KKCAUS wrote:

I backed up the settings for the Netcomm modem/router just in case. Wouldn't that work to restore ABB settings if my experiment with other setting doesn't work?

BTW, I am still unclear of the functionaly lost from Netgear Orbi when setup in AP mode. Thought there was benefit like not having to do the switching (DHCP handled by Netcomm) help free up processor at Orbi side. What's the downside of using Orbi in AP mode?

Probably a newbie question. For DMZ setup, do I turn off DHCP at Netcomm side and turn it on at Orbi side?

Backup/restore should work fine.

I haven't had my Orbi in AP mode for a long time so I can't remember the details.

You won't be able to use things like parental controls and probably not MAC filtering either.

I'm not sure how functional devices list is in AP mode ...

In AP mode the Orbi is just another device so DHCP and other router functionality is disabled when it's switched.

If you use DMZ to get the internet packets forwarded to the Orbi you wouldn't turn off DHCP on either device.

All this is meant to do is make the modem/router send all incoming traffic (for which it has nowhere to send it) to the Orbi.

There are a couple of things to be careful of.

The Orbi needs to be on a different network (eg. Netcomm 192.168.0.0/24 and Orbi 192.168.1.0/24) to the modem/router so that incoming packets can be properly routed to it.

Using this setup will introduce what is called Double NAT which can cause a problem for certain usage types, for example UPnP won't work with this setup so games console might have problems.

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