TP-Link HB810 BE22000 WiFi 7 Router Users

[xiaofan]

Easymesh - i know this is probably 'theoretically possible' but just wanna hear if anyone got experience on this..

currently I have 2x HB810 from Singtel and yea it's not the best..
so im considering getting Archer BE800 to become the 'main controller' and make this 2x HB810 become the mesh agent (slave them)
all of them are easymesh compatible on paper..

1. would it work?
2. is this a good plan?

just throwing it here for feedbacks

I do not have real world experiences here. I thought of buying the HB810 from SingTel as it met my budget of abput S$400 for a 10G capable WiFi 7 router with 6GHz band, but decided to wait for better one in 2025.

I tend to believe that you may not be able to add the two HB810 units as EasyMesh mesh node using TP-Link Archer BE800 Web UI or Tether App (HB810 uses Aginet app).

However, if you use the Archer BE800 as main router and set up the HB810 in AP mode, I believe you can still achieve okay roaming performance, since 802.11 k/v are supported (TP-Link EasyMesh is based on 802.11 k/v).

 

[xiaofan]

Does anyone know how to upload file to HB810 file sharing / storage ? Cause I happen to see my Samsung TV able to open a folder called HB810, I assume it is the router but the folder is empty.

Insert a USB drive and then follow the User Guide to see if it works for you or not.

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/hb810/
https://static.tp-link.com/upload/manual/2024/202407/20240709/Mesh_UG.pdf

Chapter 111
USB Settings (Router Mode)

This chapter describes how to use the USB ports to share files and media from the USBt storage devices over your home network locally, or remotely through the internet.

The router supports USB external flash drives and hard drives.

It contains the following sections:
• Access the USB Device Locally
• Access the USB Device Remotely
• Customize the Access Settings

 

[tsammyc]

Easymesh - i know this is probably 'theoretically possible' but just wanna hear if anyone got experience on this..

currently I have 2x HB810 from Singtel and yea it's not the best..
so im considering getting Archer BE800 to become the 'main controller' and make this 2x HB810 become the mesh agent (slave them)
all of them are easymesh compatible on paper..

1. would it work?
2. is this a good plan?

just throwing it here for feedbacks

I don't have BE800 or HB810. However, I just set up an Easymesh with three BE240 that I bought from Carousell for about $100 via wired 2.5Gbps backhaul. The main BE230 is connected to MyRepublic 3Gbps ONT from Nokia.

All satellite routers get full 2.35Gbps on their 2.5G ports LAN ports. The fastest client I have is a MacBook Air M3 with Wifi 6E. It connects to the BE230 at AX5Ghz 160Mhz Channel 2,402 Mbps link rate. Real world throughput next to every router is as follows:

Setting up Easymesh was simple. For the first router, I connected main LAN to satellite LAN and pressed the reset button for 5s. The satellite configured itself as Easymesh satellite after about 2 mins. After BE230 became an Easymesh node, you can use the WAN port to connect devices as well so you get a remote 2.5Gbps port. For the 2nd satellite router, I used the conventional way of adding it in the user interface of the main router and doing a "search". The main router found and configured the satellite after about a minute.

The Easymesh has been solid for a week with no disconnects. No issue with iPhone roaming from one BE240 to another. Using the app WiFiSweetSpots (iPhone sends empty packets to router at max rate) I can see that the mesh switches routers once speed gets down to about 20Mbps as I walk around. I am able to conduct a WhatsApp video call while walking between routers with smooth video and audio as the iPhone roams between routers. Basically, Easymesh works well with the current BE240 firmware.

 

[tsammyc]

2.4Ghz band on this router is very bad, or rather it seems to me its the root of all cause]
related to this (i believe), Google chromecast also didnt work.. after reseting and setting up.. my iPhone can never find chromecast on this 2.4ghz.. to confirm this testing, i setup my previous deco m9 as AP connecting to hb810 and only enabled 2.4ghz.. it worked..

I noticed you have an issue with the 2.4Ghz band. I have a lot of IoT devices that I do not want on the main network and Easymesh does not extend the IoT or Guest networks so my IoT devices far away from the main router have a very weak signal. There is no solution using Easymesh, so I have a separate $20 Xiaomi range extender just to extend the 2.4Ghz band. No doubt the speed by the time to repeat the 2.4Ghz signal is 5-10Mbps, but it's good enough for IoT devices.

