sorry for being so naive. i have fios 10 mb and they installed a wifi router 2 years ago. i want to go "n", does not give me the new actiontec rev f router then can i but a generic n router and REPLACE the fios router? I am soo confused. can i not do that? also i have a an av plug router and tried to install that to use the power lines as internet but I could not get my router to work with that. not compataile?

During the initial configuration, do so using an ethernet cable attached directly to the router. Once you get the router configured onto the address you select on the 192.168.1.x network (for instance, 192.168.1.254), you will connect the two routers toge...

@oncdoc wrote: sorry for being so naive. i have fios 10 mb and they installed a wifi router 2 years ago. i want to go "n", does not give me the new actiontec rev f router then can i but a generic n router and REPLACE the fios router? I am soo confused. can i not do that? also i have a an av plug router and tried to install that to use the power lines as internet but I could not get my router to work with that. not compataile? Why do you want to go wireless-n? It wwon't gain you much. You can use your own wireless-n router but it may cause you issues with your tv sie. Depends if you are using fios tv. I don't know waht an av plug router is, can you explain more. If you rea talking a router that uses a house's wiring network, then yes it will work, but bey default probably conflicts with the the VZ routre. Need more details

You can. Just make sure: 1. They are using different SSID's -or- (better) 1. They are both using the same SSID 2. They are both using the same security type (WPA/WPA2 TSKIP/AES, etc.) and the same KEY 3. They are on two different channels (Verizon's default looks for a channel, you need to change this to manually pick one) For channels in the U.S. the only three available channels which do not overlap one another are 1, 6, and 11. With only two devices, just make sure whatever channels you select that they are at least 5 channels apart to avoid interference with one another. Such a configuration will give you wider coverage allowing you to move seemlessly from one access point to another depending on which has the stronger signal.

Additionally on routers, you typically can't make their LAN interface acquire a DHCP address (since they are usually also the server for a network). So you have to assign it some address. Since the default is usually 192.168.1.1, we've been recommending a different address so as to avoid conflicting with the other router on the network.

@oncdoc wrote: would it be possible to ditch the verizon router all together? i do not have fios tv I wanna get this one : TL-WR1043ND 300Mbps Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router "Wireless N speed up to 300Mbps makes it ideal for bandwidth consuming or interruption sensitive applications like video streaming, online gaming and VoIP" granted on a 10mbps plan (cheapest) but this could only help right? As you don't have fios tv, yes you could ditch the verizon router completely. To do this though you need to have your ont provisioned for ethernet connection rather than coax. If it is not already provisioned for ethernet you will have to contact Verizon to get them to change the provisioning. Personally I think the dlink dir-655 is a far better router tan the TP-Link one and you can get them for roughly the same price - Meritline.com was selling them for $77 last week with free shipping.

So there are two options ... 1. If your router is connected on the WAN side via Ethernet, you could replace the ActionTec with another router of your choice. This is not really recommended however if you have TV since the ActionTec assigns quality of service attributes to your TV set-top boxes so that they work properly in scenarios where you may be heavily loading your internet connection with other traffic. 2. The other option (if you have a Coax connection for the WAN side or even if you have ethernet as well), is to get a wireless-N router but just use it as an access point. Belkin and Netgear both have models which I know can be put into "access point" mode (but even a router which won't do this can be used). Login to your ActionTec router and turn OFF the wireless. Login in to your new router and assign it a static IP address on the 192.168.1.x network (I recommend 192.168.1.254). Turn OFF the DHCP server on the new router and configure the wireless connectivity to your liking. Connect any LAN port of the new router to any LAN port on the ActionTec and you're all set (the WAN port is not used on the new router). On the Belkin's and Netgear's when you put them in "access point" mode, the WAN port becomes another usable port. Make sense? I agree with other here that unless you have "local" servers or something on your network, moving to a Wireless-N configuration is really a waste of money unless your airspace is so crowded that you can't find a free channel in the Wireless-G range (2.4ghz) and you plan to buy a dual-band wireless-N router and use the 5.0ghz band.

talking about power line ethernet? it's compatible but they are tricky to hook up because it has to be on the same circuit. if they aren't on the same circuit then the power line ethernet can't talk to one another. so in your house, you know how if you loose power it can be in just one room, vs the whole house, or one side of the house can go out vs the whole thing. that is the deal with power line ethernet, it has to be on the same ckt for it to work. so they are tricky. you basically buy them and cross your fingers. if they work, they are great, if they don't - they can make you scratch your head a little. if you told us what you were trying to accomplish, we could probably help you better.

@oncdoc wrote: i have fios 10 mb and they installed a wifi router 2 years ago. i want to go "n", does not give me the new actiontec rev f router then can i but a generic n router and REPLACE the fios router? I am soo confused. can i not do that? Go to http://www.dslreports.com/faq/16077 Read the FAQ, options there. If you have any questions that are not addressed in that FAQ, please ask. @oncdoc wrote: also i have a an av plug router and tried to install that to use the power lines as internet but I could not get my router to work with that. not compataile? What is the brand and model of that av plug router (or other av plug device) ?

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ok I turned it off. now things are working great.

but cant get into the netgrear router. it trys to go to 10.0.0.1 as my web address for router. I did try to set the static ip. I think I dont know what to put in for:

gateway and dns settings.

can u help?

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Gateway: 192.168.1.1

DNS: 192.168.1.1

Since we still have the ActionTec as your primary gateway to the internet.

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ok. i tried that on my netgear wndr 3700 router.

I get this message since there is a conflict the ip has been set to 10.0.0.1

1)can i use that one as static ip.

2) does a static ip mean I can from any computer on the network type the ip address and log into my router? or do i have to unplug and attach to a computer?

3) if i cant set up static ip correctly, can i simply unplug my router and go to 192.168.1.1 ? (although i think i tried that and it did not work)

thanks in advance.