@TP-Link I went asus ET12, blows away anything tp link /deco offers and of course a fantastic, full featured WEB INTERFACE

 @TP-Link 18 pages of replies and still no response from   @TP-Link who has asked the question initially.   @TP-Link, will you ever respond to these messages? Are you even taking this seriously ? Could you please show us a sign that someone over there is actually reading these at the very least? Or possibly tell us if you will ever consider implementing this or not so we won't waste our time? For me personally, I've stopped buying Tp-link products for now. Not just because of this product, but also the new direction you're forcing your users to have cloud accounts for functionality AND more importantlyu how your products rely on online services that goes away in time. If I won't be able to use a filtering system after 3 years, when the service dies or updates and my product do not support the new updates then whyb would I set it up in the first place? I don't want to change everything I setup everywhere just because you've implemented a solution that can be local just as easily but now relies on a web service that may change or go away? So, in short @TP-Link, could you please deem us with a reply to show that you are at least reading these? 

  @Bl0ndeAmbiti0n 

Completely agree on this. I also think we should suggest each other alternate options for DECO unit as a mesh setup. I have been waiting for them to responde on the web ui for almost 5 months now. Luckily I bought the AXE5300 from Costco where I can return within 1 year. And I am thinking to do that if they do not come up with a web ui in next few months.

  @wase4711 Agreed - @tplink doesn't care. 

To your point, the Asus AIMesh system I switched to works SO MUCH BETTER.

RT-AX88U Pro - Main router (New Best Buy $299)

RT-AC68P - Upstairs node (Ebay find for $20) 

RT-AC1900P - Garage node (Ebay find for $20)

Way more coverage and speed than the Deco units, much easier to conifgure, options for aftermarket firmware (Merlin on all units), AND A WEB INTERFACE WITH THE OPTION FOR A MOBILE APP....  someone at Asus was thinking in the right direction. ;)

You could probably do this setup cheaper than I did.  I wanted the AX88U Pro as my main router for my homelab.  It provides a 2.5Gb WAN and LAG/LACP on LAN ports 1&2.

If nothing else from here on, we can make this thread a helpful one.  Letting people know about better setups.

  @TP-Link its been over a year and a half, and they still havent done a single thing to implement this, in spite of almost 200 posts begging for this..

I'm done with TP Link/Deco, and if you think this will ever be addressed, you will be waiting for years, if ever..

so many other choices out there, if you want to be able to actually configure your network properly, dont buy their products

there is a reason why their stuff is so cheap...

  @TP-Link Adding to the request for full configuration via laptop Vs phone app. Please!

So... they did this only to take your location when configuring by app?

  @Jlong1961 I completely agree, my mother is elderly and completely computer illiterate, although we have her house setup with lots of IoT and integrated with google etc, she get her internet converted to a provider with TP link, and she is without all of her conveniences because i cannot get to HER HOME with MY CELL to configure ports and other necessary items, including the camera system we use for well being checks because the router interface is completely void of admin features. this "money saving" venture has turned into a massive logistical hassle, that i don't see an end to in the near future.. as it stands my first thought process is to get an android device on her network that i can remote into to be able to do what i should be able to do out of the box.