Nighthawk M1 Community questions answered part 1
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- Get your NIGHTHAWK M1 questions addressed Here! We cover everything you asked. Can it play the ps4? Can it run a moderatly large home network? Can it run without the battery with lan? And more!
U can definitely game on it depending on your area. I do all the time. I live in the sticks and get an average of 15 mb with latency of around 100 or lower. Its doable
I play competitive cod so if anyone knows about bullet reg and ping its me. If u can tho, get real internet
I live wayyyyyy back brother in the sticks my internet is shit. So I bought this hoping it will help any tips or suggestions I bought the 2 antenna for it.
Tonight in Kansas city, i have 39mbs dl and 22 upload. I LOVE THIS MACHINE AND THIS SERVICE!
Glad you are getting good use out of it.
I like that you stated Network Threshold Management rather than Throttled
It depends on where you live to
How did u get the Ethernet port to work for out going as i have been told that it is only for outgoing...also i have tryed an cant get it to give anything with the Ethernet port
Hey James, thanks for the two videos. I too am out in the country and take great lengths to setup a wireless network on the farm.
I ran into an issue where the battery wouldn't recharge, going to test it a bit more before deciding to return it, that said... Reading the netgear forums from the aussie/telestra folk when they got this first... the reason that they think it reboots is a power issue. The USB Type C wall charger charger that Netgear supplies with the Nighthawk is rather low wattage for a USB Type C device. The battery being inbetween the charger and the unit helps buffer any power draw spikes I figure. However, when you remove that, if the unit is performing heavy tasking (High number of clients, LAN routing, high bandwidth, low signal (since if there's a low signal between the Nighthawk and the tower, the radio has to work harder), etc.), the power draw from the unit outstrips the power supplied by the wall charger. Netgear basically responded and said it was only designed for "intermittent use".
Anyhow, what some of the aussies did is they got a heavier charger. Like a 12W Apple iPad charger, or one from a Pixel. They were then able to run it mostly without any problems. That may be something you want to test.
I'm not using this as a primary internet either (You probably also are getting your internet from some sort of WISP), but I tossed it an extra line on my plan since DirecTV Now has "Data Free" streaming on AT&T plans as long as it's done through the mobile app, which means it doesn't count against your 22gb soft cap for Unlimited Plans.
Have you done any more testing since this video? Any more issues that you've found? I'm still in my 14 day trial period for this so I'm doing a lot of research.
For Reference: community.netgear.com/t5/Mobile-Routers-Hotspots-Modems/Nighthawk-M1-battery-flat-and-offline-in-morning/td-p/1246628
Mirkali Maricadie they don't advertise it but it's qualicom quick charge 3.0 compatible. Right now I'm out for the week with it as a connection for the whole family. I would say as a back up internet it's great but if your dream is using it as a primary internet... I'm not sold on that with atat network yet.
My latest update, this thing rocks. I’ve been getting 50 to 110mbps in IL, in MO, some places in TX, like near big cities. Keep in mind, I did purchase the expensive external antenna. I love this device.
which antennas did u get i get really low speeds and cant decide which antennas to get.
I also want to know which antenna you got. Like this guy above said. I can't decide which antenna I want also.
I fixed the rebooting issue by using my Samsung Fast Charge charging brick instead of the one that came with the device. In the diagnostics menu, it states it's powered by QuickCharging and the battery status states NoBattery
Thanks for sharing. Do we have to configure the M1 if we use an external mimo Ts9 antenna set ?
If so, could you explain how we do that please ?
Thanks again.
Can u use the netgear m1 on Xbox ?
Question for ya! Does this run off the data plan or off your hot spot data that your cell company gives you?
I actually use this setup to play online call of duty on my PS4 and while it does get problematic from time to time I can play competitively quite well.
Nat type
What NAT Type do you get with the NightHawk?
Are you gonna answer us or....
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I don’t guess he’s gonna answer us
To make it clear, if you use a Quick charge 3.0 with backwards 2.0 compatibility charging adapter this will solve the rebooting without a battery issue, the charger that came with this device isn’t providing enough power for the device. Netgear has confirmed this.
