Hi  @Kevin_Z any updates on the US release? Thank you.

Hi  @Kevin_Z happy Friday.

I don't see any updates to the firmware page yet for the US branch, I believe on Tuesday this week you said it would only be a day or two more before the release.

Any chance this will be released before the weekend? Thank you.

  @Kevin_Z 

Thank you so much for expedite the process for us to get the new EasyMesh supported firmware for all the V1 user...although it is been so long that we V1 user wait for the easymesh features, i thank you from my bottom heart for all what you have done & provide us the support here. I will wait for the global site the reflect the new firmware but at the same time i have already downloaded the firmware from the link you provide as well. Kudos @Kevin_Z , hope this firmware will work well with other router that supported easymesh too, time to add another router as mesh in my home network

Thanks  @Kevin_Z! I have successfully downloaded and installed the new firmware. All seems to be working so far, I'll try extending to another router later via backhaul (which was the primary reason for me wanting easymesh support).

I had a couple of questions regarding OpenMesh extenders and the mesh options for the router in this firmware version.

I was anticipated there being a toggle between OneMesh and EasyMesh. It looks like the router now defaults to EasyMesh and that is the only mesh option. I don't have a problem with this but my question is about the satellite devices and extenders. I wasn't expecting OneMesh devices to work with EasyMesh without being listed as compatible in the compatibility list (https://www.tp-link.com/us/easymesh/product-list/).

Are we able to blend OpenMesh and EasyMesh devices and if so, what is the benefit of extenders fully supporting EasyMesh?

For example, I have an RE500X which is listed as "Planned" yet it seems to be working fine with my new EasyMesh network.

Thank you again for your support and help to get this firmware released and answering all of our questions Kevin!

Update: I see in the FAQ it states the answer to my question. It seems that EasyMesh TP-Link routers can utilize OpenMesh extenders. The extenders support for EasyMesh would allow them to be used in other EasyMesh networks. This is great news for me as I was not expecting to be able to use all of my OpenMesh extenders with EasyMesh until they fully supported the protocol. Awesome!

Can I use TP-Link EasyMesh products together with TP-Link OneMesh or Deco Mesh products?

A. Yes and No. Wi-Fi EasyMesh, TP-Link OneMesh™, and Deco Mesh are three different mesh Wi-Fi solutions provided by TP-Link. You cannot build a mesh network by mixing TP-Link OneMesh™ routers/extenders with Deco Mesh, but you can build up a mesh system with TP-Link EasyMesh and OneMesh™ devices. In other words, you can still build up a mesh network if you have “EasyMesh router + Onemesh extender” or “OneMesh router + EasyMesh extender”.