How to Use Your Own Router with AT&T Fiber Internet | 2020 Update with BGW210-700
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2020
- AT&T doesn't currently allow you to use your own router exclusively, but they do allow your own router behind theirs with few restrictions (and that's the main point). The cable modem router wifi combo I demonstrate is with the Arris/Motorola BGW210-700 that AT&T sent me in July 2020, configuring to use with my pre-existing Netgear Orbi set ( jo.my/orbi ).
If you instead have the PACE 5268AC FXN, you want my other video: • How to Use Your Own Ro...
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Dear Mike...you just helped a 71 yo lady place her att fiber BGW210 in passthrough so I could run my Eero 6+ as my main modem. Thanks for the great instructions!!!
4 years later, on entirely different hardware (with strangely similar interface and options), this was STILL very useful. Thank you for putting this out there.
Mike, almost 2 years after you published this, and still helping others out... sincerely appreciate your hard work and effort into getting this tutorial out!!! :)
Thanks! Luckily, this still applies to the newer models from AT&T since the interface has not changed. Appreciate the comment.
Mike, Very good walkthrough. I have a brand new BGW320 from ATT, and successfully have it routing as an umbrella above my ASUS RT-AC88U 8 port Gigabit Wifi router. I couldn't get it to work until I switched the subnet on the BGW320 to x.x.0.x since the ASUS was set up on the x.x.1.x subnet. Appreciate you taking the time to put this together - saved me a lot of time and headaches! Cheers!
Thank you! Your video was very well explained and showed everything in detailed. I was able to reconfigure the settings between our Orbi Wifi 6 and ATT Fiber. Now, everything works like it should.
Thank you so much! I've had AT&t fiber for about 4 months now and I was forced to buy their crappy extenders because I couldn't get my orbi to work with it. You showed me that all I had to do was two resets back to back on their horrible gateway to get my system to work with thiers. My orbi is running great now and my wifi speeds are no longer in the 30mbps max with their equipment.
Add me to the list of success stories. Thank you so much for getting my system back up and running with my original router!
Another satisfied viewer. These instructions also worked for the newer AT&T Fiber modem, the BGW320. Thank you!
Thank you so much! You have done a brilliant job explaining this, for those of us who are not knowledgeable in ip networks. I have read more than a dozen posts on this topic. Your video is easy to understand and follow. Can't thank you enough.
this worked wonders I'm so happy now I finally have an open nat type so if you get at&t fiber definitely use your own router you are completely limited by at&t on their gateway
Just set up my BGW210-700 connected to Orbi RBR860 with two satellites. Works great! Thanks for putting this video together Mike.
Thank you so much! After scouring numerous message boards that led me down a rabbit hole and never worked, I had my Orbi and AT&T units playing nicely in 5 minutes! Bless you for posting this!
Man, thank you for this! I set this up for a friend and I basically just followed your instructions. Bam! Works!
I like people who have access to fiber in there area and they are shooting up to like 500, and here I am coping with being stuck with 40-50, awesome video worked fine with my netgear router i bought.
Hi Mike! Thank you so much for this very helpful video. I recently switched from Xfinity to AT&T and had an existing Orbi RBK853 system set up with Xfinity. Right away, when I switched and plugged in my AT&T Modem/Router combo into my Orbi--I knew something was off. This video was extremely helpful in finding a comparable 'bridge mode' option on AT&T's router. The only additional item that I did was, even though none were checked, I disabled all of the packet filtering and also decided to use Google DNS on my Orbi's settings. Things are much smoother now. Thank you so much.
What kind of speeds are you getting off your RBK853? Thanks for the comment! Have a safe holiday season!
@@MikeMu I am getting about 380 Mbps Download and 322 Mbps off one of the satellites. Your video also helped resolve my 'Double NAT' issue on my Xbox. Thanks again for all of your help! I hope you and your family have a nice and safe holiday season!
