“Can I connect the two devices with an ethernet cable? I read on the ASUS website that you can, but it was not clear to me if that meant conect the base station and the satellite, or connect two base stations.”
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Yes, you can use a hardwired Ethernet cable instead of WiFi for the "backhaul" connection. The two routers are identical. The only distinction between the "base station" and "satellite" is that when you configure them, you designate one as the main router and the other as the "node". The main router will be the one that is connected to your incoming Internet/WAN feed, the other will be the node. I have mine setup this way and it works very well. Using hardwired Ethernet is much faster than WiFi, plus you get to use that 3rd WiFi band for 5ghz client devices.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, and I recommend it. The wireless use of a satellite takes up an entire band on both routers. Wired backhaul is more stable, faster, and higher throughout. Whichever router you use connected to your modem becomes the base station. All satellites will connect from WAN on the satellite to LAN on the base station.
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