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CM1100 Modem installation quwpestions
Just purchased the CM1100 modem (along with AX4300 router) and am trying to install the modem. My internet provider's modem/router combo is via fiber optic (FIOS) and there is no coax cable attached...
Apologies for not being tech savvy.
I hope this additional information helps.
My internet provider is Windstream/Kinetic and they provided the currently used ActionTec T3200A modem/router combo unit. I am replacing this single unit with Netgear's CM1100 modem and RAX45 router.
The T3200 is currently connected to the wall via an Ethernet cable to the T3200's WAN port.
> [...] the currently used ActionTec T3200A modem/router combo unit.
> [...]
> [...] The T3200 is currently connected to the wall via an Ethernet
> cable to the T3200's WAN port. [...]
Exactly what's behind "the wall" might be interesting, too, but if
you have an Ethernet connection to the T3200A, then you have no use for
a cable-TV modem like the CM1100.
> [...] I am replacing this single unit with Netgear's CM1100 modem and
> RAX45 router.
Forget using the CM1100.
I'd guess that the RAX45 could be used, with its WAN/Internet
Ethernet port connected the way the T3200A WAN Ethernet port is
connected ("to the wall via an Ethernet cable"), but there may be some
configuration details whuch the RAX45 set-up wizard can't puzzle out on
its own. Your ISP should be able to suggest some specific settings to
use on a third-party router with their service.