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rachin99
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Nov 16, 2023

Nighthawk X10 AD7200 R9000 vs. AT&T BGW320

So I have a Nighthawk X10 AD7200 from about 5 years ago and just moved into a new apartment. Signed up for AT&T Fiber and they sent me a new router with installation.

Would the X10 AD7200 be worth setting up or should I just use what was given to me? It's not a huge space but the AT&T BGW320 is inside my bedroom closet...

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Nov 16, 2023
    rachin99 wrote:

    Would the X10 AD7200 be worth setting up or should I just use what was given to me?

    Just give it a whirl.

     

    The R9000 dates back to 2017. With luck the AT&T BGW320 will be a bit more modern on the wifi technology front.

     

    If you do decide to add the R9000 – to fill a wifi gap, for example –  you can't just plug it into the BGW320. That would put you into "double NAT" territory.

     

    What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

     

    You'd need to do something like Access Point mode with R9000. Or you could play with Bridge Mode.

     

    To read about those options, visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

     

    But that could get messy. So I'd just try the BGW320.