Feature request: Internet 4g/5g failover detection

[rolandolsson]

I have a Deco X50 4g router and it would be great to detect when my main internet connection drops and the router use LTE as failover. It would also be great to be able to check 4G connection status.

I would like to be able to create an automation that send an alert when internet is failed over to LTE.

I don't know if the failover status is available in the API but the LTE status seems to be available with get_lte_status

Best regards from Roland

[3615JMD]

I have an TL-MR6400 and also would like to have LTE status information to reboot when disconnected.
Best regards,
Jean Marc

[robfgreenwood]

I'd like to add a further request for this, the failover on the X50-5G can be a little frustrating, especially because the core Deco app doesn't seem to want to inform us or log it! Having HA react to and log the failover, and possibly use the LTE stats too will certainly create a much better monitoring solution than I currently have.

Many Thanks, Robert

[ostracizado]

Not the solution you guys are hopping, but I've used a docker container: Uptime Kuma to monitor my X50-5G and the other X50 AP.

Another thing I've noticed, and it's quite well documented on TP-Link forums, is that LTE devices do repeated reconnections to strengthen their signal to the surrounding antennas; even our phones do the same from time to time.

One way to bring some stability with a 4G/5G router is to have it restart daily (schedule reboot) - in my case every day at 4am.

[karlsvenssonn]

This should work with the Ipv4 connType that was added last week?

[robfgreenwood]

This should work with the Ipv4 connType that was added last week?

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have worked on X55/X50 setup, the new IPv4 always reported 4g, after the 2.5 update the new entity (replacing IPv4) Connection Type is always Unavailable. Has anyone seen different behaviour?