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C7000 configuration with R7000
Hi, I have a C7000 gateway and a R7000 router that I want to have working together. I have Xfinity Blast service. I want to know which mode is better bridge or router? Should router mode be disabled on gateway? I am also setting up surveillance cameras? Should they be configured for the gateway or the router? Should wireless be disabled on the gateway? Also , what are the best settings for the gateway and router for getting the best speed performance. Thanks for your help.
Wil
Wil
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> [...] I have a C7000 gateway and a R7000 router that I want to have
> working together. [...]
I'd look at configuring the R7000 as a wireless access point. Visit
http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for
Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for "Use the Router as a
Wireless Access Point".
> [...] I am also setting up surveillance cameras? Should they be
> configured for the gateway or the router?
If they're wireless, and the R7000 is configured as a WAP, then use
the source with the better signal?
> [...] Should wireless be disabled on the gateway? [...]
With the C7000 in modem-only/bridge mode, you have no choice. With
the R7000-as-WAP, why not leave it on?
> [...] what are the best settings for the gateway and router for
> getting the best speed performance.
If you use both access points, and they are not well separated, then
you might want to ensure that they use different radio channels.- Thanks for the help. Question, putting the C7000 in Modem/Bridge Mode is that as shutting the router option off? Also, the surveillance cameras need static IP addresses, should that be done on the gateway, router, or both? Definitely, think I am being pointed in the right direction.
Wil> [...] putting the C7000 in Modem/Bridge Mode is that as shutting the
> router option off? [...]
Yes. It's what you do when you want to use a different/separate
router, the opposite of "Touter Mode". In the C7000 User Manual, look
for "Cable Your Modem Router to a Router and Use Bridge Mode".
> [...] Also, the surveillance cameras need static IP addresses, should
> that be done on the gateway, router, or both?
A static address is configured on the device itself; a reserved
dynamic address is configured on the router (DHCP server). Either one
gives the device a fixed address. For a device which lacks a handy user
interface, configuring a reserved address on the router is often more
convenient.
Generally, the DHCP server runs on the router. If you disable the
router in the C7000, then you'd make the address reservations on the
R7000-as-router. If you configure the R7000 as a WAP, then its DHCP
server would be disabled, and you'd make the address reservations on the
C7000-as-modem+router.(Running multiple DHCP servers is seldom done;too much coordination would be needed, too many sources of trouble.)
> [...] Definitely, think I am being pointed in the right direction.
You'll know when you reach your destination (or a dead end in the
middle of some desert).
Ideal config (and easy config) since you have two devices.
C7000 - Changed to Bridge mode with WIFI off (Turned to plain 24x8 modem)
R7000 - Used a primary Router and it has more features in general.
- If I were able to put the Cable Modem into bridge mode, am I able to use the ports are the rear still as the router only has 4 ports available?
when you put C7000 is BRIDGE MODE (Acting as Cable Modem), DO NOT CONNECT anything other than R7000 behind it. If you connect MULTIPLE devices, it will NOT work.
your ISP provides you ONLY 1 Public IP and you can connect only 1 device in Bridge mode,
*Capitalization added for Emphasis.