 

[xiaofan]

Reference from Starhub about EB810v and HB710, I suspect it is the same for HB810.
https://www.starhub.com/personal/support/article.html?id=LfNB5odcBt0mTG6Pr7GSB7

How does the TP-Link HB710 mesh work?
The TP-Link HB710 uses Easymesh* technology and is compatible with another TP-Link HB710. For the best performance and compatibility, we recommend meshing with another HB710 or EB810v.

* Mesh nodes that are available from other brands would not be compatible with the TP-Link HB710. We strongly recommend using another TP-Link HB710 or EB810v for best performance.

I’m using another router, can I add TP-Link HB710 into my mesh network?
The TP-Link HB710 will only mesh wirelessly with another Aginet router such as the TP-Link HB710 or EB810v to form a complete single SSID mesh network. It is highly recommended to use the same brand and series of routers to ensure compatibility.

 

[tsammyc]

I went to Starhub NEX today and bought a HB710 router for $192 by mentioning my friend's NRIC. He has SH 10Gbps. I had looked on Carousell, but people there are asking $250-300. At home, I currently have a 3 router network of BE230s'. One is the master and two satellites. I took the HB710 out of the box, powered it up and plugged its LAN port into the switch of my 3 router network. This was the result:

So with zero configuration, straight out the box, the Aginet HB710 joined my wired backhaul EasyMesh network of Tether routers. No need to use the Aginet app or dive into its web interface. Pretty slick! Would seem to me that at least some Tether driven routers are EasyMesh compatible with Aginet driven routers.

More relevant to @VocsOng , it's probably likely that the BE800 (Tether) will mesh with the HB810 (Aginet) if he wants to try. But why pay $700 when the HB710 is just $192 unless you can get the 5Ghz 240Mhz band to work or need 2.4Ghz 4x4.

The HB710 does seem to be about 100Mbs slower than the BE230 on my MacBook Air M3

 

[VocsOng]

just to follow up on my journey..

so i bought TPLink Archer GE800 (GE not BE) on 12.12 ($594)
setting it up was FAR BETTER experience than HB810
everything feels right, fine and working...
added both HB810 as satellite node in easymesh WORKING YES!
basically Aginet router sucks, just repeating this..
to be fair, the hardware is good.. the firmware and UIUX sucks..

I noticed you have an issue with the 2.4Ghz band. I have a lot of IoT devices that I do not want on the main network and Easymesh does not extend the IoT or Guest networks so my IoT devices far away from the main router have a very weak signal. There is no solution using Easymesh, so I have a separate $20 Xiaomi range extender just to extend the 2.4Ghz band. No doubt the speed by the time to repeat the 2.4Ghz signal is 5-10Mbps, but it's good enough for IoT devices.

to reply to this, easymesh does work as mentioned above..

with the above setup, i now have ethernet backhaul from GE800 to both HB810 on 2.5G port
(10G port from GE800 direct to my PC, pending my 10G PCIE card to arrive)
now the whole 2.4Ghz network seems ok.. since i have 3 nodes coverage now..

in the whole journey, i learnt that 2.4Ghz nowadays seems to have super bad speed..
despite showing full bar on devices, it can go to 0.1mbps on speed test when going too far..
on the same distance, 5Ghz and 6Ghz actually still works fine..
i kinda guess there could be 2 potential reason this.. just my guesses
1. 2.4ghz band is having more and more interference in current era
2. router starts to focus on 5ghz and 6ghz band more

the remaining problem i still have, which i believe is a firmware issue..
the HB810 altho its just a satellite node.. the 6Ghz and MLO band of the HB810 doesnt work on easymesh
the default Singtel-CXXX_6G and Singtel_FXXX_MLO SSID still broadcasting by default
this problem exist even when im on the HB810+HB810 setup as mention in my earlier post..
this problem should be between TPLink and easymesh.. but the tricky part is our HB810 is Singtel's firmware..
so to hope there's a firmware patch for this.. really need to wait long long i guess..

reflecting on possible ideal solution..
actually a GE800 or equavalent (or non Aginet) as the main controller..
with wifi7 ethernet backhaul enabled easymesh extender (not avail yet i believe)
will be the ideal cost effective solution..

