@TP-Link_Deco M9

Just want to add my input here. Setup my M9 mesh network and all working great, but close prox to another system creates network dropout, even on my 8 device sonos.

Have had expert advice for the system setup and need to change channel manually. 

Please create firmvare update for M9 asap, since autoselection of channel is not working. 

My alternative will be to return the 6 M9 deco's and buy another product. 

best regards

HH Grentzmann

@dk61 I am also really disapointed that they have nog implemented this jet. Last time I checked they were expecting it in Q3.

I simply can't understand the reasoning behind this, almost 2 years........

Sure " We believe in our excelent product wich is awsome" " Best user experience" .............

I understand the product is made as a plug and play easy setup and forget type of device.

But as a general practice all high end products almost always have some kind of admin/advanced function with a big warning.

We need manual channel selection for the rare cases the product isn't choosing the "best possible" (although its a awsome product).

Give advanced users a way to manually change the channel to a more better suited one if they know a channel is way to crowded.

Hey, all:

Just to note: the Deco's (probably as decided by the "Main" unit) may choose different channels after a reboot.

I just observed that.

Yes, it would be nice to have a selected set of channels for it to "initially choose from" for those cases where one has devices with restricted channels.  If the "signal environment" has changed significantly, one could try rebooting the mesh to see if it finds 'better' channels.

Is TP-Link seriously not going to add the ability to change the Wi-fi channel on Deco routers? Cheap Wi-Fi 5 routers offer this option.

@TP-Link_Deco 

Hello, I am having interference problems between my wifi and Bluetooth devices. I can not change all devices to 5 Ghz, so I must change the wifi channel on 2.4 Ghz band. I have a M4r mesh system. When are we going to get that feature ready? Thanks. 

@TP-Link_Deco 

This is realy nice excuse, but the fact is that is half of true.

As a IT professional I met with a lot of systems and always there was possible to choose. Other Hand I fully understand that deco is Home system, not a business, so some compromises are in place.

To the problem.

I had an update on the latest FW. 1.5.0 build 20210511 rel. 34580
Now goes to my experience. 

I have 2 Decos units connected by cable.


Both of these units run on same channel in 5ghz ch: 36, same chanel is used on one only one possible see network, what I can found in neighborhood. 

So again great choose of automatic mechanism of TP-link .


Same on 2,4ghz Decos have setup on boths units same chanel.... so Deco disrupts itself at all.

BTW nope mash is not active, both Decos have own ethernet cable .. so where is a effectivity, where is a my choose to provide best performance.

So at the end of this, my suggestions for everyone, are you a home user and you wanna cover some extra space have a good signal strong quality - Go for deco.

Are you an experienced user, what expect performance from the network, looking for tuning of parameters, go and buy Unifi, Meraki.

@TP-Link_Deco Even if we can't freely change wifi channels, just being able to blacklist individual channels would be very helpful.

In my home there is one particular channel on the 2.4ghz band that routers consistently prefer to use, but which is just extremely unstable. I've had to force my current router to use a different channel.

I suspect the problem is that there is a lot of noise on this channel, but it only appears periodically. So most of the time the channel looks good, making the router select it automatically, but this noise appears often enough to just render the network useless.

If I could just say "use whatever channel you like, *EXCEPT* this one, I'd be happy.