Setting up Deco M4 AC1200 with a managed switch and ethernet backhaul (Mac OS)
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This 3-unit Deco system will replace an existing home network.
The current configuration is:
Fibre-optic box ----> via ethernet to ISP's router ----> via ethernet to Apple Time Capsule (upstairs) ----> via ethernet to unmanaged switch ----> via ethernet to Apple Time Capsule (main floor far end of house)
My ISP has confirmed I can simply plug in my own router. I am adding NAS and therefore need to add a managed switch (for VLAN for the NAS + extra ports), and an unmanaged switch upstairs, again, as I need more ports than offered by the Deco.
This is what I need to do:
Fibre-optic box ----> via ethernet to Main Deco (main floor) ----> via ethernet to managed switch ----> via ethernet to Deco satellite (upstairs) ---> via ethernet to unmanaged switch upstairs ----> via ethernet to Deco satellite (main floor far end of house)
1. Will this work?
2. Do I use router mode or AP mode? For smart home purposes, each Deco needs to be broadcasting the same 2.4Ghz network SSID/password. I'm thinking router mode on the Main Deco and AP on the two satellite Decos.
3. I also have a TPLink Outdoor Access point, where the connection will be Main Deco (main floor) ----> via ethernet to managed switch ----> via ethernet to TP Link Outside AP (which is PoE)
Will this work?
