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geodd's avatar
geodd
Aspirant
May 09, 2020

Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router

I would like to know if there are any current  Netgear  mesh systems that will work with my existing  cable modem router?

If not, any suggestions?

3 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    You have the C7000? 

    You can always use a mesh extender and it'll work. If you're needing more than 1 extender, i'd recommend running a full mesh system like orbi though. Mesh extenders work great until you need mutliple ones and then you can run into issues. not everyone has them but it happens often enough I recommend Orbi versus multiple mesh extenders. 

     

    You can put the C7000 in modem only mode and run a setup like Orbi.

    Or even run the C7000 in modem and router mode and Orbin in Access point mode. 

    • geodd's avatar
      geodd
      Aspirant

      Thanks for your reply . That's what I wanted to know and will do.

      George

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    You can connect any Orbi MESH system to your modem. Just will need to bridge or configure the modem for mode only mode. 


    geodd wrote:

    I would like to know if there are any current  Netgear  mesh systems that will work with my existing  cable modem router?

    If not, any suggestions?