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trenchDiggr
Aug 29, 2020Follower
Can I run the router and satellites off the same switch for wired backhaul?
Waiting for my AX6000 to arrive. Plan to use wired ethernet backhaul, router as AP behind my Verizon FIOS router. My house is wired with a star topography, home run in the basement where a 16 port sw...
FURRYe38
Aug 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
This would be the recommended configuration. Yes.
FIOS Router --> Orbi Router WAN port --> Orbi Router LAN port --> 16 port switch -->Orbi satellite
\-->Orbi satellite
What is the Mfr and model# of the ethernet switch in the configuration?
https://kb.netgear.com/000051205/What-is-Ethernet-backhaul-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System