OneMesh using 2 Archer C6

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OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2020-06-18 08:30:50 - last edited 2022-08-23 11:56:07
Model: Archer C6  
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Hi,

I have 2 Archer C6 routers:

1. root router covering the house

2. AP mode in the basement

 

This setup worked quite OK, but mobile devices won't switch wifi automatically only if they finally loose the poor connection. Upgraded routers the other day and OneMesh is available now, but I can't see my secondary router in the root rooter's onemesh menu. Is there any option to use the 2nd router as a onemesh repeater instead of an AP?

 

Thx,

fish

 

p.s.: checked the WDS bridging option as well, but still can't manage to see any onemesh device

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6-Solution
2020-06-19 07:37:31 - last edited 2020-09-16 09:21:41

@fishmong3r 

 

Hello, sorry that the OneMesh™ router can only be combined with OneMesh™ RE or OneMesh™ PLC to build Mesh networks, two Archer C6 cannot build up a OneMesh™ network.

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2022-08-23 11:56:38 - last edited 2022-08-23 11:56:42

Hello @fishmong3r 

and everyone who is looking for Onemesh between two routers,

 

I'm updating here to let you know that there will be a new feature called EasyMesh added to the TP-Link routers and range extenders, which will allow you to build a mesh network between two routers wirelessly.

 

Please visit the following thread to know more about how EasyMesh will work, leave your comments there if you have further inquiries:

EasyMesh Networking: Build Wireless Backhaul between Routers and Range Extenders

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6-Solution
2020-06-19 07:37:31 - last edited 2020-09-16 09:21:41

@fishmong3r 

 

Hello, sorry that the OneMesh™ router can only be combined with OneMesh™ RE or OneMesh™ PLC to build Mesh networks, two Archer C6 cannot build up a OneMesh™ network.

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2020-06-19 15:58:37
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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2020-06-21 20:30:02

@Solla-topee Let me get this straight. I have two OneMesh compatible devices, but they won't work together. Only option is to buy another piece of hw. That's ridiculous. 

I appreciate your answer of course.

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2020-09-14 11:56:06

@Solla-topee 

This is a joke, in the "TP-Link OneMesh Devices list" it never says that you can't use two routers. I just bought two archer C6, wired my whole house so that i can have one in each end of the house. And after all of that work I find out that I cant use two routers, this is completely misleading.

I understand that there is a FAQ list somewhere, but if you have a list of compatible devices i expect them to work together, even if it is the same device, or at leat be clear on the fact that it doesnt work.

It's a shame from you tp-link

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2020-09-16 09:28:52

@fernandoo 

 

Hello,

 

Sorry for any inconvenience caused. We actually have a FAQ on the official website and you may refer to Q10:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2690/

 

There is also an article which will tell you what is OneMesh:

https://www.tp-link.com/onemesh/

 

Hope this makes sense, good days.

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2021-07-15 17:14:07

I have an Archer MR600 in the basement (much concrete), an Archer C6 and two RE300 repeaters. Please provide the option to use the C6 as AP with mesh functionallity. This is not an unlikely use case. In my case I use the MR600 and one RE300 to cover the basement, the C6 to cover one side of the first floor and the second RE300 to cover the other side (ideally connected via Onemesh to the C6).

 

Or is it possible to connect one RE300 to another via Onemesh so that I can skip the C6? In my case the positioning is topological given. The MR600 has to be in the basement and can not be positioned in the middle of the house.

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2021-07-16 08:17:34

@tokad 

 

The Archer C6 doesn't support building an Onemesh network when working in AP mode, we have explained that in this thread, please have a check:

[Wi-Fi Routers] AP Mode supports Onemesh

 

However, as you have already asked, you can try to connect the second RE300 to the first in a daisy chain to see if it will work as a workaround. Below is the guide to link them together:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2507/

 

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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6
2021-07-29 14:15:51
São oportunistas, beira a trapaça. Também comprei um segundo Archer C6 para usar como rede mesh, acreditando não haver nada mais compatível do que dois Archer C6 trabalhando juntos.
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Re:OneMesh using 2 Archer C6-Solution
2022-08-23 11:56:38 - last edited 2022-08-23 11:56:42

Hello @fishmong3r 

and everyone who is looking for Onemesh between two routers,

 

I'm updating here to let you know that there will be a new feature called EasyMesh added to the TP-Link routers and range extenders, which will allow you to build a mesh network between two routers wirelessly.

 

Please visit the following thread to know more about how EasyMesh will work, leave your comments there if you have further inquiries:

EasyMesh Networking: Build Wireless Backhaul between Routers and Range Extenders

Nice to Meet You in Our TP-Link Community. Check Out the Latest Posts: Connect TP-Link Archer BE550 to Germany's DS-Lite (Dual Stack Lite) Internet via WAN Archer GE550 - BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router EasyMesh Is Available When Wi-Fi Routers Work in AP Mode as A Controller. Archer AX55V2 Supports WireGuard VPN, EasyMesh Ethernet Backhaul, IoT Network, Speed Limit,and More If you found a post or response helpful, please click Helpful (arrow pointing upward icon). If you are the author of a topic, remember to mark a helpful reply as the "Recommended Solution" (star icon) so that others can benefit from it.
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