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WAC104 Ethernet Ports
Has anyone set up a WAC104 yet? I have unboxed and started reading the instructions and it appears that I lose one of the four ethernet ports for a connection to the router. I need all four ports. Am...
Hello JimB71,
Welcome to the community!
This is the way an AP (Access Point) is designed, it is meant to be plugged into a router so the usage of one of the ports is necessary. You might be pertaining to a wireless repeater (which picks up wireless and broadcasts its own). This can be setup as a wireless bridge, however, you'll need another WAC104 to accomplish that setup. The first WAC104 will be plugged in to the router and the other one will be configured as a wireless bridge. Another option is to just connect a switch to the WAC104 if you need more ports.
Thanks,
Hello JimB71,
Welcome to the community!
This is the way an AP (Access Point) is designed, it is meant to be plugged into a router so the usage of one of the ports is necessary. You might be pertaining to a wireless repeater (which picks up wireless and broadcasts its own). This can be setup as a wireless bridge, however, you'll need another WAC104 to accomplish that setup. The first WAC104 will be plugged in to the router and the other one will be configured as a wireless bridge. Another option is to just connect a switch to the WAC104 if you need more ports.
Thanks,
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