D-Link Taipan AC3200 DSL-4320L
MPN: DSL4320L56 reviews
It works, but – Drops out and have to reboot to get it to work. Next time I purchase something like this, I'll check out firmware updates. Still being sold today, nothing since 2018. UI on the router website is terrible, can't send logs anywhere or do anything reasonable with it. WiFi coverage is really bad as well, my Bluetooth headphones have more range. I had a Netgear router before this that died due to lighting...I miss that router. Show details
Very poor router and very poor service from D-Link – Only used it for 6 months before having to replace it. Poor performance on all tests provided by NBN service provider. Low transfer rates and dropouts. Replaced with another router and everything improved markedly. Centre Com Richmond wouldn't refund or replace unless D-Link agreed and D-Link just kept sending us troubleshooting ideas (all of… Read more
which we had already told them didn't work). So, no refund, no replacement and a very poor router. We bought another router which was so much better we can't believe it took us 6 months to work it out. That was 6 months of dropping out of important work meetings and internet classes (that my wife was running!). My advice is to not put your faith in this router, or D-Link.
hoping my D-Link would be the exception and not the same as others – i was hoping that with every product you get good and bad and that mine would be the good unfortunately i am in the same boat as others on here and drop outs are the biggest pain by far and when you have to reconnect printers or other things each time its just well painful so would i recommend this product . . . . . i am going to have to say no unless D-Link can fix it with a software update then maybe try something else. Show details
In-depth reviews
A great bit of gear if you take the time to read about it!!! – This router has been fantastic with my NBN FTTC connection. Initially I boxed it back up and continued to use the one that my ISP provided me as I couldn't configure it. One day I hit the chat sites and gave it another go. That was the best decision I could make. My average speed has been over 95 Mbps for the last 2 years using this router and I… Read more
love it. It has dropped out a handful of times in that time and on most occasions it was an ISP outage. On a couple of occasions where it wasn't a network dropout a simple reboot of the NBN box got it running straight away. We live in a double storey brick house, sometimes have 14 WiFi connections going at once, a number streaming HD Netflix, Amazon Prime and Foxtel. We don't get lag on any of them and get connection in every part of the house. My niece lives 150 metres across the road and can connect to my WiFi from her balcony. I've left the house in the morning and my phone sometimes stays connected to the WiFi for 250+ metres! Connectivity is outstanding.
I would rate it: Connectivity 5/5 Performance speed 5/5 Wi Fi performance 5/5 Setup ease 2/5 (once done though, it's set and forget) Looks 5/5 - I would give more if I could, it looks like something from Star Trek. Definitely a WOW factor here.
I paid $240.00 second hand on eBay so I rate it highly for value at that price. I would not change this router for anything and would encourage perseverance. It has definitely been worth it for me.
An expensive problem – I've had this modem-router for a while now and while it's impressive that I was able to get my unit replaced years after, when I found that the hardware has failed and kept disconnecting my internet connection, it still has problems and D-Link's after sales support is so poor, it's beginning to look like a joke. My modem-router has not seen a… Read more
firmware update since 2018 or something.
The router still drops off the NBN regularly, albeit not as bad as the unit that got replaced. This prompts me to restart the whole thing.
2.4 GHz WiFi is unreliable - it somehow just stops working out of the blue and I have to change wifi channel to get my smart devices to hook up to 2.4 GHz again.
This is a very high maintenance router. While the sync speeds are great, it's to the cost of reliability. Expect games to get disconnected once in a while and better get used to the router's UI cause you'll be visiting it A LOT.
I've given up on D-Link and would probably get this unit exchanged with an ASUS modem-router which people are saying stays connected for days, maybe weeks without needing a restart.
Given the price, this is a massive disappointment.
Works good. Great for multiple devices – After we finally got the NBN, I bought this router on eBay after reading the reviews and hearing about how great they are. Yes, it works great when its connected, but it would drop out from time to time and the speed seemed to drop off over time too. We do have 15 devices connected and I thought that maybe that was the problem. After… Read more
disconnecting about half of them, the problem still remained.
I was always having to reset the router when speeds would drop, but when it reconnected, it worked fine again.
