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Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 17:47:14 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:49:17

I am trying to make 2 networks in my house via 2 separate mesh systems (with only 1 router). Is that possible?

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2021-06-15 19:23:37 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:49:27

@ilovekobe 

 

Hey

 

Technically that should be possible, in theory.. Deco 1 into Port 1 of the Router..  Deco 2 into Port 2

 

I would run this in Router Mode, therefore the first Deco setup would have the address range 192.168.68.x   Set this up and once complete, shut it down.

 

Do the same for the second Deco setup, once completed change its IP to 192.168.69.x range.. 

 

This way you can run the two setups and they will be on separate networks, sharing a backbone from your Router.   

 

Never tried this, but should work (in theory)

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2021-06-15 19:43:07 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:49:17

@ilovekobe 

 

Hey

 

Ok so RANGE is your IP address..   if you connect anything to your router it will get an IP address given to it.  This will look something like this below

 

192.168.1.123

 

Ignore the 192.168. bit..  just concentrate on the last 2x numbers.   Ok so these go from 0 to 254       So basically the third number (1 in this case) is the number of your network, and the 4th number (123 in this case) is the specific number of that device on that network.  

 

Ok so say you have three devices and their IP addresses are    

192.168.1.13

192.168.1.54

192.168.1.201

 

As they are all on the  1   network  you have    Device 13   Device 54 and Device 201

Hope that makes sense so far.

 

When you setup DECO it create a new network starting  192.168.68.x   (network number 68)  as you have 2x networks you cant have 2x 68s.. you need   68  and 69 for example

 

So once you have one of the Deco setup you need to change its IP address from 192.168.68.1   to   192.168.69.1

 

Info on how to do this is here

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2331/

 

So basically once all done you will have 3x network in theory

Router on   192.168.0.x   (may be 192.168.1.x but irrelevant)

Deco 1 on    68.x

Deco 2 on 69.x

 

Anything connected to Deco 1 will get a 68 address, anything on Deco2 will get a 69 address

 

In terms of what to shut down on the router.. all I would recommend is the following

1. turn off the Router WiFI..  you wont need it with Deco

2. don't use the LAN ports on the router.. except for connecting the 2x master Decos you are setting up.

 

 

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2021-06-15 19:23:37 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:49:27

@ilovekobe 

 

Hey

 

Technically that should be possible, in theory.. Deco 1 into Port 1 of the Router..  Deco 2 into Port 2

 

I would run this in Router Mode, therefore the first Deco setup would have the address range 192.168.68.x   Set this up and once complete, shut it down.

 

Do the same for the second Deco setup, once completed change its IP to 192.168.69.x range.. 

 

This way you can run the two setups and they will be on separate networks, sharing a backbone from your Router.   

 

Never tried this, but should work (in theory)

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:27:32

@Philbert I'm new to this so I'm not sure what you mean by "range".

 

Also what should I shut down? The router after setting up the deco? 
 

Anyways, thanks for the reply!!!

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@ilovekobe 

 

Hey

 

Technically that should be possible, in theory.. Deco 1 into Port 1 of the Router..  Deco 2 into Port 2

 

I would run this in Router Mode, therefore the first Deco setup would have the address range 192.168.68.x   Set this up and once complete, shut it down.

 

Do the same for the second Deco setup, once completed change its IP to 192.168.69.x range.. 

 

This way you can run the two setups and they will be on separate networks, sharing a backbone from your Router.   

 

Never tried this, but should work (in theory)

 

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2021-06-15 19:37:09 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:37:32

@ilovekobe 

 

If basic networking lingo such as "IP range" is not familiar to you, you may wish to explain why do you want two separate mesh systems in your house instead of asking how to do that.

 

If you can explain what do you want from WiFi mesh, perhaps someone on that forum will be able to offer you a simpler solution, the one that would not cause you headaches in managing it down the road.

 

 

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2021-06-15 19:41:21 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:42:15

@Alexandre. 
 

I just want a separate network for guests. I currently have 3 decos at my house (for myself) and I wanted to know if adding 3 more decos (connecting it to the same router) will allow me to make a separate network to have different limits on what they can access etc.

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2021-06-15 19:43:07 - last edited 2021-06-15 19:49:17

@ilovekobe 

 

Hey

 

Ok so RANGE is your IP address..   if you connect anything to your router it will get an IP address given to it.  This will look something like this below

 

192.168.1.123

 

Ignore the 192.168. bit..  just concentrate on the last 2x numbers.   Ok so these go from 0 to 254       So basically the third number (1 in this case) is the number of your network, and the 4th number (123 in this case) is the specific number of that device on that network.  

 

Ok so say you have three devices and their IP addresses are    

192.168.1.13

192.168.1.54

192.168.1.201

 

As they are all on the  1   network  you have    Device 13   Device 54 and Device 201

Hope that makes sense so far.

 

When you setup DECO it create a new network starting  192.168.68.x   (network number 68)  as you have 2x networks you cant have 2x 68s.. you need   68  and 69 for example

 

So once you have one of the Deco setup you need to change its IP address from 192.168.68.1   to   192.168.69.1

 

Info on how to do this is here

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2331/

 

So basically once all done you will have 3x network in theory

Router on   192.168.0.x   (may be 192.168.1.x but irrelevant)

Deco 1 on    68.x

Deco 2 on 69.x

 

Anything connected to Deco 1 will get a 68 address, anything on Deco2 will get a 69 address

 

In terms of what to shut down on the router.. all I would recommend is the following

1. turn off the Router WiFI..  you wont need it with Deco

2. don't use the LAN ports on the router.. except for connecting the 2x master Decos you are setting up.

 

 

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:44:55

@Philbert Thank you soso much!!!!

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:46:25

@ilovekobe 

 

Ok scrub that last reply

 

You might just want to enable guest wifi.. details below

 

https://www.tp-link.com/fi/support/faq/1461/

 

Dont be buying new deco for guests, not worth it  :)

 

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:49:05

@Philbert that was just an example and I'm going to use it for myself. All I had to know was whether or not it was possible. 

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:52:45

@Philbert I was going to upgrade to the m9plus anyways. So if using two sets of decos would work then all the more reason to buy it.

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Re:Can you connect 2 different decos systems to a router to make 2 networks
2021-06-15 19:59:00

@ilovekobe 

 

If you do an upgrade, probably the easiest would be to add new Deco units to existent mesh and, then, delete old Deco units from the mesh. You'll keep all your Deco mesh configuration settings, and replace Deco hardware.

 

Still, if you really want to have two separate Deco mesh systems, that should be easy. You will need to create new Deco network in Deco app, and configure new Deco units as belonging to this new network. As a result, you'll have two separate Deco mesh networks you can configure independently under same Deco app.

See How to add a new Deco network through Deco app?

 

As @Philbert said, Main Decos from both Deco mesh networks must be connected to router ports. Also, because these will be totally separate mesh networks, don't worry about IP addresses and ranges - you can let Deco use default settings for those.

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