Deco M5 replacement -> BE85

Deco M5 replacement -> BE85

Deco M5 replacement -> BE85
Deco M5 replacement -> BE85
2024-07-25 06:56:57
Model: Deco M5  
Hardware Version: V1
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Hi,

 

I recently have fiber to home, my setup is as follow, Fiber -> ONT -> Deco M5 (main) as router ( PPP connection +VLAN 10 tagging) -> connected to 24 ports gigabit switch -> connectd to wired PC's and 3 additional wired M5's. I found that main unit could not pass the full 1GBPS , but only arround 300-400 mbps. I'm now using a router provided by the fiber company and set all Deco's to AP mode, achieving the full 1GBPS speed. I'm really missing the router functionalities such anti virus, malware, etc....My idea was to buy a new main Deco unit, the Deco BE85 because it has 2 10 GBPS ports that makes it future proof, my internet provider is already providing speeds up to 8 Gbps. I would keep the M5's as AP's.

 

Do you think the BE85 has enough juice to pull this off, and will it work with the M5's? 

 

Thank for your advice in advance.

 

Kr,

 

Phil

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Re:Deco M5 replacement -> BE85
2024-07-26 07:06:53

  @philz03 

Hi, welcome to the community.

Deco BE85 works well with Deco M5.

If updating to Deco BE85, I believe it will work in wireless router mode.

When working as the main Deco, there are some major difference from Deco M5.

  • Deco BE85 will use a new Home Security kit- HomeShield.
  • The current firmware of Deco BE85 has several new features that Deco M5 doesn't, like VPN Server/client, ECO Mode, and Matter.

Thank you very much and best regards.

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Re:Deco M5 replacement -> BE85
2024-07-29 08:42:48

  @David-TP do you think the mesh functionality will still work?

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Re:Deco M5 replacement -> BE85
2024-07-30 01:52:57

  @philz03 

Hi, thanks for the update.

Do you mean whether mobile devices could automatically roam to the Wi-Fi network of Deco M5 when they are moving from BE85 to M5?

- Yes, they should.

 

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