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Connect device via ethernet to smart WiFi plus

Jslister — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:26:37 GMT

Hi all, does anyone know if you can connect a device via an ethernet cable to the smart WiFi plus booster? I have a smart heating system that only supports a wired connection and ideally needs to away from the router to cover the house. Currently it is plugged into a third party mesh box, but want to replace that mesh with smart WiFi as relatively old now

Re: Connect device via ethernet to smart WiFi plus

Mustrum — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:43:36 GMT

@Jslister I cam;t find a pic of the smart WiFi plus device, but if it is the same as the previous version it does have an ethernet connection so you should be OK.

Re: Connect device via ethernet to smart WiFi plus

bobpullen — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:09:24 GMT

@Jslister, yes you can assuming you are using wireless backhaul (the Smart WiFi box only has a single Ethernet port).

Re: Connect device via ethernet to smart WiFi plus

Jslister — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:42:28 GMT

I could see an ethernet port on the back, but the docs I could find suggest this is for connecting to another mesh device. Yes, I would be using it as part of a Wifi mesh and plugging the IoT device in.

Thanks

Re: Connect device via ethernet to smart WiFi plus

bobpullen — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:59:00 GMT

@Jslister- should be fine then. I speak from personal experience 👍