Please note that the Tenda MW3's encryption is not actually WPA2-PSK, but WPA/WPA2-TKIP, which was deprecated years ago as obsolete. You should expect your network to be hacked. Also, the MW3's call out to Internet sites in China several times a minute, but apparently work normally if you block their access with your firewall, so it doesn't seem to be a needed function. Tenda has been promising a firmware update to change this behavior for over a year.
It might have been a good idea to turn off the upstairs repeater before you tried to install the Nova in the upstairs bedroom. This is because the repeater could interfere with, and block the signal from, the Nova. I wonder if you've tried that to see if it helps?
I just installed it, very easy to install, I did not however changed the username and password will probably do it another time but the speed increased dramatically, it negates however my wifi extension. LOL
thanks for the review! i have been having second thoughts on buying the Tenda Nova MW3. now i can buy it with confidence! badly need a good connection for streaming
Hello, just asking if I can switch different network on the mesh? We do have 2 ISP and PLDT is currently connected to it but we wanna switch it to our 2nd ISP. is there any tutorial for it?
You should place your remote node closer to the Primary Node. The one in your sister's room should be placed outside of the room closer to the Primary Node. The same for the upstairs node. You should place it near the staircase, downstairs, closer to the primary node. Give it a try.
So running a test on original WiFi speed (i pay for 50mbps) I’m getting about 58 on reg router with weak signal through the house. I purchased the mw3 and set them up. WiFi coverage over whole house is amazing but best speed test is 25mbps. Any idea what’s going on?
If you disable DHCP on your main router, then yes. Once setup, all your devices will recognise the new (old) SSD. If you're having both router AND nodes dish out wifi, best to keep seperate.
now put your router in your room and connect that to the node. Great video its what most of us would be doing. you should get another node or two and put in adjacent rooms
hi, since the wifi can support up to 300mbps, my internet plan is 300mbps. If my first node is physically connected to the internet, will my speed limited by 100mbps due to the ethernet port? I know for outgoing will be limited by 100mbps, but not sure about incmoing.
Hi, How is the long term performance when multiple devices are connected? Did your signal ever drops or disconnects? I bought the cheapest mesh, the halo s3. Speed test is fine but after a while signal is dead. S3 choks when multiple devices are connected. I constantly have to restart the system to get internet back.
Sir i have a question. I hve the same from pldt. It says on the box that it is a dual band 2.4 and 5G. But i can't find how to use the 5G band. With the wizard setup it only use 2.4G band. Can you help pls
You can set a static ip by yourself through your wifi phone settings, but you have to act differently if you want a static ip for your devices at home in order to use them while you're not at home
If you had a modem-router combo but you switched off the wifi and you're using only tenda mesh itself, the auto detection for the internet setting is usually dhcp. Should it be dhcp or bridge mode?
If you’re playing PC or console games that need a good amount of speed I would suggest a router, it might still work tho. But this mesh system works fine with mobile gaming
I hope someone here can help me with this. I have four MW3 mesh3F nodes and one mesh3 node, which I believe is a MW6? My question is which node is best to use as the main one connected to the router. One of the mesh3F or the mesh3? Or doesn't it make a difference.
Does not work. I downloaded the app, plugged the white box into the power and then to the router via the ethernet cable, but on wifi settings on phone (shown here at 6:12) nothing new comes up for me to select.
Just ran accross your video. Have to admit, very theorough and well done. I'm assuming you are still using the Tenda mesh one ? How is the performance / disconnects now that some time has passed ? Good job btw again :-)
Very nice, I got 30 Mbps and I use the same TP Link repeater for a while so I'm buying this setup, I now it's a new one but for the price I can get any better
Hi! excellent review! I have a question, is there an easy way of connecting a PC with an ethernet wire to the LAN port of a secondary node device? thanks!
thanks for your video. I have Tenda Mw3, and can connect from lenovo thinkpad, iphone, with normal speed download as from ISP. But somehow when I connect from macbook, my download speed is only 25% from normal speed. When I connect my macbook directly to my previous wifi router (not tenda mw3), it is normal as from ISP. Have you experienced with this condition? Please share.. Thank you
im going to buy this home mesh wifi system. Hope its going good for everyone who has it. I wish I could get some feedback from you guys. Is the range good ? does the ping and connection is stable
sadly I got this one but i have a netgear night hawk router that has lan in but not out i guess only way to use this is to buy a router with wan lan out but uses a sim card no land line?
