How to set up the TP-Link Deco M5 Mesh Wi-Fi System

This video guides you step by step to set up your Deco M5 in Router and AP mode. With advanced Deco Mesh Technology, units work together to form one unified whole-home network with the same network name. Devices automatically switch between Decos as you move through your home for the fastest possible speeds.
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[@MarreroRafael]

All good but the music is driving me crazy.

[@sudeep_jadhav]

It's good upbeat music 🎶

[@15Puzzler15]

Turn the volume down

[@dontfekk]

@@sudeep_jadhav yeah just needs a bass drop and some shrooms

[@zenexaltado2902]

I would just like to add this comment and I hope it can help others. For those who are asking if a wifi mesh is compatible with prepaid wifi modems, yes it is. I have two Deco M5 wifi mesh and already tried it with the R051 PLDT prepaid wifi and it works. Just like to let you know that it does not boost the speed of your internet but it creates a stable connection and eliminates dead spot zone. (You can still configure deco to maximize internet speed on the app) I placed my main deco in my office and the other deco was placed 30 meters away from it and it is still stable. Though the speed decreases since I only have two but it can still get me up to 7-10 mbps download speed which is enough for internet surfing. (If near to the main deco I get around 20 - 25 mbps) Of course speed is different if the deco is connected to a wired connection. I get around 45 mbps maximum out of my 50 mbps pldt fibr wired subscription and the least that I can get with the other deco is around 15-20 mbps. The main deco is the only one that is needed to be connected to your main internet modem/router then the other one can just be connected wirelessly to your main deco. I used a cat6 lan cable just to maximize speed.

[@salwantamersingh2522]

Hi, could some tech savvy good soul please help me out. I setup the main router in the living room - with internet access going pretty well. But, when I tried to add additional routers in the bedrooms , hallways and kitchen, the LED keep pulsing blue, and not green, as the one in the living room does. Apparently all the other routers aren't 'talking' to the one plugged in into the internet.

[@aurun1015]

Hello, I've just got Sky Ultrfast fibre 450mb and have dead zones in my home and garage - I'm guessing this would fix the issue? Also does one of the Decos have to be connected to my router via Ethernet cable or can the 3 Decos I'm planning on ordering all be setup and plugged in around the house without any connected by ethernet please? Or is it ONLY during the setup part you connect it via ethernet and once setup you can place them around the home just plugged into a power socket? Cheers in advance 👍

[@clickcoffee9291]

Can i connect my deco to the main router via WiFi?

[@jonathanleonard9507]

If i plan to put a modem in my room, and i want the tv in the hall which is outside and not so far, can i use just 1 deco side by side my current modem to cover the whole 700+ sq ft house which will be from my room? Also if i wanna use LAN connection for my PC, will it be from the deco to my pc or the original modem to my PC?

[@dcwexler]

If i want to just use the Deco as extenders, do I simply power them on? I want to keep the existing modem/router I have currently. Do I just plug in one of them, and the other ones just use wirelessly? Thanks!

[@PrannoyMathew]

Yes. Just connect one deco to your existing modem/router and plug in the other ones to use them as extenders. You will have to set them up via the Deco App.

[@kai957]

@@PrannoyMathew so which should I connect to, modem or router

[@PrannoyMathew]

@@kai957 To your modems, as deco will act as router.

[@rusdiachyar5788]

i have 7 unit deco m5. If deco m5 set to access point mode, do I have to connect an ethernet cable to each unit? and if as Access point mode, the mesh system still works?

[@Cassius01]

I struggled to setup my home network until I saw this video. Dead easy after that!

[@xxxloverman9632]

how do you move it around your house? she. i do it, it turns red and fails to connect?

[@monrd2224]

on a 2nd deco m5 unit, can I connect two wired devices (laptops, imacs, etc) there? the first one will be connected to the modem. thanks!

[@christophersapong7036]

Our mesh ac1300 have relatively good wifi signal but the ethernet is very slow. Is it normal?

[@johnnynighthawk156]

I have a question, I have the weakest signal in our house but the bedroom beside me (wooden wall) has a direct ethernet cable from our modem router. Would it help if I just buy one of these. Can he put the RJ45 directly to the mesh then rj 45 again to his work laptop (wifi not allowed-work issued) then I connect using mesh via wfi?

[@kubeyran]

Yes, as long as the LAN port is working in your room, you can setup the mesh as AP..

[@elegance1802]

hi can I use deco m5 with different account like for ex. Same ISP then tpuser1 deco 1 then tpuser2 deco.. because I prefer the other one is in other tp link account

[@erom7904]

Is this PoE ? Or I need a AC connection near by...?

