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fdrebbin
Aspirant
Apr 29, 2021

ORBI: WAN port when configured as switch

Hello community,   I'm new to Netgear ORBI, and I'm based in France, where all Internet fibre provider are delivering there offer with a specific modem (called BOX in French).   I have installed ...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 29, 2021
fdrebbin wrote:

 

- To the overall community: am I allowed to use the RBR50 WAN port to connect the RBR50 to my internet provider BOX as any other of the 3 ethernet connectors? Or is there any recommandation to only connect "slaves" to this port?

Yes, of course.  Not only allowed, but expected to.  The Orbi WAN port is supposed to be connected to the ISP device. No matter what "mode" the Orbi is in (router, access point), it expects the "internet" to be found on the WAN port.  The Orbi has to be connected to the ISP somehow, why not use the WAN port, which is what the instructions call for?