I saw this asked in another thread, and the TP-Link responder didn't explain how to resolve the issue, so here I am.

When the internet goes out, Deco users can log in to the Deco app using their TP-Link ID. What happens is that the app doesn't try to access the system locally, EVEN IF YOU'RE CONNECTED TO IT (5GHz, 2.4GHz, whatever). Instead, the app tries to connect to the system using the internet, which doesn't make sense. Users are essentially unable to do something simple like restart the system because there's no local management in place (from what I can tell). How can users manage the system locally without using the internet-dependent cloud account?