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Nighthawk Router in commercial lobby setting
Hi, we are switching from ATT to Hotwire in a commercial office building lobby setting. The internet is now provided by Hotwire. We have installed the Nighthawk router #AC1200. To install it, we had ...
Not sure what hotwire is.
1.Does it come with a gateway/modem device that you connect the router to?
2. AC1200 is a speed, not a model. What actual router do you have?
3. You can setup the router using the browser and not a personal device. You could simply factory reset it and reinstall using the browser. when it comes to the page that says "netgeaer recommends the app...." at the bottom of the page theres a link you can click on to continue and not use the app/phone.
OK, thank you. Hotwire is an internet service provider. They never said I needed a modem, only suggested that I purchase this Netgear router. So I need a modem too?
Hotwire might be an ISP but they still have to get it to you somehow. Whether thats using a modem, a gateway, an ONT, or whatever it is, the router is connected to something that is providing it a internet connection
If it is these people, it isn't clear to me how they deliver the internet to customers.
It refers to "Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) infrastructure" but even that is less than clear. FTTH can mean various things.
It may be an ONT (Optical Network Terminator), which you may be able to plug straight into without a modem.
But that still leaves the delivery question open.
