Deco M4 in AP mode in a star network

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Deco M4 in AP mode in a star network
Deco M4 in AP mode in a star network
2020-11-05 14:39:55
Model: Deco M4  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.4.3

Hi,

 

I currently have 2 decos M4 in AP mode with the main one connected to my ISP router and the other M4 connected to main M4 by wireless backhaul.

 

I would like to setup both decos as AP with an ehternet backhaul using my ISP router as a swich or using another swtich, depening on my port needs.

 

In the FAQ page only a daisy chain topology is shown like this:

 

[ router/swtich] - [ AP 1] - [ AP 2 ]

 

But I would ilke to connected them in a star topology like this:

 

[ router/swtich ] - [ AP 2 ]

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[ AP 1]

 

TP LINK support told me by e-mail that this star topology might/will not work because my router/swtich doesn't have mesh capabilities.

But why would my router/swtich need mesh capabilities if mesh is managed by the Decos and the router/swtich is only enabling ethernet communication between then?

Am I missing something here?

 

Thanks in advance!

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Re:Deco M4 in AP mode in a star network
2020-11-05 15:33:02 - last edited 2020-11-05 15:33:35

@dvdme I have a similar setup: 3 decos M4 in AP mode and a modem connected to a switch. It works well.

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2020-11-05 17:08:37 - last edited 2020-11-05 22:39:36

Should work, it is exactly what I have: Deco mesh in AP mode, four 1Gbit ports Hitron CODA cable modem/router, Main Deco connected to one router port and satellite Deco to another. Works just fine.

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2020-11-05 18:09:41 - last edited 2020-11-05 18:09:53

@Alexandre. Thanks, that's what I'm planning to do. My ISP router is Huawei but I also have a D-Link (not the ones that are blacklisted by TP-Link) gigabit switch to work with. I don't understand why TP-Link e-mail support told me it is not possible. Maybe they just don't really know.

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