@Thackers If every WiFi mesh unit is wired, it makes sense to acquire more lower hierarchy units. That is applicable to Deco and to any other WiFi mesh brand that allows to wire units. More wired...

@VocalOverdub I am thinking, if this could be a feasible workaround: Split (mentally) Deco subnet into two subnets. Move all IoT devices to one of subnets by assigning static IP addresses of that...

@Ratsima Looks like Deco MAC address is different when Deco is in Router mode than when it is in Access Point mode. I made a mistake assuming Deco mode makes no difference, so thanks for testing it...

@Benedictm Wired Deco M5 can't deliver speeds faster than 500Mbps, and wirelessly connected Satellite M5 can't do better than 250Mbps. This is what I observed in my tests. If you want speeds closer...

@Ratsima Ratsima wrote @Alexandre. See this Wikipedia article: MAC Address which contains this: Network nodes with multiple network interfaces, such as routers and multilayer switches, must have a...

@Benedictm Usually if everything works, people don't tend to redo their home network. Do you have reason to try separate router? Because, otherwise, the answer would be "yes, you can, but nobody can...