Hi TP-Link Community,

I am currently optimizing my home network and I’ve encountered a persistent behavior with my Deco X50 (4-unit setup) that I would like to clarify.

My Configuration:

• Backhaul: All 4 units are connected via Ethernet Backhaul.

• Main Network: Configured to 5GHz only (using 160MHz bandwidth).

• Guest Network: Disabled.

• IoT Network: Disabled (temporarily, for reorganization).

• Around 60 devices connecting spread on all Decos

The Observation: When performing an environment scan using a Wi-Fi analyzer, I noticed that despite the configurations above, hidden 2.4GHz networks remain active on every Deco unit. These hidden SSIDs are directly tied to the MAC addresses of my Deco devices.

Questions:

1. Is this behavior intended? Since all units are wired and no 2.4GHz SSID is active, I expected the 2.4GHz radios to stop broadcasting.

2. Redundancy: Are these hidden signals kept active for wireless backhaul failover? If so, is there any way to disable this redundancy whn Ethernet is confirmed as stable?

3. Access Point Mode: If I switch my Deco system to Access Point Mode, using a another device as a router, does the firmware allow for manual channel selection and channel width for each unit?

Thanks!

Andre