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.

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!!!

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!!! :)

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Luckily, this still applies to the newer models from AT&T since the interface has not changed. Appreciate the comment.

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.

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 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

Add me to the list of success stories. Thank you so much for getting my system back up and running with my original router!

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!

Another satisfied viewer. These instructions also worked for the newer AT&T Fiber modem, the BGW320. Thank you!

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 :)

Just set up my BGW210-700 connected to Orbi RBR860 with two satellites. Works great! Thanks for putting this video together Mike.

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of speeds are you getting off your RBK853? Thanks for the comment! Have a safe holiday season!

@topofthehill31

3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

@@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 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.

@patty3463

2 жыл бұрын

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

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!

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Make sure you reboot after saving settings. For some it doesn’t do it automatically.

@aon9902

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu Appreciate it! You the man

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.

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

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 so much! This video was exactly what I needed to use my TP Link Deco mesh router with the AT&T Gateway.

@chicagoangler

Жыл бұрын

Are you able to use the 2.4ghz network still with the TP mesh system or just the 5ghz?

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!

Super helpful! Worked great with my Netgear R6300

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.

This was the best. Expert way to help non-technical customers.

Most excellent video. I just switched to AT&T Fiber, and this clearly walked me through how to use my Netgear Nighthawk. Thank you!

@CatchTheWave-X

2 жыл бұрын

I’m here for the same thing!

@coldcarl2101

Жыл бұрын

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.

Mike very good video ! I was able to do this set up on my own my speeds increase greatly !

@briannewson8395

3 жыл бұрын

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This video was perfect, and exactly what I needed! Well done, and thank you

Perfect, thank you for making this. tried other guides and couldn't figure it out. Your video helped me immediately!

Very details video, Thanks for sharing Mike!

Very good video and this was just what I was looking for. All of the other videos I found on KZread 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

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!

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Great!! I'm thinking of upgrading to the RBK853 as well. Thanks for the comment.

@KevanPewitt

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu You will be glad you did!

This video was very helpful! It made the installation of my new router easy and efficient! Thank you so much!

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!

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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!

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.

Super help instructions, it just worked for me the first time.

I may be switching to Att fiber in September when my Xfinity expires after watching this! Thank you!

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

You will ask why you didn’t do this sooner. :)

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.

Mike you rock! your video still helps people in 2023 !!!

@MikeMu

Жыл бұрын

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!

Thank You!! Verry Helpful

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

Excellent presentation. Thanks

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

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.

well explained, great job!

you help the world turn. THANK YOU!!!

Huge help! Thank you.

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

Salamat po. Amazing video, thanks for the assist!

This helped me ! thanks

Thx. Great video!!!

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

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

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!

THANK YOU!! EXCELLENT VIDEO!

You are the MAN

These directions are tremendously helpful, and got me to a partial success. I didn't have to change the IP address because the new router, TP-Link Archer AX 6600, used a different one than the AT&T modem. Then I followed the rest of the directions. My own laptop and cell phone are connected and whizzing with triple the speed from before. Thank you. But I can't connect any other family devices (phones or laptops). The router won't accept my password, which I've verified repeatedly (and used successfully, above). I got one device to connect via WPS (a tablet), but not another (a cell phone). So then I went into my router's own software ("Tether") and updated the firmware. Now neither that tablet nor the cell phone will connect via WPS or password. I can be taught, but I don't know what to do at this point. Before I pack up the router and send it back, can anyone please rescue me with some ideas?

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Do a hard reset of the TP-Link and see if that does anything.

@shellaway

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu I did it. No changes. I just don't understand how a couple devices could connect but not the rest.

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Did you turn on compatibility mode? It will slow down wireless to the slowest device connected though.

@shellaway

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu Forgive me; at first I was thinking a hard reset meant unplugging the router (like a cold boot). I pressed and held the reset button 8 seconds, then started over setting up the router. It worked! _Thank you_ for sparing me a tremendous amount of frustration. I am a subscriber now for sure. As for compatibility mode, I couldn't find a setting like that, so I presume I didn't mess that up. The literature for the TP-Link says that it's supposed to alleviate the very problem you're describing, so TP-LInk probably made it hard for a novice like me to nullify a feature they are proud of. Anyway, your help has been outstanding.

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?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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).

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.

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Sad that they don’t just do the upgrade for you automatically.

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)

Thanks! This video was exactly what I needed to set up my Nest WiFi Mesh system with my ATT Fiber gateway

@lifeofeels8271

3 жыл бұрын

Were you able to successfully connect your Nest to ATT Fiber? I jist picked up a Nest too.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Prior to my Netgear Orbi mesh, I also used nest WiFi. But it’s slower. Same instructions.

