Deco M5 1.4.7 Firmware Update
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Has anyone else updated their Deco M5 with the latest firmware:. 1.4.7. I haven't noticed any real improvement yet after upgrade. What I did notice is they still haven't added the ability to select channels....this lack of functionality and ongoing issues is making me return the Deco M5's.
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@dk61 Had 1.4.7 for several weeks now without issue pretty much across the board. My only gripe is the lack of functionality in the Web interface.
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@Saurabh_S Hi, yes, I'm aware. My gripe is the lack of functionality within it, unlike a majority of router devices (even within TP-Links' own product range)
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I'm curious: Why do you wish to "select channels"??
What compelling functionality will it give you? The whole point of mesh networks is to give a seamless, unfettered and performant experience for wireless networking.
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There have been numerous requests to provide a functionality to change channels on the deco platform. The reason being, deco do not seem to choose the best un-conjested channel by itself and hence range issues and speed issues with lags and Frame drops. It is observed by many users that the decos lock onto one specific channel and never change it even when there is loads of noise and interference. The ability to change the channels would enable the end user to force decos to use the specific channels which the end user finds least crowded and hence enhance performance.
This is a functionality that even the most basic routers provide but the decos don't.
Tp-Link on the other hand has been committing to forward this request to its developers since ages but it has still not been implemented. Now I doubt the capability of the R&D team if they can even do it.... There are many other requests that have been made to the company but most of them have not been attended.
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Thank you for your clarification.
So are you personally and specifically experiencing these range issues and speed issues with lags and Frame drops...?
I must be one of the lucky ones; humbly speaking I've experienced none of these issues. Perhaps I've positioned my four Deco nodes in some optimum way around my house. Or perhaps you have a faulty set of Deco nodes and should exchange these for a new set altogether?
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@Chiswick_Singh : congestion has little to do with the way you positioned your devices but rather the existence of other APs around your network - usually neighbors in the building etc.
i'll add and say that I am a happy Deco owner for its mesh capabilities but am VERY UNHAPPY with the way that TP-Link chooses to support this product line.
there have been 3 VERY simple issues which the support and development team simply chose to ignore / neglect despite dozens and dozens of user requests :
1. ability to disable DHCP service (on the Deco)
2. ability to choose wifi channel
3. ability to disable WPA
I own a small software company and have been in software development for the better part of the last 30 years and it is beyond my comprehension why would they ignore their users with such simple issues to implement.
I am truly perplexed.
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Thanks @Chiswick_Singh for his professional and valued suggestions on this changing channel concern.
We will soon release an official firmware to allow you to change the wireless security type on the Deco system in weeks, as for disabling the DHCP feature when Deco is working at AP mode, we will also give you the option on the later firmware updates in the future.
As for the changing channel request, just as Chiswick_Singh stated, this is how the Deco mesh system builds that it is conjunction of 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, so the channel is not manually configurable. While our developers are working on this and will publish new official firmware in the near future, which will optimize the current channeling picking mechanism, it is suggested to wait for the new updates and confirm if that will help address any of your concerns.
Good days.
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AnonyOne wrote
@Chiswick_Singh : congestion has little to do with the....
"Congestion"? - no one mentioned congestion on here :-)
In my local and intermediate vicinity I have counted 17 SSIDs - a mixture of 2.4G and 5G - confirmed using my Wifi Analyzer app. That's a lot of APs that should/could potentially be giving me issues to usurp my WiFi. And yet my WiFi is unaffected despite the congestion from neighbouring networks. The way mesh works is that it creates a ringfence or 'cocoon' within your own environment (i.e. home); in essence it represents the 'strongest' signal. Therefore the physical placement of my Decos wasn't random.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not being complacent, I'm probably just lucky. But then my intention was never to use the Deco in Router mode. I just wanted a powerful and reliable wireless nexus and Deco gives me that (in AP mode). Everthing else is handled by my (powerful) ASUS Router: DHCP, Nat'ing, Port Forwarding, Throttling, QoS, Firewall rules etc etc. I suppose the reason for this is that I consider myself a 'power user' and want the advanced options that give me extra functions and granularity to configure my network. The Deco doesn't give me that deep-level customisation; my ASUS router does. If I had to recommend a mesh to my mother-in-law it would be the Deco because it just works. ;-)
P.S. I will concede that the option to disable WPA should be present because of security concerns.
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Hi, we have actually made a beta firmware for the Deco M5 to allow you to change the wireless security, here is what I answered some Deco M5 owners, you may give it a go:
https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/226502
Thanks a lot~
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