@@topofthehill31 Great! Thanks for the response. Someone else said they still had Double NAT issue with XBOX, which I couldn't test because I had my XBOX locked up in storage 300 miles away. Good to know it works for you. Have a Good and Safe Holiday season!
Thank you for this! Worked like a charm - ATT Fiber Orbi setup worked for me with the BGW210-700. Followed steps to the tee and boom!
Nice! Make sure you reboot after saving settings. For some it doesn’t do it automatically.
@@MikeMu Appreciate it! You the man
That's good stuff. Good to know if I ever want to jump on the wifi 6 bandwagon and upgrade my wireless in the house. I currently have the BGW 210-700 with 2 mesh wifi extenders. Plugged directly into the extender upstairs, I get 400 MB up and down. So not bad for stock. I can already see the spousal unit rolling her eyes while I explain my "need" to upgrade :)
Your video helped me get my Linksys router setup with AT&T's Arris Modem/Router. There's a few useful links on Reddit and other forums that explain this I suppose but your video was the most accessable and to-the-point source on the net. Very cool. Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for the comment. I wanted to explain as much as possible in this video. In truth, a step by step only without explanation would be much, much shorter but then doesn't account for a lot of questions and situations some people may face. Happy its still helpful still. :)
Thank you Mike. The best video I've seen on this subject. Thanks!
Thank you for this straight forward video. There is one error in your explination though; if you have a router connected to the AT&T gateway via a hard wire you do not need to connect your computer directly to the gateway to gain access to it after you turn the wifi off at the gateway. You only need to type the IP address of the gateway into your web browser and it will load up just fine. In essence your computer is indirectly connected over wifi to the gateway through said cable. Again thank you very much for such a helpful video! I too am enjoying a much faster internet connection.
Thanks so much for this - other explanations came up short. I especially like how you changed the subnet of the ATT router so that my own router could continue operations using its original subnet. I would have hated to redo all of my static IPs!
Thank you so much! This video was exactly what I needed to use my TP Link Deco mesh router with the AT&T Gateway.
Are you able to use the 2.4ghz network still with the TP mesh system or just the 5ghz?
Very good video and this was just what I was looking for. All of the other videos I found on UA-cam left out changing the Subnet address part on the AT&T modem/router that has to different from your routers Subnet range to avoid any conflicts. Thank you
Super helpful! Worked great with my Netgear R6300
Thank you very much for posting this! Followed along in real time step by step. Just switched from a cable internet provider to AT&T Fiber -- much cheaper and much faster and love the service. I saw a large improvement after setting up the passthrough -- ping went from 10ms to 6ms and upload went from 600 to 800Mbps. Only took 10 minutes and all of my existing network stayed with the same configuration.
You had 600 mine is only 500 and it doesn’t even get to there it just gets to half that all the time and now it doesn’t even work at all fuck at&t you’ll probably regret getting at&t soon
Very details video, Thanks for sharing Mike!
Most excellent video. I just switched to AT&T Fiber, and this clearly walked me through how to use my Netgear Nighthawk. Thank you!
I’m here for the same thing!
I was here for the same reasoning. After setting it all up what kind of speeds are you seeing? My bgw-320 don’t have the range I was expecting but after setting up nighthawk the speeds were cut more than half. Not sure if I need to disable the att router and that’ll speed things up or just choose either range or speed.
This video was perfect, and exactly what I needed! Well done, and thank you
This was the best. Expert way to help non-technical customers.
I'm also in the SF Bay area, unrelated. But anywho I haven't finished the video yet but thank you for this information wholeheartedly. I just bought a $300 gaming router because my connection has been so unstable with AT&T's modem and this is the only video up on it recently.
Mike very good video ! I was able to do this set up on my own my speeds increase greatly !
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Perfect, thank you for making this. tried other guides and couldn't figure it out. Your video helped me immediately!
Super help instructions, it just worked for me the first time.
