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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
Where do I have to do that? Sorry for being stupid lol
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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.