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Can I use the ethernet ports when in AP mode?
Until recently I have been using the EX7000 as a range extender, with a couple of devices hard-wired to the ethernet ports. I now want to use it as an access point, and run an CAT6 cable from the rou...
It’s actually Cat5e line that was run to all the rooms when the house was built. Is that sufficient?
Yes. I presume there is a LAN patch panel in place with a network LAN switch as well?
No am not using a patch panel. I terminated both ends of the the Cat5e line to a standard 568b.2 connection configuration, which is plugged directly into the router downstairs. I did the same with the connections to the 2 Apple TVs it is connected to. So it’s essentially a direct patch cable connection from the R9000 and all the devices it is connected to.