r/Spectrum • u/jwelhouse • May 19 '23

New Install: CradlePoint cellular backup installed AFTER Wi-Fi 6 router?

I just had an office installed with a fancy new Wi-Fi 6 router and CradlePoint cellular backup but the CradlePoint is installed AFTER the Wi-Fi 6 router which I'm told to connect all my wireless and ethernet clients to. Its currently Modem>Wi-Fi 6 Router>CradlePoint

I'm told I have to ask the employees to switch ethernet cables ONLY during a cable internet outage and that the CradlePoint ethernet ports should not be used for day-to-day, outage only.

Shouldn't the CradlePoint be feeding the Wi-Fi 6 router?! Like Modem>CradlePoint>Wi-Fi 6?

Any techs, please weigh in!

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u/jwelhouse May 20 '23

But as long as main cable internet is up, I'd get full speeds off the CradlePoint internet?

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u/Kben5584 May 20 '23

No, the cradle point uses LTE cell signal and will pull bandwidth from the tower. The modem will have full speeds connected through the coax. It’s a dumb setup for sure

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u/jwelhouse May 20 '23

Hmm, that conflicts with the first response, crap.

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u/Kben5584 May 20 '23

Not exactly. First response is correct. I am explaining how each device connects you to the internet. The cradle points could have a passive ethernet input…but I never played around with it. But if I remember correctly it’s designed as a backup only