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I'm curious whether the backhaul has to be connected via one of the 1G ports.
I have the same issue with these in an office. I'm curious whether the backhaul has to be connected via one of the 1G ports. Check out the image with them connected via a switch and it's not using the yellow 2.5G port
My mistake, I had the satellites connected via the 2.5G LAN ports and the router by the 10G WAN port. It all worked normally that way, except the ethernet backhaul which made updates a pain. I switched to the 2.5 LAN port on the router and the ethernet backhaul is working as expected.
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That Netgear article is simply showing options for wiring router and satellites. The yellow port in those images is the internet (WAN) port. There is only one model of Orbi router that has a 2.5G port in addition to gigabit Ethernet ports: the RBR960. When that model came out, users almost immediately realized that connecting that port to a 2.5G switch allowed them to create a backhaul network that consisted of all 2.5G connections.
So, no. The backhaul does not have to use only the gigabit ports, but the only system that has anything faster on the LAN side is the 960 model.
Since there is only one 2.5Gb port, you can use this one port for one RBS connected to it's 2.5Gb LAN port for BH. Connect the other one to the 1Gb LAN port in back of the RBR to the 1Gb LAN port on the other RBS.
One can get multi gig LAN switches to put in the middle then connect up both RBS using there 2.5Gb LAN ports to the one 2.5Gb LAN port in back of the RBR. NGs XS505M and GS110MX work great with my 960 series.
My mistake, I had the satellites connected via the 2.5G LAN ports and the router by the 10G WAN port. It all worked normally that way, except the ethernet backhaul which made updates a pain. I switched to the 2.5 LAN port on the router and the ethernet backhaul is working as expected.
Ya the WAN port is used for the main connection to the ISP services or main host router when in AP Mode. Can't be used for EBH.
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡
