Web UI Configuration
The initial plan of the Deco Whole Mesh system is to configure via Deco APP as we hope to provide a super-easy installation and non-high tech required experience.
Due to this commitment, Deco APP allows us to quickly and easily install Mesh Wi-Fi System by just following the step-by-step set-up wizard. Some users commented, ”This thing literally holds your hand through the full setup. 99% of people will hit next, next, next, and you are on the internet” which is just what we want.
Next, Deco App allows monitoring the home Wi-Fi from anywhere without bringing a laptop and making changes right from your smartphone or tablet. So as long as taking your smartphone with you, the home network activity is under your control.
Then, with a few taps on the APP, the advanced features, like Parental Control, Port Forwarding, and QoS are ready to go.
Moreover, when it comes to firmware upgrades, the Deco APP will automatically push a message when new firmware is ready. All you need to do is click “Update Deco”.
While, with the time going on, we gradually received some feedback that users hope Deco could be configured via web UI or more advanced features could be configured on the web interface. Unfortunately, there has been no plan to add these features yet.
But we are open to any feedback and would be appreciated it if you could let us know why you prefer web configuration to APP setup. So we would collect more brilliant ideas which might be taken into consideration along with the future APP upgrade.
Thank you very much for your attention and please feel free to comment below.
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@TP-Link - this is disappointing. I haven't read through the 700 pages of comments, so I am not sure if a web interface has been abandoned or not, but using the iPhone app, and nothing else, is not really very helpful. I just replaced my aging, and broken, Linksys Velop AC2000 Mesh network and got 99% of things up and running, and then I find out that a web UI is not available even though people have been asking for years. I probably would have looked elsewhere had I known that beforehand. I didn't see anything in the reviews I read stating this as an issue and even though I could return it, I most likely won't as it took me a few days to get my network all setup again.
If I am brutally honest, not having a web interface probably won't kill me too much, but it would be nice. The Linksys admin UI was pretty decent even though they constantly tried to get me to use the app instead. I don't spend too much time administering the network, but for those times that I do, it would be nice to do it from my desktop.
Unless things change, this will be might first and last venture into the world of using TP-Link products.
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@AndreasHV I agree. Setting up things like IP Address reservations, port redirection and so using the App is kind of painful.
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It's really disappointing that there is no plan for a WebUI. Not only is it bad for any admins, but for anyone who has aging or diminished eyesight like me. Reading it from a phone app is a phone app is unacceptable. A tablet is not that much better. This seems like the way many router manufacturers are going and it really show very little concern for your customer. Possibly an ADA issue.
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@TP-Link
Now I bought this to have a good coverage for a local network - without connection to internet. What now? How would it work? It will not be able to connect to tplink cloud.
So tell me, how will I be able to use your equipment in this case.
I initially installed them with internet access, and set them up as AP. But I plan to move them into another zone, another subnet that is without internet. Will they still work?
Sorry Guys, I understand, that you want to minimize your dev costs - but then why choosing the app? The web ui would work both ios and android - and windows, linux, so on.
Crazy idea.
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