Installed Deco Tp-link X60 AX3000 (3 pack) successfully, but have some questions
Hello,
I have installed 3 Deco's in my house, with the main goal to improve Wi-Fi connectivity on the first and second floor of my house.
I think this went well, as I now have full coverage of my house in one network, thanks to the Deco's.
However, a few issues/questions arose from using the setup the past days and I'm wondering if someone could shed a light on these.
- I'm thinking something is wrong with my setup. I thought the Deco's would chain together and form the new network. So I've installed the first one in the corridor on ground floor, connected to the modem/router of my ISP with cable. I've disabled the Wi-Fi of that mode/router device to not create any interference with the new Deco network. Then in my home office on the first floor, I installed the second Deco, connected to a switch and Ethernet cable, cause I thought this would improve it's connectivity (so this one is also connected to the modem/router). Finally I've installed the third Deco on the third floor, without cable (so pure Wi-Fi). The Deco's all light up green.
When I check the app however, I see both Deco's connect to the main Deco in the corridor on the ground floor. I was thinking that it would be chained to 1 > 2 > 3 and not 1 > 2, 3. Is this correct or is my setup wrong?
- In my home office on the second floor, the second Deco is basically almost next to my desktop. I try to connect to the new Deco Wi-Fi network from my desktop, but it says that the connection strength is so low, it can't connect. Weird thing is, my smartphone is also on my desk, having 5 bars connected to the same new Deco network without issues. How is this possible? The desktop also has an Ethernet connection directly (with a switch in between) to the modem/router from my ISP. Something locally maybe with the Wi-Fi adapter? Or the configuration of my network?
- I read that the advice was to put my modem/router from my ISP in bridge mode for the installation of the Deco's. Unfortunately in my current setup, I can't do that because otherwise I lose the Ethernet connection to my desktop for example (as I've said these are plugged in to the socket in the wall and go directly to the router). How can I solve this or does this matter? I don't have enough Ethernet connections on the main Deco to have this acting as a router for this, or do I need another switch in between to make that work? Is this intended for the main Deco to work as a router for Wi-Fi and cable?
Thanks for your time and input.
Kind regards,
Roberto