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MizSuz1361
Jan 15, 2023Follower
Can you use the Orbi 6 with Verizon Home wi-fi?
Can I use Orbi 6 to extend my wi-fi signal around the house?
plemans
Jan 15, 2023Guru - Experienced User
What is orbi 6? (model)
You can connect a orbi to a verizon home wifi. It does cause a double nat which most devices are fine with.
A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
If it does cause issues, there's fixes for it.
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode