Looking to replace a Netgear Wireless router with this unit. Wondering about setup using a cable modem and whole house set up. Ease of setup?
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This is not a router. It is a wireless Access Point. You still need a router to control the traffic. You can connect this to one of the ports on the router and disable the wireless from the router. Setup is easy, plug it in, run the CD.
2070422
I would not recommend this wifi Access Point for home use, it requires a controller to be installed on one pc in order to configure and manage the AP. This is not a router though.
2070423
I have one of these in my home connected to a router that is connected to my cable modem. It works very well and was easy to setup.
2070424
It's fine for home users... you just simply need to do a little reading and have a little patience. Also, the controller doesn't need to be running all the time just when you set it up and if you ever need to reconfigure it.
2070425
I used in on one room of a club fitting facility and it works okay for that so I don't really know about a whole house.
2070426
It was easy to setup for the whole house (3000 sq feet), however this device only acts as extender of the n/w and won't provide routing. I had to buy an external router (Tp-Link) and connect it to my Cox cable modem.
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They work extremely well. I install them daily. They will work as long as your modem is a router as well. This is just an access point and will need a router to give out additional ip addresses.
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I don't know why someone wrote it's only a router because it's both. All I have is this one box and so many wifi devices connected to it. iPhones, roku player, amazon fire tv's, laptops, wifi printer, and an apple tv. Oh and Dlink wifi cameras too. I love modems with built in routers. I never had to use a modem and a router separately before. Wouldn't even know how to hook the two up. I guess I'll watch a YouTube video just so I could have a clue. But yes this one box is all you'll need. My internet provider is Comcast.
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Hi Anne, This is a Modem only. It has no inherent router/wireless capabilities. It has a port for the Coaxial cable and another port, Ethernet, to plug in the Cable from your router. Normally, your router will have a special ethernet port for the wire to the modem and 4 other ethernet ports.I have this modem for over a year now and it has been pretty reliable, only dropping the connection when Comcast burps.Good Luck Jim
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Hi Anne, This is a Modem only. It has no inherent router/wireless capabilities. It has a port for the Coaxial cable and another port, Ethernet, to plug in the Cable from your router. Normally, your router will have a special ethernet port for the wire to the modem and 4 other ethernet ports. I have this modem for over a year now and it has been pretty reliable, only dropping the connection when Comcast burps. Good Luck Jim
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You can definitely use this at home, but it is not as simple as setting up a standard wireless router. The downloadable documentation can get you through the setup. I would say this is not for a novice, but if you have a little technical ability you should be fine.
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I would no longer recommend this router. It has overheating issues that were never resolved by firmware upgrades. It got so bad that it finally died and I had to replace the router. I replaced it with an ASUS Wireless N900 router that has performed much better with more features.
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Hi, I think there are better router choices around than this one. I found the user interface tough to navigate & it seemed like I needed to reset it quite a few times to keep it running so I ended up getting a different one from Netgear. I didn't try to use this with any Apple Products so I'm sorry but I don't know on that one. Take care!
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I was not able to get this unit to work with my home WIFI environment. The install is far too complex so I would assume that your needs would not make a good fit with this product. I think that the NetGear product line would be a much better fit.
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Hi James, I would connect the cable modem to the wireless router and then connect the switch to one of the outputs on the router, I think you will get better response for your wireless devices doing it this way.
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I used a single unit, and to be honest with you I had problems with the 4 wireless units interfering with one another. I think it would be worth spending the extra money to buy something of higher quality. Hope this helped.
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I have no answer, not tech. savy. I only purchased the modem, nothing else, and my Netgear unit does work just fine.
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I did a wired ethernet setup first. Then I did the wireless. You need the mac addresses of the wireless devices to set them up. This is done so that outsiders can't get into your wireless setup and "steal" service via your router. I had to enter the mac addresses, optional description and other info manually. Choose to recognize these devices only. You will be able to test that there are connections for each one as you do them (if I remember correctly). You get to the manual setup via the web to your router IP address. Also, you can download the manual (if you don't have one) from Netgear as well as additional information that will provide helpful details. It is easy to do really. Just read up on it first. You can't hurt anything if you try and fail as long as you don't change your original setup to connect to your laptop. So, experimenting with, say, one device at a time will work okay.
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I used a Netgear Router but my understanding about how it works is that any brand of router should work.Bruce
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Nope, just link it to your router, I had no problems with this unit, I am still using it today, no problems.
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That's a more difficult setup Walter. Reason being is that you need to decouple the wireless router piece from your current setup. This is done by calling up your service provider and inquiring about how to make it a modem only unit because you have a better wireless router.Once done, it's as simple as plugging a cable from the old modem/router into the internet port of the new r6250.It's not that you didn't grasp the instructions, they were not written for your all-in-one device! make sure you understand the steps from your service provider clearly before executing my proposed solution.Good luck! That's a more difficult setup Walter. Reason being is that you need to decouple the wireless router piece from your current setup. This is done by calling up your service provider and inquiring about how to make it a modem only unit because you have a better wireless router.Once done, it's as simple as plugging a cable from the old modem/router into the internet port of the new r6250.It's not that you didn't grasp the instructions, they were not written for your all-in-one device! make sure you understand the steps from your service provider clearly... » Read More That's a more difficult setup Walter. Reason being is that you need to decouple the wireless router piece from your current setup. This is done by calling up your service provider and inquiring about how to make it a modem only unit because you have a better wireless router.Once done, it's as simple as plugging a cable from the old modem/router into the internet port of the new r6250.It's not that you didn't grasp the instructions, they were not written for your all-in-one device! make sure you understand the steps from your service provider clearly before executing my proposed solution.Good luck! « Show Less
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Can you enter the required info and then use the router? I have not encountered this issue yet. The directions supplied with the device are of no help on this. Netgear Support should be able to answer this.
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This router is most likely overkill for you but will meet all of your needs. You're right, you don't want to put anything through the air that you don't want the possibility of it being hacked, that's what wires are for. Now, it does take expertise and equipment that the average Joe doesn't have but for security AND speed, wires are the way to go. However, if you want to stream some Bach or The Three Stooges for your entertainment, who cares if that gets picked up, right? This router ( which I own, love and use like crazy ) has it all. It will do wireless at both 2.4 and 5 Ghz with 802.11 b,g,& n which is techie speak for you don't need to worry, it will "talk"wirelessly to old & new equipment alike made by everybody and it has 4 ports for your cat5 or cat6 cables to run wires to your stuff. It also has a USB port that you can put a printer or a hard disk drive on that can be used by anyone on your network. The software is very EASY to setup, so no need to freak about that end of setting up your own network. I love mine, have had zero problems and it is on 24/7/365 for years now. Does that help you?