Thanks David64 and kate_, It’s great news that tpg offers data only plan that does not need vlan tagging. I just upgraded my NBN 100 to Superfast plan today but I am not sure if it’s a data only or not. I will call service support tomorrow to check this out. I have another question for my Tenda mesh 3 tho. The spec says its Ethernet port is 10/100M. If I connect a cable from the NBN NTD to it, I assume I can only get up to 100M for Wi-Fi connection from it? But the spec says it can support 300m for 2.4g and 867m for 5g. I am confused. Maybe I messed up some internet transmission concept. Do I need to buy a new mesh system to utilize the 250M speed of the new plan? It would be greatly appreciated if someone can help me get my head around of this. Thanks ... View more

Figured out why this connection does not work.   I need VLAN support which tenda 3 mesh does not have.  If I want to connect my mesh system directly to the NBN NTD, I would either switch to another ISP that does not require VLAN tagging or purchase mesh system that supports VLAN tagging. ... View more

Hi folks,   Bring this thread up again.  I have tpg modem + Archer VR1600v + tenda 3 mesh system. I setup vr1600 connection type as pppoe and disabled wifi on it and rely on the wifi on the mesh.  The cable from the medem connects to the vr1600 WAN and a cable from the vr1600 port connects to mesh unit WAN.  It has been working well.   With the medem + vr1600 and a unit of the mesh system together, the cables look very messy.     So I wonder if I can get rid of the VR1600 and connect the mesh to the NBNB modem directly.  with cabling this way I tried to setup one of the nova units as pppoe connection in the mobile app but failed to connect to the internet.   Could anyone shed me some light if this setup is feasible?  I personally think there is no point to keep VR1600 as it just used to connect to the medem while tenda can do it too.    But I might have missed something significantly.  Any input is welcome.     My TPG NBN connection type is HFC.   Thanks a lot! ... View more

Hi Will, I ended up with Access Point solution with a cable connected to TP-LINK.   ... View more

Hi Will, I can't get internet when I connected to Asus (as second router in the home network).  I have internet access when I connected to TP-LINK. Thanks. ... View more

Thanks BasilDV, I probably messed up the concepts bridge and WDS.  I read the article about how to bridge TP-link 1600 and did so (https://community.tpg.com.au/t5/Modems-and-Devices/How-to-turn-on-bridge-mode-on-the-TP-Link-1600v/m-p/5718#M398).  I thought if I config WDS in DSL-N55U C1 then the two devices would work via the wifi bridge like this: TP-link 1600 (bridged) -> wireless bridging -> DSL-N55U C1 (in WDS mode). I configured WDS in Asus and could see TP-link as an access point.  But I can't get internet.  Probably because I thought bridging a device means put it in WDS mode. As the example you gave it seems they are different things.  Now with the two devices if I don't consider AP solution then I will have to give up. Thanks a lot. ... View more

Thanks BasilDV,   It seems access point mode will need cable conection between the TP-link and DSL-N55U.  So this maybe the last option I will go.   For bridge mode I looked at an artice from Asus support which points out that WDS needs to be configured in both routers.  See the link below.  I suppose this should apply to routers with different brands as well?   https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/114612/   Would you shed some light on how to do with the two devices in bridge mode please.   Thanks. ... View more

Thanks Will, You are right.  DSL-N55U C1 does not support VLAN where I can't see 802.1q settings in the UI. For access point solution it seems I will have to connect a cable between this modem and TP-link V1600 which I don't prefer. What I am after is to utilize WDS (bridge mode).  I did see an article about how to set bridge mode for TP-link v1600 as below.  I am not sure if those steps in this article only apply to DSL connection or it works for the WAN port as well (the cable is connected into tp-link v1600's WAN port from the NBN modem), please confirm.  I knew I can set up bridge mode in the DSL-N55U C1.  I suppose if both deives in hands can be bridged then this will be a good solution for me. https://community.tpg.com.au/t5/Modems-and-Devices/How-to-turn-on-bridge-mode-on-the-TP-Link-1600v/m-p/5718#M398 Thanks. ... View more

Thanks for the quick response.  I went to Asus website and found below for this device (my one is actually DSL-N55U C1): The DSL-N55U has two WAN (Wide Area Network) ports, allowing it to be used as a standalone router when not operating as a ADSL modem router. You can choose which mode suits your needs at any time, reducing cost and clutter by not having to buy separate power-consuming devices. Whether for a basic home setup or a full wireless network, this dual-WAN design gives you total flexibility. Correct me if I am wrong, if I config this device as Ethernet WAN, it should work? https://www.asus.com/au/Networking/DSLN55U_C1/?SearchKey=n55u/ Thanks. ... View more