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<blockquote data-quote="Marko :)" data-source="post: 947279" data-attributes="member: 39702">Honestly, if my model of the router came with such security features, I wouldn&#039;t use them because of privacy concern. I&#039;ve read that visited URLs are sent to Trend Micro and I don&#039;t like a bit of that. And, I don&#039;t need such protection because all my PCs have uBlock Origin/Windows Defender, and all phones AdGuard installed which blocks ads and malware.Apparently, it does also use some router&#039;s (limited) resources so there&#039;s that...I didn&#039;t need the support so far and if I had a question, it was already answered on their community forum where TP-Link support employees are active. As far as I know, they are fairly responsive and if you encounter any issues with the router, they&#039;ll gladly help you and even provide beta FW if that might help you.Now, since I&#039;ve got my router (in March I think), there have been two updates; one security related (fixed FragAttacks bugs) and one both, security fixes and bug fixes. I don&#039;t know how long it will be supported, but since my router was released this year (I think), I expect at least 3 years of support. As I said, constant updates aren&#039;t important to me.TP-Link routers are reliable and secure. Additional security features (like AI Protection Pro on Asus) depend on model of your router. My Archer AX20 doesn&#039;t have something like that (I don&#039;t need that, so I didn&#039;t get the router which has protection on purpose). Flagship routers have something called HomeCare; it&#039;s protection provied by Trend Micro and it&#039;s free (same as on Asus). Midrange and cheaper models come with HomeShield which is basically the same, but the protection is provided by Avira. While HomeCare is completely free, HomeShield is only free in basic version and to have maximum protection you&#039;ll have to pay some monthly fee.Worth to keep in mind: Asus, as well as TP-Link have every right to change free lifetime protection anytime.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marko :), post: 947279, member: 39702"] Honestly, if my model of the router came with such security features, I wouldn't use them because of privacy concern. I've read that visited URLs are sent to Trend Micro and I don't like a bit of that. And, I don't need such protection because all my PCs have uBlock Origin/Windows Defender, and all phones AdGuard installed which blocks ads and malware. Apparently, it does also use some router's (limited) resources so there's that... I didn't need the support so far and if I had a question, it was already answered on their community forum where TP-Link support employees are active. As far as I know, they are fairly responsive and if you encounter any issues with the router, they'll gladly help you and even provide beta FW if that might help you. Now, since I've got my router (in March I think), there have been two updates; one security related (fixed FragAttacks bugs) and one both, security fixes and bug fixes. I don't know how long it will be supported, but since my router was released this year (I think), I expect at least 3 years of support. As I said, constant updates aren't important to me. TP-Link routers are reliable and secure. Additional security features (like AI Protection Pro on Asus) depend on model of your router. My Archer AX20 doesn't have something like that (I don't need that, so I didn't get the router which has protection on purpose). Flagship routers have something called HomeCare; it's protection provied by Trend Micro and it's free (same as on Asus). Midrange and cheaper models come with HomeShield which is basically the same, but the protection is provided by Avira. While HomeCare is completely free, HomeShield is only free in basic version and to have maximum protection you'll have to pay some monthly fee. Worth to keep in mind: Asus, as well as TP-Link have every right to change free lifetime protection anytime. [/QUOTE]

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