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say for instance i wanted to buy these
https://imgur.com/ebdaoIA

i will be connecting via cabling. can i use my existing router or do i have to specifically get a mesh router?
 
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1st remove your router and connect the Deco direct to your ISP connection, the Deco can connect to your ISP directly your will need your ISP's settings ie PPPOE username, and password, or are they using DHCP
or,
2nd disable the WIFI on your existing router and only use the Deco wifi, never use the routers wifi and the Deco mesh together they will cause noise for each other and give you a bad experience.

Remember the Deco E4 only has 100mbps ethernet ports on it if you need Gigabit ports you will need the M4 range.
 
warwickw said:
2 Possibilities

1st remove your router and connect the Deco direct to your ISP connection, the Deco can connect to your ISP directly your will need your ISP's settings ie PPPOE username, and password, or are they using DHCP
or,
2nd disable the WIFI on your existing router and only use the Deco wifi, never use the routers wifi and the Deco mesh together they will cause noise for each other and give you a bad experience.

Remember the Deco E4 only has 100mbps ethernet ports on it if you need Gigabit ports you will need the M4 range.
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Yep!

@ OP You can use the Deco as a router but if you want to keep your existing one, then either disable the DHCP server / enable Bridge mode on your router and set the Deco as the router, or leave all settings intact and set the Deco as an endpoint only, which is the easiest route.
 
yeah the router is from coolideas for the fibre so i'm reluctant to take that out of the picture.

so disable wifi on the coolideas router so that it still serves as dhcp to plugged in devices (which those 2 would be).

and those 2 serve as the wifi
 
milomak said:
say for instance i wanted to buy these
https://imgur.com/ebdaoIA

i will be connecting via cabling. can i use my existing router or do i have to specifically get a mesh router?
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I got these a few weeks ago. I left dhcp on my existing router, disabled wifi and plugged one of the units intending to use it just as an AP. This set up a separate network for the TP Link wireless so I have a double NAT to the internet but so far that hasn't given me any issues and it will be easy enough to change if necessary.

So far very happy with them I stuck the second unit in my kitchen, no cable to cover my braai area and the garden flat where I work from home and having no issues with Teams meetings since
 
InvisibleJim said:
I got these a few weeks ago. I left dhcp on my existing router, disabled wifi and plugged one of the units intending to use it just as an AP. This set up a separate network for the TP Link wireless so I have a double NAT to the internet but so far that hasn't given me any issues and it will be easy enough to change if necessary.

So far very happy with them I stuck the second unit in my kitchen, no cable to cover my braai area and the garden flat where I work from home and having no issues with Teams meetings since
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Did you set the main router to bridge / pass through to stop the double NAT?
 
There is absolutely no reason to keep the router your ISP supplied you. Get rid of it and use the Deco as your router. If you don't you will miss out on a lot of the functionality of the Deco.
 
deweyzeph said:
There is absolutely no reason to keep the router your ISP supplied you. Get rid of it and use the Deco as your router. If you don't you will miss out on a lot of the functionality of the Deco.
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I would do it this way, really no point in having two separate devices.
 
deweyzeph said:
There is absolutely no reason to keep the router your ISP supplied you. Get rid of it and use the Deco as your router. If you don't you will miss out on a lot of the functionality of the Deco.
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I have a deco m5. As far as I know I still need a modem with it?
 
deweyzeph said:
There is absolutely no reason to keep the router your ISP supplied you. Get rid of it and use the Deco as your router. If you don't you will miss out on a lot of the functionality of the Deco.
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There aren't really any docs included apart from plug in the ap and download the app so you're kind of left with trial and error. In my case my fiber is somehow linked to the Mac address of the router so if I plugged in a different device I will probably have to phone support to get them to reset the connection. Hence I was expecting and wanting to just use the deco's as AP's.
 
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