Kyle Norrell I will need to test that hypothesis when I get back from traveling. I have a charger ready to test as soon as I get back.
James Mccorn Netgear actually suggests in the user guide.
James, have you tested this yet...or you still traveling? I noticed that when the nighthawk screen is ON, and you are transferring data, it reboots. I set my screen timeout to the shortest...and I turn it on to check whatever, and then I tap the power button (usually twice) to turn the screen off before I start downloading, etc. Do we need to buy a quick charge 3.0 USB C cable? I thought thats what this was.
David Moran the cable that came with the nighthawk will work fine, you need to purchase a Quick charge 3.0 brick(Amazon has them pretty good price). My Nighthawk hotspot has been on 2 weeks straight without rebooting and not issues. I no longer keep a Battery in mine either.
Kyle Norrell have you tested by keeping the the nighthawk screen on while data is downloading?
If you get a 3 amp usb c charger the unit will not reboot. been doing that for over a year without battery in.
where did you get the charger?
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I'm moving to a house with no internet. I have this Nighthawk M1. Do I understand it correct, that I will be able to use the plan on my M1, and plug in my mesh-system into the LAN-port on M1 to get a better signal in my whole house?
Is the M1 also a voice/telephone signal repeater?
We have without our Cross polarized Yagi antenne no mobile internet.
I am looking for a mobile cell phone connection extender with also an extra data output LAN.
I am looking now for a LTE 4g extender with voice repeater and one LAN output for data to a balancing TP-Link router.
We use a polarized double Yagi Antenna from Halo&Son in Austria for Band 28 and this works very well and we want it to be connected to the extender.
I plat PS4 COD on mine all the time.. sometimes it sucks but other its good. it makes it fair for the other guys in my book!!
James have you considered adding the Netgear TS9 MIMO antenna to increase your speed and reception?
Bryan Lemus I do have said antenna and I plan to test it when my loan to a friend is returned. Some things to note, it's a 2x not a 4x antenna so it's going to lose out on the max speed the device can produce.
My signal was worse with the dual TS9 MIMO antenna. Rural, 5 mi to closest tower.
Any idea how to connect the other 2 internal antennas in the Nighthawk M1?
@@MrStouthearted The unit has dual TS-9 connections so you can get two antennas & plug them in.
@@JamesMccorn h
This was extremely informative. Thank you.
You can play PS4 and Xbox One on a Double NAT, match making nowadays keeps strict NAT in mind and servers are a good middle man to connect players without confliction between NAT types. Ping is much more important and anything over 100 ur gonna get judder and a sub par experience.
matt mitchell this all true. I play on ATT wireless but I’m at about 60 or under ping. It’s a pretty smooth experience for mobile internet.
Trippy Racks indeed, and the potential speeds wipe the floor with most other options. 5G will be a fantastic tech to roll out as well with ping estimates at 1-10 Ms and Gb speeds. Almost makes Fiber useless
matt mitchell
Can't wait they need this in Kuwait. Network sucks.
matt mitchell if you play on 100 ping i feel bad...20 ping or less is fine with me anything higher i dont recomend
I play COD and BF5 on my hotspot netbuddy nighthawk m1 works just fine in most places. I use lan line to ps4 to play games, and lan line to my laptop to play games. to watch movies on tablet and phone and laptop I use the wifi 2.4 and 5g they both work fine
Do you know if the net buddy and nighthawk works with 3rd Party routers or just use theres
How do you get off nat type 3?
Jonathan H I think they work with any routers. The way this device acts is like an access point. You may loose some speed.
Max 'El Cucuy' Holloway unfortunately, I haven’t found a way. It is a cellular carrier, so I don’t believe there is a way. Would be nice because it would open it up a bit more as well.
I ordered one off Amazon and it didn’t come with a SIM card who do I call or wat do I do to get a SIM card and a plan on it
what is the advantage of taking your simcard out of your phone and sticking it in the nighthawk vs just leaving it in your phone and doing usb tether from phone to laptop?
