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AdamL0309
Aspirant
May 25, 2020

Nighthawk XR500

Hi, I recently purchased this Router as I’m a serious gamer and loved the look of it, however I didn’t realise it couldnt just be plugged in and used as it has no built in Modem?? I am currently with ...
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AdamL0309
Aspirant
May 26, 2020
So I’m connecting it to the Plusnet HUB 1, I’ve just got off of the phone to the ISP and they said they’re router (HUB 1) doesn’t support “bridge mode” the guy didn’t seem to sure but he said maybe to purchase a modem called the DM200? Back to square 1 im confused..
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
May 26, 2020

potentially the plusnet device has a dmz built it. 

Set the dmz in it to the nighthawks ip address.  

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    AdamL0309
    Aspirant
    May 26, 2020
    Where do I have to do that? Sorry for being stupid lol
    • plemans's avatar
      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 26, 2020
      Start in the user manual for the plusnet device. you still haven't put model number but find the manual for it and look up putting a device into the dmz.
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        Netduma-Fraser
        NetDuma Partner
        May 26, 2020
        As above, there is no need to buy a new modem when the DMZ should be sufficient. If it doesn't have a DMZ option then you can port forward 1-65535 TCP/UDP to the router and it will have essentially the same outcome. Also disable WiFi on the hub.