How many wan ports

Head in the Cloud. Re: MX84 how many wan ports we can setup? Give me some Kudos! A model citizen. Found this helpful? Yes, I have the same information, but I want to know if there is no possibility of using the other 8 ports. Kind of a big deal. That wont work assuming that two of them are not 4G USB sticks. I will be doing some tests in February because the campus remain closed until first week of that month.

Once I configured the equipment I will commento to you. Many thanks, JC. I really appreciate your opinion. Comes here often. Hello WANKiller, Please is there another workaround you can propose as I have noticed that this thread is close to 2 years old.

What is the most cost-effective technical workaround? If they were to connect multiple routers together using the WAN port, they could have multiple internal networks that operate independently of one another. For instance, the high-speed information comes to a single router, and that router then has connections from its LAN ports to three other routers where it plugs into their WAN ports. These internal networks would contain independent information and have no more of a connection to one another than they have to a network in a different building.

Please enter the following code:. Login: Forgot password? Sometimes the cable or connectors gets damaged which may result in a bad connection between the two devices. If you have replaced the cable and restarted both devices and still get the message WAN port is unplugged then there is most likely a problem with your router or modem.

Try connecting a computer directly to the modem, if it can access the internet, then the router is broken. Otherwise most likely the modem.

The WAN cable that is used to connect your router and modem can be a normal ethernet cable. CAT5e can handle 1gbit per second over a distance of 30 meters. CAT6 can handle 1gbit over a distance of meters. No, the WAN port can only be used to connect the router to the modem. You need to connect your home network devices to the LAN ports on your router.

WAN is only used to connect the router to the modem. I hope found the information useful. If you have any questions just drop a comment below. If you want to know more about setting up your home network , then make sure you read this article where I explain more about it.

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