TP-Link Deco BE23

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This guide identifies TP-Link Deco BE23 as Deco BE23, marketed on the current U.S. page as Deco 7 BE3600. It documents Wi-Fi 7, BE3600 class, Two auto-sensing 2.5GbE WAN/LAN ports per unit. Use the linked manufacturer instructions for initial setup, recovery and model-specific compatibility before adding nodes, cabling or replacement power hardware.

This page covers TP-Link Deco BE23 exactly: Deco BE23, marketed on the current U.S. page as Deco 7 BE3600. Wi-Fi 7, BE3600 class simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands with no 6GHz radio; four streams total, with published rates of 688Mbps and 2882Mbps plus 160MHz and MLO for compatible clients. Two auto-sensing 2.5GbE WAN/LAN ports per unit. The package includes one external adapter per unit; match its complete electrical label and hardware version before replacement.

Onboard and manage the system in the TP-Link Deco mobile app with a TP-Link ID. connect one unit to the modem or upstream gateway, wait for its setup LED state and complete the guided flow in the Deco app before adding satellites. Each unit can lead a Deco network in router mode or operate as an access point/satellite; any auto-sensing port may become WAN on the main unit. TP-Link states that Deco models can share one mesh; features depend on the main Deco, while radio, port and hardware-version limits remain model-specific. TP-Link permits mixed Deco networks, but it recommends using the most capable unit as the main Deco and placing nodes so that wireless or Ethernet backhaul matches the available hardware.

If a unit cannot join or drops offline, verify modem service, the selected main unit, WAN cabling and the app-reported LED state, then reboot before resetting; add a satellite in the app before wiring Ethernet backhaul. TP-Link's Deco reset guidance uses the app's Remove action or a one-second press of the powered unit's reset control; reset erases that unit's configuration. BE23 is dual-band despite being Wi-Fi 7; it has no 6GHz client radio. MLO and 160MHz require supported clients, firmware and regional approval. The exact-model TP-Link download page is the authority for hardware-version and regional firmware; available revisions, radio channels and services vary by market. Hardware versions and regional firmware can differ under one retail name. Read the version and power label on the underside before choosing a replacement adapter or applying a download intended for another market.

• Power: The package includes one external adapter per unit; match its complete electrical label and hardware version before replacement.
• Management: the TP-Link Deco mobile app with a TP-Link ID
• Compatibility: TP-Link states that Deco models can share one mesh; features depend on the main Deco, while radio, port and hardware-version limits remain model-specific.
• Setup: connect one unit to the modem or upstream gateway, wait for its setup LED state and complete the guided flow in the Deco app before adding satellites.
• Reset and recovery: TP-Link's Deco reset guidance uses the app's Remove action or a one-second press of the powered unit's reset control; reset erases that unit's configuration.
• Region and lifecycle: BE23 is dual-band despite being Wi-Fi 7; it has no 6GHz client radio. MLO and 160MHz require supported clients, firmware and regional approval.