Next level David, way faster speeds, connect up to 20 devices, if you buy a decent antenna like the Poynting 4G-XPOL-A0001 antenna (have this in our motorhome), you get fantastic cover in areas distant from mobile towers. Expensive outlay but worth every penny/cent.
I'm seeing 25ms ping and 150-200mbs in northern California my only issue is the att branded mr1100 not updating firmware correctly and att's double Nat if I use a cricket sim I can get ipv6 and can open my Nat but I'm stuck with 3mbs with that sim
I have had the Nighthawk MR1100 for 5 months it had been working great until a few days ago then while streaming pandora it stopped and since it says mobile broadband disconnected, tried rebooting, factory reset nothing worked. Light is red. Any suggestions only change is firmware updated to 12.06.08.00.
wflames 66 this happens to me last night. What do you do?
Happening to me now and I’ve tried everything to try to fix it. Anyone have any luck?
@@reneeb.4050 anyone fixed it?
Yuqi - Yes it works now!
@@reneeb.4050 Care to share how you fixed it??
So Im in the process of turning the storage unit that I rent into mancave. I have everything I need in there. Couch, lazy boy, space heater, flat screen, xbox, microwave, mini fridge, etc. Only thing im missing is the internet because it doesnt have any coaxial or ethernet outlets. Will this be a good fit for my situation?
For anyone using T-Mobile and getting a "Mobile Broadband Disconnected" message on their Nighthawk M1, I called T-Mobile about this issue and they said that tablet lines are no longer compatible with this device. You have to have an "internet line" to be able to use this device (which are ridiculously expensive). I suspect T-Mobile identifies these types of devices by IMEI/MAC Address and then blocks it if it's not a tablet. I wonder if MOFI LTE Modems are affected.
awesome video, do you know if you can set up a wireless LAN with this device so i can set up a printer and print over wifi? or would i need to plug the printer into the ethernet port
Absolutely
@@JamesMccorn are there any settings i need to change to do this? i tried and it doesnt work even though it works when im connected to my normal wifi
Thank you for the video review. Are there antenna ports on the M1? If so, do you know what type?
Hi NWHiker, Yes there are 2 TS-9 antenna ports on the bottom in a MIMO 2x array. Which is fine but not as good as the internal 4x antennas inside the device. Hope that helps.
Thank you, as a full time Mobile Traveler on the road it's important to have the ability to use an external antenna. Has ATT implemented the 4X yet?......will no doubt take a long time coming for me as I frequent remote areas in the Western states. I've seen a huge improvement with LTE in speed, so looking forward to the future.
NWHiker Atat is slowly rolling out 4x carrier bonding over the next two - ten years or so and calling it 5g so keep your eyes peeled.
Hi James - good videos. Just got Nighthawk M1, and though the spec sheets states 20 connections, I'm maxing out at 16. Have you been able to get 20 devices?
Brian Orloff Hi Brian, the 20 devices limit is for the WiFi hardware of the mifi. If you are using Ethernet it's a whole lot more. On my own network I just don't have more devices than 16. Also WiFi is proximity based and prone to interference from neighbors etc... Hope that helps, let me know what you discover
It works great in my 18 wheeler, with original Xbox one, and I slay on cod ww2....
Paul Andrew Kennedy glad to hear it! It's a beast for what I need to use it for as well.
Yeah but do you get an open NAT?
I dont have this router yet but yes, I can play battlefield v with strict usage and minimal lag
@@motomaniac-cw9vy your nat usually only effects who u can connect to not connecting to the server itself
@@KieriZippedGnome not true on all games man alot of ubisoft games you cant stay in a lobby without getting kicked if your nat is strict
I use this M1 on all my devices including two PS4. We online game without any problems. The only issue I have is extending a strong signal throughout the house.
You can buy extenders
I use this Netgear Nighthawk as well, I live in an odd spot for reception. The unit itself varies with download speed, often running only 1-2 Mbps (usually during congested times of the day) but at other times 8-15 Mbps and I've seen it as high as 102Mbps for brief periods. I use it play online with my Xbox one x and it does fine most of the time, but sometimes the ping is just too high, but again, mostly it's fine. I'm thinking about installing an outdoor antenna and connecting it to the two TS-9 ports out back.
worth a shot and if you can get a directional antenna all the better as well.
