kiddingguy Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Via my ISP I can - affordably - get the TP-Link Deco M4 (3-pack). I have some questions: - is it wise to have this TP-set with my Asus RT-AC86U router, and is it compatible? Or can I better get an Asus AiMesh set instead of this one? - Does each TP-Link Deco/seperate (access)device have to be connected wired? (or just for the set-up, and than unplug it)? Or can this be used wirelessly in several spots in my house (with less WiFi-coverage)? This latter one, is more preferable... EDIT: - and do you have to create a new WiFi-network for this Mesh, or can I use my current WiFi-network names (for 2.4 & 5 Ghz)? Edited December 8, 2020 by kiddingguy new wifi for mesh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Can I better use an Asus product? Or will this TP-link set also suffice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Do you guys have experiences with two different brands - Asus and TP-Link - in building a Mesh network? And does it work? Is it advisable? Or can I better stick with 1 brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Unless you are using a brand-neutral system (such as pfSense), a single-brand mesh system makes more sense. I am looking at the Amazon eero mesh system because - like pfSense - it is expandable. It can even be done relatively cheaply if you use your brain in terms of your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cask1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) i am using Deco M5, and it's been flawless so far. Strong 5GHz connection across my whole house, two stories with complete coverage. The three units work flawlessly and I get the full 250 Mbps provided by my ISP. However, the units are connect to each other through Ethernet, if they connect to each other via Wifi I believe performance is not as strong according to the reviews I've seen. EDIT: I turned off Wifi from the router, and use the Mesh network exclusively, which I believe it is the recommended approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 06/01/2021 at 10:44, Cask1 said: i am using Deco M5, and it's been flawless so far. Strong 5GHz connection across my whole house, two stories with complete coverage. The three units work flawlessly and I get the full 250 Mbps provided by my ISP. However, the units are connect to each other through Ethernet, if they connect to each other via Wifi I believe performance is not as strong according to the reviews I've seen. EDIT: I turned off Wifi from the router, and use the Mesh network exclusively, which I believe it is the recommended approach. More and more mesh systems are designed to replace a standalone wireless router - and this is decidedly true of WiFi6 mesh (Amazon eero and Netgear Orbi are making it easy as heck, in fact - in my case, I am looking at the Netgear Orbi Wifi6 two-piece - which will succeed a Nighthawk AC1750 - also Netgear). I have not looked at the Orbi app yet - but I will to compare it to the Nighthawk app I am used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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