@crypt0ninja https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/deco-px50/#Firmware

  @TBOS27  Thank you :)

Any idea if this firmware can be used on UK/EU devices?

The UK/EU pages don't list this version but hardware version is the same (V1)...

  @Solla-topee I'm using the latest 1.3.0 on the EU V1 hardware at the moment.

Parental controls appear to be broken in several places.

Bedtime does not work correctly, does not kick in when it's supposed to (and yes I have set it correctly and ensured time is set correctly on the units), but off-time appears to work as it should when using the same time periods set.

Website blocking does not appear to work very well either e.g. blocked all the YouTube URL endpoints but still seems to work, some blocks appear to work but some either don't work at all or only work intermittently.

VPN client does not work well at all, connection speed (throughput) and stability using OpenVPN (tried both UDP and TCP) is VERY slow and often causing loading issues for clients assigned to it, but no issues when using that same OpenVPN connection on the actual devices rather than the router as they are much faster which I assume is because of more powerful hardware.

Wireguard would be a much better option for the router as it uses less resources and will provide better stability and throughput for lower powered devices such as a router.

There are a few other issues also, will make a list.

  @Solla-topee 

1. When using the VPN client with dedicated IP on the device itself (a Fire TV) it gets around 40-60mbps using either OpenVPN or Wireguard, using the VPN client on a Laptop with the same dedicated IP connection gets around 200-500mbps using OpenVPN or Wireguard. No issues with streaming or browsing, no buffering at all. The speed difference between the devices is purely down to CPU power and resource.

2. OpenVPN with the same dedicated IP connection on the Deco I get around 6-10mbps if I'm lucky, but the connection itself is very laggy and intermittent. I only have 1 client routing through the VPN connection (the Fire TV) but have tried other devices and it's the same. Both browsing and streaming are very slow and often buffering, and get failures during video streams and web browsing.

If Wireguard was available on the Deco I suspect it would be more stable and have better speed/throughput as it's better suited for low power devices such as the Deco as it requires less system resource compared to OpenVPN.