extend my range connected thru ap mode to the tplink
dlink dsl 2750 e – all ip camera is connected to this router.

what upgrade/suggestion that i need to do to get stable internet connection.. thanks

Last Saturday Unifi was installed in my house. I received a TP Link Archer C1200 router, which I understand is not a bad router at all. Would I gain a lot of signal strength if I invest in an RT-AC55UHP? Or which model would I need to buy to get a noticeable improvement?

hi…seems like my TM unifi router need to change..can you help to suggest me for my budgest below rm 400. my speed is 50mbp and connection used in my house was about to 5 device.

Recently I found my Unifi very unstable and keep disconnected, i am not sure due to Unifi connection or my stock router issue which more than 3 years old.

Any best recommendation for home user with UnifiPackage 50Mbps (max wifi connection 3 devices)?

Thank you.

Hi Archer C7 V2 good enough for double storey house?

Hello blacktubi,

Currently im using unifi 30mbps but the speedtest shows download speed of 2-3mbps. Router is huawei hg8240w. Is it problem with my router causing the download speed not reaching 30mbps?

i need recommended routers for unifi now office used around 60 people

currently using ASUS RT66U with 50 people connect wifi became slow and ping timeout
Before using TPLINK and not good with many people when more than 30 ppl connect router became hang

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