Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?

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Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 15:48:17 - last edited 2021-05-26 01:45:06
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I want to install a Deco M4 Wifi router. Let us suppose I don't have any pre-existing router installed at home. My internet service provider has provided me only an Ethernet cable with an rj45 plug attached with the end. Keeping this scenario in mind, my question is, is it possible to install the Deco system without any preexisting router? If possible, how to do that? Thanks.

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2021-05-25 19:59:06 - last edited 2021-05-26 01:45:06

 

AsadulHuq wrote

@ATee 

Deco App needs preexisting internet access to setup Deco. Thanks.

@AsadulHuq 

 

More specifically, minimum requirements:

 

1) Data plan or WiFi access on smartphone to install and run Deco app;

2) Internet access through Ethernet cable to setup and configure Main Deco, using Deco app.

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 16:34:38

@AsadulHuq 

 

Hey

 

Provided that the Main Deco can get a DHCP address from the Cable, then in theory this should work

 

The Deco will create a new LAN on the subnet 192.168.68.x range when setup

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 16:43:39
Thanks. But how will the deco app on my phone work without internet? Please note there is no internet yet in my phone and I need internet to login to my Deco account. Thanks again.
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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 16:50:08

@AsadulHuq 

 

Ah OK.. yeah that will be a problem as you do need some internet access on your phone to set this up.

 

Could you borrow another phone with internet to set this up initially?

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 16:58:17

@Philbert

A have already phone data access, that is no problem. I asked the question to be sure that I need an existing router to setup Deco! Is not this interesting? I think Deco better make an option where one can install Deco router independently, without the help of any other router. Thanks.

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 18:01:13

@AsadulHuq Can't you just plug in the Ethernet cable from the modem into one of the Deco M4 pods? When you setup the Deco M4 through the app it will "connect" to the Deco M4 pod that is a gateway to your modem and should set it up accordingly.

 

 

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-25 18:13:31

@ATee 

Deco App needs preexisting internet access to setup Deco. Thanks.

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2021-05-25 19:59:06 - last edited 2021-05-26 01:45:06

 

AsadulHuq wrote

@ATee 

Deco App needs preexisting internet access to setup Deco. Thanks.

@AsadulHuq 

 

More specifically, minimum requirements:

 

1) Data plan or WiFi access on smartphone to install and run Deco app;

2) Internet access through Ethernet cable to setup and configure Main Deco, using Deco app.

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Re:Can I install a Deco without any help of additional router?
2021-05-26 00:57:47 - last edited 2021-05-26 01:06:49

@Alexandre

Thanks. Clean and clear answer.

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