Official Release New 1.3.1 Firmware for Deco X50/X55 Adds Support for Whitelist and Matter
Following up on the previous VPN and IoT Network, more advanced features, such as Allow List (also known as MAC Filtering / Whitelist), Camera Security, and Captive Portal for the Guest network, will be added to Deco. Now, it is exciting to know that Deco X50/Deco X55_V1_1.3.0 with the latest 1.9.0 firmware platform features is ready for trial.
Deco X50_V1_1.3.1_build20230824 (the official firmware)
Deco X55_V1_1.3.1_build20230824 (the official firmware)
>>How to update the firmware
New Features/Enhancements:
Wi-Fi Access Control
It is under Deco APP > Secutiy and supports two modes: Allow List and Block List. When the Allow List is selected, only the pre-defined MAC addresses can connect to Wi-Fi and access the internet.
There are two sub-functions under Allow List mode, Guest Network Exception and New Device Notification. So you could decide whether the same limitation applies to the Guest network or not, and receive a notification before permitting an internet connection.
Camera Security
It is under Deco APP > Secutiy and allows users to set the internet access permission of security cameras to provide a more secure connection.
There are two modes under Camera Security: Home Mode and Local Only Mode.
Under Home Mode, it would display the current camera's network status and real-time/historical traffic usage. Then you are allowed to set up different block rules:
Block Schedule --- The camera will be blocked for internet per schedule, such as 10 pm-8 am., Monday to Tuesday.
Block Upon Arrival --- The camera will be blocked when the trigger connects to Deco Wi-Fi, for example, the camera will be blocked from accessing the internet as long as your smartphone connects to Deco Wi-Fi so that you are able to view the camera via local connection directly.
Block for Today --- Block the Camera just for Today.
Under Local Only Mode, the cameras that are added to the Local Only mode will be left connected to the Wi-Fi but no internet access. So It would no longer be managed by the control APP via remote control, and only be accessible when the control app/smartphone is on the same Deco network with the camera.
Captive Portal Authentication for Guest Network
It allows you to set up a portal page for your guest network and improves the security of the guest network. After enabling Captive Portal, it gives the following options, Authentication Type/Time Limit/Redirect or customize a login page.
Matter
It is under Deco APP > Network > Smart Home. You are allowed to add Matter-Supported devices under Smart Home so that you can control these devices directly via Deco APP, and set up Home Automation altogether with other smart home devices.
Note:
1. Some features are not supported if Deco is under Access Point mode or there are non-Deco X50/X55_V1_1.3.0 models in the Mesh network.
2. Please make sure Your Deco APP is up-to-date.
3. The firmware downgrade could be performed via firmware recovery. >>How to use firmware recovery
4. As a reminder, similar features are planned to be rolled out gradually on other models and the technical support team does not have further details regarding the ETA of a specific model. It's suggested to check for new firmware updates on your Deco App regularly.
Please install the early access firmware first and explore the newly added features. We would love to hear from you and please feel free to let us know if you have any further questions.
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Hi, Thanks for your time and patience.
This 1.3.1 firmware could not be installed on 1.2 yet but later similar firmware will be released for V1.2 as well.
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Hi, Thanks for the feedback.
Did you set the DNS server under Deco APP>More>Advanced>DHCP server or under Internet connection?
Would you mind sending me some pictures about "They are routed to some unknown DNS locations: JAPAN, USA"?(You could send the pictures to support.forum@tp-link.com if you want.)
As for the report, did you turn off the report here?
I think you might need to turn it off under "Notifications"(under App settings>Notifications>Monthly Reports)so that there will still be new reports generated but it does not trigger the notification anymore.
Wait for your reply and best regards.
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FYI.... On the android app, there seems to be a bug with the "allow list mode" of the wifi access control.
With my 3 node Deco X50 setup all wired clients, regardless of which node they are wired to, appear as blocked in the client list when allow list mode is enabled. However, none is actually blocked and all wired clients remain functional despite the blocked indication in the client list.
Cheers,
Nat
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Hi, Thank you very much for the feedback.
It is indeed an issue and has been reported once before.
It has been fixed on the later Deco APP upgrade and currently, this APP version is in the beta testing phase.
Best regards.
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I'm looking forward to this update for my new XE75 v1's. I'm running them in AP-mode, will the Allow list/Block list feature work in AP-mode as that's the new feature I'm most interested in so that I can stop the kids using private mac-adress-function on their iPads and iPhones to try and circuimvent the routers parental controls.
I have an okay setup for this in my router already but being able to block them when they try even before they get connected to the wifi would be even better.
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Do the captive portal and the camera security work when the APs are running in access point mode?
I can see the guest network and the IoT settings, as well as the standard block lists, but I can't find where the captive portal is or the camera security.
Running 1.3.1 firmware on both APs but they are in the operation mode of "Address Point".
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Good morning everyone,
I too am a new owner of a Deco x50 v. 1.20.
Could you please release updated firmware for this hardware version?
I need matter support.
Thank you.
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@HuffMars licht er aan welke mac er op het apparaat ingesteld staat op dat netwerk.
Willekeurige Mac of Telefoon Mac
HuffMars wrote
@David-TP Tested on my 7x Deco X50 V1, all new features are working good.
One thought : MAC filtering features are useless because of advanced devices such as phones and tablets, they use "Private Wi-fi address" feature so MAC address changes every day or so.
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