- 1. Open the Tether app, tap your router to log in. 2. Go to More > IoT Network, and click any one of these IoT Networks to enable it. Here well take the 2.4G IoT Network for an example Note: Not all models support 5GHz-2 IoT Network.
- Since the IoT Network could also communicate with devices on the main network, it would be great when you have the Phillip Hue Bridge or Other Smart Hubs wired to the main network for better stability and connection speed. CES 2026 Meet TP-Link AI Assistant and More New Products! ... Does this new IoT network feature support manual device override/punch-through? My somewhat dated Google Wifi (pre Nest-Wifi) supports this feature as shown in this image under the "Shared Devices" header: ... More devices are available to select from on scrolling further down the page. If this is missing from TPLink routers, it would be a rather useless features for myself and others that run services like Home Assistant OS which uniquely need unrestricted access to both sides of the divided network.

- I have a router with IOT network but I also have 3 RE305 repeaters connected via onemesh, how will IOT Network work now? My RE305 repeater does not have IOT network option. ... Long story short, I do the same with my IoT devices: VLAN isolation + no internet access (restricted to a Home Assistant gateway in my case, but it could probably be an Apple TV or other commercial gateway).

IoT network is not isolated from the main network, unless you add the IoT network devices into the device isolation list on Advanced->Security->IoT Security page. Nice to Meet You in Our TP-Link Community. Check Out the Latest Posts: Archer GE550 - BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router EasyMesh ...
- What the IoT network does provide usually, is the ability to use different security methods - like WPA2-PSK instead of WPA3 or mixed mode like WPA2-PSK + WPA3) that was more compatible with IoT devices. In the case of my other brand of router, my IoT network can also specify whether I use 2.4 GHz only, 5GHz only, or both 2.4GHz/5GHz.