Thank You!! Verry Helpful
Excellent presentation. Thanks
Thank You very much your video had save me Time and will give a lot of productivity. Just Know that someone else life it's much better after people like you share your knowledge and experience.
Mike you rock! your video still helps people in 2023 !!!
Thanks for noticing! These instructions still apply for the routers AT&T uses on their newer models. One day they may update to a different interface altogether so that'll be the next time I make a new video. Cheers!
Huge help! Thank you.
This video was very helpful! It made the installation of my new router easy and efficient! Thank you so much!
This helped me ! thanks
well explained, great job!
I may be switching to Att fiber in September when my Xfinity expires after watching this! Thank you!
You will ask why you didn’t do this sooner. :)
Thank you so much! Note: I am using deco x60s and I had to turn off "fast roaming" in deco app for the direct TV boxes to properly connect. For anyone else struggling
Thx. Great video!!!
I ended up skipping the first step and using the default subnet IP addresses of both routers, but this was still a super helpful tutorial!
That’s totally OK as long as you know what’s going on so that everything works. Some routers you don’t need to change at all, just mine (Netgear and my setup I did). Thanks for the comment!
This Video helped me get my Orbi router up and running with my AT&T Fiber services in less than an hour. The speed of the wifi with Orbi RBK853 router are 5 to 10 times faster than the AT&T BGW320 Gateway's built-in wifi!
Great!! I'm thinking of upgrading to the RBK853 as well. Thanks for the comment.
@@MikeMu You will be glad you did!
Thank you for the detailed explanation!
Greetings and thank you so much for your work on this video! This was very helpful. I wondered though if you or anyone else has encountered either of two issues where, one: the connection seems to drop momentarily and then come back up or two; where certain websites don't load correctly the first time and must be refreshed.
you help the world turn. THANK YOU!!!
Hi Mike - Thank you for publishing the series of videos about using your own router with the AT&T BGW210. I do have a question... What is the recommended configuration when you want to hang two routers off the BGW210? I have a NetGear Orbi router that runs my personal mesh network AND my employer provides a Cisco ISR 1100 router for my work systems. I would like to hang both the NetGear router and Cisco router off the BGW210 but that means I cannot use the passthrough function, correct?
Hi Brian, you can use the pass-through function only on one device. But, for business use AT&T may be able to unlock more flexibilty, but ask you to pay more. It wouldn't be residential service anymore, but business class. Or you may ask to get a completely separate AT&T line / service to use with your Cisco/work stuff, and hopefully also paid for by work. (You'd ask for at least 2 dedicated IPs).
THANK YOU!! EXCELLENT VIDEO!
This was really helpful with my BGW320 and my Netgear Wifi 5 mesh (old Wifi) - New Set of IP Address + passthrough. The only question is, after you do this setting in the BGW Gateway, do I need to make my Wifi Mesh Router in AP mode or Router Mode? Since I have it in AP mode I did not disable the firewall on the BGW Gateway.
Thank you!!
Don’t know if you’re still answering questions on this video but the fastest AT&T internet I can get in my area is the 75mbps plan, I have the stock bgw210 modem/router they give you, I bought a net gear xr1000 and wanna get it to work upstairs by running an Ethernet to it from the modem downstairs, probably should’ve found this out before buying but will the xr1000 work with my plan? Do you know if I should just sell it and get something else? Also do you have any idea what modem would be compatible with this plan? Or should I just stick with the bgw210? Thanks so much!
You are the MAN
Amazing! I almost had a panic attack setting my Orbi because it wouldn’t connect. Then I watched this video and this walk-through was spot on.
Perfect!
How would one port forward once using this set up? I am trying to port forward a couple of games and I can't seem to figure it out (even though I have port forwarded ok before having this setup)
Salamat po. Amazing video, thanks for the assist!
crazy cause I've had the NVG599 for 9 years, and i just chatted with ATT support and now they're finally sending us the BGW210 for an upgrade/update.
