BE550 Easymesh Ethernet Backhaul configuration with third party modem/router
I bought two BE550 routers to set up an EasyMesh network with Ethernet backhaul on two different floors in my house. Topology: my ISP provides a non-TP-Link modem/router that serves as the main router (wifi turned off). Two modem LAN ports are connected to the two BE550 routers via Ethernet.
Normally I would set both BE550 in AP mode, but as far as I can see there is no firmware that supports Easymesh in AP mode for this BE550 device.
- Can you advise on a configuration/setup that can make Easymesh work in this topology while maintaining the ISP router function and avoiding double DHCP, NAT, issues? Please note that there is only one Ethernet cable from the modem location to each BE550.
- If it is not possible to properly configure (as requested in 1), will there be firmware that supports AP Easymesh for the BE550 routers on the short term? I can still return the product.
Hi,
Apart from the router supporting EasyMesh in AP mode or not.
If I am not mistaken (someone please correct me if I am wrong) the Ethernet connection colored in red in the sketch below cannot be used as "supply line" and Ethernet backhaul simultaneously. To make wired EasyMesh work the Ethernet cable colored in green that is coming from the Satellite router would have to be rerouted to connect to the Main BE550 router instead of the ISP router.
Thanks.
I had been looking at topo 3 of https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/697572 but I guess you are right and it will not work in my case.
Would the alternative be the setup below? (W is WAN port, L is LAN port) Or should the sattelite routers be connected via the LAN port?
However, such a setup would require me to buy another Router, unless there is an alternative method.
I am not an network expert but I do wonder what it means when an router is configured as a sattelite unit. Will it still operate as a full functioning router (including DHCP, NAT)? Normaly such a sattelite device would be set in AP mode, but when I do this it does not support EasyMesh.
I wonder whether this will work at all and if I shoud have bought a Deco like solution.