R7000 Nighthawk and ORBI AC220 not playing well together

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Howdy Folks
Purchased an ORBI for better WiFi coverage and Parental control, compatibility told me that it would work better with a Netgear Router, so I bought a Nighthawk R7000, my issues are around it all working together in some sort of SYNC, the ORBI wont let me visit some pages, the Nighthawk says it cant connect to the ORBI, I'm quite frustrated, I thought I'd try the community before I sign up to Netgear Gearhead support.
help?!

michaelkenward · Answer

HoddlesClan&nbsp;wrote:
Correct
The TG799 is what I bring my internet off the wall(so to speak), i dont have a LAN type plug on the wall for my internet connection, the TG799 is set up, on Netgears instruction, as as "conduit" if you like, so the settings for the TG799 are duplicated into the Nighthawk...
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To add to what others have said, multiple routers on one network is an invitation to disaster.
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I chip in simply to say that the above description needs clarifying.
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What is this "conduit". It isn't a technical term that I have seen here before.
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To get the TG799 to play nicely with the R7000 you need to put the TG799 into bridge (modem only) mode.
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You can find advice on how to do that here:
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technicolor tg799vac bridge mode - Google Search
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When you have done that, the next challenge is to connect the R7000 to the Internet. As you have already been playing around with this you might do well to factory reset it. Then go through the setup regime described in&nbsp;the QuickStart guide. Find it here:
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&gt;&gt;&gt; R7000P | Product | Support | NETGEAR &lt;&lt;&lt;
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You might even get the "wizard" to do it for you.
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It is important to do things in the right order, especially when it comes to turning things on.
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When you have done that and got the&nbsp;TG799 and&nbsp; R7000 to play nicely together, you should put the Orbi into access point mode.
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I find it easier to do that with the Orbi disconnected from the network. Plug it into a PC, also not connected to the network, and go&nbsp;through the setup&nbsp;process laid out in the Orbi manual.
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There is support for the Orbi WiFi System, including a manual, somewhere at the end of this link:
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 &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Orbi RBK50 | WiFi System | NETGEAR Support &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; 
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You said earlier:
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I really think ive made poor choice in netgear products, everything is clunky and not user friendly at all, have tried to run through whats suggested, but keep coming up against issues everytime I try something else
The clunkiness and&nbsp;constant&nbsp;problems&nbsp;are because you are trying to&nbsp;jam three "incompatible"&nbsp;devices on to your network. You would have had the same&nbsp;difficulty if you had bought any brand you can name.
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Three routers = chaos regardless of the labels on the boxes.
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Whoever&nbsp;advised you to go down that round needs chastising.

ekhalil · Answer

I think that you have double NAT issue.
Please make sure the Nighthauk is set in Bridged mode.
Page 114 in the&nbsp;R7000 manual&nbsp;describes how you can do this.
You should be fine after you bridge the R7000.
Good luck
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FURRYe38 · Answer

What FW is currently loaded?What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too? Built in router here by chance?&nbsp;
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HoddlesClan&nbsp;wrote:Howdy Folks Purchased an ORBI for better WiFi coverage and Parental control, compatibility told me that it would work better with a Netgear Router, so I bought a Nighthawk R7000, my issues are around it all working together in some sort of SYNC, the ORBI wont let me visit some pages, the Nighthawk says it cant connect to the ORBI, I'm quite frustrated, I thought I'd try the community before I sign up to Netgear Gearhead support. help?!
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HoddlesClan · Answer

Really apreciate the responses, thanks so much, but I really think ive made poor choice in netgear products, everything is clunky and not user friendly at all, have tried to run through whats suggested, but keep coming up against issues everytime I try something else, currently stalled because the router is asking me for my serial number, and the ok box stays grey and cant be selected, I cant change the settings because it wont let me access it, even after shutting the router down and resetting it, this is quite frustrating

HoddlesClan · Answer

Have updated to current firmware, the router its connected to is a service providers router, technicolor TG799vac, i dont have any connection issue related to this router, the issue is with the ORBI blocking access to some pages, simple browsing, if i use the
Nighthawk alone, i dont have an issue, once i connect throught ORBI the issue with browsing happens

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R7000 Nighthawk and ORBI AC220 not playing well together

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