Force Remote Deco unit to connect over POE ethernet

Force Remote Deco unit to connect over POE ethernet

Force Remote Deco unit to connect over POE ethernet
Force Remote Deco unit to connect over POE ethernet
2025-08-03 18:24:34
Model: Deco BE25-Outdoor  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 1.0.17

My new Outdoor BE25 (backyard) is connected and working over a POE line back to a Unifi POE 48 port switch where my main Deco BE63 (Upstairs Closet) is also connected to.  The switch is then connected to an ATT BGW320 router/modem with 1Gb Internet.  The BGW320 is configured for IP pass through, so I expect the main BE63 to handle DHCP, etc.  I have three other Deco units W7200 (Garage), BE63 (Toms Office), W7200 (Living Room)  They are all connected to the same 48 port switch.

My problem is that the Outdoor BE25 connects back to the main Deco via wifi, and has weak signal.  I do not understand why it won't connect over the POE Ethernet back to the main Deco router?  Because of the weak backhaul signal, it occasionally drops and/or has poor performance.

I also had tried to use the W7200 (living room) over Ethernet and it too had issues as well, so I just let it connect over wifi back to the main unit.

 

How can I get the outdoor BE25 to use the ethernet connection instead of wifi back to the main unit?

Thanks
Tom

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Re:Force Remote Deco unit to connect over POE ethernet
2025-08-03 19:13:52

  @tomdfw1 

 

I believe the issue may be that the connection is established from the router/modem directly to the switch, rather than from the router/modem to the Deco system and then from the Deco to the switch.

 

Try setting up your networking using either option #1 or option #2 in the link below and see if that fixes the problem.

 

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/98898

 

 

Need help with the Deco app, setup, Ethernet backhaul, network switch or rolling back firmware? Router or AP mode? https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/forum/topic/699816?page=1
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