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connecting 2 routers
How do I connect the C7100V modem/router to the R6300 router?
Is this even possible?
Thanks
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> How do I connect the C7100V modem/router to the R6300 router?
Ethernet cable? The details might depend on why you want to do it.
Firmware versions?
> Is this even possible?
They both have Ethernet ports, so, if you have a suitable cable, then
sure, it's possible. Again, whether that connection would be useful
depends on many things.
If your goal is to use the R6300 to expand your wireless coverage,
and you are willing to run a cable between the main router (C7100V) and
the R6300, then you could do that by configuring the R6300 as a wireless
access point. That would be easier if you have an R6300v2 than it would
be if you have a plain/"v1" R6300, but it could be done in either case.
For an R6300v2, Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model
number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Look for
"Wireless Access Point (AP)".
According to its User Manual, an R6300[v1] lacks that one-step
WAP-mode option, but see, for example:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a C6300, but the steps are about the same for any
other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP option,
including an R6300[v1].
If you want to do something else, then feel free to disclose what
that might be.I want to purchase the C7100V modem/router to enable a VOIP phone. The C7100V will be connected to my Comcast cable in place of the Motorola Surfboard SB6141 modem I currently use. The Motorola modem will no longer be used. I want to connect the C7100V to my existing R6300V2 modem. This will provide me with additional ethernet ports which I need. My Arlo base station and several other older non wifi devices need more than the 4 ports on the R6300V2. Since the Netgear C7100V & R6300V2 they will be sited next to each other on my desk I could connect them with an ethernet cable or use bridge mode as explained in the R6300V2 manual.
Question: Is the bridge mode more secure? Does it provide faster thruput speed? I currently using the 5GHz channel.
I greatly appreciate your assistance. Thanks
> [...] I want to connect the C7100V to my existing R6300V2 modem. This
> will provide me with additional ethernet ports which I need.
Your "my existing R6300V2 modem" is a router, not a modem.
Did you intend to use the C7100V as a modem or modem+router? If
modem+router, then a cheap gigabit Ethernet switch could be used to add
more Ethernet ports. In such a situation, configuring the R6300V2 as a
wireless access point would avoid the problems you might get by
cascading multiple routers.
> [...] Since the Netgear C7100V & R6300V2 they will be sited next to
> each other on my desk I could connect them with an ethernet cable or use
> bridge mode as explained in the R6300V2 manual.
A cable connection should be simpler, generally faster, and less
subject to radio problems (interference, ...). Why tie up the C7100V
radio(s) to talk to a R6300V2 which is close enough for a cable
connection?
> Question: Is the bridge mode more secure? Does it provide faster
> thruput speed?
Radio more secure than a cable? I don't see how. Faster? Unlikely.
Less reliable? Sure.
But, if the R6300V2 will be very close to the C7100V, then it might
make the most sense to disable its wireless stuff completely, and use it
as a simple Ethernet switch. That is, configure it as a WAP, but
disable its radios. (Or, get a cheap Ethernet switch, and put the
R6300V2 away until you actually need its wireless capability for
something.)