Nice review! I have a similar question to Caayotee's (2 months ago): My cable modem-router is on one end of the house. Hard wired to it, about 20 feet is my Airport Extreme. About 12 feet upstairs is my Aiport Express connected wirelessly. Could I connect the Main Node to my hardwired Airport Extreme & then use the Tenda App to find good locations for the other 2 Tenda Nodes? And also continue to une the Airport Express elsewhere? As follows: Existing Airport Extreme -> Main Tenda Node -> 2nd Tenda Node -> #rd Tenda Node -> Airport Express (wireless). Thanks in advance!
Very satisfied with 1+1 Novas to cover all my 2-level home. How do I change the WIFI network NAME .from "planta baja" (which a technician 'selected') to NOVA Home.?
Beautiful review. Mesh Wireless Systems are indeed the future. I'm amazed, going to order the same as the one you got. Do you recommend me after you have tested them for a while now.
I really wanted to get this. But opted for the pricier Asus zenwifi CT8 due to the fact that each device has 3 Lan and 1 wan connection, as well as each device having the ability to act as a stand alone router. More importantly, powerful software support.
Great review, mate. I have a question. Let's say, I don't want to dispose off my trusty old router. I just want to increase its range. So would it be possible to connect one of the tenda mesh routers to my old router, and then connect the rest of the tenda mesh routers to the primary tenda router? So it'll be like this : My old router -> 1 Tenda (Primary mesh) -> 2 Tenda (secondary mesh) -> 3 Tenda (tertiary mesh) Is this possible? :)
Nice review! I have a similar question to Caayotee's: My cable modem-router is on one end of the house. Hard wired to it, about 20 feet is my Airport Extreme. About 12 feet upstairs is my Aiport Express connected wirelessly. Could I connect the Main Node to my hardwired Airport Extreme & then use the Tenda App to find good locations for the other 2 Tenda Nodes? And also continue to une the Airport Express elsewhere? As follows: Existing Airport Extreme -> Main Tenda Node -> 2nd Tenda Node -> #rd Tenda Node -> Airport Express (wireless). Thanks in advance!
Can you check lan speed test, like from an Ethernet connected laptop/PC with ssd to a node and transfer speed to a wifi device like tablet/laptop on the same node and speed when near node #2, this way we can understand maximum speed that’s doable by the mesh router
Please help! I set everything perfect but I get 500mbps down on ethernet, 180mbps on wifi router... But MAXIMUM 10mbps down on Tenda mw3 even if Im right next to it. Any suggestions?? I updated firmware, restarted modem, etc etc
Hello sir Broll gusto ko lang sana itanong ito bago ako bibili. Currently using PLDT HOME Fibr 30mbps (router) at gusto ko din sana yung kagaya nung sayo na meron 3 packs of tenda nova. Paano connection neto kung gumagamit ka din ng pc? Ganito po ba dapat ang pag connect PLDT Router > Tenda Nova > Ethernet Cable > System Unit? As far as I know hindi po open lahat ports ng PLDT Home Fibr at kung may alam kayo kung paano ito mabubuksan please do reply here sir. Newly subscriber here. TY
LAN connection maximum speed (input) is only 100 mbps. Then what is the point in having higher MBPS wifi output. Its not a booster. So output wifi is always going to be same as input through LAN that is maximum 100 mbps.
Anyone experience a random disconnection of the mesh wifi from your main isp router? I'm having this problem almost once everyday. Mesh wifi needed to reboot in order for it to connect to the isp router again. Thanks.
Boss pacensya na question lang bakit po sa video nyo di nyo kinabit yung tatlong mesh 1 isa lang ginamit mo which is node 1 diba dapat pinakita mo na nakakabit yung tatlo? para makita talaga yung difference?
nice review sir marvin wow! affordable price for 3pcs of TENDA MW3 MESH WIFI .. sayang kakabili ko lang nitong April yung TP-Link Deco M5 Whole Home Mesh. XD
This dude deserves more subscribers. What a full plate quality review. Just keep doing what you're doing and expect full support. Cheers.
Please note that the Tenda MW3's encryption is not actually WPA2-PSK, but WPA/WPA2-TKIP, which was deprecated years ago as obsolete. You should expect your network to be hacked. Also, the MW3's call out to Internet sites in China several times a minute, but apparently work normally if you block their access with your firewall, so it doesn't seem to be a needed function. Tenda has been promising a firmware update to change this behavior for over a year.
It might have been a good idea to turn off the upstairs repeater before you tried to install the Nova in the upstairs bedroom. This is because the repeater could interfere with, and block the signal from, the Nova. I wonder if you've tried that to see if it helps?
I just bought this and will ask questions later if i encounter problems but pretty much you ecplained it clearly.
