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Connecting to Nighthawk AC3200 R8000 Account
Love the router so far, but could use a little help. I have a FiOS Gateway Router MI424wr, which is has lousy wi-fi range. So, I bought this router to help me better manage my connections and impro...
I can see the IP address of the router but cannot connect the admin controls unless I am running my ethernet cable directly to it or the pc I am using is connected to it via wif-fi.
I am going to call close enough and just live with it I think.
Thanks again for the all the help.
Barry
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the 8000 IP is being handed out via actiontec, log in to it and check attached device list for r8000 IP use that IP to login to r8000
if actiontec has address reservations use it for r8000 so it receives same IP all the time.
I can see the IP address of the router but cannot connect the admin controls unless I am running my ethernet cable directly to it or the pc I am using is connected to it via wif-fi.
I am going to call close enough and just live with it I think.
Thanks again for the all the help.
Barry