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XR500 and X4S on the same network. Need help please
Hello All
Right now I have an X4s doing the work of both the modem and router. I have also an XR500 on the shelf that I can use.
What I want to do:
My brother and his family live upstairs, me and my family live downstairs. I want to share the one cable internet between both of us. We both will be using smart home devices like light switches and Alexa so I want two separate networks. How is the best way to accomplish this?
I know the xr500 has AP mode however I would loose 80% of its features as a gaming router and I hate to do that.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Tim
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Whats the X4S? C7800 or R7800?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
- Sorry about that I wrote down the wrong model number it’s a Netgear C 7800 modem router combo.
Try putting the C7800 in modem only mode:
https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only
Then you can use the XR as the main router.
Not sure what the X4S is.
But you could go
modem---XR500 (in router mode)-----X4S (in AP mode)
That'd preserve the gaming features of the xr500 and allow the brothers to run off the x4s in ap mode.
