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Removing Arcadyan Smart Modem and Installing Nighthawk Mesh WIFI6 AX1800?
G,Day Netgear Community, I have purchased the above modem / WIFI6 Mesh system...I had an "Arcadyan Smart ac Modem" and I am simply trying to remove the o...
To keep the story short - the Nighthawk Mesh WIFI6 AX1800 router is Ethernet WAN, not a VDSL(2) device. As such, it can't be connected direct to the two wire VDSL link. You still need either a plain DSL modem, or look for the ability to operate the current device in bridge mode, so the DSL link data becomes available on an Ethernet port. The DSL termination (data wise) could be done on the Netgear router.
Alternate - much easier - keep the provider modem/router in place, and connect the Nighthawk Mesh in Access Point mode for doing the LAN distribution only.
Schumaka,
The arcadyan has what is called ACL " Access Control List" under WIFI settings and has " Blacklist or Whitelist" then asks for a MAC address?..No idea what the Netgear Mac is?... Also has Bridge mode under "WAN Services" then it saks me if I,m sure I want to engage bridge?...It pops up with an IP and if I cancel (Unsure) it locks me out and theres a need to login again...As you stated ACL may be easier...
Regards
Schumaka,
Also the Netgear Mesh changed the Arcdayan userid (SSID) and password and dropped all of my devices I.e. Google Home, Nest, Sound Bar, Smart TV etc; and all these devices are looking for the old settings?...Can I change the modem back to the old settings?...
Just a question if I may would I be better off dumping this modem and getting a netgear product thats going to work much easier than this??...Thank you...