@@JamesMccorn I don't have the Netgear but I do own a Dlink Dwr 932 which is an unlocked Mifi router.
I don't care about the uplink speed but the downlink speed is either low at a speed of 18 Mbits per second to a high powered 62 Mbits per second. With that speed, I couldn't complain because it's blazing fast
hello, I recently purchased an unlocked nighthawk from eBay and it didn't come with a SIM card. I was wondering what I needed to do to get it working for my home network. I live in BFE with minimal internet options at my disposal, but I do have at&t cell service that is decent, which is why this was attractive to me. Also, which antenna do you recommend to boost my signal? thank you for your help
I just bought one and loved it until it needed charged. It will NOT charge. I googled it and not only is it an issue with these but it has been an issue for YEARS. How do you if you do, keep it charged up
Though it's not included in the box, it supports qualicom quick charging 3. If you buy a quick charger it should top right up!
@@JamesMccorn I will try that. Thank you
The manual says if that the divice streeses it out because lock of power it will reboot.
How do you get the firmware to update, mine will not update. At&t version unlocked and it’s still on the first firmware it came out with. Nothing ever works with the update firmware button.
Hey James, I’m needing to get internet to my 5 acres where we keep our horses. Can I just plug the nighthawk into any wireless router so I can plug in a Arlo wireless camera system? It looks like you just plugged yours into your switch...I’m heading over to Best Buy to Buy a router...
As long as the nighthawk detects it's the only dhcp server. After it runs its check and it passes, it provides internet, otherwise it will not.
I'm getting a 9 set security camera security system with DVR , I need some type of wifi , so I can download an app to watch my property on my phone , 🤔 I'm rural in a black out zone, and cops are hour & 10 minutes away
I have maybe weird question (i have been trying to get in touch with T-Mobile as well to find out). im an IT guy trying to learning more, and I'm thinking of connecting a small network with a smal domain just for AD learning testing purposes, do you think this device/ T-Mobile would support/ Lease out a static IP?
Hi Frank, you are going to hit a brick wall when it comes to getting a static IP on any Cellular Provider. If you are learning Active Directory or other Technolog I might suggest getting a lab to go via IT traning such as ITPROTV where they provide labs with client and server side as part of the cost of learning. Way Cheaper then getting all the licences and hardware together yourself for a test lab. Hope this Helps -James
For some reason my wifi is disabled when I go onto the site
I live in north central WA right on the Canadian border. No internet or U.S. cell towers. But there is a Canadian tower on the hill across the border. My phone gets 4 bars from it. I have found a couple of posts/comments on the web where folks have used Netgear Nighthawks near the border and were able to connect to the Canadian towers. One commentor said it only works on towers right along the border. I'm looking for conformation. Or any info on how I might be able to do this. Thanks
So I just buy this device and pay monthly or how does it work? And do I have to have internet to use it?
Now my final edition... since I’ve had this amazing device, I’ve spend 200$ on the antenna set up. Antenna plus wires, shipping and handling. I plan on getting a second one as well. The first help tremendously. Hopefully I can double that. Anyway if there is ATT signal, it’s usually fair. I’ve been as high as 72mbs and as low as well, nothing. My states I travel... CA mostly 20s to low 30s. Unless you are on the i5 heading north. Low signal to none. Between Bakersfield to San Francisco. I don’t usually go any higher. South of Bakersfield( out of grapevine) 20s to 30s. All the way to AZ down to San Diego. Mountains of course play big effect on any signal.
Arizona i10 pretty fair till after Tucson. Starts dropping.
New Mexico, around 10s to 30s on the i10,
Texas i10 20s to 30s, the i20 5s to 30s(pretty spotty). Dallas area 20s to 30s, Houston area 20s, San Antonio 20s to 30s.
