Perfect Mesh for a big house with reinforced concrete walls
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Hey TP-Linkers!
I need to install a brand new mesh network in a 2-story house (3500sqf). The only problem is that I have 2 big gigantic reinforced concrete walls right in the middle of the house. The good news is there are 2 RJ45 on each floor. I am a bit lost amongst all the possibilities with TP-Link products.
So far, the only thing that I know is having a regular mesh network with 3 wifi-only devices is not enough at all because of those 2 annoying walls.
Do I need to put 6xP9 and take advantage of the CPL or it's better to take 3xP9 and 3xM9Plus?
More generally, I don't understand the difference between P, M, and X products. I think that's why I am that lost :).
Thanks a lot for your upcoming help.
Ben
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You will need six Deco no matter what, and they should be of same model line to avoid future headaches.
Which means, you should buy all X-series they have: two X90, two X60 and two X20. No other option.
Please update your drawing with areas where you would like to have best WiFi signal and based on it I will give recommendation where to place which Deco model.
One of X90 will be your Main Deco.
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To maybe simplify my request. If you have no preference with wifi signal areas, I can still give recommendation how to deploy these Deco.
Also, if you have preference by the floor, for example you want better WiFi on first floor or on second floor, this can help me, too.
In general, you should have good WiFi speeds with this set.
Also, this is expensive and large set of Deco units, and like with any WiFi mesh you won't know how well it works until you try it. My point is, I hope this store has return policy of at least few weeks, so that if you try Deco and not happy with results for some reason, you can return this set.
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Hey. Thanks again.
I'll be able to tell you what they really have in stock tomorrow.
Regarding your question, First floor is more strategic since this is where we work and we the video games are. Based on your plan, the most important points are RJ45 #2 and MD. On the second floor SD4 is the most important point and SD5 would be the second one.
Is it clear?
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Thanks, that should be enough for recommendation. You will need 6-unit Deco mesh, so assuming you'll get the Deco X-series hardware as listed, here is how you should deploy it:
First Floor
Main Deco X90 - connected to (1) Huawei echolife eg8145v5
Satellite Deco 1 X20 - connected to (3) Ethernet switch
Satellite Deco 2 X90 - wirelessly connected to Main Deco
This should give you the best possible coverage for the middle room, very good coverage for the left room and good to very good coverage for the right room.
Second Floor
Satellite Deco 3 X60 - connected to (4) RJ45
Satellite Deco 4 X20 - connected to (5) RJ45
Satellite Deco 5 X60 - wirelessly connected to Satellite Deco 3
This should give best possible coverage for the middle room, very good coverage for the left room, and the best coverage you could get from Deco X60 for the rooms on the right. You may need to move Satellite Deco 5 X60 in the red box I've drawn to find the best place for it.
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If store has different set of Deco X-series units, you should get two X90 minimum, for the first floor. The worst case is two X60s instead, but you'll be losing on Internet speed, especially in the right side of the first floor.
For the rest, your options are two X90s for the second floor instead of X60s, and does not matter if it is X20/X60/X90 in place of each of two X20s I listed.
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Hello!
The setup was not easy because of the position of the electrical and network plugs and the walls but everything is ok tonight. The incoming speed is 550Mbps and in the room with the worst coverage (at the other end of the house, with walls and 3 closed doors), I have 80Mbps. In the rest of the house, it varies between 250 and 500 which is perfect.
And all this with two X90 and two X60 (1 combo per floor). I did a lot of tests to find the best positions but this is all good. And I could even get a refund for the two extra X90. Life is wonderful!
Thank you so much for your super precious help. You are great!
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