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Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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Why swap the 4th ethernet port with a WAN port, what use is that what do I do with the WAN port, leave it empty?

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Re: Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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Hi @NevUK   The latest smart hub 2 has a setting to allocate the 4th Ethernet port as WAN or Ethernet port.

Home -> Advanced settings -> Broadband -> Full Fibre (FTTP) Mode.

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Re: Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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The only time you should have a home hub with a dedicated WAN port (coloured red) is if you have FTTP which requires a WAN port. Otherwise as @@VeteranISPUser says, the 4th port is dual purpose 

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Re: Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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Thanks for reply, please explain dual purpose.

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Re: Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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LAN/WAN

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Re: Why take away 4th ethernet port on new smart hub?

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Thanks for your help
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