[@officialjoseangelogayoso]

Here a question. Does it need to be wired? Because every time I removed the lan cable it turns out red

[@hayward5025]

@@fruitymonkey8641 but the video shows that it can also be used as a router, isn't it true then?

[@ReaIIIJoke]

@@hayward5025 UP!

[@ManishChopraCreative]

Does this work only on LAN or can it replace the wi-fi router too?

[@lebeyes]

An electrician installed 4 Deco M5 APs with wired ethernet uplinks at my bother's restaurant and his TP-Link wifi is horrible. His Sonos system regularly drops out because of wifi connections problems. I started investigating with a wifi scanner and discovered the absolute mess this TP-Link system is. The 4 M5 APs all use the same channel on 2.4GHz (APs should use different channels) they all use channel 8 (should only use channels 1, 6 or 11), and they use a channel width of 40Mhz (only 20MHz should be used in an urban environment with direct neighbors that also have wifi). Similar story on 5GHz: all 4 M5 APs use channel 40. I find no way to change channel widths or channels in de Deco app. I would find that OK if the Deco system is smart enough to do this automatically but apparently it is not.

[@firstchurchlongmeadow]

This video is useless unless you have the simplest network. It has no mention of how to setup the mesh. If you plug it in to a network that already has a DHCP server will this interfere with it? I have multiple WiFi routers and only the main router has DHCP configured. Can I configure it via a web interface or am I tied to the app? I could do without the music and having to sign up for a TP-Link account to setup a simple device.

[@chellther27]

Haixt!!.. i suddenly reset may main deco mesh thats why.. thank you deco

[@EstebanMcC]

It would be nice if you explained the difference in modes.

[@GuadalupeRamirez-ii7mt]

Hi I have a question is anyone having trouble with the router deco my is flashing red light and it’s hard to fix any answers we’ll help Thankyou!

[@rees7154]

First I connected one deco, I want the other deco (let's say in 1st floor). How do I do that

[@tanayagarwal6670]

Can this be used as a wired repeater if one has many ethernet wire available at different locations?

[@kubeyran]

Yes, can be done.. (Via Ethernet port)

[@wevsky]

i am going to watch the video, just wanted to ask a question first, do i need to turn my router into modem mode before i can use this ?

[@Lavillarin]

I am near to the main deco but I cant connect to the main deco but connected to the kitchen which is 20meters away with strong signal, but when i turn off the kitchen I can connect to main deco but weak signal 7meters away open area.

[@ausguy4385]

So can 2 or 3 pucks all be wired for better connections? Or just the main. I have a tplink Ax20 1800 Wi-Fi 6 router so I take it they will work together and can all be wired

[@ttazz2007]

I have the same question and it’s been driving me crazy! Our house is pretty big and the rooms are far apart so I tried connecting them all via Ethernet but I just cant get it to work. If you found a solution please help me( I have 3xm9 and 3xm5)

[@weso2103]

Awesome!! I have same router in video AD7200. Deco 5 are going to be here by tomorrow, on way from Amazon. I live in 3,000 square feet with rock walls. Thanks for interesting setup video 👍🏻

[@mikobathan825]

Can i place the main deco which is wired to the router as far as 3 meters away?

[@asleep5236]

Will I get to use the internet if I put the other deco in another house?

[@andrenaval8200]

Does it work if i only have one?

[@ToffffffR]

I really hate deco i got rid of it very soon. Very difficult to setup always unstable and disconnects alllllooott

[@jaymardcerbo1009]

Will this create another SSID? Does it support 5G connection?

[@cloudvoid0]

Helpful video

[@jt8778]

my question is do you have limit of mesh being connected in the household? i got 1 modem, can i connect let say 20 mesh wifi for the entire house? thank you

[@ethanreece1452]

i don't think 20 is possible. I THINK the limit is 10 on one mesh network, you can have 2 mesh network consisting of 10 meshes but they will interfere with each other.

[@mohammedhujrat4040]

20 mesh its enough for the hole neighborhood

[@alith88]

Does all units have to be connected to the same power source? What if I want to connect the main unit in a house and the others in a different house within range?

[@badermohammed7432]

No need to be connected to the same power sourse in my Apartment I have two electric panel And I have no problem at all.

[@Giannis_Krimitzas]

Does it have a whitelist mac address function? Meaning to prevent any device to connect to Decos apart the ones I will provide their mac addresses

[@zenexaltado2902]

Yes. You have full control over everything with their Deco app. You can choose what device can be connected and you can choose what devices you'd like to be on the blacklisted. You can also hide the ssd so that no one could find the wifi. You can even filter some contents on the usage like adult sites. Also, you can restrict someone that is connected with the deco to watch streams and others. You can set up manually the bandwidth and you can put a device to be on high priority so that it will lock the signal to your device and give the maximum speed.

