NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
I am not successful in having both satellites hardwired- please help
Hello! I just purchased a new home in June and have been struggling to get to the best mesh system. I purchased this AX4200 and its fine, but not optimal. I am having trouble getting all 3 systems to...
NickP1000 wrote:
It is only showing me that one satilete is hard wired while the other one is using wifi. How can I get them both to be hardwired. I'm ready to pull my hair out 🙂 or whatever is left! thank you for your help community.
The most obvious place to start is with the wiring on the satellite which does not show a wired connection.
Many times the issue is with the RJ45 terminations. High speed Ethernet requires all four pairs to be terminated correctly. Inexpensive "cable testers" sold at home centers are not capable of testing the performance of the cable.
Because satellites are portable, it might be worth spending a few minutes to temporarily relocate the satellite that is not showing a wired connection down to the basement and connect it directly to one of the router Ethernet ports. If that works (it may take a few minutes), then obviously the satellite is capable of a wired connection and the issue is probably the wiring.