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Mix backhaul Ethernet and wireless with two satellites
Had the RBK50 Orbi setup with a single satellite and added a second so I have one on each floor (basement, 1st floor and second floor). I have Ethernet going to each floor and all terminating to a h...
You are "good to go". In most cases, ethernet backhaul is superior to wireless backhaul, especially when the wireless signal has to penetrate walls and ceilings.
PSUHammer wrote:I have Ethernet going to each floor and all terminating to a hub DEMARC location in my basement panel. My Verizon FIOS Ethernet also terminates at this panel.
Yes, you can have any combination of wired and wireless backhaul. Just to be clear: this is a patch panel, not a switch, correct?
Correct. I have a few small switches as endpoints in a few rooms but not where my router will be. All the wiring terminates at, essentially, a patch panel.