Deco P9 defaults to unstable wi-fi connection instead of powerline
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I've purchased 3 Deco P9 units a few days ago and set them up correctly and thoroughly via the app. Everything is working splendidly, however, the deco unit in my office keeps switching between the powerline and wi-fi connection, resulting in slow speeds.
Here's a quick layout of the setup in my appartment:
- Main deco router in storage room (corner of appartment)
- Single unit in living room (about 3 areas in-between)
- Single unit in office (about 4-5 concrete walls and rooms in-between)
- Desktop connected via ethernet to unit in office
- Office powerline/wifi to main router
- Receiver (NVIDIA Shield) connected via ethernet directly to main router in storage room (there's an existing ethernet cable I can use)
My quick test:
- Getting my max 130mbps via wifi next to the main router
- Getting 92mbps via wifi next to the unit in my living room
- Getting a mere 31mbps via wifi right next to unit in my office, but on occasion up to 130mbps
So I assume the unit in my living room is making the connection via powerline, since that is its max in my experience. And the unit in my office is trying to use the weak wifi signal to connect to the main router in the storage room.
Is there any way I can force the unit in my office to always connect via powerline? Or generally everything via powerline? I can't move them further apart and I can't connect them via ethernet (that's why I purchased a mesh wifi system). I *can* connect the one in my living room via ethernet, but since my main goal is to stream from my office to my living room and one of them lacks speed, this won't do much good.
