Hi

 

If anyone could kindly provide advice (new user, just purchased a Deco X50 / AX3000 to, hopefull, improve WiFi signal strength throughout my home) regarding the best set-up to use for the following it would be greatly appreciated:

 

Current hardware:

 

Sky Hub (SR203)

 

TP-Link extender (AC750 / RE220)

 

Various TP-Link and KASA smart plugs (mainly P110) and a camera (C200)*

 

Various other makes of smart devices*

 

 

*The vast majority of these devices (if not all) require setting up / connecting via a 2.4GHz WiFi band

 

 

Has anyone had any experience setting up a Deco mesh system to work with 2.4GHz devices please? (N.B. I also have some other devices that can use the 5GHz band e.g. my mobile. I don't currently have any WiFi 6 devices, although this could obviously change in the future).

 

For example:

 

1. What is the the best Deco 'mode' to use? (I believe there is a wireless router mode and an access point mode)

 

2. Can I set-up the Deco to use my current SSID / network name (& password) to save having to change these on all the smart devices?

 

3. Would I need to turn off (if this is possible) the WiFi bands in my Sky hub (to prevent any possible interference with the Deco mesh system)?

 

4. I've heard that a possible alternative (for setting up 2.4GHz smart devices) is to use a Deco IoT setting? Is this correct please? If so, is this another option (or the only one) and how would I set this up please?

 

 

As far as I know (having only just purchased a two unit Deco X50 pack), I need to download the Deco app; connect one of the Deco units, using an ethernet cable, to my Sky hub; and let that unit connect wirelessly to the other Deco unit (placed elsewhere in my home so that I obtain the best coverage).

 

Any advice, information, ideas, or options if there are different ones that are possible (with advantages/disadvantages if applicable)

would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks