R8000P with ISP Static IP

> My ISP has a block of static IPs reservd for me. I am only using the
> one, but I don't know/understand how that might affect the setup for the
> Netgear router.

   Many of the other folks around here don't know/understand much about
that sort of configuration, either.

> The subnet is 255.255.255.252

   So, that's a block of four, of which you can use one?

   In a block that small (with only one usable address for you), I
wouldn't expect many complications (which I would for a larger block).
It does limit you to connecting only one device (computer, router, ...)
(at a time) to the DG1670, but that's normal.

> If you want/need specifics I can email them.

   Probably not critical.  I'd guess some arrangement like:

      24.227.W.xy2 (reserved)
      24.227.W.xy3 gateway
      24.227.W.xy4 usable
      24.227.W.xy5 (reserved)

where "x" could be { 0, 1, 2 }, and "y" could be { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 }.  (If
that's wrong, then a private message with complete addresses might be
helpful (to me).)

   In such a case, I'd expect that a static WAN/Internet configuration
on the R8000P like the following would work:

      IP address 24.227.W.xy4
      Gateway 24.227.W.xy3
      Subnet Mask 255.255.255.252

(And the DNS server addresses, too, of course.)

   If that sort of static configuration works for your Mac and/or your
Airport Extreme, then I'd expect it to work for an R8000P, too.

   Put any client device (Mac or whatever) back to using DHCP, and
restart it after the router/device swap.

> Also, Nighthawk does not recognize the internet, [...]

   What is "Nighthawk"?  The R8000P, or some app, or what?  What,
exactly, does "recognize the internet" mean to you?  As usual, showing
actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error messages, LED
indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.

> [...] yet the internet LED on the machine is white [...]

   "the machine" is the R8000P?

> [...] whereas the home screen in the "Netgear Genie" progam says the
> internet port is not connected.

   What, exactly, is your "the "Netgear Genie" program"?  Are you using
a web browser to talk to the R8000P, or what?

   I don't know exactly how these things decide to declare "Internet
Connected", and this is an atypical configuration, so I wouldn't bet
much on the validity of the various "Internet" indicators.