Help with wifi home setup
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Help with wifi home setup
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I have recently purchased a Deco m5 with three units for a 1300 square feet apartment. I have a fiber Internet connection delivering 300 mbps download/150 mbps upload. I run three speed tests in each scenario (Deco configured as router and as access point) using Speedtest.net with my iPhone in each of the following rooms, and got the following speeds.
When the Deco is configured to router mode:
When the Deco is configured in access point mode:
So, these are the results. It seems to me that the results of the speed test are similar in both router and access point modes. I read in some places that the Deco m5 in access point mode cannot use the mesh features, but the speeds are very similar to me. Am I missing something? I would have the following questions:
1. Are those acceptable speeds? I mean, of course they are acceptable, but is the loss of signal (and of speed) expected in both cases, considering the size of the apartment?
2. The modem/router installed by the Internet provider is the one that connects to the Internet, and I am not sure there is a way to change that. Does this make any difference in performance, as the Deco m5 is supposed to be the device that connects to the Internet (instead of the router/modem)?
3. Is the speed in router and access point modes expected to be the same? What should be the differences?
4. Should I buy additional Deco units to have better speeds? I mean, according to TP-Link, 3 units should cover a 4,500 square feet home, and mine is less than one third of this size (only 1300 square feet).
Thanks.
Hardware Version :
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I have recently purchased a Deco m5 with three units for a 1300 square feet apartment. I have a fiber Internet connection delivering 300 mbps download/150 mbps upload. I run three speed tests in each scenario (Deco configured as router and as access point) using Speedtest.net with my iPhone in each of the following rooms, and got the following speeds.
When the Deco is configured to router mode:
| Room | Deco | Download (1st test) | Upload (1st test) | Download (2nd test) | Upload (2nd test) | Download (3rd test) | Upload (3rd test) |
| Living room | Main Deco | 381 mbps | 248 mbps | 389 mbps | 244 mbps | 379 mpbs | 229 mbps |
| TV room (next to living room) | 2nd Deco | 172 mbps | 96 mbps | 133 mbps | 108 mbps | 118 mbps | 161 mbps |
| Office (next to TV room) | 3rd Deco | 94 mbps | 62 mbps | 117 mbps | 60 mbps | 76 mbps | 64 mbps |
| Bedroom (next to office) | No Deco | 76 mbps | 37 mbps | 76 mbps | 55 mbps | 39 mbps | 22 mbps |
When the Deco is configured in access point mode:
| Room | Deco | Download (1st test) | Upload (1st test) | Download (2nd test) | Upload (2nd test) | Download (3rd test) | Upload (3rd test) |
| Living room | Main Deco | 315 mbps | 242 mbps | 316 mbps | 262 mbps | 375 mpbs | 261 mbps |
| TV room (next to living room) | 2nd Deco | 137 mbps | 119 mbps | 187 mbps | 102 mbps | 170 mbps | 78 mbps |
| Office (next to TV room) | 3rd Deco | 48 mbps | 85 mbps | 87 mbps | 83 mbps | 87 mbps | 88 mbps |
| Bedroom (next to office) | No Deco | 77 mbps | 31 mbps | 54 mbps | 18 mbps | 67 mbps | 50 mbps |
So, these are the results. It seems to me that the results of the speed test are similar in both router and access point modes. I read in some places that the Deco m5 in access point mode cannot use the mesh features, but the speeds are very similar to me. Am I missing something? I would have the following questions:
1. Are those acceptable speeds? I mean, of course they are acceptable, but is the loss of signal (and of speed) expected in both cases, considering the size of the apartment?
2. The modem/router installed by the Internet provider is the one that connects to the Internet, and I am not sure there is a way to change that. Does this make any difference in performance, as the Deco m5 is supposed to be the device that connects to the Internet (instead of the router/modem)?
3. Is the speed in router and access point modes expected to be the same? What should be the differences?
4. Should I buy additional Deco units to have better speeds? I mean, according to TP-Link, 3 units should cover a 4,500 square feet home, and mine is less than one third of this size (only 1300 square feet).
Thanks.