Oklahoma south border 0s to low 20s. Oklahoma City 10s to 20s, Oklahoma north 10s to 30s,
Kansas very spotty. Doesn’t seem to be very ATT friendly. 0s to 20s.
Kansas City Missouri so far the ultimate best at 72mbs. Ranged between 30s to mid 70s.
These are my travel routes thus far. I’ll update more once I get my second antenna.
Sorry if I misspelled.
Do you recall what your ping was like in Texas (Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio) or just your general ping
So does installing antennas to the device significantly enhance the internet speed of the device/service? Are antennas worth the buy?
If installed properly they will give you better signal. However it drops the nighthawk m1 to 2x instead of its usual 4x antenna setup.
Can the device access internet via ethernal port to hospot to any wifi devices? If yes , what is speed of using this port?
Thanks for the Video! a question: the Nighthawk can be used (in need) as portable wifi repeater? thanks
Nope but it can be used as a access point
@@JamesMccorn some people said yes(called offload by netgear)
Repeater is not the same as access point. Repeater takes an existing signal and rebroadcasts it. An access point takes a Ethernet or mesh signal and creates its own access point
Bought the NightHawk MR1100 wireless modem/router and it worked as robust as advertised .. however it rolled over and died 81 days after I bought it (shit happens) .. went to Netgear's site, registered and proved my online buy (from Bestbuy) .. Netgear's site outlines a 90-day replacement warranty and 1-year limited warranty .. endured a talking down to by a Netgear tech rep over the phone (have you rebooted, do you have power, is your simm properly connected, etc.) .. the end of this story is Netgear REFUSED to honor the 90 replacement warranty, insisting that it's a Bestbuy problem (Bestbuy has a 15-day replacement warranty) .. now using my dual simm phone to get buy and waiting for Brand X wireless modem/router replacement from Amazon .. I have bought many routers over the decades and will buy many more I'm sure, but I will NEVER BUY NETGEAR EQUIPMENT AGAIN!
I have connected a external antenna and now when I disconnect the external antenna I lose mobile broadband connection. I have tried rebooting several times with same result. Is there a way to reactivate/setting for the internal antennas.
HI. CAN I CONNECT MY AT&T HOME INTERNET TO IT? WITH OR WITHOUT THE HOME ROUTER? I'M TRYING TO GET RID OF ATT'S ROUTER AND JUST GET A WIRELESS SIGNAL TO THE NIGHTHAWK? I WANT TO USE IT AT HOME FOR 4 DEVICES, THEN TAKE IT WITH ME FOR PHONE WIFI.
Set to bridge mode and use your own router for wired and wireless then you are set.Now your router becomes your DHCP provider and the M1 will show only 1 connecting.
@Daryl Jones I am trying to figure out how I can do what you said. How can it be done?
Should be able to disable wireless connect to your router if bridge mode not a menu item don t sorry about it as you hotspot will only see one ip
All of this could be fixed by simply using the correct external antenna.
Would it be better and faster if someone like me was to use this in a big city apposed to living in the stick's or mountains
yes
@@JamesMccorn thank you
My download isn't that high and my ping isn't that high. I play call of duty all the time on it.
IDont Wantaname I was thinking about purchasing it does it have any problems
when i take the battery out and plug it in it will not pick up signal .why not
Do u need to have service with AT&T??
Not, T mobile offers it too but under a third vendor wirelessbuy.com
@@ronxx2012 thank you for this info. That's what I was looking for.
Also, it is unlimited... I used like almost 80 Gb. Furthermore, you can use it with a playstation to play online or watch Netflix. It give you a good speed all moments... I live in CT.
what does the dial bar opposite of the battery dial represent please?
You cannot use the cat port to send data. It is restricted to receive only. You need to use the nighthawk wireless signal to connect S/R.
You might want to read up on dhcp
@@JamesMccorn I run passthrough into a router to devices on network. It's working. I responded to this video before I even had the device because of bad info while researching it, but glad I went ahead and got it.
On another note, I am getting up to 106mbs download on day one, and 40-50mbs upload on ATT wireless, it's completely insane.