We recently had some upgrade work done on our local Node which is only 300mtrs away and it seems to have fixed the problem for now. Speeds at the moment are always consistent any time of the day and we don't seem to have that problem anymore. I have have now reconnected all the other devices and all is good again Hopefully it was the upgrade that fixed it and not some intermediate problem the router has.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with it.
Positive reviews
Great modem/router even though it took some time to connect the DSL 4320L to TPG NBN FTTP – I am with TPG NBN and my connection type is FTTP. In the NBN white box (from previous house owner) the ethernet cable was connected to UNI-D port 1, probably the previous owner was with a different Internet provider. After a call with TPG, they insisted that I should have connected to UNI-D port 2 (correct) and had vlan tagging enabled/id=2… Read more
(incorrect). So I came home, opened the NBN box, move the ethernet cable from UNI-D port 1 to port 2, choose Residental Gateway > DISABLE vlan tagging > PPPoE (TPG username/pass) > Dynamic IP and after 70s, I got green on WAN led indicator and got the D-Link Taipan DSL 4320L works with FTTP. ref: https://www.nbnco.com.au/content/dam/nbnco2/2018/documents/nbn-fibre-user-guide.pdf
If you try the steps above and cannot fix the issue, then please contact your internet provider support and ask for the correct UNI-D port to use. I hope this will help.
Cheers.
Awesome high speed wifi – 4 stars only cause of price , other than the price this modem router is on top for gaming and streaming . Awesome Wi-Fi range stable speeds on UFB . Simple to set up would highly recommend. Show details
Difficulty connecting but tech support solved the issue – We were unable to connect the DSL 4320L to our Telstra NBN (FTTP). After days of looking at troubleshooting guides and various forums we called the D-Link call centre. The technician was able to clearly ask questions to step by step sort out our issue. Within 25minutes the problem was solved. I know others have not been satisfied with their… Read more
support but I’m pleased to say that today, with the technician I spoke to, we had an excellent service. (And I’m delighted that I’m also getting download WIFI speeds of 94.9Mbps rather than max of 35MBps on the old Telstra Gateway).
Negative reviews
Expensive but average router with no ongoing firmware support – Router works okay but the wifi range isn't amazing like I thought it would be despite the price tag. It's not much better than the ISP router I had in here originally and given the placement of walls etc it should be better. My biggest gripe is that D-Link don't update their firmware.. it's shocking. I work in Cybersecurity and can't believe that they think it's fine to stop updating the firmware within 12 months of sale. Never again. Show details
Constantly drops DHCP connection – Purchased this router as it was the most expensive one in the store, why? because I hoped it would have the best reliability for work. The wifi range is nothing great, for the size of the thing and all its antennas you would think it would be decent but its not. However the main issue is the constant drop outs, seams like load of people are having… Read more
the same issue. it constantly drops the DHCP connection. DSL shows as connected but "Network Status" displays as disconnected and the internet doesn't work. I have to log on everyday and click renew ip address, most times this works but not always. Router hasn't seen an update since 2018, I purchased it in 2020. Have came from a relatively new TP-Link router which died. So personally would avoid these two brands.
Worst Wifi on the planet – I was so happy when I went to buy this as the spec's are impressive. However, Wifi keeps dropping out nothing is constant. 2.4 and 5 performance is all over the shop. Need to restart every day. Problem with Network DHCP server keeps failing. Doesn't connect all the time. Requires Static IP to be set on devices. Really disappointed. I wont touch an… Read more
older D-Link device again. Bought brand new in April 2020. Found it was first manufactured in 2015. Doesn't look like there are any more firmware upgrades. Its crap great doorstop. Going to throw it out.
