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Hi I would like to have the option to completely disable the Wireless Backhaul on the Orbi Pro.
We can do so on the WACD and WAX but not on the Orbi Pro.
The reason for me is that I see Satellites wired connected to a switch with one uplink to the network where the Orbi Router is on. When that switch need to be restarted you will get a loop as the Satellite will connect via the WiFi Backhaul to the Router as long as the switch boots but at a certain moment the switch is back online and the Satellite is still on the WiFi Backhaul. The result can be that the on switch the uplink port to the network will get disabled by STP.
So sometimes when the Satellites are connected over a wire you might want to disable the WiFi Backhaul.
Rgrds
Rob
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Totally agree. In addition to the points raised by Rob, keeping the wireless backhaul active while it is not being used unnecessarily consumes power and resources that could be otherwise allocated. It would be much more efficient if we could have the option to disable the wireless backhaul when using ethernet for this purpose (think GREEN initiatives!)