Using R7000 with mobile hotspot for internet

Skykid
Aspirant
Feb 05, 2021
Oh, how painful, just got off the phone with netgear technical support. They said I need a modem. Why cannot the R7000 be configured to accept internet from a mobile hotspot from my Note 9 phone?

It sounded like there were other people doing this or something similar from these forums.

This video shows a person doing it with a TP Link router...is that somehow different or superior to the netgear R7000? Watch "How to Share & Connect 3G / 4G Mobile Hotspot To WiFi Router Tutorial" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/4ykqFgJi-ZE

I have two of the R7000 routers, so can one of them tie into the mobile hot spot on the note 9 phone and the other router be the network router to connect other computers, printers, etc?

Thanks!
Skykid
plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 05, 2021
so you're using a phone as a hotspot.
You could try setting up the R7000 as a wireless extender as it has that mode.
How do I enable the extender mode feature on my Nighthawk router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
- Skykid
  Aspirant
  Feb 05, 2021
  Thanks, this sounds like it may be what the person did in that video link I sent. I'll give it a try and keep you posted about the outcome.
  
  Thanks much!
  
  Skykid
  - antinode
    Guru
    Feb 05, 2021
    > I have 2 Netgear R7000 wireless routers. [...]
    
       Firmware version?
    
    > I want to make a network and feed it internet from the 4G mobile phone
    > hotspot. Various computers and printers will be on the network.
    
       That's a little vague. Presumably, your wireless devices could
    connect directly to the hotspot, and a wireless bridge could let you
    connect otherwise-wired-only devices to the hotspot. I see no real
    need to "make a network" using another router. But I'm always open to a
    good counter-argument.
    
       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Set Up the
    Router in Bridge Mode".
    
    > Can it be done with 2 of the R7000 routers? I read about repeaters and
    > bridge mode...but am lost on what way to go.
    
       What did you read where?
    
       The repeater mode on these routers is approximately useless. Look
    for "Set Up the Router as a WiFi Repeater" in the User Manual, and read
    the restrictions.
    
       I haven't tried it, so I know nothing, and I'm not convinced of the
    wisdom of using a router to "make a network" and hiding it behind
    another router (the hotspot), but you could try configuring one R7000 as
    a wireless bridge (to connect wirelessly to the hotspot), and one as a
    router for your new "a network" (with its WAN/Internet port connected to
    a LAN port on the R7000-as-bridge).
    
    > Watch "How to [...]
    
       Only if I run out of sand to rub into my eyes.

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