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Bridging with the Nighthawk R7000 with an ISP router
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Bridging with the Nighthawk R7000 with an ISP router
I recently got a Nighthawk R7000 router. I already have an ISP router-modem. is it possible to hardwire the R7000 to this router and how much of a difference will this make in my connectivity and speeds?
thanks for your time and help
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Re: Bridging with the Nighthawk R7000 with an ISP router
Couple of options,
1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly.
2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem. https://kb.netgear.com/25891/DMZ-on-NETGEAR-routers
https://kb.netgear.com/24086/How-do-I-set-up-a-default-DMZ-server-on-my-Nighthawk-router
3. Or disable all wifi radios on the modem and connect the NG router to the modem, LAN to LAN configure AP mode on the NG router.
https://kb.netgear.com/24104/How-do-I-change-my-Nighthawk-router-to-AP-mode-after-I-ve-already-run-s...
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Disabled-Features-on-the-Router-when-set-to-AP-Mode
Try option #2 first...
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