Official Release Deco M5 1.7.8
Current Release
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.7.8 Build 20240719 for All versions
Modifications and Bug Fixes:
1. Improve the device stability.
2. Enhance the system security.
3. Fixed the bug of Deco network disconnection after adding satellite Deco.
Note: We recommend all users upgrade to this firmware version for important security updates.
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History Release
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.7.6 Build 20240305 for EU version
Deco M5_1.7.4 Build 20231222 for other versions(like US/CA/AU, etc.)
Modifications and Bug Fixes:
1. Improved system stability.
2. Fixed several security vulnerabilities.
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.7.3_Build 20230906
New Features/Enhancements:
1. Optimized the auto-upgrade function.
2. Optimized the accuracy of the client list display.
3. Improved system stability.
4. Fixed the bug that port scanning errors recognized some IOT devices as risky devices.
5. Fixed the bug that parental control doesn't take effect.
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.7.1_Build 20230608
Modifications and Bug Fixes:
1. Added the static route function.
2. Added the ability to customize the MTU.
3. Added IoT network function.
4. Added auto upgrade function
5. Added ECO Mode (includes Power Mode, Wi-Fi Schedule, and LED Control) to save energy.
6. Optimized the MAC Clone function.
7. Fixed the bug of network abnormality under specific ISP.
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.6.5_Build 20230110
Modifications and Bug Fixes:
1. Fixed the issue that failed to set up Deco on Android 13 phones.
2. Fixed the issue that the online client displays zero incorrectly.
3. Optimized the Network Optimization feature.
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
Deco M5_1.6.1_20220818
- Apply to US/EU/JP/AU/CA/TW/ID/UK/SW/EU/B4 versions.
- 1.6.1 firmware will be gradually released to different areas and if currently it could not be detected on the Deco APP, you could wait for a while or a firmware upgrade via web UI is recommended.
Improvements:
1. Optimized the Monthly Reports.
2. Improved system reliability.
Bug fixed:
1. Fixed the bug that clients won't be able to obtain IP addresses randomly.
2. Fixed the bug that insight/time limit of parental control won't reset the next day.
3. Fixed the bug that No-IP DDNS doesn't take effect under PPPoE connection.
4. Fixed the bug that the client list randomly does not show any client or recognizes satellite Deco as a client.
For Deco M5(V1/V2/V3/V3.2)
New Features/Enhancement:
1. Added Reboot Schedule for every day/week under Deco App > More > Reboot Schedule.
2. Added support for customizing Satellite Deco signal source under Deco App > Internet > Select the Satellite Deco > Signal Source.
3. Added support for customizing clients connection preference under Deco App > CLIENTS > Select the client > Click the gear icon on the right-up corner > Connection Preference.
4. Added No-IP and DynDNS to the DDNS settings under Deco App > More > Advanced > DDNS
5. Added Smart DHCP on/off switch in Access Point mode under Deco App > More > Advanced > Smart DHCP
6. Added a prompt when the Ethernet link rate goes down to 100Mbps.
7. Added schedule and bandwidth limit to guest network under Deco App > More > Wi-Fi > Guest Network.
8. When configuring Deco for the first time, you can choose to establish an IPv6 connection directly.
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Can I have a picture of your network layout, such as?
Here "losing LAN connection randomly", you mean the Ethernet connection on the clients from Deco, right? And would you be able to mark out these Ethernet connections on the layout?
How about the wireless connection?
The logs did not tell anything related and have you noticed any error message on the wired devices, like "identifying/failed to get IP addresses" or something like this?
Wait for your reply.
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@Blmontne I had a similar problem, I now have removed my main deco and did a complete reinstall / reconfiguration and now everything seems to be working perfectly. Maybe there is an issue in upgrading and a fresh / clean install solves it ?
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Hi, welcome to the community.
It would be highly appreciated if you could provide more details about your current issue, such as what are the devices that dropped the connection a lot, and any error messages.
Currently, I only got that "sudden drops in connectivity" and "Teams / webex calls dropped a lot".
Did you have any Lan clients that have configured static IP addresses?
And there is a way to downgrade the firmware back to 1.5.3/1.5.7 and it needs to be done via firmware recovery: How to use firmware recovery
Thank you very much.
