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Netgear Nighthawk AC1000 USE OF ETHERNET WITHOUT WIFI TURNED ON
I was under the impression I could turn off the Wifi switch on this model router and still be able to use the Ethernet ports. I downloaded the app and installed the router with no problem. However i...
There is no such thing as the Nighthawk AC1000 listed in your subject. (That's a wifi speed indicator.) The only AC1000 in the Netgear range is the R6080, a bottom of the range router with one major issue.(Too downmarket to be a "Nighthawk" device.) The LAN ports are limed to 100 Mbps.
It also lacks such features as an on/off button for the wifi. But, as FURRYe38 says, the on/off state of the wifi will not affect what the LAN ports can do.
So, what is this "wifi switch"? The browser graphical user interface (GUI)?