I'm new to using Aruba equipment and have an aruba 7005 controller that I would like to setup with at least one mesh access point. For a household it seems like it has to be setup in this manner given I only have 3 devices.
Controller-->Mesh Portal )))) <----wifi signal----> (((( Mesh Access Point.
It seems like a waste to have an access point be designated as a mesh portal and not be able to act as an access point as well.
1. Can a mesh portal be used as an access point as well as a portal in a household environment?
2. Can the devices that are next to the access point access it using ethernet as well as wifi, or only one or the other?
Thanks!