I just installed it, very easy to install, I did not however changed the username and password will probably do it another time but the speed increased dramatically, it negates however my wifi extension. LOL
Is there any way to make the connection to the first cube by Wi-Fi instead of Ethernet wire? I’m looking to expand my connection for Starlink service.
thanks for the review! i have been having second thoughts on buying the Tenda Nova MW3. now i can buy it with confidence! badly need a good connection for streaming
Wifi 5 or wifi 6?
What was the result of your purchase....????if you went that route....
Hello, just asking if I can switch different network on the mesh? We do have 2 ISP and PLDT is currently connected to it but we wanna switch it to our 2nd ISP. is there any tutorial for it?
Is there a way to get all three connected to your modem/router wirelessly... instead of 1 plugging into it?
Power line adapter
You should place your remote node closer to the Primary Node. The one in your sister's room should be placed outside of the room closer to the Primary Node. The same for the upstairs node. You should place it near the staircase, downstairs, closer to the primary node. Give it a try.
Would you suggest this for a thin yet 5 storey house? It has been our problem eversince tso we need to find a way to cover wifi for our tall house
Very informative set-up. Bibili na ako nito. Salamat!
I just have one question about this setup. Can it be used as a main router? And connect 2nd node via lan? Thank you.
Did you try putting the 3rd node inside your room and get your speed test?
do you have a Modem befor the first router if so you can do away with the first router! maybe you can connect an ethernet between two nodes lan to wan
So running a test on original WiFi speed (i pay for 50mbps) I’m getting about 58 on reg router with weak signal through the house. I purchased the mw3 and set them up. WiFi coverage over whole house is amazing but best speed test is 25mbps. Any idea what’s going on?
Whether SSID of the Mesh can be the same as the main router ?
If you disable DHCP on your main router, then yes. Once setup, all your devices will recognise the new (old) SSD. If you're having both router AND nodes dish out wifi, best to keep seperate.
now put your router in your room and connect that to the node. Great video its what most of us would be doing. you should get another node or two and put in adjacent rooms
hi, since the wifi can support up to 300mbps, my internet plan is 300mbps. If my first node is physically connected to the internet, will my speed limited by 100mbps due to the ethernet port? I know for outgoing will be limited by 100mbps, but not sure about incmoing.
By default ba the mesh would connect to 2.4ghz ssid of the router? How can I connect this to the 5g ssid?
Hi, How is the long term performance when multiple devices are connected? Did your signal ever drops or disconnects? I bought the cheapest mesh, the halo s3. Speed test is fine but after a while signal is dead. S3 choks when multiple devices are connected. I constantly have to restart the system to get internet back.
Sir i have a question. I hve the same from pldt. It says on the box that it is a dual band 2.4 and 5G. But i can't find how to use the 5G band. With the wizard setup it only use 2.4G band. Can you help pls
My friend. How do i set a static ip to my devices through the Nova MW3. Or how do i access the Lan settings.
You can set a static ip by yourself through your wifi phone settings, but you have to act differently if you want a static ip for your devices at home in order to use them while you're not at home
Pro Tip : Clean the WiFi Repeaters and other surfaces you are going to video before shooting the video. Other than that great video.
If you had a modem-router combo but you switched off the wifi and you're using only tenda mesh itself, the auto detection for the internet setting is usually dhcp. Should it be dhcp or bridge mode?
How many router do you have in connection the mesh
Hi, how does the Mesh System handle gaming? does it keep consistent ping
If you’re playing PC or console games that need a good amount of speed I would suggest a router, it might still work tho. But this mesh system works fine with mobile gaming
I hope someone here can help me with this. I have four MW3 mesh3F nodes and one mesh3 node, which I believe is a MW6?
My question is which node is best to use as the main one connected to the router. One of the mesh3F or the mesh3? Or doesn't it make a difference.
There are two ethernet ports on node1. What's the other port for? can I connect a wired NAS to it?
I have tenda ac10 and tenda nova mw3, can I do these four mesh networks?
Hi, can I set the wifi name to be the same with my current wifi at home? Will they become roaming to each other?
Does that tenda mesh have a 5ghz wifi support?
Does not work. I downloaded the app, plugged the white box into the power and then to the router via the ethernet cable, but on wifi settings on phone (shown here at 6:12) nothing new comes up for me to select.
Just ran accross your video. Have to admit, very theorough and well done. I'm assuming you are still using the Tenda mesh one ? How is the performance / disconnects now that some time has passed ? Good job btw again :-)
Very nice, I got 30 Mbps and I use the same TP Link repeater for a while so I'm buying this setup, I now it's a new one but for the price I can get any better
Hi! excellent review! I have a question, is there an easy way of connecting a PC with an ethernet wire to the LAN port of a secondary node device? thanks!
thanks for your video.
