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c3700 modem compatibility with orbi rbk852

spe203
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c3700 modem compatibility with orbi rbk852

Can someone enlighten me about my old modem(c3700) connecting to a mesh network(rbk852) will it be compatible?

 

Thank You

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@spe203 wrote:

Can someone enlighten me about my old modem(c3700) connecting to a mesh network(rbk852) will it be compatible?

 

Thank You


No reason why it shouldn't work.

 

The best way to make them play nicely together would be to disable the modem bit of the c3700 modem/router.

 

Visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

Check the section in the manual

 

Cable Your Modem Router to a Router or Gateway

 

While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.

You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:

Orbi - NETGEAR Communities

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plemans
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Will it work? Yes. 

You can either run the C3700 in modem only mode or leave it in router mode. If you leave it in router mode just make sure the ssid is on a different channel/ the orbi is in access point mode (prevent a double nat), and the ssid is a different name than the primary. 

(if it was me, I'd just use the c3700 in modem only mode). 

 

I will say, the modem for the c3700 is a pretty base model docsis 3.0 device and isn't going to do much for speeds. If your speeds are greater than 100mbps, I'd be looking at upgrading it. 

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spe203
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Hi Sir,

 

I really appreciate for your brief response. Sorry Im not into tech, so I Have a follow up question for you

How do I set up my c3700 for a router or a modem only?

What we have is a 200 -300 mbps. If I connect my net gear orbi. will it give us those speed  for wifi, or do I need to really change the modem, if so, what modem could you recommend.

 

Thank You so much

 

Sean

 

 

 

 

 

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FURRYe38
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@spe203 wrote:

How do I set up my c3700 for a router or a modem only?

 


I did explain how discover how to go about that in my earlier message.

 

Visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

 

C3700 | Product | Support | NETGEAR

Check the section in the manual

 

Cable Your Modem Router to a Router or Gateway

 

It is on page 12.

 


What we have is a 200 -300 mbps. If I connect my net gear orbi. will it give us those speed  for wifi,

 


You will never get wifi at that speed on many wifi clients, regardless of the modem you use. Wifi clients that connect at 2.4 GHz can't go that fast. Even some 5 GHz devices will have a hard time getting those speeds.

 

The speed you get is down to the wifi client as much as the source.

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spe203
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Thank You so much guys

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