Need help properly wiring up my house for DECO
I currently live in a 3 floor house + basement. It was constructed long before WIFI nor DSL was popular and therefore, imbedded telecommunication wires were not suited for DSL. Basement is where telco dropline enters the house. 1F is garage. 2F and 3F are the main living space. In particular, I live in the 3rd floor where I got more devices hooked/connected.
Prior to getting M5, I had DSL modem wifi router installed on the 3rd floor; then I wired NAS, Desktop PCs directly to the router. Everyone else, including people on the 2nd floor, connects to the DSL modem wifi router. Obviously it was not an ideal setup. There were lots of disconnections either WIFI could not reach 2nd F, DSL gets disconnected due to bad wiring.
Here comes M5 to the rescue; I bought a pack of 2 though - shuolda been the 3pack! I then disabled the DSL modem's WIFI and connected 1st M5 to DSL modem. Secondly, I hooked up an Ethernet Hub to M5 and wired all other "wired" devices to this Hub. 2nd M5 was then connected to main M5 wirelessly. ALL devices now have IP address in the 192.168.68.x range (not a problem); DLNA, SAMBA works flawlessly. WIFI coverage was GREAT both to 2F and 3F. But DSL problem still exists.
So here is THE PLAN: see diagram
I plan to relocate DSL modem and NAS down to Basement - as near the telco drop.
I plan to pull some CAT6 cables from basement to 1F, 2F, 3F
Here are my questions:
1. What should be DECO's Operating Mode? Router or AP?
I assume AP modem because NAS is connected outside of DECO's realm.
2. I really like DECO Apps' Overview functionality where i can check who are connected but not necessary the sites they visit. Will I lose this functionality when DECO operates in AP mode?
PS. There are no 3F to 2F, 3F to 1F, 2F to 1F conduits; all conduits lead down to Basement.
Your experience is most welcomed.
THANKS!