James Arnold you can bypass the in line router for Ethernet devices. It’s only it’s own internal WiFi chip that’s limited to 20 devices. I run two WiFi access points off this and have 40 devices hooked up no issues. Glad your enjoying it!
@@JamesMccorn Yep, I got 2 routers also, I'm at 14 devices, next thing to tackle is the Nat types with a DD-Wrt right in one of my routers and a vpn. I'm in the middle of nowhere, the speed of this thing is so insane, they charge us 120$ a month for 7 mb dl 1mb up and hold our small town hostage because it's the only reliable internet around. So glad you and I found a solution, and thanks again for your info. You rock.
I have no signals at my house and a max of 7 mbps speed. I have a T-Mobile unlimited plan but again, no signals at my house. Will this really just bring my speeds up to 20 mbps?? Please respond thank you.
If you really have no signal then logic says...
So about the gaming
We run xbox 1 fps no problems.
We run pc games no problem fps as well pretty good grafix too.
AS LONG as the device is in the same room as the game system. If i move it down the hall, still in line of site the connection goes bad. It wasnt like that at first. I cant find any help anywhere. Sometimes it works great other times its a nightmare not a nighthawk. Im on at&t service, out in the country, 1/2 mile from tower no obstructions, no power lines. Very low congestion. I just wish someone would build a device that works.
awvz77 Try to add the antennas or try power over ethernet adapters to extend the range.
Ping?
I was curious about the nat type as well, sad, i guess the only way is to port forward to ps4 to change the nat type
Do you pay monthly or yearly fees? or is it when you buy it you have it?
Hey I just ordered this unit from wirelessbuy it is GSM unlocked and uses T-mobile. The plan I signed up for is truly unlimited with no throttling, no data cap or time of day slow down. My question to you is about the Ethernet out functionality. Is this feature an inherent feature of the router or is it tied to or blocked by the carrier? I really hope that I can in fact use the Ethernet out for a Ethernet switch like you have demonstrated in the video above. Any advice would help. Thank you in advance.
As long as the netgear does not detect any other dhcp servers. It will function as the primary dhcp server and issue IP addresses to all devices on the network. That way all the network devices can get online through the netgear. Congrats on the purchase it is a great mobile router!
James Mccorn
So that means I can’t hook it up to a better wireless router?
@@matthew8153 You can hook up to a better router. It works flawlessly.
Arekkusu the humble
Awesome, I’m grandfathered into an unlimited hotspot plan on an older model device. Fingers crossed on upgrading (and again when 5G hits)
Arekkusu the humble
Will the router also allow me to connect for than 20 devices since it provides its own IP addresses?
James, I just purchased the nighthawk and want to connect it to my home network of about 12 devices. I have an 8 port switch to use for some devices and others would be WiFi like phone and iPad. My question is....I noticed you have a much larger switch but do you simply connect the nighthawk to the switch with Ethernet cable? But also leave WiFi on so other non-wired devices an connect?
Hi James, I have a 48 port switch which connects to 2 wireless access points around my house. So I did not need to use the wifi on the nighthawk as its range is rather limited compared to my wifi access points. Yes it is as simple as plugging it in and letting it handle the routing functions of the entire house. Keep in mind though that no other router should be connected or the nighthawk will drop into connection sharing mode. Hope this helps. Let me know!
James Mccorn...... to make sure I understand, I can use the Ethernet port on the nighthawk to the switch while leaving the WiFi also on?
I also have a Apple AirPort Extreme that I thought of connecting also to the switch but put in “bridge” mode so the nighthawk issues out ip addresses and the Apple airport would just extend the WiFi signal as I also have a fairly large house. Would all that work?
