Official Release Deco X50/X55 V1/V1.2/V2 with VPN/Static Route/MTU
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Hello Everyone,
We are excited to announce the official firmware version 1.2.x for Deco X50/Deco X55 V1/V1.2/V2 has been released recently. With this new firmware, you can now configure the VPN server/client, and other advanced features on the Deco.
Deco X50_V1/V1.2/V2
Deco X55_V1/V1.2/V2
>>How to update the firmware via web UI
Release Note:
New features:
1. Support for VPN server features, including Open VPN, PPTP VPN and L2TP/IPsec VPN.
2. Support for VPN client features, including Open VPN, PPTP VPN and L2TP/IPsec VPN.
3. Support for Static Route under Deco APP>More>Advanced.
4. Added the ability to customize the MTU size under Deco APP>More>Internet Connection>Internet Connection Type.
5. Added IOT network function.
* The following features(6-12) are also supported on 1.1.0 version:
6. Added Reboot Schedule for every day/week under Deco App > More > Reboot Schedule.
7. Added support for customizing Satellite Deco Signal Source under Deco App > Internet > Select the Satellite Deco > Signal Source.
8. Added support for customizing clients Connection Preference under Deco App > CLIENTS > Select the client > Click the gear icon on the right-up corner > Connection Preference.
9. Added No-IP and DynDNS to the DDNS settings under Deco App > More > Advanced > DDNS.
10. Added Smart DHCP on/off switch in Access Point mode under Deco App > More > Advanced > Smart DHCP.
11. Added a prompt notification when the Ethernet link rate goes down to 100Mbps.
12. Added schedule and bandwidth limit to guest network under Deco App > More > Wi-Fi > Guest Network.
Improvements:
1. Optimized the MAC Clone function.
2. Improved system reliability and security.
Note:
1. The Advanced features need to be configured on the Deco APP and please make sure your Deco APP is up to date.
2. Some new features would not be available when the router is working in Access Point mode.
3. The firmware downgrade needs to be performed by firmware recovery. >>How to use firmware recovery on Deco
Please feel free to comment below if there is any question about the new firmware.
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Nice to see you again.
You might notice Deco M5 still supports "Test internet speed" so it might not be released to the Deco APP upgrade, more about the product software. The Monthly/weekly report notification issue in AP mode has been improved on 1.2.2 and the latest Deco APP (3.3.41 for IOS and 3.3.18 for Android) also optimizes the real-time speed rate issue. Compared with 1.2.0, 1.2.2 hasn't made any adjustment to WAN-LAN auto-sensing feature, and the latest news about this feature request is that the engineers have agreed to add an option to fix the WAN port on the Deco APP.
You might notice that some questions are not answered, like the channel selection or ETA about the WAN-LAN auto-sensing, there is no further updated news about them otherwise I would be happy to share it with community members, and a random guess would cause further confusion here.
For the community rules about sensitive words, I think something you write might accidentally trigger a false alarm, and if you do not mind, you could leave me a message about this content and we could have a further check.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Best regards.
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@David-TP thanks for the response, i've temporally gone back to the deco m5 and have spoken to Amazon to return the X50 as can't really justify the price for using as access points and not fully fit for the purpose of being a router. as you also have to pay extra on top to for basic security settings
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Hello,
how can i downgrade the firmware to Deco X50(EU)_V1_1.1.0 Build 20221102 ? With the new Version i can not add Port forwarding rules!! Or can anyone help me?
Thanks a lot
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Hi, as for the port forwarding issue, can I have more details? and is it similar to the feedback here:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/606638
Wait for your reply.
Best regards.
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Hello, yes it is the same problem. I can then not save anything with the rules, it is not adopted. And I can't use the user-defined IP address + MAC address either, since I can only use the DHCP range here.
please help quickly, i can't use the deco like this
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Thank you, and I upgraded. But I was specifically needing OpenVPN support on the Deco X50 PoE v1.6. From what I can see, that firmware upgrade does not support it yet, or did I miss it?
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Hi, Here are some tips that might help you understand the firmware upgrade of Deco.
You might notice the firmware versions are usually like 1.2.x/1.1.x/1.0.x and 1.7.x/1.6.x.1.5.x/1.4.x etc.
Currently, you could think 1.1.x is on the same level as 1.6.x which supports some similar features, like reboot schedule, connection preference and NO-IP and DynDNS.
1.2.x, which supports VPN server/client and IOT network, MTU is on a higher level than 1.1.x/1.6.x. so the 1.1.0 on Deco X50-POE still does not add VPN feature yet.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.
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@Mbauer5 Hi Mark, I am currently testing a new beta that solves most of the vpn issues (well for me it does anyway)
1.2.0 Build 20230426 Rel. 39156
I do notice though that the VPN tunnel speed is still slow, 20 mbits max via the tunnel. That could be a CPU hit on the encrypted tunnel. Trying to add features retrospectively is always difficult when maybe the specs were built based on its original feature set.
I suspect if we cant increase the VPN tunnel speed, that it wont be good enough for lots of people.
Will let you know when we have done some more testing.
Ian
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Thanks Ian that sounds like solid progress.
Believe it or not, my internet connection is only 40 mbits in each direction, so I might not notice the performance hit!
Thanks
Mark
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Hi @David-TP
Any update on this?
I recently bought deco x50 v1.20 (hardware version) and I would need this Connection Preference feature for clients.
(When) are we going to get features of V1 to V1.20?
8. Added support for customizing clients Connection Preference under Deco App > CLIENTS > Select the client > Click the gear icon on the right-up corner > Connection Preference.
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