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Upgrading a WiFi 5 Deco mesh to WiFi 6 slowly
Upgrading a WiFi 5 Deco mesh to WiFi 6 slowly
2024-11-29 10:41:07 - last edited 2024-11-29 13:49:30
Model: Deco M5  
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Firmware Version: 1.7.8

Read this post here with interest about mixing WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 Decos on the same network.

 

I'd like to start upgrading my network to WiFi 6, do it as funds allow and start with the main Deco plus another as they are the most heavily used.

 

Any tips on which WiFi 6/6e Decos are a good match for my M5s? I like the form factor. Also see you have to match the features as the network will only support features that all the Decos have.

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2024-11-29 13:40:43 - last edited 2024-11-29 13:49:30

  @Jamze 

 

If you like M5 form factor, choose between X50-poe and BE25. 

 

TP-Link Deco models do not have consistent feature set, it is hit and miss. If you want feature set that matches M5 most closely, choose X50 or X55.

Note, X50 is different from X50-poe and may not have same feature set.

There are also many variations of X50: "regular" X50, X50-poe, X50 Pro, X50-Outdoor. Yours, with comprehensive feature set, should be "regular" X50 or X55.

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2024-11-29 13:40:43 - last edited 2024-11-29 13:49:30

  @Jamze 

 

If you like M5 form factor, choose between X50-poe and BE25. 

 

TP-Link Deco models do not have consistent feature set, it is hit and miss. If you want feature set that matches M5 most closely, choose X50 or X55.

Note, X50 is different from X50-poe and may not have same feature set.

There are also many variations of X50: "regular" X50, X50-poe, X50 Pro, X50-Outdoor. Yours, with comprehensive feature set, should be "regular" X50 or X55.

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Re:Upgrading a WiFi 5 Deco mesh to WiFi 6 slowly
2024-11-29 13:58:01 - last edited 2024-11-29 14:05:27

  @Alexandre. Thanks. It gets quite confusing looking at the range online. Especially stores that are selling both old and current products. Tempted to go straight to WiFi 7 now 

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