Deco S4 Mesh indoors and adding an EAP device via ethernet/PoE access point?
I am aware that the Deco Mesh is incompatible with the EAP line of mesh products when it comes to using them as mesh only. However, what if i wanted to use an EAP device only as a wired access point? here is what I want to do and I dont see any issues but wanted to double check.
I have a Deco S4 Mesh in my house running in accesspoint mode. Two of the three satellites are wired via ethernet backhaul to a TL-SG108PE switch (4 ports PoE, 4 regular ports), all connected to a TP Link ER605 router. I want to send wifi coverage to my detached garage. There is already conduit under the driveway for it, so I was gonna run some Cat6 cable out there from the switch in the basement and had some options....
1.) via hardwired ethernet cable, set up my old TP Link Archer C5 router as a wireless access point in the garage. I hve already changed its IP address in preperation for this. this would be the cheapest and easiest method since I already have the hardware, it just requires power which my garage doesnt have yet.
2.) purchase a whole new Deco PoE mesh system, the AX3000 three pack, and install one of them out in the garage via hardwired ethernet cable or buy a 4th one to do this (are they even sold as singles?). This would be costly but revamp my entire network (unnecessarily for my needs) to wifi 6 and wouldnt require power in the garage.
3.) via hardwired ethernet cable, purchase an EAP-225 PoE access point and set it up in the garage with the same network SSID details as my indoor Deco S4. basically doing the same thing as option 1, but just using newer hardware and PoE (which I would prefer). This is the option im leaning towards but just wanted to make sure the EAP device will work fine (just like the Archer C5 in scenario 1).
so since i know i cant use an EAP accesspoint with my Deco, I can use it so long as its hardwired correct? its not extending my home network, just using it as a PoE access point out in the garage.