TP-Link Deco mesh with FWG

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    Joe Case

    I think this should work, assuming you haven't segmented the ports.  I have a satellite deco hardwired into my primary deco and their app shows gigabit backhaul as expected.  I'm not home right now but I'll try to remember to go move it to one of my FWG ports and make sure it stays the same.

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    Ritesh Singh

    Thank you. Would appreciate it. I am not planning to segment the ports.

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    Joe Case

    Just a heads up, I moved my wired Deco WAP from the primary Deco into the FWG and it went to wireless backhaul. I'll see if I get some time to tinker and try to make it work

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    Firewalla

    Do you mean, you connect all Deco units to the Firewalla LAN ports, after doing that, Deco's no longer mesh via ethernet? if it is, likely Deco mesh protocol is on the LAN side only. 

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    Joe Case

    Yes that's correct. I didn't have a need for it but was just testing it out for the OP. Based on TP link's site, they mention network loop detection could prevent wired backhaul from taking place. That's a dangerous setting to be changing (and haven't even seen it in my FWG settings) but I'm half tempted to dig around just for curiosity
    https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1794/

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    Joe Case

    I restarted just the one WAP that I moved and as it came back to, it switched to Ethernet backhaul.

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    Ritesh Singh

    So it worked?

    Could you please explain a bit more on which WAP was restarted?
    Are you referring the main Deco or the satellite Deco, or your modem?

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    Joe Case

    Everything live, moving satellite Deco cable from main Deco to Firewalla resulted in wireless backhaul. Restarting just the satellite Deco caused it to revert to wired backhaul as we hoped. Appears that it'll work like you want it to

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    Ritesh Singh

    Awesome. Thank you soo much. Really appreciate it.
    I would have a great 2.5G home network with full 6E capabilities of Deco XE75 pro with FWG+.

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