 

[xiaofan]

just to follow up on my journey..

so i bought TPLink Archer GE800 (GE not BE) on 12.12 ($594)
setting it up was FAR BETTER experience than HB810
everything feels right, fine and working...
added both HB810 as satellite node in easymesh WORKING YES!
basically Aginet router sucks, just repeating this..
to be fair, the hardware is good.. the firmware and UIUX sucks..


to reply to this, easymesh does work as mentioned above..

with the above setup, i now have ethernet backhaul from GE800 to both HB810 on 2.5G port
(10G port from GE800 direct to my PC, pending my 10G PCIE card to arrive)
now the whole 2.4Ghz network seems ok.. since i have 3 nodes coverage now..

in the whole journey, i learnt that 2.4Ghz nowadays seems to have super bad speed..
despite showing full bar on devices, it can go to 0.1mbps on speed test when going too far..
on the same distance, 5Ghz and 6Ghz actually still works fine..
i kinda guess there could be 2 potential reason this.. just my guesses
1. 2.4ghz band is having more and more interference in current era
2. router starts to focus on 5ghz and 6ghz band more

the remaining problem i still have, which i believe is a firmware issue..
the HB810 altho its just a satellite node.. the 6Ghz and MLO band of the HB810 doesnt work on easymesh
the default Singtel-CXXX_6G and Singtel_FXXX_MLO SSID still broadcasting by default
this problem exist even when im on the HB810+HB810 setup as mention in my earlier post..
this problem should be between TPLink and easymesh.. but the tricky part is our HB810 is Singtel's firmware..
so to hope there's a firmware patch for this.. really need to wait long long i guess..

reflecting on possible ideal solution..
actually a GE800 or equavalent (or non Aginet) as the main controller..
with wifi7 ethernet backhaul enabled easymesh extender (not avail yet i believe)
will be the ideal cost effective solution..

1) Great post about Aginet based router (lower cost, good HW, not-so-good FW).

2) I agree with your points about 2.4GHz. As of now, 2.4GHz band should just be for the IoT and legacy devices. Main wireless devices (eg: laptop, mobile phone, tablets, etc) should just use 5GHz/6GHz band.

3) Since you have Archer GE800 as the main EasyMesh router, you can add Archer BE230 as mesh node. I do not quite recommend Archer BE230 as main router but it should work quite well as an EasyMesh mesh node.

With Ethernet backhaul, this combination should work well and quite cost effective. The main missing thing is that BE230 does not have 6GHz band.

TP-Link EasyMesh combination options:
Main EasyMesh router (10G capable, with one 10G LAN port and 2.5G LAN ports) --> Archer BE800, Archer GE800
EasyMesh mesh node with 6GHz band --> Archer BE550
Lower cost EasyMesh mesh node without 6GHz band --> Archer BE230, Archer AX72

4) On the other hand, TP-Link Deco mesh may still be better as a mesh technology.
Main Deco mesh router --> Deco BE85
Deco mesh node with 6GHz band --> Deco BE65
Lower cost Deco mesh node without 6GHz band --> Deco BE25

 

[tsammyc]

just to follow up on my journey..

so i bought TPLink Archer GE800 (GE not BE) on 12.12 ($594)
setting it up was FAR BETTER experience than HB810
everything feels right, fine and working...
added both HB810 as satellite node in easymesh WORKING YES!
basically Aginet router sucks, just repeating this..
to be fair, the hardware is good.. the firmware and UIUX sucks..


to reply to this, easymesh does work as mentioned above..

with the above setup, i now have ethernet backhaul from GE800 to both HB810 on 2.5G port
(10G port from GE800 direct to my PC, pending my 10G PCIE card to arrive)
now the whole 2.4Ghz network seems ok.. since i have 3 nodes coverage now..

in the whole journey, i learnt that 2.4Ghz nowadays seems to have super bad speed..
despite showing full bar on devices, it can go to 0.1mbps on speed test when going too far..
on the same distance, 5Ghz and 6Ghz actually still works fine..
i kinda guess there could be 2 potential reason this.. just my guesses
1. 2.4ghz band is having more and more interference in current era
2. router starts to focus on 5ghz and 6ghz band more

the remaining problem i still have, which i believe is a firmware issue..
the HB810 altho its just a satellite node.. the 6Ghz and MLO band of the HB810 doesnt work on easymesh
the default Singtel-CXXX_6G and Singtel_FXXX_MLO SSID still broadcasting by default
this problem exist even when im on the HB810+HB810 setup as mention in my earlier post..
this problem should be between TPLink and easymesh.. but the tricky part is our HB810 is Singtel's firmware..
so to hope there's a firmware patch for this.. really need to wait long long i guess..

reflecting on possible ideal solution..
actually a GE800 or equavalent (or non Aginet) as the main controller..
with wifi7 ethernet backhaul enabled easymesh extender (not avail yet i believe)
will be the ideal cost effective solution..

