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Swapping to X75 - tips?

Swapping to X75 - tips?

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Swapping to X75 - tips?

2023-12-26 12:53:59

Model: Deco XE75

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Have decided to swap over to Deco XE75 mesh. Currently on Netgear RBK353 Mesh. Planning to use base + 1 satellite (2700sq. ft home)

I want to retain the current attached devices (without having to reset them again).

Apart from using the same SSID and the Password, do I also keep the WPA2-PSK(AES) the same?
Should I consider 3 units system instead of 2?
Currently I have 6 attached devices with Fixed ip addresses). Will these be retained after swap over?

Any other thoughts will be appreciated.

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2023-12-27 06:05:18

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Re:Swapping to X75 - tips?

2023-12-27 06:05:18

Hi,

The default wireless security mode on Deco XE75 is also WPA2 so the wireless security would be the same as Netgear before.

If the house are separated by multiple rooms/walls, it would be better to have 3 units.

And since all Deco Mesh works together. You could also start with 2 units and add additional Deco later if needed.

The default LAN IP range on Deco is 192.168.68.xxx. I think it might be a problem for the reserved IP devices.

You might need to either change the default LAN IP address or re-configure the reserved IP addresses on the devices.

Thank you very much and best regards.

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Re:Swapping to X75 - tips?

2023-12-27 11:51:48

Thanks a lot for the detailed response which makes things much clearer.

One further issue, assuming I keep the default 192.168.68.xxx range AND use Netgear SSID and password, will all the current devices still connect automatically?

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