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EAVMHM
Feb 10, 2020Aspirant
cm700 Modem & ac2300 Router
OK so stupid me....had router issues and had to disconnect modem & router (new router on the way). After I unhooked everything, I realized the power adapters were different -- the rectangular "prong...
- Feb 11, 2020
ac2300 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
R7000P is Netgear's main, maybe only, ac2300 router.
If this is a Netgear router, then it will almost certainly have the same power needs as your modem, although the "amps" may differ.
They are all 12-volt devices. (I have a box of old adapters.)
Nothing special about Netgear's adapters. Essentially industry standard.
labatt
Feb 10, 2020Mentor
You can go to this ste and put in the model nnumber to get manuals for your Netgear devices..
https://www.netgear.com/support/download/default.aspx
In this case I went to your cm700 modem user guide and found that it takes a 12volt 1amp power adapter. Here is link to that info.
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/CM700/CM700_All_MSOs_UM_EN.pdf
EAVMHM
Feb 10, 2020Aspirant
Thank you I’ll look into that