NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Lokela
May 19, 2019Follower
R8000 with unifi security gateway
I recently bought the Unifi Security Gateway to provide a more indepth firewall element to my network. I currently run a cm1000 modem and a R8000 Nighthawk. I was finally able to power cycle the Unif...
- May 19, 2019
I have a Unifi gateway. If you put the r8000 in AP mode and connect it to the gateway things should work. Follow the manual for configuring the r8000 into AP mode. Also do any wifi configuration you need at that time.
schumaku
May 19, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Any routing/NAT/port forwarding, DHCP, ... must be done on the security gateway. Re-configure the R8000 as a wireless access point -> https://kb.netgear.com/24104/How-do-I-change-my-Nighthawk-router-to-AP-mode-after-I-ve-already-run-setup