[@Giannis_Krimitzas]

@@zenexaltado2902 Hello Zen and thank you for the reply. Before a couple of hours literally I bought the M5 Deco. I can't seem to find the whitelist mac address function. If you may, can you point me to where it is? Basically I want no device to have access to the newly mesh created network apart from the devices that I will provide the mac addresses with. Thank you

[@zenexaltado2902]

@@Giannis_Krimitzas I might have misundertood your comment before commenting. I'm not sure what's whitelist to be honest but for hiding the ssid, you can just go to the settings, click on the wifi and click the main network. You can configure there to hide the ssid and you have to manually set it the network on a device you that wanted it to connect.

[@Giannis_Krimitzas]

@@zenexaltado2902 English is not my native language. So probably the fault is mine for not giving you to understand what I want to do exactly. As I've seen when a new device is being connected I get a notification so I have knowledge of who is being connected to. But I will do exactly as you suggested by hiding the ssid for extra security. Thank you for caring Zen

[@reshef316]

Do additional deco units require an ethernet connection or can they be placed anywhere (as long as they're powered, obviously)?

[@1995texasaggie]

HUGE wiff by the Instruction guys........didn't address this on the app, didn't address this in this video. Answer: First Deco unit must have a wired connection, additional deco units being added do not. You may have to re-start your existing modem a few times when adding additional Deco units.

[@ferdinandmiles529]

May I ask I have 1 Deco M5 I've been using it for 5 months and Im planning to buy another M5 but instead DECO E4 .. Can My DECO M5(router) can pair with DECO E4 ?

[@BU7TER]

Yes

[@timsavvy]

Good Content! What if you connnect this to a fast TP-Link AC Router? Will that Router be part of the mesh assuming that you use the same AP name? Or will the Router act as a wifi range extender (different MAC id) and not part of the Mesh? TIA! 😊

[@nosleepmaxim]

I think it depends on your settings from the router, some of them are able to connect with the mesh system

[@skydhana5289]

It will need any other WiFi router or not

[@summerrr1]

You have to plug it into a router

[@RedcoatT]

You need a modem, but not a router as the Deco M5 connected to the modem acts as a router. If you have a combined modem/router you will have to enter its settings to shut down the router function when you set up the Deco mesh, as having the two systems broadcasting the same wifi system causes problems

[@husy64shah66]

@@RedcoatT will it gives you the same speed as the router if you shut the router down from the settings ???

[@RedcoatT]

@@husy64shah66 both can only give you the speed your internet provider gives you. Having said that it all depends how powerful your original router was. The Mesh systems great advantage is it gives you strong and stable WiFi over a far greater area.

[@sulla9528]

​@@summerrr1 As it says in this video Deco M5 can be used either in router mode or in access point mode. If you have a separate modem and a router and want to use Deco M5 as a router than you have to remove your existing router and hook Deco m5 to the modem and set up to work in router mode.. If you have a combined modem/router unit you will need to hook up Deco M5 to it and to use as a router you need to go into the settings of your existing mode/router and turn off the routing capabilities so that you don't use two routers at the same time but if you want to use Deco M5 in Access Point mode (I would recommend in combined router/modem scenario) then no need to change any setting in existing modem/router box, just continue setting your Deco M5 as a router and at the end go into Deco App and change settings to turn off router mode and enable to work as Access Point mode. When used as Access Point, Deco M5 works as a range booster/extender and all three units work seem less and should provide a good stable connection every where in the house.:) Hope it helps.

[@thankyouforthemusic4881]

Really? WTF is that background music?

[@kaiden7866]

My mesh keep blinking red

[@bootaonline]

Does the parent control works on deco m5 without paid subscription after 3 years

[@ethanreece1452]

Now it does, the home care used to be a paid monthly subscription, but now tp link has decided to make it free, they CAN make it a paid subscription again tho.

[@nickhayden860]

Doesn't work 😕

[@ianmacdonald6995]

what even more wires trailing around

[@RuslanLagashkin]

Ok, that video did not answer any of my questions.

[@bezone6622]

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[@AnnaRickaellaPalecpec]

Bat sakin ayaw? 🥺💔 Sinunod ko naman lahat🥺💔

[@johnisraelcatubig3991]

Hindi pala wall mountable ito?

[@andyhinds542]

Who, in their right mind actually thought that this annoying, twee to the point of wanting to smash you computer, music was really good to use in this video? It's in TV and Radio ads, internet ads, and even on the phone when you're put on hold with some companies. It's the scourge of the 21st century.

[@nishat007]

I totally do not recommend any one to buy it . The pairing is very complex and does not works smoothly .

[@deepseacon]

Very poor review

[@chriss2352]

Sucks