Wiring Deco XE75 Pro
I would appreciate help clarifying my options. I have read about "wired backhaul" with mesh networks like the Deco XE75 Pro, but I also read that wiring the satellite nodes provides full strength to their WiFi capabilities, rather than the drop-off that comes with more distant WiFi connections between nodes. The latter suggests that wired nodes would (or "could") have both faster speeds and a more reliable data stream than just connecting the units by WiFi. Does that sound right?
Also, am I able to go like this (with '___' for wired Ethernet and '===' for wireless)?
Modem ____ Deco main unit as router ====
\____ Deco unit ====
\ \____ computer
\
\___ Deco unit ====
But how about:
Modem ____ non-wireless router ____ switch ____ Deco unit as access point =====
\ \____ printer
\
\ ____ Deco unit ====
\ \____ computer
\
\____ Deco unit ====
That is, to use a Deco unit as a WiFi node, do I need to have a wireless router -- might as well use a Deco for that, with a switch to wire everything else to it -- or can I use a non-wireless router, wire Deco units to it, and they will form a wireless mesh network?
Thank you for your help!