Netgear R8000 — Nighthawk X6 AC3200

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Hi I was bought used Netgear R8000 — Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri Band WiFi Gigabit Router. But unfortunatelly WAN port didnt work (I call to provider and he said not saw link from my WANport , but he saw link from my LAN ports when i insert the cable in any LAN ports). Say me PLEASE how I can change settings of router and create new WAN port from ones of my LAN port?

michaelkenward · Answer

Yuri_81&nbsp;wrote:
Hi I was bought used Netgear R8000 
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The first thing to do with a second hand device is a "factory reset".
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How do I perform a factory reset on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
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.... how I can change settings of router and create new WAN port from ones of my LAN port?
Not sure that I understand that bit – the WAN port is the one marked on the back – but when it comes to the settings, start with the manual.
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Visit the support pages:Support | NETGEARFeed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.That page will also have any software, firmware and drivers for your device, if they exist.You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message. I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

plemans · Answer

What modem/gateway is it connected to?&nbsp;
Did you try testing it on itself?
https://kb.netgear.com/28408/An-Internet-or-LAN-port-isn-t-working-correctly-on-my-router-How-do-I-perform-a-loopback-test-to-check-the-port
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Yuri_81 · Answer

Yes.I was try....As I said WAN port died...But LAN ports alive all. How I can do WAN port from LAN port?

michaelkenward · Answer

Yuri_81&nbsp;wrote:
Yes.I was try....

What was the result?
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Yuri_81&nbsp;wrote:
As I said WAN port died...

Maybe that bit of your second hand router is dead. Perhaps that is why the original owner sold it.
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Netgear's routers rarely, if ever, allow users to turn a LAN port into a WAN port.
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Your first message said:
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(I call to provider and he said not saw link from my WANport , but he saw link from my LAN ports when i insert the cable in any LAN ports).
What do&nbsp; they mean by "he saw link from my LAN ports when i insert the cable in any LAN ports"?
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Just because the LAN ports work does not mean that there is a connection between the WAN port and the router. If your&nbsp;R8000 is bust, it is bust.
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I hope you didn't pay much for it. Netgear released this device in 2016.

Yuri_81 · Answer

As I said is issue with WAN port. Is 4 working LAN ports (the same type rj45).I asked&nbsp;How can I remap the ports programmatically.( This for example was possible on the old TP link)

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