Can devices on Deco Wifi talk to devices on Ethernet?
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Can devices on Deco Wifi talk to devices on Ethernet?
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Hello all, I have a fairly complicated home network setup, complete with in-wall cat6 Ethernet.
All my Ethernet components of my network are great, but as always, wifi is crap, So I've been researching Mesh Networks, such as Google Wifi and TP Link Deco.
I have recently removed Google Wifi from my list of suitable products, as devices connected to Wifi cannot communicate with devices on Ethernet while the Google Wifi is in Mesh mode. (Apparently it's possible to Bridge the wifi and Ethernet If you only use one single Google Wifi - Which defeats the purpose of it being a Mesh Product.)
So, To give an idea on my house network, Here's some maps.
Current Setup:
Mobile Devices and Laptops -> Three Separate Wifi Access Points -> LAN Hubs/Switches -> Current TP-Link Modem/Router <- LAN Hubs/Switches <- Multiple Hard-wired Computers and Media Servers.
Image Shows Ethernet Cables, and hard-wired devices.
These Images show the current Wifi Maps of the Three Separate Wifi Access Points.
Proposed Deco Setup:
Mobile Devices and Laptops -> Deco Devices (Multiple -Installed on Ceiling similar to Smoke Alarms) -> Current TP-Link Modem/Router <- LAN Hubs/Switches <- Multiple Hard-wired Computers and Media Servers.
Can Deco be set up so that, while in Mesh mode, a wifi device (Such as a Laptop) can see and communicate to the hard-wired devices (Such as other windows computers using SMB) - and vice-versa?
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
Hello all, I have a fairly complicated home network setup, complete with in-wall cat6 Ethernet.
All my Ethernet components of my network are great, but as always, wifi is crap, So I've been researching Mesh Networks, such as Google Wifi and TP Link Deco.
I have recently removed Google Wifi from my list of suitable products, as devices connected to Wifi cannot communicate with devices on Ethernet while the Google Wifi is in Mesh mode. (Apparently it's possible to Bridge the wifi and Ethernet If you only use one single Google Wifi - Which defeats the purpose of it being a Mesh Product.)
So, To give an idea on my house network, Here's some maps.
Current Setup:
Mobile Devices and Laptops -> Three Separate Wifi Access Points -> LAN Hubs/Switches -> Current TP-Link Modem/Router <- LAN Hubs/Switches <- Multiple Hard-wired Computers and Media Servers.
Image Shows Ethernet Cables, and hard-wired devices.
These Images show the current Wifi Maps of the Three Separate Wifi Access Points.
Proposed Deco Setup:
Mobile Devices and Laptops -> Deco Devices (Multiple -Installed on Ceiling similar to Smoke Alarms) -> Current TP-Link Modem/Router <- LAN Hubs/Switches <- Multiple Hard-wired Computers and Media Servers.
Can Deco be set up so that, while in Mesh mode, a wifi device (Such as a Laptop) can see and communicate to the hard-wired devices (Such as other windows computers using SMB) - and vice-versa?