Sad that they don’t just do the upgrade for you automatically.
Thanks for this Mike. I want to connect a magic jack and after all the alterations, will the second pan port still work with magic jack? Also, my hp m281cdw is getting a service 79 error ever since I switched the Orbi to the arris modem.
Thanks for the video! Total novice. Att is sending me a new bgw210 gateway now, and I just bought the Orbi 6. If I'm setting them both up for the first time is it still necessary to change the ip addresses? Does turning wifi off on the gateway affect the wireless cable receivers connected through the WAP? Last, Costco has a deal for the router plus two satellite package that puts it ~$50 more than the router/1 satellite package. Any harm in adding the extra satellite even if don't really need it?
Hi Justin, I answered some of these in a follow up video FAQ. You will get a conflict because both operate on same subnet as default. I’d recommend changing one or the other. No harm in extra satellites. You don’t have to use it, and if you really don’t need it just sell it.
Super helpful video, thanks so much! I have one question though. Now that everything is set up since switching to ATT, I can’t log into my Linksys router through the default gateway anymore, the page never loads. I have the settings where I want them but it would be nice to access it for maintenance. Any idea of what’s going wrong?
By the way fellows, after setting up the IP Passthrough, don’t forget to double check the IP address in the home page. Sometimes you need to restart the bgw210 to apply the changes.
Great advice! Yes, restart to apply the changes. While I go through it in my demo, I think sometimes I forget to mention that in others.
Awesome video! Hey folks so I would assume that I would go from one of the LAN ports (switch) of the ATT BGW210 Router out into the WAN port on my second router. Is this true and correct?
Mike, thank you for the detail video. Are you using the AT&T wireless receivers? If you do, do you have any issue with them such as getting disconnect every 10-15 minutes?
Definitely not using the ATT wireless anything. Is that an add on to extend the network?
@@MikeMu I should had explain that I have uverse, and they provided me with a tv wireless receivers.
This is great! I just installed opnsense on a mini pc to use as router on other side of bgw21--100. About to give this a shot. One question: Is there any particular WAN setting I need to make on opnsense router? Or, just plug opnsense WAN port to BGW LAN port?
I haven't used OPNsense before. Just configure to a different IP as shown in the video where necessary. And yes, BGW LAN to your WAN.
Thank you for this video, it helped me a lot. While everything is working and running smoothly, I do noticed my speeds both upload and download are slow. Even when being next to my router....i'm getting only about 150/20 , before using the at&t as router I would get like speeds in the 600s. Anything you would recommend me to do? I didn't turn off the firewalls on the At&T, could this be making the speeds slow? I'm using a TP-Link router
Thank you in advance
I did a follow up video on this. Check it out. I’m out biking right now, but just search my channel for At&T.
I read through some reddit posts and they say that the WAN IP on my personal router should be displaying an external IP to show that you're not getting double NAT, but mine shows an Internal IP. Is there any way to see what I did wrong?
Also, my wired speeds seems to go down when plugged into my personal router rather directly into the ATT modem/router. Is it okay to keep it directly wired to the ATT modem or will there be security risks? Thanks!
Just in case someone is curious, I finally figured out that the issue was that my router had MAC Cloning enabled, so it would clone the MAC address of my Desktop (for some reason). Hence, when I tried to direct the ATT modem to the MAC address of my router, it does not match. So disabling the MAC Cloning Option and fixed it for me
Great video! Did you have to pay extra for AT&T modem/Wi-Fi? Can one use their own fiber optic modem?
Yes you do. They do build it into the monthly cost here for us in Los Angeles though. Its a mandatory $10 monthly, brings our total to $60 special rate for one year.
Thank you for your video. I do have one question, what is dishing out the IP Addresses? your ATT Gateway or the Orbi's? Reason I am asking is that I have a firewall/router (Netgate running pfsense) that I am trying to configure.
Orbi is.
