Connect MR-600 V3 to existing Deco M5 network
Hi, I have an existing 10 Deco M5 network on a 3 floor building (4 Decos in the basement, 2 Decos on the ground floor and 4 Decos on the first floor).
Due to the fact that the building is made of concrete, I frequently lose connection between Decos, so I an thinking of connecting one or more routers MR-600 (one on the ground floor and one in the basement), both loaded with 4G SIM cards.
Can I use routers as OneMesh devices, meaning connecting router's WAN port to the Deco's M5 ethernet port?
Is it going to use same LAN as Deco and if/when Deco loses connection, will router's 4G SIM card provide uninterrupted internet?
Thank you.
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Connecting MR600 to existing M5 network is technically feasible, but there are two considerations to keep in mind.
1. Deco cannot form a One Mesh network with MR600. Deco Mesh is technology only used in TP-Link Deco products for Mesh networking, Deco unit cannot be used with other Easy Mesh or One Mesh Routers.
This article provides detailed explanation and comparison between Deco Mesh, Easy Mesh, and One Mesh:
https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/3749/
2. If the MR600 is in wireless router mode and 4G backup is enabled, then the MR600 can indeed continue to supply the network to the back-end device when the Deco is disconnected from the network. However, MR600 does not support access point mode, so MR600 will act as a second DHCP Server and assign different IP addresses to back-end devices.
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Connecting MR600 to existing M5 network is technically feasible, but there are two considerations to keep in mind.
1. Deco cannot form a One Mesh network with MR600. Deco Mesh is technology only used in TP-Link Deco products for Mesh networking, Deco unit cannot be used with other Easy Mesh or One Mesh Routers.
This article provides detailed explanation and comparison between Deco Mesh, Easy Mesh, and One Mesh:
https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/3749/
2. If the MR600 is in wireless router mode and 4G backup is enabled, then the MR600 can indeed continue to supply the network to the back-end device when the Deco is disconnected from the network. However, MR600 does not support access point mode, so MR600 will act as a second DHCP Server and assign different IP addresses to back-end devices.
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Thank you for your prompt reply.
I also want to ask if I can wire connect (through ethernet ports), more than two Decos in order to minimize some disconnections.
I am thinking to wire connect three or four Decos together if it is possible.
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Yes, you could connect Deco units via wires to improve stability.
For more information on Ethernet Backhaul, please refer to:
https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/1794/
Warm regards.
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"...every two Deco units can be wired with an Ethernet cable..."
It means that even if each Deco M5 has two ethernet ports, I can use only one of them to wire connect with only one other Deco?
Or a Deco's ethernet port can wire connected to one other Deco, the other port can wire connected to another Deco?
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Your second point is right, i.e. a Deco's ethernet port can wire connected to one other Deco, the other port can wire connected to another Deco.
For main Deco, use one port to connect to the modem or ISP router, and the other to connect to the PC or satellite Deco.
For satellite Deco, use both ports to connect to the PC or other Deco units. In other words, satellite Deco's ports 1 and 2 can be utilized for wired connections to other two Decos at the same time.
Warm regards.
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