Router and Mesh setup?

[Zeebedy]

Hey guys,

My default EE router died on me and I have a new Tp-Link one coming tomorrow along with a 3 Tp-Link Deco Mesh kit.

Can someone recommend how to set this up?

I have a network cable hardwired through the house to my man cave but for access in the bedroom, kitchen and upstairs etc..

Do I use the Ethernet cable direct to the router and use the 3 mesh for access points? Or do I have a Ethernet cable from router, to one mesh unit and then access point the other 2?

Really not sure, oh and they are Deco S4 models.


Cheers!

 

[GregI]

First you need to figure out what your actual goals are. Your post makes it seem like you went from a single EE router to 4 units total (a TP Link router plus 3 access points which is probably ridiculously overkill). Some thoughts:

1: What did the EE router not do that you now want to do? Reminder that the EE Smart Hub Plus is Wifi 6 and the Deco S4 is Wifi 5 so it could actually be a downgrade in speed.
2: The Tp-Link router is superfluous. The Deco units already have routing capability: i.e. the Deco would replace the EE router leaving you with 2 additional access points.

 

[Zeebedy]

First you need to figure out what your actual goals are. Your post makes it seem like you went from a single EE router to 4 units total (a TP Link router plus 3 access points which is probably ridiculously overkill). Some thoughts:

1: What did the EE router not do that you now want to do? Reminder that the EE Smart Hub Plus is Wifi 6 and the Deco S4 is Wifi 5 so it could actually be a downgrade in speed.
2: The Tp-Link router is superfluous. The Deco units already have routing capability: i.e. the Deco would replace the EE router leaving you with 2 additional access points.

I used the router along with 3 Eero 6 units.

The router was ok but packed in, apparently a bad unit for reliability so that I would change up the router. Speed not much of an issue as the best I can get atm is 70mb/s

Oh really, I was not aware I could use it as a router.

 

[Major774]

As you have ethernet ports in your home, you are aiming for a wired backhaul setup:

General Questions About the Ethernet Backhaul Feature on Deco Mesh Systems | TP-Link

General Questions About the Ethernet Backhaul Feature on Deco Mesh Systems

www.tp-link.com

I run the XE75 Pro kit using a wireless backhaul, my PC can still download at Virgin Media’s 1GB, it has saved me from running a cable across the living room from my modem/router to my PC.

 

[Zeebedy]

well.. turned out to be a 5 minute job to connect the router..

keeping my Eero mesh and sending back the Tp-Link Deco's.