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awk409ak
Nov 21, 2017Follower
R6900P continues to reboot cannot connect
I have an Xfinity wireless gateway. Do I need to connect the R6900P with an ethernet cable to the Xfinity box? Or can I do it wirelessly? If I can do it wirelessly, how do I go about doing it? Ri...
- Dec 29, 2017
Hi awk409ak,
If you want the Xfinity to manage the network, you can set the R6900P to wireless bridge.
https://kb.netgear.com/24105/What-is-bridge-mode-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Note: Wireless bridge will no longer broadcast wireless network for R6900P.
JamesGL
Dec 29, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi awk409ak,
If you want the Xfinity to manage the network, you can set the R6900P to wireless bridge.
https://kb.netgear.com/24105/What-is-bridge-mode-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Note: Wireless bridge will no longer broadcast wireless network for R6900P.