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homeuser98
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Jan 22, 2020
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Nighthawk X6 R8000 can't use a lot of the advanced settings

I've been trying to adjust a few settings on my modem but the ones i'm trying to change are greyed out and i'm unable to click on them and change anything.  Some specifics: WAN setup, LAN setup, Dyn...
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Jan 22, 2020

    Access point mode is used when you've got another router running on the network. Many ISP supplied modems have an integrated router with them. Sometimes you can put the ISP combo device in modem only/passthrough mode and sometimes you can't. When you can't, you use access point mode. 

    Or if you're using a mobile hotspot. many of them have routing functions and not properly operating passthrough functions. 

    or if you have a different router running as primary on your network. Mine for example, uses an RAX200 as primary and my orbi setup runs in access point mode. I lose the routing functions of orbi but I mainly want it for wifi coverage. 

    It prevents dhcp conflicts on your network. Its called double nat. 

    https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT

     

    If its currently working, you've probably got a router or combo device running. What modem are you using?