Congratulations on getting the EasyMesh working with the HB810s as satellites. The HB710 and BE230 work well for me too. EasyMesh satellites do not broadcast the IoT or Guest networks (5Ghz or 2.4Ghz). Only the main router does.

Currently the only TP-Link router that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh is the Archer BE805. The GE800 does not appear to from the firmware update log so it might be a wait.

Refer to this thread -> Easymesh 6Ghz band not broadcast

Also refer to the announcement of pre-release Easymesh 6Ghz firmware for the BE-805 -> 6Ghz Easymesh support for BE805

The latest GE800 firmware build is Archer GE800(US)_V1.6_1.1.5 Build 20240919, which is about a month older than the BE805 1.1.0 Build 20241025, which is pre-release Beta firmware that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh

Perhaps if you complain to TP-Link about the GE800 not supporting 6Ghz Easymesh, like they other guy complaining about his BE805, they may send you a beta firmware. Also mention you want to mesh with two Aginet HB810s. Maybe they have a solution for that too.

 

[VocsOng]

Congratulations on getting the EasyMesh working with the HB810s as satellites. The HB710 and BE230 work well for me too. EasyMesh satellites do not broadcast the IoT or Guest networks (5Ghz or 2.4Ghz). Only the main router does.

Currently the only TP-Link router that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh is the Archer BE805. The GE800 does not appear to from the firmware update log so it might be a wait.

Refer to this thread -> Easymesh 6Ghz band not broadcast

Also refer to the announcement of pre-release Easymesh 6Ghz firmware for the BE-805 -> 6Ghz Easymesh support for BE805

The latest GE800 firmware build is Archer GE800(US)_V1.6_1.1.5 Build 20240919, which is about a month older than the BE805 1.1.0 Build 20241025, which is pre-release Beta firmware that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh

Perhaps if you complain to TP-Link about the GE800 not supporting 6Ghz Easymesh, like they other guy complaining about his BE805, they may send you a beta firmware. Also mention you want to mesh with two Aginet HB810s. Maybe they have a solution for that too.

interesting thanks for the info

i do think the firmware issue is on the hb810 not on the ge800 though..
which we might not have much control over..
might be both? not that sure.. but no harm trying to submit a support ticket to tp link.. will try..

 

[tsammyc]

Hmmm... Interesting... TP-Link is now updating some Deco mesh routers to support Easymesh. It works both ways. With the new Deco firmware, Deco can support an Easymesh satellite and an Easymesh network can support a Deco!

Refer here for the thread -> How to add an Easymesh device to your Deco network

 

[xiaofan]

Hmmm... Interesting... TP-Link is now updating some Deco mesh routers to support Easymesh. It works both ways. With the new Deco firmware, Deco can support an Easymesh satellite and an Easymesh network can support a Deco!

Refer here for the thread -> How to add an Easymesh device to your Deco network

Really nice update. Thanks.

 

[xiaofan]

Congratulations on getting the EasyMesh working with the HB810s as satellites. The HB710 and BE230 work well for me too. EasyMesh satellites do not broadcast the IoT or Guest networks (5Ghz or 2.4Ghz). Only the main router does.

Currently the only TP-Link router that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh is the Archer BE805. The GE800 does not appear to from the firmware update log so it might be a wait.

Refer to this thread -> Easymesh 6Ghz band not broadcast

Also refer to the announcement of pre-release Easymesh 6Ghz firmware for the BE-805 -> 6Ghz Easymesh support for BE805

The latest GE800 firmware build is Archer GE800(US)_V1.6_1.1.5 Build 20240919, which is about a month older than the BE805 1.1.0 Build 20241025, which is pre-release Beta firmware that supports 6Ghz EasyMesh

Perhaps if you complain to TP-Link about the GE800 not supporting 6Ghz Easymesh, like they other guy complaining about his BE805, they may send you a beta firmware. Also mention you want to mesh with two Aginet HB810s. Maybe they have a solution for that too.

FYI, I could not get 6GHz Easymesh wireless backhaul to work with Archer BE805 + HB710, only 5GHz wireless backhaul.

Not so sure who has two Archer BE805 units to carry out the test.