Wait for your reply.
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@TP-Link It was one unit that the Deco app and when you logged into the main unit via web browser would show as disconnected from the rest of the deco m5's. Didn't matter if it had was Ethernet backhaul or \Wireless backhaul. So if you tried to reboot all your M5's at once it wouldn't be rebooted because the app doesn't see it as online. Hard rebooting it didn't do anything for it either
I did find a solution, however, though I am monitoring it to see how long it will work. What I did was find the IP address of the one out M5, and logged into it via a web browser hook up to Ethernet back haul. I used the Deco M5 app on my iPad and rebooted all the Deco M5's at once and rebooted the one that wouldn't connect to the others at the same time via the login from the web browser. Thus they were all rebooting within a few seconds of each other. When they all came back online they could all see each other. It's been that way for about 24hrs now. I will continue to monitor it. The Garage Deco M5 was the one losing contact with the rest of the units. The office and Family room are Ethernet back haul and the garage, Rec room, Rec room Alarm are all wireless back haul.
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I have the same issues as stated above, my WiFi connection is very unstable and loses connection during the day even though before the update to 1.6.0. I never had any issues like these. All my appliances use WiFi, so I can't say anything about a wired connection.
The instability causes my iPhone and Android tablet not to load pages or chats properly (no images), the same goes for my laptop. Also, using my laptop, MS Teams videocalling has freezed images and sometimes lose audio, or it disconnects my remote desktop even though the VPN I need for that is still active.
What's even more weird, is that only once I had issues like this while using streaming apps on my Samsung TV (after turning off the beamforming the streaming resumed but the issues on my phone, tablet and laptop weren't resolved).
My internet provider doesn't have any issues and all the speed tests (tested on the Deco App) have a great result.
I use the Deco M5's in access point mode, the setup is like this:
Internet (main floor) -> Modem (main floor) -> Main Deco (main floor) -> wired assistent deco (2nd floor) & wireless assistent deco (1st floor)
However, since turning off Smart DHCP it seems to be working better, although I haven't had the time to fully experience this.
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@David-TP Hi David,
I completely wiped the deco's config and reinstalled and for now it seems stable. The only issue I still have is that the parental controls don't work anymore:
I allow someone to use internet for 3 hours per day, and everyday I have to reset this manually. Somehow the counters think there has already been 3 hours of activity while the device was shut down (completely no power so wasn't sleeping either). When I click the insights button and show history, is only shos some history from the day before. This seems to still be a bug ...
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Thanks for your reply. Here is my topology. It has been little bit better, when switched off "Smart DHCP" like others have been reported here as well. So Mesh is via Ethernet.
There has not been issues with my ISP.
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Thank you very much for the update.
the solution to parental control could be found here:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/571418
please let me know whether it could be fixed or not.
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Does this beta firmware Deco M5-1.6.0 build 20220810 has bug fixes other than the parent control one?
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Update to my previous post it started doing it again. The garage AP is saying it is disconnected from the rest of the APs, even though it has a green light, and it is now wired to the Main AP with Ethernet backhaul (doesn't matter if it is wired or wireless same results) and I can access it via the web browser using its IP address. Rebooting it didn't fix it this time.
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@TP-Link It was one unit that the Deco app and when you logged into the main unit via web browser would show as disconnected from the rest of the deco m5's. Didn't matter if it had was Ethernet backhaul or \Wireless backhaul. So if you tried to reboot all your M5's at once it wouldn't be rebooted because the app doesn't see it as online. Hard rebooting it didn't do anything for it either
I did find a solution, however, though I am monitoring it to see how long it will work. What I did was find the IP address of the one out M5, and logged into it via a web browser hook up to Ethernet back haul. I used the Deco M5 app on my iPad and rebooted all the Deco M5's at once and rebooted the one that wouldn't connect to the others at the same time via the login from the web browser. Thus they were all rebooting within a few seconds of each other. When they all came back online they could all see each other. It's been that way for about 24hrs now. I will continue to monitor it. The Garage Deco M5 was the one losing contact with the rest of the units. The office and Family room are Ethernet back haul and the garage, Rec room, Rec room Alarm are all wireless back haul.
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