Understanding Mesh - Can Deco, OneMesh, EasyMesh, and Omada Products work with Each Other?

While TP-Link's Deco Systems, Archer routers and range extenders, and Omada Access Points all support a Mesh function, they are not designed to work together or to form a single Mesh network. Although they may all be TP-Link products, these product lines differ in their technology and software. This prevents them from interoperating in a unified Mesh network. You may still be able to use them together, but they won’t be able to form a single, unified Mesh network. In other terms, if you use an Archer Router and a Deco system together, there won’t be any seamless roaming between the Router and the Deco system.

A detailed comparison between Deco Mesh, OneMesh, EasyMesh, and Omada Mesh is listed below.

	Deco Mesh	OneMesh¹	EasyMesh²	Omada EAP Mesh
Devices	Deco	Archer Router Range Extender (only works as a satellite) Powerlink Adapter (only works as a satellite)	Archer Router Range Extender (only works as a satellite) Powerlink Adapter (only works as a satellite)	Omada EAP
System Operation Mode	Router or AP	Router Only	Router or AP³	AP Only
Ethernet Backhaul⁵	Yes	No	Yes⁴	No
Backhaul Aggregation6 (Adaptive Path Selection)	Yes	No	No	No
Available Networks (SSIDs)⁷	Home/Guest/IoT	Home	Home	up to 16 SSIDs per device
Wi-Fi Channel Manual Selection	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roaming Protocol	802.11 k/v/r	802.11 k/v	802.11 k/v	802.11 k/v/r
Self-Healing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Auto Pre-Configuration⁸	Yes	No	No	Yes
Management Interface	Deco APP Only	Tether APP and web interface	Tether APP and web interface	Omada Controller (web interface)
Recommended Application Scenario	Home	Home	Home	Business/Enterprise

*The support for all the mentioned features above is subject to the latest firmware of the product.

Notes:

1. Devices that support One Mesh can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/onemesh/product-list/

2. Devices that support Easy Mesh can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/easymesh/product-list/

3. Some models may not support EasyMesh feature when working in AP Mode. Check your product’s support page on TP-Link.com for details.

4. Some models may not support EasyMesh Ethernet backhaul yet. Get to know what models have already supported Ethernet backhaul here: https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/593722

5. Ethernet Backhaul is a feature that allows you to connect multiple Mesh devices by ethernet, enhancing Mesh network stability and performance. Get to know more about Ethernet backhaul here: https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/1794/

6. Backhaul Aggregation (Adaptive Path Selection) allows Deco units to use multiple Wi-Fi bands to transmit data, improving overall backhaul performance; Wi-Fi 7 Deco models could even combine Wired + Wireless backhaul altogether; details can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/whole-home-mesh/

7. Deco Mesh systems have multiple configurable wireless networks compared to other Home Mesh systems. Having various Wi-Fi networks (SSIDs) allows you to easily manage and categorize client devices. A guest network is a separate Wi-Fi network that is specifically created to provide internet access to visitors or guests without granting them access to your primary or internal network. An IoT network is specifically designed to connect and manage IoT devices.

Understanding Mesh - Can Deco, OneMesh, EasyMesh, and Omada Products work with Each Other?

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