topic Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues in Sky Stream

TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

GrahamBates87 — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:38:47 GMT

I’ve recently set up a TP-Link Deco mesh system for our Wi-Fi, and after a couple of days I noticed that our Sky Stream box has been intermittently losing its wireless internet connection. I should also note that I have replaced the router with the Deco rather than using the Deco as a booster.

I’d prefer not to use an Ethernet cable between the Deco and the Sky stream as that wouldn’t be convenient, so I’m hoping to avoid that if possible.

I keep getting there wasa techincal fault or it just saying it's not connected!

Please help!

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

purpleparrotuk — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:34:55 GMT

I had the same I found out off someone that you need to create an IOT network on your mesh. It's in the Deco settings. Connect your Sky puck to this. I set mine so it always connects using 5ghz. It was fine after that.

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

GrahamBates87 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:47:11 GMT

Thank you - would you try to use the Enternet cable if possible as a better fix or not?

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

WelshGeezer — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:18:35 GMT

@GrahamBates87 wrote:
Thank you - would you try to use the Enternet cable if possible as a better fix or not?

Deco user here!

I connected all my Glass TVs via Ethernet and the issue still occasionally occurred. However, it was much rarer. Since assigning each TV a static IP address the problem has disappeared.

Before switching to Ethernet, I’d recommend trying the IoT Network. I’ve never used this approach before.

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

GrahamBates87 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:41:50 GMT

Thank you!

do you have step by step instructions on how to set a static ip address up?

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

WelshGeezer — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:04:08 GMT

Launch the Deco app, click More > Advanced > Address Reservation. Click on the plus in top right and choose the Select from Client option. Then locate your Glass or Stream device and select it.

Re: TP Deco and Sky Stream issues

purpleparrotuk — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:58:37 GMT

Oh yes I missed the static IP address step when I told you about the IOT network setup. Best to do

this as well (over WiFi)