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I'm new to netgear and need advice on connecting and setting up my router. Don't laugh but my questions are very stupid. first do I dosconnect my existing router? Secondly I turn off my cable modem and them turn it back on.. Doesn't make sense. How long should it stay off? third after witing my net router can I connect my MAc via ethernet and all my other devices through wifi or do all devices need to be wifi?
> [...] I currently have a Netgear WNR2000v5 router connected to my > Surfboad modem model SB6141 [...]
Ok.
> [...] the directions on the manual said to unplug modem power leaving > modem connected to wall jack then turn back on after wiring up the new > modem. [...]
Which "the manual"? "Installation Guide"? "User Manual"?
> [...] Then it says use the nighthawk app to finiwh loading. [...]
The app is supposed to work, but I'd skip it, and go straight to the web-browser method.
> [...] I have 8 other devices so I presume I will have to turn them on > and search for the new network.
Probably not.
The WNR2000v5 is a single-band router (2.4GHz). An R6700v3 is a dual-band router (2.4GHz and 5GHz). It would probably simplify things if you configured the wireless stuff on the R6700v3 so that its 2.4GHz radio uses the same wireless credentials (SSID, passphrase) as the WNR2000v5 used on its (only) 2.4GHz radio. That should let your existing devices connect to the R6700v3 as before.
Look for "Specify Basic WiFi Settings" in the User Manual.
I'd select a similar-but-different SSID for the 5GHz radio on the R6700v3. (Perhaps "xxxxx-5" instead of "xxxxx".) Then, if any of your devices can use the 5GHz band, you can reconfigure them to do that whenever it's convenient.
Not a model number. Look for "Model" on the product label.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
> [...] first do I dosconnect my existing router? [...]
What is your "my existing router"? Maker? Model number?
To what is your "my existing router" connected? What is your "my cable modem"? Maker? Model number?
Most likely, you wouldn't be able to connect both your (unspecified) "my existing router" and your (poorly identified) new "my router" to a cable modem at the same time, so you'd need to disconnect the old router eventually.
> [...] Secondly I turn off my cable modem and them turn it back on..
> Doesn't make sense. [...]
Are you following some set of instructions or other?
It might not be necessary, but cycling the power (off, on) on a device forces it to restart fresh, which can be helpful when its environment changes.
> How long should it stay off? [...]
A few seconds should be enough.
> [...] third after witing my net router can I connect my MAc via > ethernet and all my other devices through wifi or do all devices need to > be wifi?
If your (poorly identified) new "my router" has LAN Ethernet ports, then you should be able to use them for connections to devices which have Ethernet ports (using Ethernet cables). That's why they're there.
So sorry for my ignorance. I currently have a Netgear WNR2000v5 router connected to my Surfboad modem model SB6141 provided by my cable company. the directions on the manual said to unplug modem power leaving modem connected to wall jack then turn back on after wiring up the new modem. Then it says use the nighthawk app to finiwh loading. I have 8 other devices so I presume I will have to turn them on and search for the new network.
> [...] I currently have a Netgear WNR2000v5 router connected to my > Surfboad modem model SB6141 [...]
Ok.
> [...] the directions on the manual said to unplug modem power leaving > modem connected to wall jack then turn back on after wiring up the new > modem. [...]
Which "the manual"? "Installation Guide"? "User Manual"?
> [...] Then it says use the nighthawk app to finiwh loading. [...]
The app is supposed to work, but I'd skip it, and go straight to the web-browser method.
> [...] I have 8 other devices so I presume I will have to turn them on > and search for the new network.
Probably not.
The WNR2000v5 is a single-band router (2.4GHz). An R6700v3 is a dual-band router (2.4GHz and 5GHz). It would probably simplify things if you configured the wireless stuff on the R6700v3 so that its 2.4GHz radio uses the same wireless credentials (SSID, passphrase) as the WNR2000v5 used on its (only) 2.4GHz radio. That should let your existing devices connect to the R6700v3 as before.
Look for "Specify Basic WiFi Settings" in the User Manual.
I'd select a similar-but-different SSID for the 5GHz radio on the R6700v3. (Perhaps "xxxxx-5" instead of "xxxxx".) Then, if any of your devices can use the 5GHz band, you can reconfigure them to do that whenever it's convenient.
