Hi everyone.
After a long deliberation I finally decided to buy a Mesh system (TP-LINK Deco M5 3 pack). I do have some questions about setting it up correctly, hopefully someone would be able to help me:
1. The cable connection inside my home is a bit tricky - The Fiber-Optic cable that delivers the internet goes inside a device which has a UTP out. A UTP cable connects that device to a 4 port Switch. 2 of these ports are for a wired connection to 2 x IPTV Set Top Boxes, 1 port is connected to my router (an ASUS AC66U), the last port is free. I can either connect the main M5 node to the 4th Switch slot or the router. What is the difference, because either way I'm getting a MESH network running without issues?
2. My 3 nodes are placed on different floors (main node connected to the router on floor 2, other two nodes placed on floor 1 and floor 3 respectively). Compared to before, when I was always connected to the router directly, I'm getting far better speeds (4x) when using the mesh network on floor 1 and 3. Unfortunately the coverage of the main node (the one connected to the router on floor 1) is lower compared to the coverage of the AC66U. What would happen if I name the M5 Mesh network the same as the SSID of the AC66U - will that mean that I'll be getting the best out of the coverage of the router when I'm on floor 2, but at the same time, I'll be getting the better network speeds of the mesh network when I go to floors 1 and 3?
3. Are there any setting that I need to change on the Deco app in order to increase performance, or leave it to default? I updated the firmware already, but that's about all I did.
Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is a follow up of a previous purchase advice topic I had here (https://www.snbforums.com/threads/m...ween-asus-and-tp-link-help-appreciated.67806/). There are more in depth details of the exact positioning of the nodes (if that matters).
After a long deliberation I finally decided to buy a Mesh system (TP-LINK Deco M5 3 pack). I do have some questions about setting it up correctly, hopefully someone would be able to help me:
1. The cable connection inside my home is a bit tricky - The Fiber-Optic cable that delivers the internet goes inside a device which has a UTP out. A UTP cable connects that device to a 4 port Switch. 2 of these ports are for a wired connection to 2 x IPTV Set Top Boxes, 1 port is connected to my router (an ASUS AC66U), the last port is free. I can either connect the main M5 node to the 4th Switch slot or the router. What is the difference, because either way I'm getting a MESH network running without issues?
2. My 3 nodes are placed on different floors (main node connected to the router on floor 2, other two nodes placed on floor 1 and floor 3 respectively). Compared to before, when I was always connected to the router directly, I'm getting far better speeds (4x) when using the mesh network on floor 1 and 3. Unfortunately the coverage of the main node (the one connected to the router on floor 1) is lower compared to the coverage of the AC66U. What would happen if I name the M5 Mesh network the same as the SSID of the AC66U - will that mean that I'll be getting the best out of the coverage of the router when I'm on floor 2, but at the same time, I'll be getting the better network speeds of the mesh network when I go to floors 1 and 3?
3. Are there any setting that I need to change on the Deco app in order to increase performance, or leave it to default? I updated the firmware already, but that's about all I did.
Thank you in advance!
P.S. This is a follow up of a previous purchase advice topic I had here (https://www.snbforums.com/threads/m...ween-asus-and-tp-link-help-appreciated.67806/). There are more in depth details of the exact positioning of the nodes (if that matters).