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Full configuration of DHCP and other network services
Is there a way to get into a configuration screen for the KVD21 5G Gateway? Ideally, I'd like to connect my gateway to an existing TP-Link router to supply wireless and DHCP. I can work around the wi...
Users do not have the ability to disable the DHCP on the gateway. The gateway cannot be configured in bridge mode either. Users can connect a second wireless router and have a double NAT solution but that is the only solution. If you go out watch the Nater Tater YouTube video you can see the workaround he has for disabling the wireless on the Arcadyan gateway. It is possible but T-Mobile does not promote this. Still it is a possible path to take. Nate clearly provides the information and it is not difficult.
Ive been monitoring the heat output of the gateway for the last couple of days and it is at best, warm to the touch but certainly not hot. The gateway itself is behaving as I expected other than settling on 4G LTE rather than 5G.
Having said that, I don't want to take my eyes off the prize. If I can maintain the speeds I'm seeing with speedtest, I'm a happy camper. I'm getting anywhere from 37-52 mbs which is more than sufficient to run two streaming TVs simultaneously and keep all the gadgets connected and operating. T-Mobile will net me a savings of $240 annually and, hopefully, far fewer outages. I guess my hope is that 5G will continue to be expanded and that this technology will improve over time. For now, I am really happy with the performance, albeit somewhat surprised.
As I said before, I'm not going to cancel Xfinity for a week so I can be reasonably sure that the T-Mobile solution will work.