I have Tenda Mw3, and can connect from lenovo thinkpad, iphone, with normal speed download as from ISP.
But somehow when I connect from macbook, my download speed is only 25% from normal speed.
When I connect my macbook directly to my previous wifi router (not tenda mw3), it is normal as from ISP.
Have you experienced with this condition?
Please share..
Thank you
Does it use the same SSID for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands?
im going to buy this home mesh wifi system. Hope its going good for everyone who has it. I wish I could get some feedback from you guys. Is the range good ? does the ping and connection is stable
does the primary node need to be by the router or can I place it in another room with a super long ethernet?
You can place where ever you like as long as the primary node is wired to your router. All other nodes then daisy chain to your primary node via wifi.
@@alprobert thanks got it hooked up now
Very thorough, thank you so much for this video, much appreciated.
would these kind of work with extensions leads thanks
Very well explained and done. Thank you.
Which mesh wifi would you recommend currently.
Also this tenda mesh any issue in long term use.
Thank you
Thank you for the Tutorial 🙏🏾
What to do if my second node has red light. I cannot manually connect to the internet
i have a 200 Mbps fiber connection. Will this go over 100 Mbps or not?
sadly I got this one but i have a netgear night hawk router that has lan in but not out i guess only way to use this is to buy a router with wan lan out but uses a sim card no land line?
Thanks. How can I configure Nova WiFi in Windows 10?
Mine goes to 2.4ghz...but it has 5ghz capabilities.....is there a way to disable that and have it only use 5ghz?
Nice review!
I have a similar question to Caayotee's (2 months ago): My cable modem-router is on one end of the house. Hard wired to it, about 20 feet is my Airport Extreme. About 12 feet upstairs is my Aiport Express connected wirelessly.
Could I connect the Main Node to my hardwired Airport Extreme & then use the Tenda App to find good locations for the other 2 Tenda Nodes? And also continue to une the Airport Express elsewhere? As follows:
Existing Airport Extreme -> Main Tenda Node -> 2nd Tenda Node -> #rd Tenda Node -> Airport Express (wireless).
Thanks in advance!
may bandwidth controll din po ba ito per connected device?
Very satisfied with 1+1 Novas to cover all my 2-level home. How do I change the WIFI network NAME .from "planta baja" (which a technician 'selected') to NOVA Home.?
Beautiful review. Mesh Wireless Systems are indeed the future. I'm amazed, going to order the same as the one you got. Do you recommend me after you have tested them for a while now.
Need ho ba e connect Ng cable Bawat Nova o Yung primary nova lang?
What is the max speed you can get with this? Just ordered mine and max speed is 90mbps. My internet is up to 150mpbs.
Excellent explanation, thank you. Worked first time.
Good review ... made me buy one too :) I had an easy time setting up the product due to this clear explanation video. Keep up the great work!
Can you have more than 3 nodes?
Hi po, need po ba yung set of 3 dapat or pwede maski yung isa lang po
same question po
Sir noob question po, if yung node na 2nd or 3rd pwede po ba iconnect via lan sa pc
edit:yung malayo po sa main router
dapat puede, that's how it works with other brands. I use tplink deco and I connect my gaming PC directly to the mesh router.
Can I use other cable to connect to mesh WiFi device , I lost the original one
How to connect the lab cable to the Tenda device
How can I change the wi-fi Channel on this device?
I have this item but unfortunately it is not working through the new network provider even after being reset !
Hi, does anyone know how to change the WiFi encryption protocol to WPA2-PSK on the MW3? my iPhone keeps telling me the network has weak security :(
I really wanted to get this. But opted for the pricier Asus zenwifi CT8 due to the fact that each device has 3 Lan and 1 wan connection, as well as each device having the ability to act as a stand alone router. More importantly, powerful software support.
Great review, mate. I have a question. Let's say, I don't want to dispose off my trusty old router. I just want to increase its range. So would it be possible to connect one of the tenda mesh routers to my old router, and then connect the rest of the tenda mesh routers to the primary tenda router? So it'll be like this :
My old router -> 1 Tenda (Primary mesh) -> 2 Tenda (secondary mesh) -> 3 Tenda (tertiary mesh)
Is this possible? :)
That's exactly how it works. Mine is connected to our main router
@@TechBroll Awesome! Thank you so much! ☺️
Nice review!
I have a similar question to Caayotee's: My cable modem-router is on one end of the house. Hard wired to it, about 20 feet is my Airport Extreme. About 12 feet upstairs is my Aiport Express connected wirelessly.
