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Retired_Member
Feb 03, 2017

AP Mode : WAN Port = Link Down?

I just got an ORBI a couple days ago and have finished setting it up. I have it currently running in AP mode, but when I view the Statistics Page (in the admin advanced web UI page), it shows that th...
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DarrenM's avatar
DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Feb 06, 2017

Hello YTN

 

I will check if this is a bug or not they wan port should be working.

 

DarrenM

  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Feb 06, 2017

    Thanks for the response DarrenM.

     

    Please let me know when you've heard back from the dev team regarding whether this is a bug or not.

     

    FYI, Access to a bugtracker to track and follow specific issues / file enhancement requests etc. would be nice! 

     

    Thanks.

    • peteytesting's avatar
      peteytesting
      Hero
      Feb 06, 2017

      i think what you will find when in ap mode the link is no longer seen as i think its part of the router functionality

       

      yes in thoery the wan port will act just like any other port when in ap mode , however im not sure if connecting to a lan port may somehow disturb the way the wifi works backhaul wise 

       

       

      • Retired_Member's avatar
        Retired_Member
        Feb 07, 2017

        It's true that in AP mode, the concept of "WAN" is not relevent, since there's no routing functionality. However, the WAN port is still just an ethernet port transmitting packets, so it should reflect that it's up and show packet stats. Saying the port is down is incorrect and confusing.

         

        I am not sure how being in AP mode could affect backhaul WRT to WAN vs LAN ports... I guess it depends on how the firmware is written. If written correctly, it shouldn't matter ;-)