@Hogie76,

That should be no problem at all. When the decos are operating in a mesh configuration, they connect to the network as clients. It is actually recommended that you place a NAS here as this would provide the quickest access for all the nodes on the network and will take up the least bandwidth when it comes to connecting to the NAS from another device on the network.

  @Hogie76,

Correct,

If you think of it like an umbrella, all your devices have to fall Under the umbrella of the primary deco unit. Meaning anything that is connected to the LAN port on the Deco will be treated as a part of the network and assigned network addresses. All router management features are handled by the main unit, this is why satellite decos can be relocated with minimal interruption.

I recommend this setup for people with media servers as it shortens the distance and hops that data needs to travel to reach the end device, otherwise, the data would have to go upstream to the switch, and then back down to the correct deco supporting the connection.