Deco satellite loses Wifi connection when TP-Link switch is active
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Hi there,
My current Mesh setup consists of the following:
- main Deco M9 connected to my ISP's modem/router on the living room, set to Access Point mode;
- a TP-Link unmanaged switch, model SG105, located on a bedroom at the center of the apartment, to which I have both the main Deco and a second Deco M9 connected via cable, thus enabling Ethernet backhaul;
- one Deco M5 placed on a different bedroom, which I want to connect to the network via Wifi.
Here's a diagram of the setup:
https://imgur.com/a/OTHSXhT
I am able to set everything up wonderfully as long as I don't connect the second M9 to the aforementioned switch. As soon as I do that - and I need to, in order to get extra Ethernet ports -, the M5 shows as disconnected on the Deco app.
This should be a pretty simple setup, I guess, but my limited knowledge on home networking is probably causing me to make some dumb mistake.
Can you help me figure out what's wrong, please?
Is is perhaps this particular switch model that is preventing the Wifi backhaul from happening on that second satellite?
Thanks so much in advance!
Welcome to the community.
Due to the network limitation, I could not open the link you sent.
So is your network layout like this?
And currently, as long as the red Ethernet cable in the picture was unplugged, the satellite M5 will be disconnected on the Deco APP, right?
Would the LED light on the Deco M5 turn blinking red as well?
---if it is actually green, please stand next to the Deco M5 and check whether you are able to get any internet service from Deco M5.
Thank you.
Best regards.