@AnonyOne 

+1 for this feature. You ought to be able to disable WPA in any mode (AP or router).

It is known to have weak security and can be cracked easily in minutes from a mobile device. I was very surprised to find that the Deco M5 app did not have a feature to disable it, I expected much better security from this brand.

 

I've not had my Deco for long, and whilst the wireless connectivity in the house is fantastic, knowing that I'm leaving a back door open for anyone who has a little IT savy the ability to access my network is very disappointing. If their engineering team fail to provide an update in the next few days on when they will be updating their firmware to fix this then I'll be returning the product.

 

@TP-Link_Deco @Kevin_Z  "At the current stage, however, we cannot provide an exact ETA to our customers as the developers need to evaluate the feasibility to add new features and do round and round tests to ensure its performance"

 

This post was in July. It's now September. The engineering team should have completed an evaluation by now on effort to fix this major security hole. They should also be looking at implementing WPA3 support.

just FYI - this post/response is from July but the issue has been raised going back months and months ago. what is most unsettling to me is the fact that there are either no responses at all or the occasional "we'll look into it" response which might as well have been generated by a bot. the release of iOS 14 is imminent now which means client vpn/endpoint apps will have access to the new network security classification (which in the case of the Deco is "Weak"). this would mean that many people like myself won't be able to connect to work from home and would have to go and buy a new mesh system.

Hello all, thanks very much for your patiently waiting and support.

 

Our developers recently have provided a beta firmware for the Deco M5, which allows you to change the wireless security type for your Deco network, here is the download link if you are willing to update it:

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202009/20200921/Deco_M5_1.4.9.zip

 

Note: Ensure you are running the latest Deco app on your phone first, Android version 2.2.1, and iOS 2.2.2.

 

Let the community know if you have any inquiries, thanks a lot~

@TP-Link_Deco 

 

Hello.

 

This firmware is only for Deco M5 ver.1.0? Or works with other versions to? For exemple, 3.0.

 

Best regards.

@NPintado 

 

Hi, it can be uploaded in all M5 versions, you may also refer to this thread for more details:

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/227662

 

Thanks.

@TP-Link_Deco 

 

The solutions given by you are not appreciated. Security is something that nobody would compromise upon... 

Tp-Link buckle up or stop giving stupid mundane answers. You seem to draft your responses and paste it everywhere... 

 

However, what I have seen is that in the beta firmware for M5 and M9, if you hide the main network (which now you can) will disable the wps in the app. Give it a try but it is only an interim fix not a solution. 

@TP-Link_Deco 

 

Here is the screenshot of linksys velop where you can DISABLE WPS.

 

This is NOT ROCKET SCIENCE Mr. Tp Link. 

@mrp 

 

I updated my iPhone to I OS14 and noticed that my network was considered weak. Honestly I didn't even notice there was no security tab or link in the Deco app to control security type. 
 

Did you hear any official response about a firmware upgrade to support just WPA2 and/or WPA3? If this isn't something urgent that the company will take care of I will likely buy replacement mesh networking routers that do take care of this automatically and without having to fight for it. 

 

TP-Link_Deco wrote

Hello all, thanks very much for your patiently waiting and support.

 

Our developers recently have provided a beta firmware for the Deco M5, which allows you to change the wireless security type for your Deco network, here is the download link if you are willing to update it:

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202009/20200921/Deco_M5_1.4.9.zip

 

Note: Ensure you are running the latest Deco app on your phone first, Android version 2.2.1, and iOS 2.2.2.

 

Let the community know if you have any inquiries, thanks a lot~

@TP-Link_Deco 

At the time of writing this linked entry was labeled as a solution. This is not a SOLUTION! This is a link to a temporary beta. Remove the false “solution”-label immediately!