I did need to use a switch with about 6 extra hdmi ports, because these units o Ly have two hdmi ports and you will use one for your wall connection or modem, so I plugged the switch I had from netgear I to the other hdmi port and voila, was able to hard wire connect a few other things (two external NAS drives, PC, etc.) with no problem

I have all 3 units hard wired in

Hard wired first about 10 feet from the router then plugged 2 and 3 about 20 feet apart(upstairs and further down the house

It disconnects constantly and I have it hard wired to help prevent this

it boosts up my signal strength and my wireless connection speed is now as fast as wired

I was going to hard wire our home, but thought I would give this a go, after done research and glad I did!!!

Any of the ethernet jacks on any of the units works as an "input" or "output" (i.e., if you have ethernet run in the walls, you can plug it in for a hard-wired connection), so both desktops are happy

Really should be hard wired but do not have that option

The house is over 3k square feet and the walls in the section of the house where I have the phone jack and router are crazy thick (old historical) - I have several levels and