Thanks for the video. I am setting my new Netgear Nighthawk. Where the network cable should be connected for the new router, the Internet network or should I use one of the four LAN available?
Internet / WAN.
Thank you so much.
what firewall would devices use if they are connected wirelessly to att after you disabled the firewall on it and set the ip passthrough?
Thank you for providing this. I have TP-Link but this was the most helpful that I have found. My only question is that I can still access my Arris/Motorola BGW210-700 even after I connected to my TP-Link Archer A7 wi-fi. I can actually log into both the Arris and Archer A7 based on their individual IP Addresses. Is that an issue? At the 19:30 mark, you can't access the AT&T once you're on your own router, but I still can. Maybe there was a change in the past 6 months since you posted, but wanted to make sure that isn't an issue. Thanks!
I bought the same router, did you figure out what the issue was?
@@mikeoxlong567 The IP Passthrough works okay but is not a true bridge. The AT&T router is still accessible. I was still having some issues with TP Link and switched to eero. I could bridge the eero but prefer not to. Long answer to say there is no way to bridge the AT&T router, just fake it with the Passthrough but it isn’t perfect
I haven't had a chance to try this video (still waiting on AT&T for equipment) but had a few questions. I have the RBR750 system from Orbi, is there anything different that I should watch out for when completing these steps laid out? Also, after completing all these steps, did you run into any issues where resets occurred due to outages or system updates and if so, did you just have to complete the whole setup? Please let me know since this will be my first time with AT&T and they are my only option at my new location. Don't want an expensive mesh system to go to waste.
Only thing is: Disable the Wifi on AT&T when you're done. Reboot all systems after you save all the settings one last time. The systems are supposed to do this by itself, but doesn't always. After that should be good to go. Many people with experience know this already, but it wasn't necessarily clear to everyone.
For those concerned about leaving the AT&T wireless still on while running a router like the Orbi. One suggestion is to turn off the 2.4Ghz radio on the AT&T router but leave the 5Ghz radio on with a different SSID. There is no channel overlap on the 5Ghz spectrum so you can safely leave it on without issue. But, you do just have to connect to the AT&T wireless network with a 5Ghz capable device. But, it does keep you from having to connect wired. locally to the ATT router to manage it.
Hey Rodney so I can leave the 5ghz on correct I would love to have two different wireless connections
I have the 210 att router but am wanting to add a mesh Wi-Fi 6 system after the 210. That all seems easy but I still need a 2.4ghz signal to connect some of my home devices that only work on2.4ghz.
Do you know if I can add a new mesh system with ip passthrough on the 210 and still have 2.4 and 5ghz networks? Thanks.
@@chicagoangler Just make sure that 2.4Ghz is enabled on your new Wifi 6 system and you will be fine. As indicated in the video, it is best to turn of 2.4Gh on the 210 so that it does not interfere with your other system
@@rodneyturner747 awesome thanks!
How does this work with the Wireless Stbs from At&t Uverse. I currently have a WAP connected to my At&t Router that send the coverage out to them. Would i continue to do the same or connect the WAP to the Orbi?
I got AT&T in September this year and I was given a fiber optic modem. Instead of connecting to the ONT it connects directly to the modem. This modem has wifi AX or wifi 6. I'm seeing speeds from that as high as your Orbi was getting. Noticed my Buffalo ac1900 isn't getting nearly as fast downloads but Upstream is similar. Would all the IP addresses be the same to try using IP pass-through? I know it's limiting the download on that router because I got faster downloads with my 300 mb down cable connection compared to the 1 gig down fiber connection. I'm using both wirelessly at same time and they're not interfering.
I am having a lot of trouble with speed in my ASUS xt8 using your instructions. Is it a hardware issue?
Do you know any techs that are doing this in Orange County, CA. Would like to enhance WiFi in our home. Thanks
Hi Mike, great video, I didn't unplug my Orbi either so it changed the IP. How can I go back into the Orbi settings to change it back? I tried various addresses and I get a WAN Conflict page asking me to sign in
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Thanks so much for these tutorials! You’re so clear and concise.