Could I connect the Main Node to my hardwired Airport Extreme & then use the Tenda App to find good locations for the other 2 Tenda Nodes? And also continue to une the Airport Express elsewhere? As follows:
Existing Airport Extreme -> Main Tenda Node -> 2nd Tenda Node -> #rd Tenda Node -> Airport Express (wireless).
Thanks in advance!
Is there a way I can merge my current WiFi with my Tenda Mesh WiFi? Otherwise I end up with two different WiFis which is quite annoying.
Turn off the wifi on the main router keep the mesh wifi on
pano po if dalawang package ang binili meaning 6 nodes lahat... have u tried to setup 6 nodes? and did it worked?
Sir tanong ko lang. Pati ba yung 5Ghz signal maeextend din automatically sa mesh setup?
Im also wondering how about the 5G band since it is dual band. So far i can only see the 2.4G follow the setup wizard. I cant see option for 5G
Great video
This video is really helpful. I'm planning to buy one. Question: Do you know if it supports 2.4/5 GhZ dual channel?
Yes it does. It even supports Wireless Wifi 5 technology, a and ac which operates on the 5Ghz Channels.
Karim Thanks for the reply
thanks for the review. very useful. i am now more inclined to buy this product.
Thanks man😁
Hi, when I connect my Tender mesh to my modem, connection is excellent , but indicate no internet, what happen? Other router doesn't has such issue .
What is your home walls made of? Bricks? Plywood?
Most are made of concrete and plywood
Is a VPN needed with this mesh system?
What is best Internet setting DHCP or Bridge
Just what I was looking for, nice review
how much bandwidth can it support?
Can you check lan speed test, like from an Ethernet connected laptop/PC with ssd to a node and transfer speed to a wifi device like tablet/laptop on the same node and speed when near node #2, this way we can understand maximum speed that’s doable by the mesh router
can we used LAN cable if the signal is weak due to distance
Yes, every nodes has a lan port that you can use normally
The pldt give us for free ...two tenda repeater..thanks for the reviews..
Need po ba iwan yung isang mesh na nakakabit sa modem?
my brother gave me his used one. even I click on Reset button. the wifi name doesn't pop up.
Please help! I set everything perfect but I get 500mbps down on ethernet, 180mbps on wifi router... But MAXIMUM 10mbps down on Tenda mw3 even if Im right next to it. Any suggestions?? I updated firmware, restarted modem, etc etc
Was this resolved? Thanks for posting this
So once na rename na yung SSID ng isang mesh as "node1" lahat na yon ay node1?
Hello sir Broll gusto ko lang sana itanong ito bago ako bibili.
Currently using PLDT HOME Fibr 30mbps (router) at gusto ko din sana yung kagaya nung sayo na meron 3 packs of tenda nova. Paano connection neto kung gumagamit ka din ng pc?
Ganito po ba dapat ang pag connect
PLDT Router > Tenda Nova > Ethernet Cable > System Unit?
As far as I know hindi po open lahat ports ng PLDT Home Fibr at kung may alam kayo kung paano ito mabubuksan please do reply here sir. Newly subscriber here. TY
is there a way to force to 5ghz? turn off 2.4ghz?
No.
This is a good video, good explanation and setup. Did you still using the Tenda MW3 till now? Or have you changed?
Compatible ba to sa Tenda MWF6
LAN connection maximum speed (input) is only 100 mbps. Then what is the point in having higher MBPS wifi output. Its not a booster. So output wifi is always going to be same as input through LAN that is maximum 100 mbps.
sir pwede po isa lang bilin or need ang all 3
Do we need to disable the wifi signal from the router/modem?
You don't but I disabled mine anyways since I won't be needing it anymore
How to disable po?
Anyone experience a random disconnection of the mesh wifi from your main isp router? I'm having this problem almost once everyday. Mesh wifi needed to reboot in order for it to connect to the isp router again. Thanks.
Boss pacensya na question lang bakit po sa video nyo di nyo kinabit yung tatlong mesh 1 isa lang ginamit mo which is node 1 diba dapat pinakita mo na nakakabit yung tatlo? para makita talaga yung difference?
Does it have PPPoE function?
I connected to to my modem with a lan cable,but when i checked the speed i am only getting half.5g i am unable to connect.anybody have any idea?
hello po nakasabi saakin na broadband line exception and internet connection failure sa tenda wifi
Pano po yung 6 na mesh pwde kaya? Sa isang building kasi ilalagay
nice review sir marvin wow! affordable price for 3pcs of TENDA MW3 MESH WIFI ..
sayang kakabili ko lang nitong April yung TP-Link Deco M5 Whole Home Mesh. XD
Thank you sir jim sa support, ok na yan hehe at least may Mesh system ka na din :)