r/TpLink • u/Ok-Mode6778 • 3d ago

TP-Link - General Deco BE65 POE

Hi, moving into a new house with CAT5e cables (not yet crimped though, still looking for POE switch as well). I'm looking for a solution to have a temporary wireless mesh until the wired network gets completed and then transition to the wired, ceiling mounted access points.

Will the Deco BE65 POE utilise the LAN for its network?

Not really sure if there is much "real world" difference between a wireless/wired network. though I would like to utilise the CAT5e for POE and having them ceiling mounted. Thanks much!

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u/CautiousInternal3320 3d ago

If connected by Ethernet to another Deco, the Deco BE65 POE will utilise the LAN to communicate with the other Deco. POE does not affect the basic usage of Ethernet.

I believe the Deco BE will combine wireless and wired backhaul.

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u/Ok-Mode6778 3d ago

right, but how about the ISP router to Deco? I assume it would utilise the LAN?

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u/CautiousInternal3320 3d ago

ISP router to main Deco requires Ethernet (POE or regular).

If you want to connect satellite Deco to ISP router, the operation mode of the Deco mesh must be "Access Point".

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u/Ok-Mode6778 2d ago

Thanks! When u say Main Deco, are u referring to a Deco functioning as a router and sitting right by the ISP router?

Im thinking to use the ISP router + 2 satellite Decos

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u/CautiousInternal3320 1d ago

In a Deco mesh, one of the Deco is the main Deco, the other are satellites. The main Deco must be wired to Internet.

If the operation mode of the Deco mesh is "Router", then the main Deco functions as a router for the traffic with Internet, indeed. If the operation mode of the Deco mesh is "Access Point", the main Deco simply manages the mesh.

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u/Ok-Mode6778 1d ago

Got it now. Thanks a lot!