I have mildly complicated home network (mix of wired and three old, non-mesh WiFi WAPs) that I'm upgrading with the TP-Link AX3000 (aka "Deco X55") home mesh. As a test, I have them up and running and working OK, as a "router behind a router" situation.

Now I'm ready to get rid of my original router (and non-meshed WiFi WAPs), and cutover fully to the TP-Link mesh. Plus, since I already have a small amount of wired Ethernet running around the house, I'd like to know if I can put my TP-Link units on that network. (The motivation being: each TP-Link unit can use its wired port for "backhaul", and I have more placement flexibility as they don't need to "see" each other over WiFi very well.)

Will this configuration "work" if I just plug it in and go?

• cable modem to my "gateway" AX3000 unit (wired)
• "gateway" to an Ethernet switch (wired)
• from that switch, through my in-wall wiring, to my two "remote" AX3000 units, plus the small number of other wired devices I have (eg: media server)

In other words:

• will the AX-3000 product "discover" that it can use the wired connections for "backhaul" from "remote" to "gateway"... or will it insist on using WiFi as the inter-node communications path?

• and -- of course -- will this arrangement still form a single mesh network (single DHCP server, all devices are within the same netmask, single SSID)

Thanks for the input!