r/tplinkdeco

Two years ago I purchased a 3-pack of the Deco XE75 Pro (one for each floor of my apt.). Each unit is connected to ethernet. I'm on Cox 1Gig service, using my own modem (Motorola MB8600). Every few weeks, one or more of the Deco units will display a solid red light. I had a lengthy call with TP-Link support a few months ago and they suggested various solutions (changing ethernet cables, using a different ethernet port on the Deco units, rebooting my modem, rebooting the Deco system, etc.).

I did everything they suggested and it keeps happening. It never seems to be all three of them at the same time, but all three have done it at one time or another. Now when I see the red light I unplug the device, wait a few seconds and plug it back in. So far, that has worked, but I feel like I'm missing something.

The product warranty just expired, so I'm on my own here. If I need to replace it I can, but I'd like to exhaust all possible remedies first. Does anyone have any suggestions for next steps?

How can I block incoming WAN IP addresses from accessing my LAN? I saw a video which showed a "Block List" option from the More menu, but that selection does not show for me. Why is that and how can I block IP access to my network?

I have a Deco mesh setup with a Deco X50-4G V2 (main node) and 3x Deco X50 V1.2 satellites, all running the latest available firmware. While researching why I can't manually select WiFi channels, I noticed a significant discrepancy in TP-Link's firmware tracks:

| Hardware | Latest firmware | Date |

|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

| X50 V1.0 / V1.6 | 1.8.0 (+ 1.10.0 beta) | Dec 2025 |

| X50 V1.30 / V1.33 | 1.8.2 beta | Apr 2026 |

| X50 V1.2 | 1.4.5 | Sep 2024 — nothing since |

| X50 V3 | 1.5.0 | Aug 2025 |

V1.0 and V1.30 both received firmware 1.8.0 which introduced manual WiFi channel selection — a highly requested feature. V1.2 is stuck on 1.4.5 with no announcement, no roadmap, no community thread from TP-Link.

I checked TP-Link's official EOL List for Home Networking (V7.1, updated April 13, 2026). Deco X50 V1.2 is not listed as EOL. According to TP-Link's own policy, End of Maintenance follows ~3 years after End Of Sales. So either:

-V1.2 is still officially supported and updates are coming (when?)

-Or it's been quietly dropped without an official EOL notice, which contradicts TP-Link's own policy

V1.2 seems to be a transitional hardware revision sold between V1.0 and V1.3, which may explain why it falls through the cracks — but it's still actively deployed hardware.

Questions for the community

- Is V1.2 officially end-of-life?

- Will it receive the 1.8.x firmware with channel selection?

- If not, what's the migration path for customers still running V1.2?

Channel 44 (5GHz) has 17+ competing networks in my area. Without manual channel selection, there's no way to fix this. Automatic Network "Optimization" is inefficient. Happy to test beta firmware if TP-Link wants to extend the rollout.

New owner testing out a Deco BE63 setup...coming from two Asus routers in mesh. A couple of questions -

- In the app I see a means to break out the 6Hz band as a separate SSID. There is no way to break up the 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, correct?

- For FTP server, is there a means to enable TLS encryption when using the web option?

- For SMB, I can add my attached USB drive via a mapped network drive. It doesn't show up under "Network" in Windows 11 though, am I missing something...or is this normal? Also, it sticks a "g" in front of the network share name I assigned. Is there a way to remove this...not a big deal...in the Asus routers, this g was replaced with the actual drive volume name.

- I enabled MLO, not for my devices, but because I read that would improve connection between the nodes as well...i.e. connection via 5 and 6GHz. Anything else I should change to maximize bandwidth between them?

- I see an option for USB interference (w/ 2.4GHz). I haven't played around with it yet...currently I have it turned off. Is there noticeable performance between on/off and file transfer speeds? Admittedly, one of many reasons I switched from the Asus was that their USB port was terrible. I could only transfer at 15 MB/s across the network...SMB and FTP. I did one test with the Deco and got 100 MB/s. What is the normal transfer speed drop I should expect if it is recommended to enable the option.

Thanks, and I'm definitely open to any other recommendations to maximize performance out of this system.

I want to purchase BE25 Deco's to upgrade my current X55 Deco 2-pack. I would like to make sure I buy the latest hardware version. Is it possible to determine before buying? I can't find it on Amazon or TP Link websites.

Thanks