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TP-LINK Deco AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3 Pack) - DECO M4(3-PACK) - £87.59 delviered Using Code @ Box_Deals/eBay
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- AC1200
- Covers up to 4000 sq.ft.
- Whole Home WiFi
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports (per unit)
- Compatible with Amazon Alexa
- DECO M4(3-PACK)
TP-LINK DECO AC1200 WHOLE HOME MESH WI-FI SYSTEM (3 PACK)
DECO M4(3-PACK)TP-LINK Deco AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3 Pack) - DECO M4(3-PACK)
Fast. Stable. Everywhere.
Deco is the simplest way to guarantee a strong Wi-Fi signal in every corner of your home. Enjoy fast, stable connections for an army of devices in a whole-home coverage. Setup is made easier with the Deco app there to walk you through every step.
ASSISTED SETUP
Easily set up Decos and find the ideal spot to place each unit
Auto Connection Test – Test the internet connection of your Decos and helps to identify a suitable location for them
Remote Management – Manage your Deco network from a smartphone or tablet via the app, no matter where you find yourself
Online Upgrade – Keep informed of the latest firmware updates
TP-LINK Deco AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3 Pack) - DECO M4(3-PACK)
ROBUST PARENTAL CONTROLS
Manage content and control when each device can access the internet
Profiles – Create a profile for each family member, and manage them individually
Content Filter – Four levels are available for filtering content, each catering to a specific age group
Time Controls – Set daily time limits for the total time spent online and block a person’s internet access between certain times
Pause the Internet – Pause a family member's internet and resume it whenever you like
TP-LINK Deco AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3 Pack) - DECO M4(3-PACK)
THREE MODES IN ONE
Choose the router, access point or range extender mode for your network needs
Router Mode – Create an instant private wireless network
Access Point Mode – Create Wi-Fi access for any existing wired network
Range Extender Mode – Extend Wi-Fi range to eliminate dead zones
*Range Extender mode is coming soon
QUALITY OF SERVICE
Prioritize devices for faster performance when needed
Give high priority to the devices that need the fastest internet connection
BLACKLIST
Block access to your network from specific devices
Add specific devices to blacklist to protect your network from unauthorized users
TP-LINK Deco AC1200 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3 Pack) - DECO M4(3-PACK)
WORK WITH ALL DECO MODELS
Form a Mesh network with your desired Deco models
All Deco models can work together. Just expand Mesh Wi-Fi coverage anytime by adding more Decos
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
- 3x Deco unit
- 3x Power Adapter
- 1x RJ45 Ethernet Cable
More details at Community Updates
Edited by Brutes, 4 June 2021
68 Comments
sorted byComplicated, but thanks for explaining !
See above as I’m on 600Mb Virgin and can’t top it out on these but can come close in the right conditions
You can’t open account on their website. Buy cheap sim card for £1 from Argos and on order completion page you will see invitation to join CS. Monthly fees of £15 but you can get bonus £15 by buying something from Argos each month but it has to be 1) through their website link 2) without using gift cards 3) delivery only, no click and collect. Bonus is limited to website through which you joined. I have seen join section on ebay order completion page as well. You get 10% Cashback on many major retailers and Argos gift cards gives 20% discount. Less benefit for currys etc gift cards. (edited)
Reset all devices
deco 1 into port 1 modem
Set Virgin to modem mode and restart
Setup primary deco
After that I connect primary deco to a layer 3 switch, and then my other 4 come of the switch but based on above maybe stick to a basic switch. like this Switch as l3 requires some config for Vlan tagging to work properly
If you don’t have any other cable runs then you can daisy chain decos so port 2 on deco 1 to port 1 on deco 2 and then port 2 on deco 2 to port 1 on deco 3
Then set the last decos up
Only port 1 on modem works after changing to modem mode
Hopefully all makes sense (edited)
Yes, it's newly listed mate. Thanks for the heat
Me too much better wifi coverage despite what the virgin app said in testing
Heated mate
Ahh, feel better now!
