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TimS's avatar
TimS
New Poster
8 years ago

Is it possible to use a different router with gen 5's HT2000w?

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    8 years ago

    Absolutely.  Lots of folks do, actually.  You can connect a 3rd party router to any one of the LAN ports and use that for more ports or WiFi.  If you're going to use the 3rd party router for WiFi it would be best to turn off the competing WiFi band(s) (2.4Ghz or 5Ghz, or both) in the HT2000W so that the two WiFi sources aren't fighting each other.  

     

    The instructions for turning off the WiFi in the HT2000W are in the following PDF, under "How do I manage my built-in Wi-Fi modem?"

     

    http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Documents/1041318-0001_a.pdf

GabeU's avatar
GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV

Absolutely.  Lots of folks do, actually.  You can connect a 3rd party router to any one of the LAN ports and use that for more ports or WiFi.  If you're going to use the 3rd party router for WiFi it would be best to turn off the competing WiFi band(s) (2.4Ghz or 5Ghz, or both) in the HT2000W so that the two WiFi sources aren't fighting each other.  

 

The instructions for turning off the WiFi in the HT2000W are in the following PDF, under "How do I manage my built-in Wi-Fi modem?"

 

http://customer.kb.hughesnet.com/Documents/1041318-0001_a.pdf

shawstad's avatar
shawstad
Freshman
7 years ago

hi! i have a netgear n750 that I was going to use with the ht2000w. 

would you happen to know if the netgear n750 is capable of monitoring activity? i'd like to find out where all my data's going. thanks for any light you could shed!

    • shawstad's avatar
      shawstad
      Freshman
      7 years ago

      thanks! now am i disabling the broadcasting of all the networks on the ht2000w,and using the netgear to broadcast? sorry if my questions are lame but this is new territory for me and i really appreciate the help!

      love to learn!  =)

      • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
        C0RR0SIVE
        Associate Professor
        7 years ago

        Yes, you will want to disable all the Wifi Networks present on your HT2000w if you plan on using another router for your Wifi.

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      7 years ago

      MarkJFine

       

      I think something happened to that link in your post.  http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR4000/WNDR4000_UM_06May2013.pdf

       

       

      shawstad

       

      When I was using my Netgear WNR2000 (N300) I used the Netgear Genie App for Windows and it worked very well for monitoring the data as a whole.  I also use Glasswire for my computer, itself.  Glasswire is free, and it's a great program for monitoring the data on the computer it's installed on, especially if it's using a lot of data and you're trying to determine just what, on the computer, is using it.  

      • MarkJFine's avatar
        MarkJFine
        Professor
        7 years ago

        Great indication of how my day is going, btw.