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slyronit
Aspirant
Oct 23, 2016
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Best CFW for R7000 with Hardware NAT

I have a Nighthawk R7000 and have recently started looking for custom firmwares for it, basically for different Vlans on the Lan. I tried Kong's WRT- My 1G internet link couldn't exceed 500Mbps, no...
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    netwrks
    Oct 23, 2016

    Check this link -  you can cool the R7000 with AC Infinity dual USB fans. Amazon carries them. All my R7000's have 2 of the small USB fans under the router. Works great.  Temps around 47C - 52C depending on ambient temperature.

     

     

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slyronit
Aspirant
Oct 23, 2016
Thanks, but that is not an optimal solution. It wouldn't let me utilize my ISP's full bandwidth for one.
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    netwrks
    Master
    Oct 23, 2016

    If you don't like the Xvortex firmware (link I posted in first response), consider purchasing a Ubiquity ERX  (it does everything you want to do) and configure your R7000 as an Access Point, with latest stock firmware