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Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:05:40 GMT

Hello clever people.

I’ve been reading the forum posts for a while.

I have recently moved in to a new build with BT fibre 900.

it is ok but there are definite drops around the house ( and no signal to speak of in the garden).

https://ibb.co/3k657vP
https://ibb.co/KGZht7k

I’m hoping that two images have appeared.

one is showing what I think confirms I have FTTP?

The other is the new setup I’ve ordered.

I don’t need digital voice at all.

do I simply unplug the bt hub and replace is with the deco hub? I’m guessing I need to log in with a BT username and password?

then I’m hoping it’s a case of plugging in the others and playing ?

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:15:33 GMT

Yes to both questions.

Set the Deco WAN port to PPPoE username homehub@btbroadband.com and password BT

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:56:24 GMT

That’s for the quick reply.

I don’t know if what I’ve gone for is overkill, but I’ll let you know how it goes

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:40:13 GMT

bthomehub@btbroadband.com 😉

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:47:20 GMT

Well spotted

Re: Please confirm my thinking

gg30340 — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:41:37 GMT

Unless it's been changed you can use any prefix to @btbroadband.com

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:52:07 GMT

Yeah, I think that's still the case

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:35:47 GMT

Just a thought:

is it PPPoE ( Ethernet) just from the ONT to the hub?

I don’t want Ethernet cables from hubs to APs and am hoping it’s Wi-Fi to those points

Re: Please confirm my thinking

jac_95 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:38:58 GMT

ONT LAN --> main Decco's WAN.

I see you do have a patch panel though. Do you have a ethernet ports in other rooms?

The decco supports a WiFi backhaul between each node but you can also do ethernet backhaul too.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

gg30340 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:46:44 GMT

The old saying, if all else fails "check the Instructions".

See the attached link

Deco XE75 | AXE5400 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System | TP-Link United Kingdom

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:04:01 GMT

Thanks again

i have one of these in the lounge, is that what you’re referring to?:

https://ibb.co/TqMChsQ

if so- what’s the benefit?

also- do I need to invest in cat 6 cable for the ONT to Deco ( or anywhere else?)

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:22:58 GMT

Cat5e will be more than adequate.

You appear to have Ethernet cabling installed back to a patch panel.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:22:28 GMT

Thanks again - it’s just for that room though

How does it work? I connect the new Deco to the batch panel and then in the lounge cat5e cable to the AP?

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:27:50 GMT

It's just an Ethernet cable between 2 points with a socket at each end rather than plugs.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

ptrduffy — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:34:30 GMT

It appears you have two ethernet sockets next to your Openreach ONT, and two ethernet sockets in your lounge. On the assumption that these sockets are connected by ethernet cables, then yes, you can connect your Deco WAN port to the ONT, and then another port to one of the ethernet sockets, and then an AP in the lounge connected to the corresponding ethernet socket there will work - this should give you better connectivity than using WiFi to connect the AP to the hub.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

Docca — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:58:42 GMT

Ok here goes.

no identifiable WAN port on the deco- it’s just 3 Ethernet ports so will thumb it into one of them

Re: Please confirm my thinking

licquorice — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:07:08 GMT

It has to be a WAN port, you can't just connect to a random port. If the deco has a router mode, it must have a WAN port.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

jac_95 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:25:20 GMT

@Docca Follow the official TP Link setup video here: https://youtu.be/IiT3YGyEtR0

You will need to download the app on a tablet or phone to set it up.

Re: Please confirm my thinking

gg30340 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:39:20 GMT

@jac_95 wrote:

@Docca Follow the official TP Link setup video here: https://youtu.be/IiT3YGyEtR0

You will need to download the app on a tablet or phone to set it up.

As per message 10 !!

Re: Please confirm my thinking

jac_95 — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:56:43 GMT

@gg30340 wrote:

@jac_95 wrote:

@Docca Follow the official TP Link setup video here: https://youtu.be/IiT3YGyEtR0

You will need to download the app on a tablet or phone to set it up.

As per message 10 !!

Awaiting a "yessss" it's all working ;D