WAN connected to LAN and WAN interfaces

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WAN connected to LAN and WAN interfaces
WAN connected to LAN and WAN interfaces
2019-10-22 08:05:55 - last edited 2021-04-19 11:47:06
Model: TL-ER5120  
Hardware Version: V7
Firmware Version: V4_20180706

I have a number of broadband connections I wish to connect on the WAN interfaces on the TL-ER5120. However they are in another building and as such they are plugged into my switch on one cable and therefore are currently plugged into the LAN. Can I take a cable from the switch and plug into the WAN on the TL-ER5120 and configure the WAN ports to see these broadband lines, in effect they would be plugged into the LAN and WAN on the TL-ER5120, hopefully this makes some sense. I have done a diagram to help explain.

 


Thanks.

Dave

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Re:WAN connected to LAN and WAN interfaces
2019-10-23 02:46:02 - last edited 2021-04-19 11:47:06

@BigD 

 

You can take a cable from the switch and plug into the WAN on the TL-ER5120, but why you still want to take a cable from the switch and plug into the LAN on the ER5120? 

I think you can remove the cable between the LAN and the switch. Then the clients in the LAN of ER5120 still can access the internet.

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2019-10-23 07:13:27 - last edited 2021-04-19 11:47:06

@Andone 

 

Thanks, not sure if i have explained it very well. I have both clients and broadband connections on a single cable from another building that plugs into my switch. I want to have these broadband connections managed by the ER5120 so imagine i need to plug them into a WAN port on the ER5120, so would need a cable for each broadband connection plugged from switch into a WAN port on the ER5120.

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2019-10-29 01:52:42 - last edited 2021-04-19 11:47:06
I got your meaning. You client and broadband is from the same cable connected to the switch. I think it cannot meet your demand. Still need to isolate the clients and broadband.
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