Yes mines really stable now hive cameras and everything else I've got connected. The cameras have been brilliant since I put these in no freezing or the cameras going off line.
FYI I’ve got the S4 with a cat6 backhaul and it works brilliantly. You can add units on as you need, yes.
I've had issues too, got a router with VM in modem mode.
Then these as AP, the connection is not always good and drops. Not sure if it's the frequency, the set up or just me.
It varies but best I achieved previously
Run just now at 5m away
My system runs in router mode and the Virgin box just in modem mode (edited)
Could you explain the complete savings account trick please ?
Not much complicated. I didn't mention that first month is trial and free plus if you came via Argos, you can upload that receipt and it will give you £16 plus on top of monthly bonus. You can cancel any time.
I have these with Virgin, the house is CAT 5 wired for TVs, Apple TV, home office, etc and use the wifi for phones, tablets and a load of Google Nest stuff. I started to get issues a few weeks ago. Drop outs both wired and WiFi, found there was a firmware update for the Deco units and everything seems to be stable again. The deco firmware wasn’t a recent release, but think mine had never been done since installation.
I remember reading somewhere to set static leases for the nodes. So 192.168.1.50 for node 1, 192.168.1.51 for node 2, ex. I'm not entirely sure why, but try it anyway.
Not bad speeds, I'd just like to get consistently close to what I pay for, as the virgin media hub is unfortunately awful
Thanks for help guys, i have it mapped in my mind now and see where I've went wrong
I was facing issues with range and congestion. These fixed all of that.
I’ve got the M5s but same basic idea:
VM box set to modem mode only through your IP address login
VM port Ethernet connection to the primary deco
2nd Ethernet port in deco to an ‘unmanaged’ switch - important to be unmanaged as it can interfere with things. About £10-£15 on Amazon depending on how many ports you want.
From unmanaged switch to any other unit via Ethernet cable (called a backhaul). If the wiring is not available they can be connected over WiFi but will lose a lot of the speeds.
I’ve separated the 2g & 5G networks by having the main Ssid as 5Ghz and the guest as 2.4ghz only. Only problem here is when the deco is in modem mode the 2 networks can’t talk to each other. My Sonos is on the guest so I struggle to control it via my phone on the 5Ghz network. Not a deal breaker for me but would be nice to remove the isolation between the ssids.
In Access point mode (ie VM hub is still the router) it can but I don’t want anything to do with the hub as it’s useless.
You have to daisy chain them e.g. only one connected to your modem and then the others connected to the first. If say you connect your hub to a switch and then the 3 units to a switch they will all try to be "master" and it won't work properly
Ahh yes this makes sense. This is the bit I didn’t try.
You cant bind a specific device to specific M4 so devices can flip flop between them. Not an issue with mobiles are something but when you are gaming its rubbish. Supposedly there is new firmware coming that allows this but tplink arent the most forthcoming with dates
Make sure you enable AP mode not router mode with the M4's. (edited)
I returned my decos and picked up some eeros off ebay. Webcams very unstable as decos would not connect to nearest devices, webcam in basement trying to connect to base station in my loft for example. You are supposed to be able to disable mesh technology for individual devices forcing them to stay connected to the nearest base station (once connection established) but this feature simply does not work. Also if you look at the web UI you will see the cpu jump to 99% every ten seconds or so. I have a lot of IOT devices. The eeros have been flawless, setup was very easy too.
Thanks
I tried to set this up on Friday but things didn't work as expected, no matter what I did I was either getting "no internet" or lots of disconnects.
We have Cat6 through to the 3 areas we need these for wifi, bought these specifically for the ethernet backhaul.
Reading around on forums apparently the Virgin Hub disables its network ports when modem mode is enabled, which would explain why I wasn't getting internet....
Silly question, how do I get this to work? Any help appreciated.
(I'm currently running with double NAT which is freaking the xboxes out lol)
Have the router node the only thing plugged in to the super hub in modem mode and restart it. It should connect fine.
Why are you using double NAT? Put these in AP mode which will disable internal DHCP for the mesh system. (edited)