I’m not sure there’s an option to turn the Mesh off but I had a power outage at my house so everything turned off. The other people on reddit said it happened when they unplugged the router to move it to another room.

Here’s the reddit link: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Ring/comments/ad67az/mesh\_network\_bricking\_devices/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=ios\_app](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ring/comments/ad67az/mesh_network_bricking_devices/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app)

and another.. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Ring/comments/a2x6dc/solar\_spotlight\_cams\_bricking\_recently\_firmware/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=ios\_app](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ring/comments/a2x6dc/solar_spotlight_cams_bricking_recently_firmware/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app)

My Ring2 sends out multiple notifications and when I check them there is none, but when I’m in the network I see them. I might have to start an old AP to just handle it since the w2400 Mesh can’t support it. I had no issues before the W2400 Mesh network.

I am having the same exact problem. I have already lost two spotlight cams and a doorbell cam. All completely dead.

Update: I went back to my old ISP provided router and created a new 2.4 Ghz wireless network just exclusively for the Video Doorbell 2, the two Chimes I have and the android phone I use to set up the system, I configured the router to only allow these devices access to the new 'Ring' network. I changed my Deco mesh wifi to operate in AP mode and will use that mesh wifi network for all other network access throughout my home. The Doorbell and Chimes all connected without trouble and were working as expected for around 45 minutes after which I noticed I did not get a motion alert for someone accessing my gates. The app reported that the 2 chimes were offline but the Doorbell was still online. I pressed the doorbell and the notification sounded on the unit but not on my phone or the chimes, after a reboot of the router all devices came back online and are working as normal.

I disabled fast roaming on my Deco and that seemed to have fixed my problem (fingers crossed).

Hopefully it has resolved your problem and seeing as the Doorbell is in a fixed location it makes sense to disable seamless roaming. I did the same with mine when I was trying to improve the wireless signal but I think I might have re-enabled it when it had no impact on the rssi. My Doorbell 2 is mounted to the pillars of my automated gates which are approx 20' from the Deco M5 and 25' from my ISP supplied wireless router. The only objects between them are a double glazed window and a slatted timber gate, even when I temporarily moved the deco to the outside window ledge the signal only marginally improved. My smartphone speedtest reported 890mbit down and 90mbit up for the same location at my pillars when connected to the Deco M5 and similar when connected to the ISP's router. The Doorbell 2 was getting an rssi score of 81 with the Deco and now 63 with the ISP's router. The mesh wifi's signal is excellent everywhere in my home and well out to my driveway, patio and garden whereas the ISP's wireless router has many deadspots in the home and will not extend out into the patio or back garden. We use wifi calling to boost our weak GSM signal (rural area with poor GSM coverage) on my smartphone so extenders are not a real option. I had 6 months of almost flawless operation from the Doorbell 2(even with multiple power outages during this period) before the introduction of the Deco M5 mesh system, 4 weeks after installing the M5 and possibly after a low battery forced the doorbell to shut down it did not start up again and was bricked. The replacement Doorbell 2 lasted only 6 days and mysteriously bricked itself with 63% charge left on the battery and a power outage caused the mesh network to go offline. Slightly off topic, the Doorbell 2 is a great piece of kit when it works, I am disappointed with the wifi connectivity and the power options for the unit. In my situation there is no existing bell at the pillar but I would buy a mains voltage transformer from Ring if there were one available for the Doorbell 2, also there is no weather shielding or cover available to protect the unit in really bad snow or wet conditions though my units failed in good clear and dry weather. The problems with Deco M5 seem to be happening to several users and the problem repeats with multiple replacements, yet there are no advisarys available from Ring or TP-Link 6 months after some posts have appeared. I hope it is resolved by disabling the roaming option on the M5 as you mentioned and hope you will post again if that changes. Meanwhile I will keep my old non-mesh wireless router in service and see how that works out.

We agree @Famoussd , disabling fast roaming/ 802.11r on the Deco Mesh router should be a trusty solution for this concern. @Rubberbandit , @JD2092 , @MashNash , thank you all for your resourcefulness, I've accepted this as a solution for now. If unresponsive or timing out symptoms resurface, feel free to update us with any observations.

I just experience the issue a few weeks ago, I contacted ring support but only now noticed this thread. I have a deco m9 and only my two battery operated cams are bricked (happened at or around the same time). My doorbell and wired spotlight cam are not affected. I have fast roaming enabled and don't want to disable this. ( Not sure if you can enable this per network but I don't think so). I will receive two new cams but I don't want them to be bricked as well, anyone knows if this is solved by now?.

Hi Guys I spent over an hour with ring support last night they were very helping they advised me to turn on the guest network and connect the ring door bell2 and stick up cam to the TP-link guest network as well as turning off fast roaming as worked perfectly until a fix for fast roaming is found

Thx for the feedback! Why setup a guest network? Can you disable fast roaming for each network separately? I've seen screenshots where you can disable it per host, but I don't see this option on my deco m9

I was having issues with roaming off. I am using M4 system screen shot from my app you go to advance settings to get to roaming options 

Any updates to the subject system not working with Ring Floodlight cameras? TIA

I have recently set up my rings on my deco m9.. from my understanding some devices can’t handle fast roaming so I have that and beamformimg disable and have about a -40 rssi

Hello! We have 2 Ring Camera's in the UK. The main front of house one is attached two stories up and difficult to reach. We also have a Mesh Deco M9 Plus system, there is one of the access points right by the Ring Outdoor Cam. Unfortunately this has been offline for a month or so and we are unable to connect it back to the WiFi. Reading the thread above there is issues with Mesh bricking Ring Cams. Could you advise? It isn't ideal to have to go up a ladder every time this happens to reset the camera using the button on the bottom of the cam. I would like some support for this obviously known issue. Please advise.