@lifeofeels8271

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu thank you for the quick reply! We'll give it a try tonight.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeofeels8271 You can skip the part about changing the IP address of the AT&T part. Its because Nest Wifi will not conflict with the default IP.

@lifeofeels8271

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu Should I continue with the ip passthrough? btw, thank you so much for your video and your help.

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?

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Internet / WAN.

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.

@javierSuarez702

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Rodney so I can leave the 5ghz on correct I would love to have two different wireless connections

@chicagoangler

Жыл бұрын

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.

@rodneyturner747

Жыл бұрын

@@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

@chicagoangler

Жыл бұрын

@@rodneyturner747 awesome thanks!

I got WiFi 6 router when I’m close to it I get around 600 Mbps not bad but can be better. When AT&T Fiber was finally available here in my part of Los Angeles I got happy and excited and had them for two years now 1Gig only lol

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Daniel, what part of LA were you able to get fiber for 2 years now?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

@Korvus How long it takes depends on a lot of factors. Namely, how does the cable need to be run, and where. If you want to play right away, just connect directly to the router they provide.

@Daniel-ge8iw

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Mu on the East side of LA

@Daniel-ge8iw

3 жыл бұрын

Korvus it’s fairly fast but tomorrow it’s going to be hot so may take around 3hrs or so depends on the tech and other factors. Once the ONT is set up and they run the cable you got to let the att gateway boot up would be good to have your account set up and ready before the tech comes and yes you can connect your Xbox to the att gateway they provide btw doesn’t have AC WiFi

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!!

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.

my wifi constantly disconnects every30 mins on my phone, and it worked fine on previous routers EXCEPT the damn ATT BGW210 router. Definitely gonna buy my own router

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

That's also been one of my problems with Service Provider routers, they can't handle too much wifi traffic at a time and one of the big reasons why I use my own that can handle 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?

Great video! Did you have to pay extra for AT&T modem/Wi-Fi? Can one use their own fiber optic modem?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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?

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not using the ATT wireless anything. Is that an add on to extend the network?

@marciotakahashi3153

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu I should had explain that I have uverse, and they provided me with a tv wireless receivers.

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?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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!

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Did you disable the WiFi on the AT&T? Probably signal congestion. DNS would help with overall response but not the throughput.

@malmae1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, I did. All in all it’s working well. Thanks so much!

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!

@mikeoxlong567

2 жыл бұрын

I bought the same router, did you figure out what the issue was?

@jmpecora

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

Thank you so much.

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

@MikeMu

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3V92LmChZq2oJs.html

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

Orbi is.

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!

@spywolf5

3 жыл бұрын

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

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!

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

LAN port on the BGW210 goes to WAN port of your router.

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?

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?

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@MikeMu

8 ай бұрын

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.

thank you

Hey Mike, thanks for the video. In the netgear app, internet says OFFLINE but I am able to connect to my new router via laptop and phone. I am not able to connect through roku, TV, etc. It sounds like something is off in my wiring between the AT&T and the router. Can you upload a picture of your wiring so I can see what you did there? Thanks Mike!

@MikeMu

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Blake. From the ATT equipment it’s LAN port to WAN (on Netgear).

Got this installed and working, so thanks for the video! My only question is you disabled the security features on the AT&T modem because Orbi comes with "Armor." However, this is just a 30 day trial. So, did you change back the security to default settings?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

I paid for armor. Which also includes protection software for computers. Was worth it.

@alexisjung7347

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu AT&T provides Active Armor for free though? Or am I confusing 2 x different things

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.

@MikeMu

Жыл бұрын

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).

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.

Thank you! My speeds where being limited to 80 up 100 down. Currently using a Netgear nighthawk and now getting 500 down 600 up.

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.

@MikeMu

Жыл бұрын

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

I’m getting my service installed on Saturday and was worried it wouldn’t work (or be a lot of work to have it work) with my eero system. I think this will work so thank you very much.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

It should. Oh, also you don't have to change the IP address. There doesn't appear to be a conflict with what Eero chooses by default.

@Michael-zn2jc

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeMu thank you. I’ll let you know if it works when I get everything installed.

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.

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@davids5997

3 жыл бұрын

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?

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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 am having a lot of trouble with speed in my ASUS xt8 using your instructions. Is it a hardware issue?

HUGE THANKS! Very helpful!

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

@MikeMu

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Thanks! No double nat this time! Hope it lasts

@gsRt5

3 жыл бұрын

A month later and still running fine!! This is the way!

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.

Alternative approach: Instead of configuring the modem-router into virtual bridge mode, you can easily configure Orbi from router to access point mode. This turns off Orbi's DHCP server and avoids "double -NAT" issues while delivering the same Wi-Fi performance with less configuration work.

@MikeMu

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But ATT’s router becomes the bottleneck for some of us.