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Markbfw
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Jun 18, 2020

Nighthawk MR100 to Nighthawk XRM570

Hi, Looking for some advice around hooking up a MR1100 to a XRM570 inc Mesh. Assuming you configure the MR1100 as a pass through and configured as a router, will the MR1100 simply plug in to the XRM...
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icaruspony
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Jun 18, 2020
Markbfw wrote:

Hi,

Looking for some advice around hooking up a MR1100 to a XRM570 inc Mesh. Assuming you configure the MR1100 as a pass through and configured as a router, will the MR1100 simply plug in to the XRM? Has anyone tried this?

 

Also looking at the AX1800 or EX80 but not really sure. Reason for the MR1100 is 1.5mb through landline but have full 4g signal. Have also ordered external 4g antenna.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks 
Mark 

I'm a little confused where you say "configure the MR1100 as a pass through and configured as a router"

 

The "Passthrough" setting disables the built in MR1100's router completely.

 

Setting it to "No Passthrough" allows the MR1100 to be a router.

 

So you can't do both.  They are opposites.

 

I don't have an XRM570 inc Mesh.  Is the XRM570 a standalone router, itself?  Or is it just like an access point (without routing capability)?  If the XRM570 is a router, you would put the MR1100 in "Passthrough" mode.  If the XRM570 is not a router, you would keep the MR1100 in router mode by choosing "No Passthrough".