Usually it doesn't make any difference as to which switch port the main feed cable is plugged into. You should be able to leave the switch as is. If the previous modem was located downstairs, then the modem was removed and the feed cable from that modem to the switch should also have been removed or connected to something else.
Hello Sbeckenstein
As others have saidbis correct. You do NOT need to move the rogers ignote home phone gateway to where your old rogers cable telephony modem was located. Most houses have home phone wired in a daisy chain manner so when you inject the signal in one jack the other jacks will all have the dialtone. It does not matter which jack. Oh and home phone does not use a switch its just daisy chained together.
Internet is a little different but works in a similar mannor. You do NOT need your rogers ignite gateway modem to be located in your central wiring room or closet or area where all your switches are located. This is a myth and a lot of people arent aware.
You can install the modem in ANY room as long as there is an existing ethernet jack and wall plate that eventually goes to the room where your switching equiptment is. Then this wire now becomes the wire that backfeeds internet into your switch and the other ports on your switch will feed the remaining ethernet jacks in your house as long as you wired it to the simple smart wiring standard. And your set. Easy as pie
As others have saidbis correct. You do NOT need to move the rogers ignote home phone gateway to where your old rogers cable telephony modem was located. Most houses have home phone wired in a daisy chain manner so when you inject the signal in one jack the other jacks will all have the dialtone. It does not matter which jack. Oh and home phone does not use a switch its just daisy chained together.
Internet is a little different but works in a similar mannor. You do NOT need your rogers ignite gateway modem to be located in your central wiring room or closet or area where all your switches are located. This is a myth and a lot of people arent aware.
You can install the modem in ANY room as long as there is an existing ethernet jack and wall plate that eventually goes to the room where your switching equiptment is. Then this wire now becomes the wire that backfeeds internet into your switch and the other ports on your switch will feed the remaining ethernet jacks in your house as long as you wired it to the simple smart wiring standard. And your set. Easy as pie
Are you running any device off of the powerline adapters? If not, then yup, you can disconnect them. All depends on whether or not they're needed.
Not sure about the powerline adapters. Do they show up on your bill as a monthly rental item? If not, maybe their yours?? You might have to check with Customer Service or one of the moderators on that one.
As for the single port on the eero, yup, you can do:
Eero ----> switch ----> Port 1 ----> from Eero
Port 2 ----> wallplate port ----> downstairs switch ----> switch ----> all
Port 3 ----> device other ports
Port 4 ----> device
etc
etc
