wifi plus this switch? can I hook up my wifi (linksys router) off this switch?
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More info is needed. Do you already have a router hooked up to your internet connecton and/or modem? Are you trying to use this router in addition to try and extend your signal? . You could buy a gigabit roter. But if you dont want to do that this may answer your question, You should put a router after your connection and then a switch and/or hub. Then hard wired computers to the switch. So it goes like this Internet&gt;router&gt;switch&gt;PCs hardwired, if you want to avoid issues.
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Thank you all for your responses. One last question I have is ifIt wirelessly connect to my router, or do I need to run an Ethernet wire from this to my router?
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I doubt it will work through a router or a switch. It is only good directly connected from the device to a computer. Look for a Cirago
1401200
No this won't work. You would need 2 of these to go to a router/switch if you wanted to share a single Ethernet line.
973143
You can use the modem as a cable modem only but I know of no way you can turn the Wi Fi off. You can use only the cable modem and not have a device connected to the WiFi. I have no idea if you can run another router off this modem. Why would you want to? This is a relatively expensive device and it is expensive because it is both a modem and a router. You would be much better off financially to buy a less expensive modem that is only a modem and buy the router and you would end up with only what you need and there would me no compatibility problems.
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No, it's a switch. You will need the EdgeRouter: Ubiquiti EdgeMax EdgeRouter Lite ERLite-3 512MB Memory 3 Ethernet Ports Router or Ubiquiti Networks - ERPOE-5 - EdgeRouter POE 24VDr C 1.25A Power Adapter
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What would be the purpose for doing that? I can only think that maybe the modem and the router are so far apart (over 300 feet) that you need a switch to repeat the signal between them? Does the wireless router have multiple switch ports? You can just chain this switch to a switch port (not the WAN port) on a router to add more ports/jacks for local devices (although even that occupies two ports - one from the router, and one from this extra switch).
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Yes. The switch is plug and play out of the box - in my case it was "wire the Comcast modem to the Barracuda VPN and then wire the VPN to the switch"... No config necessary on the switch side - just on the VPN, as expected.
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Shouldn't this switch be 802.at compatible (or as Cisco calls it, PoE+)? I need to power 2x 30W AP's. The datasheet suggests that it is.
1691885
No. I have a router to connect me to the internet and a switch connected to the router so I can connect to additional devices in my home. Here is a link to a more complete explanation of the differences between a router and a switch. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworkhardware/f/routervsswitch.htm
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If I understand your question, you're asking whether you can add another wifi access point to your existing Poweline set up. If so, then yes--that's exactly what I did. In my original set up I put the wifi unit in my home office. Coverage in the master bedroom was poor so I bought another 2 unit kit and plugged the wifi unit from it into a receptacle in the bedroom. It installed exactly like the first one did. No problems at all. The only negative is that I have an unused unit (the one that connects to the router) sitting in a drawer. Oh well, guess it's a spare...
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I have never tried this but doubt it. You need to go modem > router > switch. I don't see any reason to go with what you are suggesting.
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Yes, you can use this AccessPoint as "input" for a router. You do not even need a router, i just us a switch.
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That depends on whether your modem has a router built into it. The way I always do it is to connect the router's WAN port to the modem, then connect the switch to the router's LAN port and the other devices.
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No, this will not. The transmission is not TCP/IP data, so you cannot use a switch or router. This device just transmits the signal through the Cat5/6 cables. For me, this device works perfectly.
1870907
You cannot use this directly between your modem and your other devices (guessing that is how you hooked it up) you must use a router in between so it would be Modem -> Router -> Switch. Hooked together in that order.
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I connected my wireless router to the last port on the right, but I don't think it matters which port you use since the switch is a plug n play device. It will automatically configure the settings for you.