JJkizak Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) I have a Belken 4 port wireless router with 4 additional cable ports. Can I use 4 wireless ports plus the 4 cable ports for a total of 8 ports? What happens if you try? Actually it is not mine but my relatives who are having a very hard time with it. You guessed it, no documentation or disc. JJK Edited July 5, 2015 by JJKIZAK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You can go to the Belkin website, select support and type in the product model number, this should give you documentation for that device. I have a Cisco wireless router and only use one of the wired ports for my PC, but wirelessly, my phone, iPad, TV, and Mac Mini. For a test I streamed a movie to the TV, while moving music files from my PC to my Mac Mini, watching YouTube videos on the iPad and reading email on the phone, nothing slowed down it just worked. I do believe it will depend on your service provider and the bandwidth you purchased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) What model number? I'd have to see the documentation. That router should be 4 wired ports + wireless, not four wireless ports. There is a limit on wireless users based on the hardware protocol, but its a large number like over hundred. Yes, you can use the wireless in addition to the four wired RJ-45 ports. There should not be a performance difference between the wired and wireless. On my Asus router I pay for and get my max 50 Mbps on wired or wireless. Others will have to comment if there is a performance hit using wireless with Mbps faster than that. +++ In any case there should be little consequence for adding users to a home network. The only exception is if 2 or 3 users were using demanding streaming services, such as gaming, downloading large files, or a streaming service such as Netflix. In that case if the Mbps were low users could cause other users to have some delays. Multiple users or devices using the home network for Facebook will have negligible impact on each other. Edited July 5, 2015 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I don't understand what a wireless port is, it's either wireless or its a hardwired port. If there's physical ports you should be able to physically plug in to those but that doesn't affect how many wireless devices it supports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1UC Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) I have a Belken 4 port wireless router with 4 additional cable ports. Can I use 4 wireless ports plus the 4 cable ports for a total of 8 ports? What happens if you try? Actually it is not mine but my relatives who are having a very hard time with it. You guessed it, no documentation or disc. JJK Wireless ports ? never heard of that just plug your modem into the router , use the other 4 ports to hardwire into a pc if needed Edited July 5, 2015 by A1UC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Thanks for the input. I don't use wireless myself so this is a gray area. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Chad Posted July 6, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 6, 2015 The 4 ports are the physical ethernet ports on the router. Wireless doesn't use ports (its...umm... wireless) so you can have many devices connected to the router wirelessly. Probably as many as 255 devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Finally got ahold of my Guru and he concurs. He also uses a repeater to boost the signal if your router is located at the end of a long house. He also recommended "piggybacking" the routers for more cable ports if needed. He also said to make sure you use a password as there are people/neighbors who will tap into your system at the drop of a hat. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 He also recommended "piggybacking" the routers for more cable ports if needed. I'd advise against thart particular one, as that's uneccessarily complicating things while setting up the potential for a drop in speed. One router for a home network....WAN to LAN. The rest should be switches from that point on if more devices need to be patched-in than the router hardware can allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) I have a Belken 4 port wireless router with 4 additional cable ports. Can I use 4 wireless ports plus the 4 cable ports for a total of 8 ports? What happens if you try? Actually it is not mine but my relatives who are having a very hard time with it. You guessed it, no documentation or disc. JJK No limits on wireless ports to my knowledge on any router I've used, and you may use the Ethernet ports separately. You'll get more stable operation and better speed, in most cases. I use my wired ports for one PC, two NAS stations, and homeplug that feeds several other homeplug Ethernet ports. Dave Edited July 6, 2015 by Mallette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 He also recommended "piggybacking" the routers for more cable ports if needed.I'd advise against thart particular one, as that's uneccessarily complicating things while setting up the potential for a drop in speed. One router for a home network....WAN to LAN. The rest should be switches from that point on if more devices need to be patched-in than the router hardware can allow. I have two Apple Airport Extremes in my house, one at each end of the house, the wan port on one connected to one of the four ports on the other, which is connected to the cable modem. Set up as a single network/password. I get nice even coverage throughout the whole house. As much as I hate Apple products, these work very well and it was easy to set up. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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