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mombooks
Sep 07, 2023Aspirant
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 th...
- Sep 12, 2023
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.
mombooks
Sep 12, 2023Aspirant
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.
FURRYe38
Sep 12, 2023Guru
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. 📡