Super hub 4 and deco m5 - help needed

[iwanttoconnect]

Dear all

My set up:

1gb connection Superhub 4 connected to a network switch. with 3x Deco M5 connected to network points around the house set up as access points.

My computer which is connected to a network point, nicely gets speeds of 900mb

My deco m5, only gets 60mb wifi. 

what should i do to improve this? should i change the deco m5 to run as a 'mesh' ?

also to add - I've noticed the hub is in router mode - if i switch this to 'modem mode' which ethernet port in the hub4 will work? when i have tried to switch the hub4 to modem mode in the past it has never worked. 

any help would be much appreciated. 

[gary_dexter]

You need to use modem mode with the Deco set to router mode.

Connect the first deco node to the hub then run through desktop switch off that deco. Only the deco should be connected to one of the hubs Ethernet Ports.

[jb66]

If you want really good speeds via mesh your going to have to spend a lot more money than a budget model like a M5. What wireless speeds do you get via WiFi to the hub4?

[jbrennand · Accepted solution]

M5 is wifi5. That will always Max out at ~600Mbps over wifi (physics) to get close to 1GB on a single device you will need a wifi6 router. See the Deco "X" range

[jb66]

@jbrennand it's only 2x2 Mimo compared to the hub4s 3x3 so it's actually slower than a hub 4.

I reckon you'd be lucky to get 400 from a M5

[jbrennand]

Good point jb66- I had forgotten that limitation as well

[gary_dexter]

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@jb66 wrote:

@jbrennand it's only 2x2 Mimo compared to the hub4s 3x3 so it's actually slower than a hub 4.

I reckon you'd be lucky to get 400 from a M5

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You’d be a darn sight luckier to get 400 from a VM hub!!

[iwanttoconnect]

Thanks- do all of the hubs 4 ethernet sockets work after moving to modem mode, or is it just 1 socket?

[iwanttoconnect]

The hub 4 gives me wireless speeds of 400mb downstairs, and 7mb (yes, 7!) upstairs. 
happy to spend more money on a better mesh set up, I’m only using kit inherited from my earlier 200mb days.

Which mesh kit is generally recommended to work with the hub 4, the deck x20? 

[iwanttoconnect]

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@jbrennand wrote:
M5 is wifi5. That will always Max out at ~600Mbps over wifi (physics) to get close to 1GB on a single device you will need a wifi6 router. See the Deco "X" range

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To deviate a little, My other issue with wifi 6  is that it is not be compatible with other devices ( eg sonos, ring pro doorbell, Lenovo google assitant). Is there a particular mesh setup that is the sweet spot between supporting older devices yet give me very fast speeds ?