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CAN NIGHTHAWK AC1900 C7000V2 WIFI CABLE MODEM ROUTER BE USED AS JUST AT A ROUTER WITH 1 GIG FIBER O

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CAN NIGHTHAWK AC1900 C7000V2 WIFI CABLE MODEM ROUTER BE USED AS JUST AT A ROUTER WITH 1 GIG FIBER O

Can the C7000 AC1900 Wifi Cable Modem Router be used with our the ONT of our new city 1Gig fiber network as just a wifi router? 

Model: C7000|Nighthawk - AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
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antinode
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Re: CAN NIGHTHAWK AC1900 C7000V2 WIFI CABLE MODEM ROUTER BE USED AS JUST AT A ROUTER WITH 1 GIG FIB

> Can the C7000 AC1900 Wifi Cable Modem Router be used with our the ONT
> of our new city 1Gig fiber network as just a wifi router?

 

   Sadly, because it lacks an Ethernet WAN/Internet port, your C7000
would not be useful as a router in a non-cable-TV environment.  You'd
need a new router (with an Ethernet WAN/Internet port).

 

   It should be possible to use your C7000 as a wireless access point to
extend the wireless-network coverage from your new router, so it might
not be a complete paperweight in your new environment.  See, for
example:

 

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500

 

That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option.  (I'd expect a C7000 to be very similar.)

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antinode
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Re: CAN NIGHTHAWK AC1900 C7000V2 WIFI CABLE MODEM ROUTER BE USED AS JUST AT A ROUTER WITH 1 GIG FIB

> Can the C7000 AC1900 Wifi Cable Modem Router be used with our the ONT
> of our new city 1Gig fiber network as just a wifi router?

 

   Sadly, because it lacks an Ethernet WAN/Internet port, your C7000
would not be useful as a router in a non-cable-TV environment.  You'd
need a new router (with an Ethernet WAN/Internet port).

 

   It should be possible to use your C7000 as a wireless access point to
extend the wireless-network coverage from your new router, so it might
not be a complete paperweight in your new environment.  See, for
example:

 

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500

 

That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option.  (I'd expect a C7000 to be very similar.)

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cyberpilot
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Re: CAN NIGHTHAWK AC1900 C7000V2 WIFI CABLE MODEM ROUTER BE USED AS JUST AT A ROUTER WITH 1 GIG FIB

Thanks for the info! I will proceed accordingly!

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