Linksys Velop Mesh Won’t Connect to Nighthawk Modem

If you are trying to connect your velop mesh system to the nighthawk modem, but the Linksys velop mesh won’t connect to nighthawk modem. There are many reasons behind this issues such as not converting your router into a modem, any damage in any cable and use incorrect ports to connection. In today’s blog, we discuss in detail how you can connect your velop mesh system to the Nighthawk modem. Let’s start:

Set Nighthawk Router Work as a Modem

Before set the router as a modem, ensure that you are using the Netgear Nighthawk cable modem router. Follow the steps given below to turn off the router functionality and using it as a Modem.

• Go to the Web browser no your computer or mobile device, and type the routerlogin.net or the IP address 192.168.1.1 on the address bar.
• Now a login window will open, enter the “admin” in the username and enter password that you were set at the first login.
• A dashboard will appear on the screen, here find the Advanced option and click on it.
• After that click on Administration and then click on Router Mode.
• Here you will see the Router Mode page, click on the NO and APPLY button.

Now the router mode is disabled, and your router works as a modem only. When the router mode is disable, use the IP address 198.168.100.1 to access the modem interface or the LinksyssmartWiFi login page.

Physically Issues

Make sure that you properly connect the velop main node to the nighthawk modem. Check all the physical connection and ensure that there is not any damage and cables are properly fitted. Follow the steps given below to check all the connection is good.

• Ensure that the nighthawk modem getting the internet from the ISP
• Make sure the power and network cables are properly connected to their right place.
• Check the lights of all the velop nodes; they should have a blue light on them. If there is red light it means nodes are not place in the range of the router.
• Ensure that the velop main node connected to the modem with Ethernet cable.
• Perform power cycle on all the network devices.

This step helps you to complete the velop or Linksyssmartwifi setup and ensure that your connection is ok or not. Just follow all the steps carefully.

Restart the Modem

To restart the modem, simply turn on the modem and after few seconds turn on the modem again. It helps to solve some common issues to solve the problem of Linksys velop mesh won’t connect to nighthawk modem.

Reset the Modem

If your problem still exist after follow all the above given steps, then you need to reset the nighthawk modem. Reset process restores all the default factory settings of the modem. To reset, find the reset button on the router cum modem and press it for few seconds. You will show the amber light on the modem means that reset process is start. It takes few minutes to reset the router.

Conclusion

Hope the above blog useful to solve your issue; linksys velop mesh won’t connect to nighthawk modem. Take the above given troubleshooting method to setup velop mesh system with Nighthawk Modem.