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Connecting C3700 to R7000 (AC1900)
How do i connect Router-Only model R7000 (AC1900) to a C3700 combination modem/router, so i can use the higher R7000 router capabilities.
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> How do i connect Router-Only model R7000 (AC1900) to a C3700
> combination modem/router [...]
Use an Ethernet cable?
What you may want in this case is to configure 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 "Wireless Access Point".Thanks antinode, it seems to work in both Router and Access Pt modes. Not sure what the difference is. Does one give larger wifi range? Thanks
> [...] it seems to work in both Router and Access Pt modes. Not sure
> what the difference is. Does one give larger wifi range?
For some purposes, you might not notice any difference. The
difference is between having one extended subnet (router plus access
point) versus two different subnets (two full-function routers). The
two-cascaded-routers scheme can cause problems ("double NAT") for
incoming connections, and for communications between devices within your
LAN(s). The radios should be unaffected.
If you check the IP addresses of client devices which are connected
to the two router-like gizmos, then you should be able to spot the
difference(s) between the two arrangements. Unless you have some good
reason to have two full-function routers, you'll probably have fewer
problems with the single subnet in the router-plus-access-point
configuration.