Ethernet Port with Wireless Backhaul

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Jeremy Vanderburg

• June 07, 2025 18:05

When the AP7 is set up with a wireless backhaul, can the Ethernet ports on the satellite AP be used to connect devices that do not have WiFi to the network, or are the Ethernet ports exclusively used for wired backhaul?

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  Adam Carl

  • June 07, 2025 18:24
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  I do use wired backhaul (doesn’t matter which port unless you have 10 Gb backhaul) and I’m able to connect the other port to a switch or a device. Try it out. I bet both ports will do whatever you want.

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  Firewalla

  • June 08, 2025 17:34

  When you are using Wireless backhaul via the AP7, the AP7's ethernet ports can be used to bridge other devices. So, you can attach other devices to them, just as if they are connected to your main network via a physical wire.

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  NTufnel

  • June 20, 2025 23:54

  Firewalla - Will the wired ports on the AP7 be a trunk port or an access port?  More specifically, if I have several VLANs configured on my network and each is serving a different SSID (let's say VLAN 101, 102, 103), can I select which VLAN will show up on the wired ports or will the wired ports on the AP7 always be a trunk port with me unable to set which VLAN will be the default?

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  Firewalla

  • June 21, 2025 16:26

  AP7 Ethernet ports are Trunk ports. 

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