I have ATT fiber 1gb to the house with the BGW210-700 and I hooked up an Archer AX11000 wifi6 to bypass for better speeds, etc. because I was buffering when streaming and dropping on service. I was wavering between the Archer and a mesh wifi6 and thought I’d try the Archer since I have it. The modem/router and router are on the top floor and the buffering etc was happening on both the top and lower floor.
After hooking up the new router, I’m getting much better speeds when I’m using the 5gh, mid 400’s up and down on average, but the 2.4 is really slower than when I only had the BGW. I’m getting mid 40s up and down. Is there a reason for this? I rebooted both routers after configuring, but I did not reset either of them. Will changing the dns as you mentioned somewhere help?
Thanks!
Did you disable the WiFi on the AT&T? Probably signal congestion. DNS would help with overall response but not the throughput.
Thanks Mike, I did. All in all it’s working well. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the video! Question, can I setup a firewall hardware switch in front of my Motorola BGW210-700? I wanted to setup a new router and add a firewall switch. But since AT&T doesn’t have a separate modem, I’m a little lost on where to connect my firewall switch. Or where to place my own router.
Afraid not. No. You can do it after the BGW210-700.
Wondering why do you need to set the IP Passthru, etc. In the past, I've connected a router (from a gateway - both a Xfinity cable gateway & a Verizon DSL gateway) to another router (LAN to LAN port) to create a wired AP. Both routers on different subnets and both have their respective DHCP servers on. Everything works. So is there something about the Uverse gateway that necessitates this? I'm going to follow your vid (great vid!) but wondering why. Thank you.
Hey Vincent, yes everything would work just fine the way you have it till your needs change. You would know when that happens. Ie if you want to run certain services or connections In and out of your network. Typically it’d be services you want but can’t connect with. Many need it for gaming services for example, also to reduce latency.
thank you
Mike, you video is very good - I have watched it several times, each time getting more information and more comfortable with performing the changes to Passthrough Mode. One question - When Passthrough Mode is selected at the Allocation Mode box other videos recommend entering the MAC address of the router, in your case you choose to "choose from list" and that brought up a MAC address without manual entering one. In my case I manually entered the MAC from my router. Help me understand - what is the difference? The MAC address you "selected from list"???? Where did that MAC come from??? I am concerned that my MAC address may not be the correct one. Please reply if you get this notification of my comment. Thanks.
The one from the list is what the router sees as connected. One should match exactly with the one you entered (assuming no other modifications were made).
Mike, thanks you for reply, so I'm only broad casting 5ghz wi fi out of my BGW210, I have a 69& signal strength and download speed of 37.2 Mbps. a repeater will cut down my speed by half and a access point would need a router. by using pass through and getting a router does that help my wi fi speed. I have good coverage in the house and the modem is only 20-25 feet from TV. as no fiber and only broadband does a router help me with tv wifi data or lag with Netflix etc ? also what router would you recommend ? are you say with a ATT BGW210-700 that having a router gives to better wifi strength and data speed. FYI, yesterday I turned off the 2.4 ghz on my modem, so so not know if this will help. I really only have TV, iPad and a printer on my wifi all at 5ghx. Thanks.
I wouldn't do the repeater option. You can just get an access point (get a decent one from say Netgear), and turn off the Wifi on the main AT&T unit - at least that's what I'd do in your shoes. 5Ghz is fine as long as everything is really close to the AT&T unit. 2.4 Ghz is slower, but reaches further and is more compatible with more wireless devices. If you want to try something better, and have the budget for it, consider the Eero ( amzn.to/3q0kQPM ) with the extender. Its easy to use, relatively up to date and relatively secure. Personally, as I mentioned and demonstrated in the video series about all this, I went with the Netgear Orbi mesh system which is more technical but offers higher performance but you pay quite a bit for that performance.
