Sagemcom 5364 v Eero

[MoeSyszlak]

Straightforward Technical question here. I'm currently using a Sagemcom 5364 on Fibre 150 VOIP. 

There are three Cat 5 cables going into the back of the 5364 at the moment. The first is delivering the Fibre connection from the BT Openreach socket. The second goes to a Grandstream HT801, which supports the VOIP. The third is a hardwired connection direct to the back of my p.c.

I do have a Eero, but there's only two Cat 5 sockets on the back

My question is this:   Given that the first two Cat 5 cables are critical, (the BB, and the VOIP) would I have to live with having my p.c. on a wi-fi connection from then on ? (Since there's nowhere to plug a third cable in ? 

Could someone with knowledge of these things advise what are the benefits of the eero over the 5364 ? 

[Billx]

Apparently, any 1-Gbit switch, as long as it's 1-Gbit.

I think they usually have 4 or 8 ports.

Bill

[MoeSyszlak]

Thanks for your help Bill. 

Something like the Netgear GS305 ? 

[Billx]

The usual advice that the staff give, if you want to use the Eero,  is to buy a 1-Gbit switch first, connect from the BT Openreach socket to one of the ports on the Eero, connect from the other port of the Eero to the switch, connect from one of the ports on the switch to the Grandstream HT801, and then connect from one of the other ports of the switch to your PC.

Bill