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How to configure Nighthawk M1 as 4G Modem only
Hi, I need some help please in configuring the Nighthawk to be a 4G Modem only (no router or wireless). Current Set Up: - Billion BiPAC 700 4G/ADSL Router + All current equipment is co...
MicW's solution doesn't appear to work. Some kind of bridge mode is badly needed, especially since the M1 is missing basic functionality like mapping MACs to static IP addresses.
Hi grokit
The latest firmware has IP passthrough active now.I've tried it and it works. I had my M1 connected to a switch and it passed the ISP ip through to my PC all via ethernet.Wifi is disabled when in this mode.But you are correct the router options of the M1 are very minimalist
Hi MicW,
I have tried IP passthrough with a TP-Link Archer D7 in router mode and it doesn't work.
On the M1 I set IP Passthrough to "On" and connected the M1 to the D7's WAN/LAN4 port, set the D7 to "Router mode" and it's WAN connection to "Dynamic IP", but it is not able receive the WAN IP address from the M1.
The M1 does have a bad habit of turning off the ethernet port and not waking it without a reboot, but I tested that it was still up by connecting to a PC. I don't know why it will connect to a PC but not the D7.
Something else odd I noticed is that when you connect the M1 to a PC (or PCs via a dumb switch), the clients receive a constant stream of data from the M1 between 80 and 160 kbps. I hope that's just LAN data although it would explain the unexpectedly high bandwidth usage I am seeing. Something strange is going on with the ethernet port on the M1. I hope Netgear fixes it ASAP.
hi grokit
Did you turn DHCP off in the settings of the M1?Personally I think the M1 should auto turn the DHCP server off when you use passthrough but it doesn't