Hey, just got mine but it only came with the green and yellow cord. They say my service is on but it's not showing a connection in my house. What am i missing or did they not send everything?
Thanks for the video. I have just setup an Archer AC4000 and put the BGW210 into passthrough mode. Should I be seeing my internet IP on the WAN side of my Archer? Because right now I'm still getting an IP assigned to the Archer from the BGW210 while in passthrough mode.
LAN port on the BGW210 goes to WAN port of your router.
i have this exact modem/router from ATT and im trying to use the Netgear orbi 6, its not working for me. I cant get the orbi app to recognize the internet connection. :(
Fantastic Vid. I too have the Orbi mesh system. Did you run your Orbi in AP mode or Router mode? I have a NAS attached to the Orbi and need to assign it a static IP address and this option ins not available in AP mode. Thank you again.
Jon Carmody Router mode. (If AP mode don’t need to do all this configuration. )
@@MikeMu Thank you. I will go with that. On another website (can't remember which one, there were so many) they said the Orbi HAS to be in AP mode. Unfortunately networking is the area I know very little about. Thank you again Mike.
Jon Carmody If you want to, you can keep the Orbi in AP mode. That’s much easier, and then you assign your NAS a static IP from Motorola. I just wanted to use my Netgear systems additional features and functions that the Motorola unit does not have. If you don’t need those, this tutorial isn’t for you.
Mike Mu thank you Mike. You are a mountain of knowledge.
Which router is better to use with the orbi rbr50? I currently have the 5268ac-fxn. Do you suggest switching to the BGW210-700?
Yes. The 5268 was replaced for having connection issues often requiring a long reboot. But if you haven’t been experiencing issues, you are probably OK.
I picked up a Nighthawk RAX 50. I tried the pass through mode. On the 1G modem, I am getting 430 mbps download (went up) and my upload dropped to 194 mbps. My android box pulls like 700 mbps from the same 1G switch that the RAX 50 and android box is connected to. I feel like there is room for improvement.
Hi! I just got an Orbi mesh system and have tried for two days to set it up. It keeps saying can’t be found. Any advice on how to go from unboxing to set up? I’m about to lose my mind 😩
I spent 7 hours today trying to figure out what the hell to do. You of all the links pages ect i have been to solved my problem. I had to change a 1 to a 0 7 HOURS because of a 1
Wow, sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad its resolved, and I wish information like this was more available. Enjoy your new network!
Thanks, this worked for me! Though when I attempted to set up an additional google wifi point, the original wifi point/router is not finding it. Any thoughts? I wonder if settings need to be changed somewhere.
That’s a google issue. I had that problem from time to time. But my issue may have been different firmwares and different generations of google WiFi meshing together.
Mike or James - what are the Device IPv4 address for the google wifi router? is it different then the Orbi? What is the start and end address for the google router as well?
It’s different, and unfortunately I’m out of town. But you can configure it to whatever you want after you get in the configuration page. Google assistance may be able to tell you.
I have an 8 port smart managed Netgear switch that connects 5 AT&T U-VERSE tv receivers. Does anybody know what options they should keep turned on in the firewall or did you just shut the firewall off?
I have a linksys router and I'm having difficulty accessing it outside my home. Trying to access jellyfin away from home. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Not too it savvy.
Do you plug the LaN cable from the att modem to the Wan or LaN port on your router?
WAN.
Question: I have purchased my own router, and I currently have it hooked up to the att Motorola modem/router AT&T provided. But I am not sure if I should have all my LAN cables plugged into the router or modem? And also do you recommend me going into the settings and setting up the ip pass through? I just plugged in my router without messing with the settings on the Motorola modem
Just follow the video. 1 Lan from Motorola to your router WAN port. Everything else to your own router. Disable AT&T wifi. Then IP Passthrough. If you play Xbox/PS5 multiplayer, additional steps may be necessary.