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So I just got a R7000, mainly for better wifi and a better port forwarding experience. The wifi works great but haven't had any luck with the port forwarding. It just doesn't work allthough I set it up. I would say I have a decent experience with it too, as I did get it to work on my old Cisco router.
My setup works like this: I use the stock Cisco router connected to the modem with a coaxial cable. From the cisco I use a lan cable into the R7000.
Any help at all would be appreciated, as I am very dependent on being able to open ports for hosting servers.
If so, you are double-routing. You need to change the forwarding rules in the Cisco, so that all the open ports are forwarded to the R7000 WAN port. Then re-forward them from the R7000 to the appropriate WAN port.
If the Cisco router lets you put a device in the "DMZ" you can also try put the R7000 in the DMZ, and remove all forwarding rules in the Cisco router.
A third option is to set up the R7000 in AP mode, and use it only for WiFi.
If so, you are double-routing. You need to change the forwarding rules in the Cisco, so that all the open ports are forwarded to the R7000 WAN port. Then re-forward them from the R7000 to the appropriate WAN port.
If the Cisco router lets you put a device in the "DMZ" you can also try put the R7000 in the DMZ, and remove all forwarding rules in the Cisco router.
A third option is to set up the R7000 in AP mode, and use it only for WiFi.
