Hi @dragon2611,

If I understand what you are asking, correctly, yes.  As long as one EAP225/245 remained ethernet connected to the core network, other hardwired EAP's can connect wirelessly if MESH is enabled (and their hardwire connection fails). 

Additionally, the wirelessly connect EAP can also "share" it's connection with a variety of clients:

1) wireless STA's (as you would expect)

2) MESH'ed AP's (that were linked previously)

3) Ethernet connected devices that are physically wired to the EAP (which is now MESHed).

In my case, I have an EAP245V3 in my bedroom which normally uses MOCA/Ethernet backhaul.  Additionally, this EAP is the master node for an outdoor EAP225, and is connected to an Ethernet switch to which my entertainment center and MOCA bridge are connected.

When the MOCA flakes out (a couple times a year) the EAP fails over to wireless MESH and continues to supply connectivity to all of these devices.

-Jonathan

@dragon2611, yes that works. You can use the network port of a mesh-connected AP for other devices. For example we use it both for providing greater range for wifi-clients and connecting a wired network printer.

Also you can connect other EAPs using a switch. They will show up as "wired" in the controller UI.

A little bothersome is, that if you have for example 3 EAPs connected to a switch and the one which is connected though mesh stops working.
Then other 2 "wired" will start search for the wifi network to connect through mesh. Which is good and keeps your wifi working, but maybe slower when they are more far away from your host AP.

But if the defective AP shows up again he will be shown as "wired". That means depending on your wifi-range the mesh-connection may still be slower without any intervention. You cannot select which of the 3 EAPs should be the "host". The only way would be restart the far away EAPs and hopefully the one which is nearest will take over again.

Kind regards,

Christian