@Godlike66 

>if you are asking about the difference in performance between router/access point modes, there shouldn't be any

Thank you! This is all I really needed to know, never having owned any Deco hardware or mesh system in the past. The present system is just a bunch of BE230s broadcasting the same SSIDs for all frequencies, each having their own different internet gateways, with EasyMesh turned off. I assume that when walking into another device's sphere of coverage, the device connection handoff would not be as smooth compared to if one were using a mesh system?

>Why not make a reservation instead of multi wan balancing? 
Yes, each BE230 has its own fixed IP address outside the range of the DHCP server's assignable IP addresses. If I understood what you mean by balancing, I've removed any form of load balancing in the network because connection liveness drops much more often here than in other countries. Speed isn't much of an issue. When a connection goes down, identifying the culprit quickly and stressing that company over the phone becomes semi-essential in getting faster service, as sometimes the issue can be ignored on their end and persist for weeks if one doesn't complain. I find that this isn't easy to notice, test, and figure out when there's load balancing in the network.

>remove 3 connections, increase speed on the other two
Unforunately it's not exactly rare for 2 connections to simultaneously go down, with me praying that the last internet connection doesn't suddenly conk out before one of the other 2 gets repaired.

  @Корпски 

if easy mesh was enabled on BE230, then there was a smooth transition with them too

but for this they must be on the same network.

so connecting deco over your current network will fix this situation

naturally, deco must also be in the same network with other deco to create roaming

if from details, then easyt mesh supports only 2 protocols of seamless roaming 802.11 k/v

while deco mesh supports all 3 802.11 r/k/v protocols

  @Corpski 

-My question is, if say, I buy a 5-pack Deco mesh system and set 3 of them to Wifi Router mode, each one having their own distinct gateways, while the other two will serve as satellites to the main Deco unit, will their wireless performance be any different from me setting all other units to satellite AP mode (1 master + 4 satellites)?

I still think it is worth making a reservation: if there are a lot of devices connected to deco in router mode (30 or more), then some part of the performance will still be given to servicing dhcp clients.

you mentioned that you still have servers, so port forwarding will be done

still, I believe that if there are some fine-tuning and the number of clients is relatively large, then for the sake of greater wifi performance it is still worth switching deco to access point mode