I have 3 Decos, Main, 2nd floor, 1st floor. 1st floor is the closest to the 2nd floor, but instead, the 1st deco takes the signal from the main deco (the farthest). And there are no options to change the signal source on the app, so the 1st floor speed is so slow. If I could return it, I would.

The option to choose the signal source should have been there in the first place.

Esker wrote

Hello all,

 

This is just to report that the beta firmware works. I have flashed all of my Deco M9 and M5 to the beta firmware given by TP Link support. 

 

My Deco M5 is now connected to the middle Deco M9 as it should as a proper/real mesh device instead of stubbornly connected to the farthest main Deco M9 with poor signal previously.

 

Here are the URLs of the beta firmware for those who want to download and test.

 

M9 V2 beta firmware:

https://static.tp-link.com/beta/2021/202102/20210207/Deco_M9Plus_v2_1.5.0_Network_Map_Optimization_Log.zip

 

M5 beta firmware (For V1+2+3):

https://static.tp-link.com/beta/2021/202102/20210207/Deco_M5_1.5.1_Network_Map_Optimization_Log.zip

Thanks, the M5 firmware works on me. 

What I did:

1. Updated via Web UI

2. Reboot all decos via the app.

3. More > Network Optimization

I hope the source signal wont change to the main deco.

@TP-Link hi, I sent a DM to get the beta firmware link.  Thanks!

@TP-Link Hi! I am facing issues with my Deco M5 slaves (3 pieces) and I'd like to try the beta firmware. Could you please let me know how I can download it? Thank you! Best regards, Alexandre Wada

I have already shared the links in post # 191. 

@Esker I was excited about the upgrade but like many on this thread. My 3rd node will not stop connecting to the main node. Even with the Network Optimization it does not work.

@Esker 

The latest firmware for M5 v 3 is 1.5.3, which I downloaded last week. The beta firmware is 1.5.1. If I install the beta firmware, does it take the Deco backwards in firmware? Or does .1.5.3 now incorporate the beta improvements in signal source selection.?

@PMak Keep trying, sometimes it works after numerous "network optimization", sometimes it works at the first try.

Unfortunately, this is the best we can get until TP Link decided to allow users to select the signal source manually.

It is hard to believe that this issue has been here since 2019 and there is still no solution provided by TP Link, and they keep introducing more new Deco products and all with the same problem. 

That's the way to go to support your products and customers  @TP_LINK

@RandySea2 No, v1.5.3 does not incorporate the beta improvement. The beta firmware version number is older than the official firmware version, however its date is newer than the official firmware version.