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MS60 not connecting with nighthawk c7000v2 modem router
I've been trying to setup our new Mesh Router system (ms60), using a Nighthawk C7000V2 cable modem router as the router. Is it possible that the Mesh system won't connect properly due to the modem be...
Also, what is access only mode on the MS60? Sorry I'm such a newbie, but I'll take all the help I can get. 🙂
here's how you put it in modem only/bridge mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only
Or you can go with the access point mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point
plemans wrote: Mypascoconnecthere's how you put it in modem only/bridge mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only
Or you can go with the access point mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point
Wow, huge article but very useful. Thanks.
Thank you so much for your response!
Is one or the other (bridge mode or access-only mode) preferable to the other? And can the Mesh WiFi MS60 be placed in access-only mode like the Orbi can?Its basically a wash.
If you put the C7000 in bridge mode, it disables its wifi and leaves only 1 ethernet port active. It effectively becomes a modem only device.
In access point mode for the ms60, it would leave the c7000 controlling all the routing/parental controls options.
so it basically just comes down to how you want to manage it. Do you prefer managing it through the MS60 controls or through the c7000's controls.
And yes, the ms60 has access point mode. page 67 of the manual walks you through it.