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Connectivity of a gigaswitch and an Access Point
Good Afternoon,
I have connected the gigaswitch to the router, to increase the number of ports available for connecting devices.
I have just discovered Access Points and want to use an AC21200 Mb...
For really pushing things to the top, two Ethernet cables would be great, one for the WAC, one for the STB.
Hi Schumaku,
The Access Point is a Netgear AC1200 Mbps v2, if you can put that into the context of the information you sent me, it would be really useful.
Thanks.
Still not a model number there are many "AC1200" class devices - WAC104 (no v2)? WAC120 (no v2)? EX6150 v2? Or any router with optional AP mode like R6xxx?
The WAC120 or the EX listed have only one GbE port, the WAC104 has for GbE ports. The Nighthawk routers - some only allow using one port for GbE uplink, other have poolry performing GbE "swith" ports (in fact software bridges and lack of hardware acceleration support).
Hi Schumaku,
This is the unit in question.
That's the WAC104, already mentioned above.
Thanks Schumaku. Do I understand you correctly, then, that the ethernet ports on the WAC104 are not good enough to support fast connection for the TV box> Also, am I right in understanding that the WAC104 is better connected directly to the router than the gigabit sitch?
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