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How to use my N600 router/modem C3700 as a modem only (choosing "no" to router mode did not work)
I have an N600 Router/Modem and an R7000 NightHawk Router. I want to use the N600 as a modem only and the NightHawk as my sole router. So, I chose "off" in the router mode on my N600 but it will no...
Was doing more research, I don't see a modem only setting for the D3600. You can disable the dhcp server and the wifi on it. then just hook only the R7000 to it.
> [..] I chose "off" in the router mode [...]
Where "off" was actually spelled "No"?
> [...] If I have two networks as described above are they as powerful
> as having just one network?
Define "powerful". If the C3700 and the R7000 are close together,
then they might interfere with each other more than reinforce each
other. And, communication between devices on the different subnetworks
can be difficult.
> [...] How do I get the N600 to actually work as a modem only?
Did you contact your (unspecified) ISP? Cable-TV providers can be
fussy about (or fearful of) different (or multiple) devices connecting
to your cable. You may need to provide a MAC address (for the R7000) to
your ISP.
Another option would be to keep the C3700 in modem+router mode, and
configure the R7000 as a wireless access point. This might be more
useful if you can separate the two devices.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Use the
Router as a Wireless Access Point".
> I don't see a modem only setting for the D3600. [...]
I'll bite. Who was asking about a D3600?
> I don't see a modem only setting for the D3600. [...]I'll bite. Who was asking about a D3600?
The OP was. In the signature the D3600 is listed as the N600 model. If that wasn't the model the OP has, then I'm curious which version they have? I mistakenly assumed the OP had the C3700.
> The OP was. [...]
What was the subject of this thread? I see:
How to use my N600 router/modem C3700 as a modem only [...]
> [...] In the signature the D3600 is listed as the N600 model. [...]
That's not a "signature", and you trust that over what the OP
explicitly typed?> [...] I mistakenly assumed the OP had the C3700.
That's one possible interpretation.
Just in case anyone cares, on a D7000[v1], it's ADVANCED > Advanced
Setup > Device Mode : Device Mode. I see no such option in the D3600
User Manual, but that proves little.