EAP Wall Daisy Chain
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Hi,
is it possible to made a Daisy Chain with the EAP615-Wall and EAP655-Wall?
I want to "chain" 2 AP.
Thanks a lot.
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It is supported, the latest beta firmware was released for just this configuration (there were issues with VLANs and SSIDs on the downstream AP).
It is less than ideal because the combination of those two APs can more than saturate the 1Gbps link they share back to the switch. And another minor detail is that the controller still doesn't recognize the 3 user ports on the wall APs as a separate switch, so anything plugged into them appears back on the same port that is feeding the upstream AP. However in practice, the potential BW limitation is likely insignificant compared to the benefit of not having 2 cable runs, or using 2 POE ports.
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In theory this should be possible, can see no reason why not.
However, its far from the best practice was to set this up.
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@Philbert
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Why is it far from the best practice?
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EAPs are designed to be end points on the network, each one cabled back to the local switch. Thats the optimal setup, however its not always required.
Chaining them together will work, just can cause a bit of latency as you are passing a lot of traffic from AP2 though a port that is designed for clients to connect. It also make VLANs on the AP a tad more difficult to implement. Mainly it adds additional load on AP1, in a home settings / small business its unlikely to be an issue however.
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It is supported, the latest beta firmware was released for just this configuration (there were issues with VLANs and SSIDs on the downstream AP).
It is less than ideal because the combination of those two APs can more than saturate the 1Gbps link they share back to the switch. And another minor detail is that the controller still doesn't recognize the 3 user ports on the wall APs as a separate switch, so anything plugged into them appears back on the same port that is feeding the upstream AP. However in practice, the potential BW limitation is likely insignificant compared to the benefit of not having 2 cable runs, or using 2 POE ports.
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Thanks a lot for these Informations.
The Daisy Chain is only for the Hotelrooms with max. 4 Persons in it.
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