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Use C7000 (as modem only) with R6900P
Hi. I have too many devices (smart plugs, laptops, iPads, Wireless cameras) and so just bought R6900P router with MU-MIMO from an aquaintance. I believe this will handle more devices easily and effec...
> [...] This should turn wireless off.
It should disable the whole router section of the modem+router, not
only the wireless-network radio(s). Which makes your step 2 pointless.
> Questions: Will the above steps be fine? [...]
Skip step 2, and it sounds generally plausible.
> [...] if I keep DHCP server active or "on" in C7000 [...]
If you disable the C7000 router section, then you can't keep its DHCP
server (part of its router section) active. Nor would there be any
reason to.
> [...] Can I leave the R6900P LAN tcp/ip as 192.168.1.1 (or should set
> at 192.168.0.2) - note C7000 has 192.168.0.1?
I'd leave it at its default address, unless you have some good reason
to use something different. Again, if you disable the C7000 router
section, then it stops using the "192.168.0.*" subnet for anything. (If
you want to talk to its management web site, then you'd need to use its
DOCSIS-modem address, "192.168.100.1".)
> Hope I am doing the steps right? Any advice?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your modem+router model
number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Repeat
for your router model number.
An alternative scheme would be to leave the C7000 as a modem+router,
and configure the R6900P as a wireless access point. Look for "Use the
Router as a WiFi Access Point" in the R6900P User Manual.