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new netgear,, want to set as a bridge to old,
hi all
My old router only submits wifi,, No ethernet. New netgear nighthawk D7000V2 out of the box needs to be configured as the bridge, Can i logon to the D7000v2 and configure it with out hooking it up to the internet.
Many thanks
ps i live with someone who doesnt like his old router fu**ed with, any help would be most welcome.. I work from home and need a more robust network.. Any comments on the nazi i live with , please contain yourself. thanks
nepotize wrote:
My old router only submits wifi,, No ethernet. New netgear nighthawk D7000V2 out of the box needs to be configured as the bridge, Can i logon to the D7000v2 and configure it with out hooking it up to the internet.
In my understanding the D7000v2 does require a wired connection - being either an xDSL link to the ISP or an Ethernet connection to whatever device is providing the uplink, e.g. the Internet access.
In the second case, with an Ethernet link to an upstream router, you can configure the D7000v2, you can Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000v2 - Use the Modem Router as a WiFi Access Point (p.91 ff.).
If your only connection towards that other router is wireless, there is nothing you can do with the very sophisticated D7000v2 (a modem-router device). For this use case, a WiFi Range Extenders are the way to go.
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nepotize wrote:
My old router only submits wifi,, No ethernet. New netgear nighthawk D7000V2 out of the box needs to be configured as the bridge, Can i logon to the D7000v2 and configure it with out hooking it up to the internet.
Not sure what you are trying to do. The "bridge" word means different things, depending on the context. The D7000v2 is a modem/router. If the idea is to put it into modem-only (bridge) mode, then yes.
Probably not without Ethernet, although you could try with an app over wifi.
See how to go about this in the manual.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed 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.
Look for the model number on the label on the device.
Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.
Check the section in the manual Use the Modem Router as a DSL Modem Only.
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.Again, it isn't easy to understand what you are trying to do. You have bought a modem/router. Adding that to a network without playing around with the existing network won't be easy. The D7000V2 is , after all, a modem/router. Putting it into bridge mode will disable the wifi. You cannot use it as a wifi repeater. (That's a different sort of bridge.) You can use it as a wireless access point, but only if you can plug it into the Ethernet port on a router.
nepotize wrote:
My old router only submits wifi,, No ethernet. New netgear nighthawk D7000V2 out of the box needs to be configured as the bridge, Can i logon to the D7000v2 and configure it with out hooking it up to the internet.
In my understanding the D7000v2 does require a wired connection - being either an xDSL link to the ISP or an Ethernet connection to whatever device is providing the uplink, e.g. the Internet access.
In the second case, with an Ethernet link to an upstream router, you can configure the D7000v2, you can Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000v2 - Use the Modem Router as a WiFi Access Point (p.91 ff.).
If your only connection towards that other router is wireless, there is nothing you can do with the very sophisticated D7000v2 (a modem-router device). For this use case, a WiFi Range Extenders are the way to go.
