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I'm zeroing in on the R7000 for my home network. Lots to learn since I haven't had a need for my own router for a few years and lots has changed. Anyway, I'm getting new Xfinity service with their provided modem/router in a bad location and want to use the R7000 temporarily as a cable-connected AP to extend my Wifi coverage. In a couple of months I'll get my own cable/voice modem and the R7000 will then be my main router.
Looking at the knowledge base, I see this article that shows a very easy procedure for doig the initial setup as an AP:
But this says it applies only after one has already run setup on the router.
So my question is what procedure I should use when I take the R7000 out of the box in order to configure it as an AP? Can I run the setup on it without it actually being connected to my cable modem (as opposed to a LAN port on the modem/router)?
I'd like to get an idea of how difficult this is going to be before making the purchase. (I'm technically proficient and am not afraid to go into a manual setup if that's what it takes.)
The link you provided above has you covered pretty well.
As far as setup goes when you pull it out of the box.. you can tie it into your cable modem if you like, just when you hook the other end up to your r7000 do not plug into the WAN port use ports 1-4..... Then follow the link you provided...
Or you can hook your computer directly up to the r7000 and give it a static ip to match the 192.168.xxx.xxx LAN. Then configure it that way then tie it into your network...
The link you provided above has you covered pretty well.
As far as setup goes when you pull it out of the box.. you can tie it into your cable modem if you like, just when you hook the other end up to your r7000 do not plug into the WAN port use ports 1-4..... Then follow the link you provided...
Or you can hook your computer directly up to the r7000 and give it a static ip to match the 192.168.xxx.xxx LAN. Then configure it that way then tie it into your network...
Thanks. I thought there was a way to do it with the cable modem plugging into the WAN port, but that also might have been the LinkSys router that I was considering for a while :-). This does look pretty straightforward, and I can always go back into the settings and make some tweaks to the default settings.
Ethernet port #4 on the Xfinity Arris cable Modem, per their tech support.Don't exactly know why #4 but has worked like a charm thru all the firmware updates. BTW, you cannot access the router to do the upgrades directly unless you swap cables since the computer sees the cable modem/router not the R7000. I upgrade wirelessly thru my laptop.
