User Guide AC1300 Whole Home Wi-Fi System Deco M5 REV1.0.
Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. Get to Know Your Deco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 1. 1. 2. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Physical Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Deco This chapter introduces Deco Home Wi-Fi System and shows its main features and appearance.
Chapter 1 1. 1. Get to Know Your Deco 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 solid Deco is setting up.
Chapter 1 1. 2. 2. Get to Know Your Deco Button Deco’s bottom panel shows the reset button. Refer to the following for detailed instructions. Item RESET 1. 2. 3. Description Reset deco to factory default settings. 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.
Chapter 2 Set Up Your Deco
Chapter 2 Set Up Your Deco 1. Download and Install the Deco app To setup and manage your Deco, you will need the Deco app. Scanning the QR code below or go to Google Play or App Store to download the app. Then install the app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet. or 2. Log in with TP-Link ID Open the Deco app. Use your TP-Link ID to log in. (Create your TP-Link ID if you don’t have one) The Deco app will guide your through. 3.
Chapter 2 Set Up Your Deco 2 ) Power off your modem and plug in your devices, and wait until the LED pulses blue. 4. Fill in the internet connection information as needed by your internet service provider (ISP). • If you are PPPoE user, fill in your username and password. • If you are unsure of your connection type, ask your ISP. • If you are a static IP user, fill in your IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS parameters.
Chapter 2 Set Up Your Deco 5. Create your Wi-Fi network Set a network name and a password. Then connect your network devices to your Wi-Fi. 6. Add more Decos to your Wi-Fi system Follow the app to Add another Deco to your Wi-Fi system. Or tap Create New Network on the left menu of the app to add more Decos.
Chapter 2 Set Up Your Deco Tip: To have better performance, you can: 1. Place Decos in different rooms. 2. Limit obstructions between Decos.
Chapter 3 Deco Features This chapter contains the following sections: • Wi-Fi Settings • Parental Controls • Antivirus • QoS • IPv6 • Update Deco • Admins
Chapter 3 3. 1. Deco Features Wi-Fi Settings Open the app menu and find Wi-Fi Settings entry. You can: • Change the main network’s network name and password. • Enable or disable guest network. • Change guest network’s network name and password. Guest network password can be blank. • Shake your smartphone or tablet to share the network name and password of your main network or guest network. 3. 2. Parental Controls Open the app menu and find Parental Controls entry.
Chapter 3 3. 3. Deco Features Antivirus Open the app menu and find Antivirus entry. There are three types of protection. • Malicious Content Filter: Block malicious websites that are listed in Trend Micro’s database to ensure you can surf the net in safety. • Intrusion Prevention System: Protects the system and applications against external attacks and eliminates vulnerabilities.
Chapter 3 3. 4. Deco Features QoS There are two types of QoS (Quality of Service). • Set high priority to particular devices in a period of time. It’s found at the device page. • Prioritize a kind of activity that is most important to the whole family. It’s found at the main menu.
Chapter 3 Deco Features 3. 5. IPv6 3. 6. Update Deco Open the app menu and find Advanced entry. Then you can configure your IPv6 parameters. Open the app menu and find Update Deco entry.
Chapter 3 Deco Features TP-Link provides continuous updates for Deco products. Each time a new version of software is available, we will send you messages, and then you can update your Deco to the latest. 3. 7. Admins Open the app menu and find Admins entry. Here you can add your friends and family members as your network admins to help you manage you network. Each admin should have their own TP-Link IDs.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements (1999/5/EC Article 3.1a) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection. The device complies with RF specifications when the device used at 20 cm from your body. Restricted to indoor use.
DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) products that operate in the bands 5250- 5350 MHz, 5470-5600MHz, and 5650-5725MHz.
第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅 自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通行；經發現有干擾現象 時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業 之無線電信。低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機 設備之干擾。 於5.25GHz至5.35GHz區域內操作之無線設備的警告聲明 工作頻率5.250~5.
Use only power supplies which are provided by manufacturer and in the original packing of this product. For EU/EFTA, this product can be used in the following countries: AT EE IE NL BE ES IS NO BG FI IT PL CH FR LI PT CY GB LT RO CZ GR LU SE DE HR LV SI DK HU MT SK Explanation of the symbols on the product label Symbol DC voltage Explanation RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
