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2pfspiff
Dec 05, 2017Guide
Double Nat issue for Xbox One
Good day all. I am having a double Nat issue with my Xbox 1. I have the X6 R8000 going to a comcast 1GB's Router in my basement. The X6 has the latest firmware update and I just did a reset of the...
- Dec 06, 2017
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R8000/R8000_UM_EN.pdf
Here is the link to the R8000 manual setting up a access point starts on page 137 and I would also change the ip address of the R8000 from 192.168.1.1 to something like 192.168.1.2 so you can select which router unit to log into ithe future.
2pfspiff
Dec 06, 2017Guide
Thanks for the reply. Wasn't sure what the access point does. Will have to read up on it.
antinode
Dec 06, 2017Guru
> Wasn't sure what the access point does. Will have to read up on it.
Try the User Manual. I'd guess that ADVANCED > Advanced Setup >
Wireless Access Point will offer a picture. In essence, a WAP acts as a
simple network switch, with just enough extra complexity to handle
wireless connections. Generally, the router functions (DHCP, NAT, ...)
of the WAP are disabled, and left to the main router. The result is
that all the client devices are on one big LAN.