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Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?

Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?

Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?
Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?
2025-12-01 23:03:47 - last edited Wednesday
Model: Archer MR500  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.10.0.0.9.1 v0001.0 Build 241219 Ref.42593n

Hi,

 

I have an AZE5400 that is EasyMesh and OneMesh "ready" and an old Archer MR500 that is also OneMesh ready. 

 

The current configeration is a Virgin Hub 5 running in Modem mode with an ethernet connection to the AZE5400 that is providing WiFi to most but not all the house. I have the Archer M500 running in router mode connected by ethernet to the AZE5400. It would be useful to have the Archer MR500 act as a sattelite to the AZE5400 but I cannot seem to find a way to do this

 

It may be I want the MR500 in Acess Point Mode rather than Sattelite but I am not clear on the difference

 

 

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Re:Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?-Solution
2025-12-02 08:00:46 - last edited Wednesday

  @CHaupt 

Hi, welcome to the community.

Is the "AZE5400" Archer AXE5400?

Archer MR500 doesn't support "EasyMesh Ethernet Backhaul" so it can Not be used as a Mesh satellite when connected via an Ethernet cable to Archer AXE5400:

https://www.tp-link.com/en/easymesh/product-list/

Best regards.

 

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Re:Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?-Solution
2025-12-02 08:00:46 - last edited Wednesday

  @CHaupt 

Hi, welcome to the community.

Is the "AZE5400" Archer AXE5400?

Archer MR500 doesn't support "EasyMesh Ethernet Backhaul" so it can Not be used as a Mesh satellite when connected via an Ethernet cable to Archer AXE5400:

https://www.tp-link.com/en/easymesh/product-list/

Best regards.

 

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Re:Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?
2025-12-02 08:59:21

  @David-TP Thank you, yes I should have said AXE5400. I bought it as both it and the MR500 that I already had were Mesh ready so I assumed I could get them working together.

 

I had not heard of EasyMesh until looking at the forums and settings to try get them to work together.

 

I am guessing you mean cannot, rather than "can"

 

Thanks again,

Craig

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Re:Can the Archer MR500 with an ethernet connection to a AZE5400 act as a satellite?
2025-12-03 08:59:12

  @CHaupt 

Yes, sorry surprise. It is "can not".

Best regards.

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