Recent reviews
Expensive door stop – Wifi keeps dropping out. Won't transfer data at a sustained rate. The wifi needs to be restarted constantly as it will just randomly drop out. First and last time trying a d'link product! Why did I go away from the trustworthy and reliable Cisco products just to save $100... Show details
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Drops NBN, Drops WIFI, replaced once under warranty already – I have had the modem replaced once under warranty after less than a month. At the time it was dropping the connection with the NBN. The replacement drops out the both Wi-Fi bands regularly and requires a reboot every few days just to have any sort of stability. Would never recommend it nor buy another. Show details
Terrible wifi "connection" – I thought I got this at a good price for under $400, however soon after I got it and my NBN was set up, my provider told me to back up the configuration settings as, in his words, "This unit will fail spectacularly before 12 months is up." It turned out to be good advice, as it failed within the week (and I had backed up the configuration). … Read more
Unfortunately the issues did not stop there though, with many products in my house, particularly IoT devices, constantly losing connection to a point were I could not turn lights, heaters or use voice commands and my smarthome became very dumb. Persisted for a few months, but rebooting everything in your house to turn on a light becomes tiresome after a while. Replaced it with a TP-Link device for 1/3 of the price and have had no issues since.
Great - when it works – Initially I was happy with the Taipan, fast & reasonably good WiFi coverage. Lately we've been having connection issues that require the router to be restarted daily. I was going to order another Taipan as direct replacement, but when I researched the issue I discovered that many people with this router are having the same constant disconnection issue. Don't buy it, find something else. Show details
DO NOT BUY – Wish I could give this product less than 1 star. literally the worst piece of tech I have purchased. DO NOT BUY THIS! The performance is about as good as my 5 year old Linksy AC1900 which this was replacing. From the start it was expensive, time consuming and frustrating as hell. Set up was by no means simple. Even with Their "Tech Support" it… Read more
took 2 hours to set up. Trying to control the general function after that is almost impossible. Non of the Dlink Apps work to change settings- though they advertise they do. Seriously purchase something else. I am saving up to buy a competitors product and then with great joy will smash this router into tiny pieces and throw it in the garbage where it belongs.
Expensive door stopper – Absolute worst router i have ever owned. If and when* it worked, it worked great. Then the signals kept dropping. The router kept crashing at random. The wi-fi would just stop working for no reason, even though LAN was operating fine. 2.4G signal would stop working even though 5ghz was online or vice versa. This has been our most expensive router… Read more
yet that now functions as an expensive door stopper to scare the kids at night.
We replaced this turd of a router with something half the price, from a different maker and is now in wi-fi bliss. Not a single issue. Trust in a good brand, don’t go with D-link.
Buyer beware
It sudden stopped connection – The technical support was terrible, no patient and my chat was cut in 4 min. Can not believe how bad this modem is. No no no not recommended. Show details
So bad even Dlink can't support it – This is a very expensive piece of equipment, but fails to meet the hype. Now according to Dlink it is no longer even supported in MyDlink. The after sales support on this has been the worst I have ever experienced, and it demonstrates that even Dlink Tech Support have no clue about how to support the device. Save your money and go with a better… Read more
brand. Any brand would be better than this. Had to have the first one replaced after 3 months because it just wouldn't work.
Terrible Product! constant drop outs and setting issues, never connects to the internet – cannot believe how bad this modem is, i spend hours weekly on tech support to my ip, and good luck with d-lkink themselves. I spend hours googling solutions becuase my line is constantly showing 'no internet connection' and n eed to restart every device about every 2 days and re-enter all settings then it jsut drops out again. useless hunk of expensive junk. Show details
Overpriced Router - Poor Client Cap – This router is fast and works well with an good range. However, it is limited to a maximum of 28 clients. This means that it will start dropping clients when this number is reached and you will randomly lose your wifi connection over time. This is a very poor design for such an expensive router as my old D-Link DSL-2890AL from 5 years ago was able… Read more
to handle about 35 clients!
Do yourself a favour and buy a Google Wifi router, one of those units can easily handle 50+ connections with no drop outs what so ever. They are much cheaper as 3 of them (150+ clients) will cost just under what it will cost for one of these.
Poor design D-Link, why can't you upgrade your chipset to get into the modern age of smart home devices? A router needs to be able to handle more than just 30 connections or it is useless.
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More glossy packaging then reality – Easy to install and use however it doesn't have the desired capability in our house. We have the router (using adsl) sitting at one end of our approximately 40 metres or less long house. My study is at the other end. Between the router and study is a 3/4 height brick wall, a plaster board wall, the hall to our bedroom and then the study (besser… Read more
block walls). Despite the marketed capabilities of the router it could only manage 2 bars in the study. I do not wish to spend additional money wiring the router to a more central location...the whole point of buying a more capable router in the first place. Given the high price I guess I expected somewhat more. I raised this with the support team and I got a fob off. Therefore I cannot recommend this device for others who have what appears to be a slightly more complicate home structure.
