eero 6 router question

[corvairbob]

ok i have comcast and i now have frontier fiber at the pole and ready to install when i order it.

they provide a router called the amazon eero 6 router. so how will that mate up with my house network? can i just plug that into my netgear hub that sets buy my netgear c3700 router modem and have everything work on my network yet ok?

i figure for phone and my pcs that are using wifi they will hook up to the eero 6 router but i have netgear extenders that connect to that c3700 router side of that combo unit for my back garage cameras and furnace and to my phone app called ewelink so i can remotely control those devices. i really do not want to have to figure out how to reconnect those to a new router, unless the eero 6 will just connect to them also i port forward the netgear so i can see my cameras when i'm away from home. i will have to figure that out again with the eero 6 router if it allow me to get into the settings. thanks

[plemans]

1. The Eero 6 is much more capable than the C3700. by a long ways. 

2. what extenders do you have? It might make more sense to pickup a few eero satellites versus using the ones you have 

[corvairbob]

thanks i did see them on ebay for a few $ so after i get the system installed if they only give me 1 eero 6 router i will do just that and get some more if needed. after i asked that question i found a few YT telling about the eero 6 over the modems/routers.

[FURRYe38]

Any brand that has WiFi 6 will out perform the gateway modem. Even a NG MK60, 70 or 80 series will. 

[corvairbob]

can anyone tell me if i can get these eero 6 routers say from ebay or amazon and have them connect to the one i get from frontier? i do not yet know just how many frontier will leave when they do the install on march 11 2024. i figure at least one but if they do leave 3 as most come in a group of 3 that may be plenty for me. but if they only leave 1 can i get some more myself and connect them?  

  thanks

[plemans]

I don't have eero so you might have better luck on their forums. but from my readings, the devices can function as either a router or a satellite. You'd just want to ensure you get one that is compatible. So I'd wait to see what version and how many you get from frontier before buying anything. 

[corvairbob]

thanks everyone for the help. i tried the ewelink forums and so far no one has replied. but the eero support did tell me the ewelink switches should connect up to the eero 6 just fine. so in a couple of weeks we will find out for sure.  i will let you all know if they do and if not i will try to connect them again to the netgear combo unit and see if that connects to the eero 6 router in router mode and work. the eero 6 support thinks the netgear router will pair up with the eero 6 router if i plug the eero 6 into that router. so that the netgear extender will be seen by the netgear router and then transfer thru the lan to the eero 6 and then wifi to my phone. but again i will soon find out when they connect the fiber to my home in a few weeks. thanks

[plemans]

The C3700 is a cable modem/router. it won't work with the fibre. 

[corvairbob]

that is strange because the frontier video show connecting the cable modem router unit to the eero 6 and going with that. plus i did find 2 YT vides that showed connecting the eero 6 to the back of the router modem and going with it. and eero 6 website seems to think it will connect. however the only way i will know for sure is when the install guy gets here and tells me it will not work, but the eero 6 website did say if the netgear will not work not to worry the eero 6 units will just replace that anyway. they also said if frontier only gives me 1 unit that i can amazon or ebay more and they will mesh just fine.

i'm hoping the netgear will work with the eero 6 so i do not have to reset up my cameras they are a pain to set up and i have 5 nvrs to reset if the eero 6 will not let me keep the netgear in the loop.  i have a hub where the netgear combo is now and the combo is connected to that hub and everything works good so i hope the eero 6 will just plug into that hub and i can just connect the phone to the eero 6 and it will mesh into the network and let me see the cameras, we will soon find out.

i will find out march11 or so when they stop out and install the modem to their system and set me up at least 1 eero 6 router. i will let you know how it all goes. frontier said to download the app but i will wait for the install to do that as it takes a few minutes and the install may want to help with it to get it setup. thanks

[FURRYe38]

Might configure the NG gateway modem into modem only mode for your wifi router system:

https://kb.netgear.com/27191/How-to-set-the-cable-modem-router-to-be-on-modem-only

[corvairbob]

yes i figured i may need to do that, being it will not be connected to cable anymore we will be turning comcast cable off. to help keep the cable bill lowered i had to combine tv and internet. with 10 tv stations that i get on y antennas now.

 thanks

[FURRYe38]

And if you get a different ISP other than cable, then you can't use this model modem then. You'll need to use what ever platform the ISP is requiring to be used. 

[corvairbob]

so far frontier offers no cable tv in our area, just internet.  i will not be going to another isp for internet on the netgear combo unit it should stay the same as i have it set to static so when i unplug the cable for comcast it should stay the same. i have tested that already and it did not change.  i know the eero 6 will have a new isp address. i guess i  will find out soon thanks.

[FURRYe38]

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Also contact EERO for help and information support regarding there product as well. 

Good Luck.