TP-LINK Deco User Manual

User Guide

AC1300 Whole Home Wi-Fi System

Deco M5

REV1.0.0 1910012013

Contents

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Deco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

1. 1. Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. Physical Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 1. LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. 2. Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1. 2. 3. Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Set Up Your Deco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Chapter 3. Deco Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. 1. Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. 2. Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. 3. Antivirus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3. 4. QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3. 5. IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3. 6. Update Deco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3. 7. Admins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About This Guide

This guide contains details of Deco Home Wi-Fi System and its related information.

Please notice that features of Deco may vary slightly depending on the model and
software version you have, and on your location, language, and Internet service
provider. All images, parameters and descriptions documented in this guide are used
for demonstration only.

Conventions

In this guide, the following conventions are used:

Convention

Deco Stands for Deco Home Wi-Fi System without any explaination.

Teal

Note:

Tips:

Description

Key information appears in teal, including management page text such as
menus, items, buttons and so on.

Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the
device.

Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
device.

More Info

• The latest firmware and management app are available from Download Center at

http://www.tp-link.com/support.

• Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com.

• A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at

http://forum.tp-link.com.

• Our Technical Support contact information can be found at the Contact Technical

Support page at http://www.tp-link.com/support.

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Chapter 1

Get to Know Your Deco

This chapter introduces Deco Home Wi-Fi System and shows its main features and
appearance.

Chapter 1

Get to Know Your Deco

1. 1. Product Overview

TP-Link’s Deco is a Wi-Fi system for your whole home.

With various features and functions, deco is the perfect hub of your home or business
network.

1. 2. Physical Appearance

1. 2. 1. LED

Deco’s LED is located on the top (View from top to bottom). You can check its working
status by following the LED Explanation table.

Status

Yellow Deco is starting up.

Blue pulse Deco is ready for setup.

Blue solid Deco is setting up.

Green Deco is registered and all is well.

Red Deco has an issue.

Indication

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Chapter 1

1. 2. 2. Button

Get to Know Your Deco

Deco’s bottom panel shows the reset button. Refer to the following for detailed
instructions.

Item

RESET Reset deco to factory default settings.

Description

1. 2. 3. Port

Deco’s back panel shows the connection ports. Refer to the following for detailed
instructions.

Item

LAN/WAN

POWER

Description

For connecting deco to your modem, the Ethernet jack, your PC, or
other Ethernet network devices.

For connecting the modem router to power socket via the provided
power adapter.

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Chapter 2

Set Up Your Deco