@@jamesmabry2261 yes the nighthawk can run the wifi and the ethernet port at the same time. (please note you will need a quick charger to keep the power to the nighthawk stable as its default charger is rather lacking in power output). Yes, putting the airport into bridge mode would allow the nighthawk to issue out an ip address. I have a nighthawk x6 and x8 that has a mode call wireless AP mode. If your airport has that mode you might want to go with that one as bridges sometimes set up a double NAT on your home network. Let me know of your progress. -James
James Mccorn still trying to setup my nighthawk. Can you explain what the mobile data offloading feature is about? It talks about in the manual WiFi or Ethernet offloading option. Is this something to consider?
help please ! just purchased M1 with At&t unlimited. I used it on the road to check it out... decent. I am hoping to replace my home internet which has gone from 40 to 70. Family of five, that's two meals lol. Problem... I have 3 to 4 bars signal, ATT unlimited, speed test was 8 down , 4 up, at 12:45pm. Trying to hook up to Nighthawk 6700 and use it to send signal throughout house. I watched video and changed the three settings turn on IP passthrough , turn off DHCP, disable internet standby click apply. Do i need to change IP address in either ? Please refer to this as M1 or Nighthawk 6700 wireless router. thank you so much
Hi Michael, Congrats on your purchase! I made this video almost two years ago. That said a few things to note: You need to set the Nighthawk 6700 into access point mode. Its a setting in the options for when you manage it. To property set up the network on your M1 mobile router you will need to make sure DHCP is running and internet standby is disconnected. You will also need to keep the M1 plugged in with a qualicom quick charger 3.0 as the default charger does not deliver enough power to the unit to run it full time. From the M1 router plug in a Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports of your Nighthawk 6700 (not the wan port). From their your setup will look very much like mine in the video. I run the M1 into a 48 port switch and then into two nighthawks (a x6 and a x8 set in access point mode). Hope this mini tutorial helps set you on the right path.
@@JamesMccorn I just wanted to take a second and thank you for your time, just knowing that I finally made contact with someone that can help... means more than you can know. I'm working right now and hope to focus on the m1 to nighthawk 6700 set up in the next couple hours. May have to contact you ... I'm not very good at these things. thanks again. ONE NOTE, the previous video neglected to tell me to plug it into one of the four LAN ports and not the WAN (where my charter had always been)
James HELP.. I can not connect my M1 to my laptop via Ethernet.. How do i do I do this? I plug in both ends and it says in my network unidentified network and shows no internet access for it...when I unplug it goes away so it's seeing it but not letting it connect to internet.. Please help..
You would need a crossover ethernet cable vs a strait ethernet cable to solve your problem
@@JamesMccorn but isn't that more for Computer to computer hook up for a crossover cable
@@Vidcerts well if it works...
Have you had any issues when trying to change Lan Ip to a 10.1 ip? Everytime i try it defaults back to a 192. Lan ip.
At&t locks that down due to their carrier grade nat using some of the private addresses of class A. It's the same on their fiber modems as well
Do I interpret correctly from the two videos that you can not connect to your home eth switch AND charge at the same time? Have you possibly come up with a solution for that ? I am contemplating using this device in place of my current AT&T DSL wireless / wired gateway that connects to a cisco router, much as you showed in one of the videos....
Dave RedDawg the netgears works indefinitely with Ethernet plugged in as long as the battery is in and the power connected. Yes it does charge but slowly with the included charger. I would recomend using a qualicom quick charger 2.0 or greater charger, as it's compatible and charges well with one. I tested it myself. Hope that helps, let me know how it goes.
Ahhhh, so the difficulty on the video was with the battery removed then. Thank you for breaking this ground a few months ahead, AND sharing. This little beggar seems like a very fun little gadget, and adds the functionality of taking home internet with you when you go off in the camper .. It remains a little scary to give up the DSL, lame though it is, that I at least know works at 5mbps down. I'll see if the ATT rep knows where our tower lives (yeah right), and how much data I use now with DSL. Will do on charger. I may need an antenna, too, so I'll report back on how that goes. My distribution copper router is in the garage at POP. The ATT rep wants to sell me on the WHIP home base unit, because she's had success with that.
THANK YOU !!!!!!!
