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Access Points not being assigned IP address
Tried to replace my Xfinity 1Gb gateway with this new CM1150V but none of my 3 access points are getting an ip address. I've tried it with a Netgear router AC1700 and 2 different Ruckus Wireless ap'...
> I was trying to replace my rented Xfinity modem [...]
> [...] TG3482G [...]
An ARRIS TG3482G is a "gateway" (modem+router), not a simple modem.
> [...] I was running in bridge mode, so the router function was turned
> off. [...]
If the router functions of the TG3482G were disabled, then I'd expect
its DHCP server to be disabled. If all you did was disable its
wireless-network radios, then its "router function" was not "turned
off".
> Can this modem not act as DHCP server?
Generally, a _modem_ does not include a DHCP server. A _gateway_
(modem+router) or a _router_ will include a DHCP server. A Netgear
model "CMxxxx" is a modem, not a gateway, so no DHCP server. (Also, no
other router functions.)
That explains it. How would the router actually get an ip address if not assigned by the modem? Why would anyone buy this modem if you can't directly connect a router to it?
You need to connect a router to the CM1150V and then you can connect your APs to the router.
DarrenM
> [...] Why would anyone buy this modem if you can't directly connect a
> router to it?You _can_ connect a router to it. You _need_ to connect a router to
it. But "router" and "wireless access point" are spelled differently
for a reason.
