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how to manage a bridged router
I just added a second R7000 router to my network and configured it for bridge mode, no thanks to the instructions in the manual - what a nightmare. It seems to be bridged to my main router using the...
I ended up doing a factory reset and patching it before setting it up as a bridge again. Oddly enough after updating the firmware and putting it back in bridge mode I can now access it's management page by IP address.
The Netgear instructions for Bridge setup on this router must be very out of date. I didn't even have the same GUI that was in the documentation. Everything is working as it should now, thanks for trying to help.
Yes I checked the router to get the IP of the 7000 in bridge mode and tried connecting directly to that IP and using a lan port on the bridge in question. I keep getting taken to routerlogin.net/genie... where it checks for other routers first then says internet connection is not active do I want help setting up the router. I can't seem to break out of that setup routine to get to the actual config screens. The firmware is 1.0.7.2 and updating it is the main reason I tried accessing it in the first place.
If the update is that impotant to you then reset to defaults and try updating it as a router......I tried for last 2 hours, cannot even get bridge to even connect to my router , I give up for now.
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I ended up doing a factory reset and patching it before setting it up as a bridge again. Oddly enough after updating the firmware and putting it back in bridge mode I can now access it's management page by IP address.
The Netgear instructions for Bridge setup on this router must be very out of date. I didn't even have the same GUI that was in the documentation. Everything is working as it should now, thanks for trying to help.