View source for Disable LAN Ports

You can disable specific LAN ports by using the VLAN feature.

Login to your device's WebUI and navigate to the <b>Network -> VLAN</b> page. From there, you can select which LAN ports should be active and which should not.
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<b>RUT Routers</b>

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<b>RUTX Routers</b>

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'''Important note''': if you disable all LAN ports on the router, you will lose access to the router via Ethernet. To regain access to the router you can:

*login to the router's wireless access point (AP) (provided that you assigned a wireless access point to the VLAN configuration)
*login remotely [[How_to_reach_a_router's_WebUI_from_RMS%3F|via RMS]]
*login remotely [[Remote WebUI Access|via the router's public IP address]] (provided remote access was configured prior to VLAN)
*login remotely via VPN (provided the VPN was configured prior to VLAN)
*[[Device Recovery Options|reset the router's configuration]] to its default state

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