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RBKE963 2.5ghz ports
I am looking to buy the orbi 6e mesh system rbke963 and need to know if the 2.5ghz port can be used to link a switch at 2.5ghz speeds or can it only be used as a backhaul port to the satellites? I c...
I think your question boils down to this - Can the 2.5G ethernet port be used to connect LAN devices (or a switch) as well as for backhaul? I had assumed it could, but when I read through the User Manual I notice the same thing you did... It only talks about using that 2.5G ethernet port to create a wired backhaul. Connecting a "LAN device" is only mentioned for Gigabit Ethernet ports 1-3.
I assume that Netgear folks here will clarify that the 2.5G port can also be used to connect a LAN device. The product page also shows this attached picture, annotating the 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port "for higher-speed connections OR wired backhaul." That would seem to indicate it can be used besides backhaul purposes, similar to prior Orbi model LAN ports.
