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Extending wifi range with R6900
I am trying to extend my wifi range with the R6900. I have my DSP router wich is an Arris DG1670 I will use as the base and the R6900 as the extender. Ive never done thisand have tried but have not h...
I was looking through the dg1670's manual and couldn't find a modem only mode.
what you'd want to do then is connect the R6900 to the DG1670 and place the R6900 in access point mode.
This prevents a double nat.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
A double nat is when 2 routers are running on the same network with both in router mode.
you'll still be able to use the R6900's wireless/ethernet but you lose some advanced features like qos, traffic monitoring, etc.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode
> I was looking through the dg1670's manual and couldn't find a modem
> only mode.
The (information-free) "Touchstone(R) DG1670 Data Gateway User's
Guide"? I know nothing, but my quick Web search for:
Arris DG1670 modem only
found:
https://www.nextiva.com/support/articles/arris-dg1670a-modem.html
which suggested: LAN Setup > NAT Mode : Bridged
But what do I know?
antinode wrote:> I was looking through the dg1670's manual and couldn't find a modem
> only mode.The (information-free) "Touchstone(R) DG1670 Data Gateway User's
Guide"? I know nothing, but my quick Web search for:
Arris DG1670 modem only
found:https://www.nextiva.com/support/articles/arris-dg1670a-modem.html
which suggested: LAN Setup > NAT Mode : Bridged
But what do I know?
Thanks! You found a different manual than I did. Appreciate it!