@jasonho would like to get MLO as wireless backhaul, but unfortunately I do not think any TP-Link EasyMesh router supports it yet.

@kimsix wants to know whether EHT240 can work with the 5GHz wireless backhaul. Not so sure who has two HB810, or two EB810v, or two Deco BE85 to test out.

 

[xiaofan]

hb810 users, do you have a screen which shows memory utilisation? Is it showing 20% or 40%? Asking whether this model firmware addressing the full 2GB unlike eb810v

BE85 is 2GB actually, same IPQ9570 board

https://www.hkepc.com/22223/雙_10GbEBE22000_三頻_TP-Link_Deco_BE85_Mesh_Router_實測

Hopefully the users of HB810 here can check. Thanks.

EB810v may have 2GB RAM in HW, but the FW seems to lock it to 1GB RAM.

Users of Archer BE800 and Deco BE85, please check as well. They may have 2GB RAM but need to check if the FW locks the RAM to 1GB or not.

 

[Singrish]

I recall some ISP provided routers had SFP+ port but its disabled. Not that I’m keen to use one.

On the other hand, i see HB810 has a SFP+ port with a bracket drawn linking it to the 10 gbps WAN/LAN port. Not sure what the bracket means but I assume by default the 10 gbps WAN/LAN port works?

 

[xiaofan]

I recall some ISP provided routers had SFP+ port but its disabled. Not that I’m keen to use one.

On the other hand, i see HB810 has a SFP+ port with a bracket drawn linking it to the 10 gbps WAN/LAN port. Not sure what the bracket means but I assume by default the 10 gbps WAN/LAN port works?

No idea about your first sentence -- I do not know of any such case.

TP-Link HB810
https://www.tp-link.com/sg/service-provider/wifi-router/hb810/#specifications

1) 1× 10GE/SFP+ Combo WAN/LAN port --> it is a combo port, which means you can use either the 10G SFP+ port or the 10G RJ45 port as WAN port, but not both.

Usually you connect this to the ISP's ONT which uses RJ45. In this case the 10G SFP+ port becomes useless.

The 10G SFP+ port is useful for some power users who may want to use EB810 as an AP behind their own main router (eg: mini PC running pfSense) or 10G switch with SFP+ ports.

Main router with SFP+ port --> DAC cable --> EB810v 10G SFP+ WAN port (in AP mode).
Main router --> 10G switch with SFP+ port --> DAC cable --> EB810v 10G SFP+ WAN port (in AP mode).

2) 1× 10GE LAN port --> this is to connect to your 10G wired device.

 

[hainornaunad]

Hi, not sure if this is the right place but need to check if TP-link HB810 can work with TP-link TL-ST1008F V2.0 switch from China?

It's an unmanaged plug and play switch. Do I need to configure some router settings?

I have tried to connect using 10G sfp+ module from port 1 of the switch into the 10G LAN port of the HB810.

There is green blinking light present on the switch, but when I tried connecting port 2 from the switch into my desktop PC, I can't get internet access even though it shows blinking green light from port 2 as well.

Using CAT 7 cables for both ports and on Simba 10gbps BB plan.
Thanks.

 

[xiaofan]

Hi, not sure if this is the right place but need to check if TP-link HB810 can work with TP-link TL-ST1008F V2.0 switch from China?

It's an unmanaged plug and play switch. Do I need to configure some router settings?

I have tried to connect using 10G sfp+ module from port 1 of the switch into the 10G LAN port of the HB810.

There is green blinking light present on the switch, but when I tried connecting port 2 from the switch into my desktop PC, I can't get internet access even though it shows blinking green light from port 2 as well.

Using CAT 7 cables for both ports and on Simba 10gbps BB plan.
Thanks.

I don't think there is anything you can do on the router side.

Changing another SFP+ to RJ45 module and try?

 

[guangzong]

https://www.singtel.com/personal/su...d-latest-firmware/TP-LINK-HB810-WIFI-7-Router

There seem to be a new firmware released, but no changelog.

 

[tyming]

I just got this routers with Singtel 10GBPS. I now seems to be unable to connect my printer via AirPrint - cannot find. I have HP Office Jet Pro 9010. I used to be able to connect via my old setup netgear Orbi.

I have tried to keep my iphone and printer on same network and even try to separate the band by using both 5ghz also cannot work.

Strangely, i can connect via WIFI between PC and Printer..... Only issue is Airprint for my Apple products

Can anyone help?