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CAX80 - Bridge Mode/Wireless Access Point
As strange as this may sound, does anybody happen to know if the CAX80 can be used as a modem in wireless bridge mode? My use case is that I already have a router and several switches running SFP+ at...
Yep, sounds like you got it. The WAP mode would bypass the modem, so I can't use modem if I want to use WiFi.You're right about the AC5300 - I'm referring to another router I had made by another company starting with 'A' and misremembered it as made by Netgear. Doh!
Okay, Plan B. Can the CAX80 just be used as a modem with all WiFi, Routing, and Switching disabled, save for the 2.5 gigabit Multi Wan port? Usually Combo Cable Modem/Router Gateways call this 'Bridge Mode'.
If you were wondering what my rationale was, it's that the CAX80 happens to be a modem that has a 2.5 gigabit LAN port, and I happen to have a network that can do above 1 gigabit as I have fiber throughout my home. Not even the CM1200 has this (but it does have LACP/LAGG/Link Aggregation through teaming multiple gigabit ports, if your router supports this).
The only documentation I could find was at https://www.netgear.com/support/product/cax80.aspx and it looks like its not specific to the CAX. The data sheet and quick start guide seem to lack much info :(
??> [...] Can the CAX80 just be used as a modem [...]
One of us would need to read its User Manual, looking for something
like "modem only" or "device mode". I volunteer you for that task.
> The only documentation I could find [...]
Same here. No obvious "User Manual", which is where I'd expect to
find any useful info. Lacking actual documentation, you may be stuck
with exploring the management web site (which I, lacking access to a
CAX<anything>, can't do). Perhaps: ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Device
Mode. No bets.
Alternatively, start perusing User Manuals for other Cxxxx models,
and hope for similarities?
No luck on other Cable Modem Routers in the manuals. C7800 looks like the closest, newest product @ https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/C7800/C7800_UM_EN.pdf and it doesn't appear to have a way to turn off all routing. It looks like you can disable DHCP, plus the WiFi Radios.
> [...] It looks like you can disable DHCP, plus the WiFi Radios.
That doesn't do what you want.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in a model like C7000 or
C7000v2, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look
for "Cable Your Modem Router to a Router and Use Bridge Mode" (C7000) or
"Connect Your Modem Router to a Router After Installation and
Activation" (C7000v2). (I knew that I'd seen that stuff someplace.)Yep, you may be right. The C7000V2 manual does show it has option to turn off Router mode, which disables the NAT and keeps it working as a switch when connected to another router. Assuming the CAX80 is similar to the C7000V2, this may be sufficient to be able to use it as a modem and possibly even keep it using WiFi. Even if it doesn't allow for WiFi (though it should), it should still run as a modem.