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Need some advic with At&t fiber with R7000
Need some advice or help with a night hawk R7000. I recently got At&t fiber 1000, to me it doesnt seem like i have it set up right, or maybe i dont have the right router. I have it directly hooked up to the night hawk from AT&Ts modem. They gave me a BGW320 modem, and i plugged in the night hawk, still need to install the software or app, only thing is i lost the info(yeah bad part on me i know). Any help or advice would be much appreciated
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much!!
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> [...] They gave me a BGW320 modem, [...]
The BGW320 is a "gateway" (modem+router), not a simple "modem". To
what is it connected? Some kind of Optical Network Terminal (ONT), or
what?> [...] i plugged in the night hawk, [...]
What, exactly, did you connect to what, exactly? (Hint: If a device
has different types of Ethernet ports, then "connected to device" is not
enough detail.)Why? Is the BGW320 insufficient/unsuitable, or what?
> [...] still need to install the software or app, [...]
Which? Sounds optional to me. A web browser should be sufficient.
> [...] only thing is i lost the info(yeah bad part on me i know).
Helpless, too? Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model
number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least).
Read.Generally, you'd want one router, not more. If you're connecting the
BGW320 to an ONT, then it's not really acting as a modem, so you might
try connecting the R7000 there, instead.Alternatively, if you want to use the R7000 to extend the
wireless-network coverage of the BGW320, then you might want to
configure the R7000 as a wireless access point, rather than as a
full-function router. Look for "Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access
Point" in the User Manual.- The bgw320 is connected to at&ts fiber network. I have the router hooked up from port 1 to 1( bgw to the R7000). More so was asking if there's proper way or any advice in proper installment of the R7000 to the bgw320, might be upgrading my router as well. Ive looked up the bgw320, and have 0 clue as to how to go about maxing out speed, or if i need to upgrade
> The bgw320 is connected to at&ts fiber network. [...]
Which part of "exactly" did you find hard to understand? Is there a
cable of some kind or other which is connected from some port or other
on the BGW320? To what is the other end of that cable connected?> [...] I have the router hooked up from port 1 to 1( bgw to the R7000).
> [...]> [...] Look for "Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access Point" in the User
> Manual.Did you?
> [...] More so was asking if there's proper way or any advice in proper
> installment of the R7000 to the bgw320, [...]> [...] Look for "Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access Point" in the User
> Manual.
Did you?> [...] Ive looked up the bgw320, and have 0 clue as to how to go about
> maxing out speed, or if i need to upgradeA Netgear forum might not be the best place to ask about optimizing
your BGW320.