Excellent product – Excellent product tried many other brands ,but the D-Link was the only one to reach the distance we need .speeds were more than adequate the desighn of the product that enables you to place it and direct it to where the signals need to go, able to operate six items at a time. Highly recommended Show details
Best modem ever – It is definitely worth the value, it has an incredibly strong connection and no dropouts at all. It has 4 different frequencies and each of them with their own personal specification. You can have 4 networks with 4 separate names. I would definitely recommend this modem to everyone, it's worth the price! Show details
You will not be disappointed – Wifi has incredible radius, meaning I can be half way down my street and still have 3 bars wifi. Our internet has been laggy or dropped out since buying the dlink taipan. I could not recommend this modem enough. It is a little pricey but it’s definitely worth the money Show details
Horrible! – I just purchased this beast, removed bigponds best modem/router because i wasn't happy with the buffering i was geting on Netflix, and i was hoping to extend the wifi distance, into my kids bedroom. but the Taipan hasn't improved anything. still getting 2-6mbps and still can't get wifi in the kids bedrooms. Show details
Massive Device! – Great coverage provided on the D-Link Taipan AC3200 DSL-4320L. Price is a bit steep though for those on a budget but it is worth it. 2 Bands of 5GHz is a bonus! WiFi coverage is amazing, able to reach the entire house (and even the granny flat) with speeds still at top notch. There's the ability to even attach a HDD to it to share content across… Read more
the house which makes it even easier to share home videos as you can connect to a TV and stream it from there!
Great wifi range & lightning speed – I’m in a 50square 2 story house and the wifi range and strength is great. No real signal loss in the far corners of the house and download speed isn’t too bad in the far areas either. Can connect multiple devices easily and manages the load well. Great modem, a bit expensive but does what it’s supposed to do... oh.. and great for gaming too!!! Show details
Nice looking? – Pretty decent WIFI coverage even crosses floors and walls, even over the street in my neighbor's house. I do not feel the improvement of speed in both channels, but fairly good when lots devices connected at same time. So I would recommend this to people who don't want to be interrupted during gaming. Show details
Great Speed – I am currently on FTTN NBN. This modem has worked well for my needs. However, my room directly upstairs will get maybe the 2nd range of wifi strength, which for the cost I expected it to be full strength. However, I can't fault the connection as I no longer get any dropouts and the speed is quite stable. Also has a wide reaching range. I game a… Read more
lot so stability and speed are quite important and this seems to perform quite well.
I can connect a lot of devices at the same time, at least 7 , and I dont get any performance/speed issues and can stream Netflix and play games without lag at the same time. Quite satisfied with this purchase.
Very Happy – This modem has worked well for us. Set up was a bit tricky but once set up we have had no trouble. Bought this after struggling with internet speed as fiance is a gamer. Definitely improved with this modem. We don't have NBN so will supposedly work even better with that. Show details
Great Modem – Purchased this modem from a low end dlink. There are 2 frequencies (2.4ghz and 5ghz). There are 2 5.2ghz hotspots to connect to. This modem is extremely stable with 20+ devices connected to it. The range of this modem is surprisingly great. It can reach to our neighbour's house as well Show details
Absolutely brilliant! – I bought this modem upgrading from my netgear and I loved it it has 1 frequency of 2.4 GHz and 2 frequencies of 5 GHz to connect to at different places in the house and this works great for me as I have a big house. Everybody in my house is a big internet user and this modem/router let's me do online gaming, youtube, netflix and facebook all at once. Show details
Reliable Workhorse – Two kids gaming online, one kid streaming 4K Netflix and one watching YouTube. All without buffering issues or hiccups. This thing is a workhorse. Love the thing! The only thing I can fault it on is it's appearance... to me it looks like a deceased cockroach lying on it's back but hey... the reliability and performance far outweighs it's looks. Show details
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