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xaero_dark_30
Oct 31, 2016Aspirant
R7000 as access point with Xfinity Security Router?
I've recently upgraded my Brother's Home Networking with a R7000 in access point mode. He had two old Linksys Router running Tomato, which I configured years ago. Router #1 was 192.168.1.1 (Primary ...
- Nov 04, 2016
Hi xaero_dark_30,
Reconfigure the R7000 AP mode. You have the option to set a static IP on the R7000 AP mode in range with the main router. Reset it first so that you can access the UI.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20927?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
JamesGL
Community Team
sktn77a
Nov 01, 2016Virtuoso
Are you using the R7000's WAN port to connect to the Xfinity router?
- xaero_dark_30Nov 01, 2016Aspirant
Yes, as far I can tell. The Wan port on the R7000 is now configured as a LAN port because it doesn't seem to change anything when I connect the cable from the Netgear WNR1000 to the R7000's WAN/LAN ports. I just want to be able to log on to the WNR1000 so I can figure out what IP the R7000 is.
thanks!
- JamesGLNov 04, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi xaero_dark_30,
Reconfigure the R7000 AP mode. You have the option to set a static IP on the R7000 AP mode in range with the main router. Reset it first so that you can access the UI.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20927?cid=wmt_netgear_organic
JamesGL
Community Team
- JamesGLNov 07, 2016NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi xaero_dark_30,
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we’ve provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.
If your issue is now resolved we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
JamesGL
Community Team