Deco S7

What it is: It'll give you a single Wifi Network across your property. 'Wifi boosters' force you to have multiple networks to join. My TP Link Deco plugs into my router, and is my 'main' wifi network. The router still puts out a network, but nothing uses it. Other benefits - their software (apps) are great and you can whip up guest wifi networks easily, or networks for use by 'suspicious gadgets' that need the internet, but you don't want them on the same network as your phone and PC. We've got 3 nodes in the house - one in the router, then two upstairs. You might get away with 2. I've got the M5s, but maybe the S7 (AC1900) might be a good fit - [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B8DXJ8XP?th=1](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B8DXJ8XP?th=1)

S7 will be better, double the capacity of X10 on 2.4 band, the band which is the less sensitive to obstacles.

The main Deco must be wired to its source of Internet. I would return the Archer, indeed, and build a mesh only with deco units.

3 Deco meshes in the family, purchased in 2020, 2024 and 2025, all working perfectly.

So depends on what you really wanna do, TPLink Deco S7 mesh can probably get the work done if you’re only expecting basic functionality and maybe a little bit more like a guest and iot networks on top of the main network with isolation capabilities. If you’re looking into more like site to site VPN, VLANs and such, you’ll need UniFi or something more like that. I have UCG with TPLink S7 (that I bought a while ago) and it lacks some functionalities because of VLAN tagging in the AP but coverage is great.

E4, M4 and S7 are pretty much the same, they are different generation models with new ones being slim and shorter than the old ones. These 3 are the basic ones and should be more than enough. X series gives you extra security feature (most of them require their paid monthly plan) and x50 that I use allows you to plugin your vpn config and supports wifi 6. If you don't use vpn you are better off grabbing M4 or S7 whichever is cheaper. For my upstairs where I usually work from I have M4.

I had Tp-link s7 Mash solution they was great 👍🏼 but I will recommend UniFi APs instead it’s much better and faster. The Mash solution is so limited and have to setup in specific ways otherwise they don’t use full capacity.

better than mesh is to use ethernet cable with AP. mesh wise tplink deco are easy and quick to setup.

unifi is good, but ive had good results from tplink deco

go with full tplink deco make one of them as the router..

used and installed tplink deco for some friends

for best and stable speeds is to use ethernet cables or existing coax cable. next best is wifi mesh and deco are a good for its price and ease of setup. i would get min 3, but you might need more as 2 floors is more tricky. from the list best is the x50, but s7 will work fine for your isp speed.

I have the s7 setup. Similar conditions and 2 floors. Works great but I still tried to maintain line of sight and had to add another 2 units. If I had a choice back then I would bump the tech. X10, 5 units. I think you are going to end up doing exactly that.