MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically

MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically

MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2024-12-19 21:53:06 - last edited 2024-12-20 00:52:58
Model: Deco BE63  
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I recently bought a Deco BE63 and am having an issue where during an MS Teams work call, the Deco system will drop the laptop for a short period of time and then it reconnects.  On my phone app, when the laptop is dropped it shows up in an "unknown" state before it reconnets back to the Deco unit.

 

This seems like a common issue with Deco and MS Teams not working well together. I have tried every troubleshooting advice I found on these forums, i.e. disable beamforming.  I also moved the units to ensure the laptop gets a strong signal and verfied with a speed test the connection is good.  I have fast roaming enabled, however, I have disabled mesh on the laptop so it shouldn't matter here.  I also made the laptop high priority via QoS.  Firmware is at the latest/up-to-date.  Nothing fixes this issue.

 

MS Teams worked perfectly fine with no issues on my previous ASUS mesh system.  I love this system otherwise and I hate to switch to some other brand, however,  I can't deal with dropping Teams connections much longer because this is needed for my job.

 

One thing I thought I can try is move my secondary unit closer to the main unit to get a better signal.  It is currently a "medium" signal (main router unit to secondary AP unit).  However, IMO, that doesn't explain why that unit dropped the laptop when the laptop had a strong signal to it.

 

I also didn't find anything in the system logs that would indicate any kind of error.

 

UPDATE:  I moved my secondary station closer to the main to get a strong signal and also right near the laptop in question.  A little while later I just witnessed the secondary unit drop all the connections, they all moved to the primary (except the laptop since it is tied to secondary only, it just lost connection) and then they all slowly started to move back to the secondary.  Something is seriously wrong here.  I'm probably going to return these units in the next day or so unless there is some known, solid fix for this.

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Re:MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2025-01-23 16:20:49

  @redoctober45 I'm having Teams issues too.

 

  • I have my main router not too far from my desk. Probably like 5 to 6 feet away. My work laptop connects wirelessly with Wifi 6. Beamforming turned off
  • While I'm in my office, Teams will report "Poor network quality" and my audio will drop out for 15 seconds and connect. I can't hear them but they can hear me just fine
  • If i'm further away from the main router, Teams works fine
  • The rest of my network is fine. No issues with connectivity with all of my other devices
  • If I switch to 5Hz while in the office, Teams seems to work fine. If I connect via Ethernet, it works fine as well.

 

Not a big deal for me and it could be my work device (haven't used Teams on other devices with Wi-Fi 6) but it's definitely weird.

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Re:MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2025-06-28 00:26:52

  @jleseane23 

 

i am noticing this too! Have a you found any solutions?

 

thanks!

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Re:MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2025-06-28 01:39:10

  @skhan85 I've just been using Ethernet since that post. My work device has gotten bios and driver updates since then but I haven't really used it on Wi-Fi

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Re:MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2025-06-28 15:38:45

  @redoctober45 

 

If the issue pertains to MS Teams, the following suggestion may not resolve the problem, but it is worth attempting. When a new device connects to a Deco network, the "Preferred Deco" setting is automatically set to "Auto," allowing the device to switch seamlessly between Deco units for optimal connectivity. There are two methods to prevent this automatic switching:

 

1. Navigate to the network tab and select "Online Clients." Locate your laptop in the list by searching for its MAC address. Once identified, click on your laptop.

 

2. In the laptop's details, click on "Connection Preference." From there, select the specific Deco unit you wish your laptop to connect to under "Preferred Deco."

 

Alternatively, you can disable "Mesh Technology" under "Connection Preference." This will prevent the device from switching between Deco units automatically.

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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Re:MS Teams causing Deco BE63 to drop laptop periodically
2025-06-29 13:32:54

  @HelpFixDecoApp  Thanks for the suggestions. My laptop is connected via ethernet, so I can't apply any of these setting.

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