I have this device but I have over heating issues being barely used. Any solutions for this? Also is there an ac battery charger I can get to charge extra batteries? I have not been able to find any.
just keep it plugged up without the battery
I find it odd that Speedtest says you are on Novogara LTD rather than AT&T Internet. Are you on a VPN or proxy? Also that ping is terrible, it's almost like you're on a proxy or VPN. I have a ~32 ms ping most of the time with my service with over 200 GB of usage. I still get 35 down and 20 up on band 4. I play GTA Online on PC with full lobbies without any desync or lag whilst having a double NAT.
Michael Nugent so you can play apex even if you use ur data up
I can game on my PS4 pretty well but because of the strict NAT type it kicks me out of games sometimes saying it’s a network issue. I’ve looked up a bunch of stuff about how to change the NAT type to 2 or 1 but they had nothing to do with the Nighthawk M1. So is there any way to fix the duel NAT issue/change the NAT type on this router?? Pls help!
I also need help with this!! Stuck on NAT Type 3 Strict, tried DMZ, Port Forwarding, UPnP with no luck!
I have the same problem you last run the device without the battery repeated reboot but I know the reason is (Wi-Fi on NetGear) and to solve this problem: Disable Wi-Fi Netgear - bridge network between another router via a cable - and then use a Wi-Fi router The other. Try this plan. I advise you to use an external antenna to improve the speed of the Internet and reduce the ping or Make the router near the window to get a better signal not warry about 4x, 2x Enough 🖒
I’m having same issue محمد الرشيدي
James,
How can I test one of these for m my area? If I buy one can I put my iPhone sim in it to see how what kind of service I get? I think this is my best option.
Worth a shot
might want to check with your service provider as tablet plans and cellphone plans are known to use different apn's. The only exception that I know of is if you have a 2011 grandfather verizon plan.
Hey quick question too connect to the ps4 did you just connect wirelessly through the hotspot like WiFi or did you use the Ethernet cable thingy. And how does the Ethernet cable work how would I set it up??? Would I just directly connect the Ethernet cord from the hotspot to ps4 or what??? Does it have anything to do with connecting the wall outlet and what is a port switch?? Please help me thank you 😊
Jordan De La Rosa Hi Jordan, you can connect the ps4 wirelessly or via Ethernet. As your question is beyond the focus of the hotspot, I recomend that you consider looking up videos on how to set up a home network to get familiar with the setup . It would help your understanding of what you are seeing in my video alot. Hope this points you in the right direction. Perhaps one day I'll do a networking video to help others. Perhaps when I'm not moving around so much
How in the hell do I make my net type not strict using the nighthawk M1 on my xbox
ANU L NAT is strict due to you being under a dual NAT. One from the M1 and one from AT&T.
Can u fix it
So that I am not going stupid here, you obviously connected a switch to that hotspot, theoretically you can just plug in a hardwire (single computer/device) cat ethernet cable and the hotspot will still deliver data to that computer correct?
My confusion is, after checking out other videos on TH-cam about the Nighthawk M1, it has been said you're only able to use that as a router to achieve data, esstentially making the ethernet port an INPUT only.
So I guess my question is, even after showing me that you have proven you can hardwire a modem and provide internet from the Cell Tower -> Nighthawk M1 -> Hardwire / Ethernet cable -> device and it will work?
It just baffles me that other people saying you cannot use the ethernet port that way, only can hook it up from another router and piggy back from that.
And one last question, as for the AT&T plan, if you may pretty please share the information with me, that is your plan Unlimited with No throttle -- is that a current plan, or are you granfathered in?
Hi code, you have a good eye for the truth. So here is some truth. The m1, if it detects a dhcp server,(like a cable or dsl modem) switches to the connection sharing mode. If it does not detect any dhcp server (ie you unplug the cable modem and plug the m1 in with the same cable), it becomes the dhcp server and that's how I used it in the video. So it becomes the router for the whole network. Yes it works and can work quite well if your not in a hole in the ground like me. Sadly for your last question, atat no longer offers it as a unlimited hotspot on any plan atm. Mine is grandfathered in but should anything change I'll be sure to post a video on it.
I am very luck. I live in a rural area where there no internet service provider. Been using this solution over 6 months now. I am getting 114 down and 52 up with a 32 me pin. Extremely lucky.
Jason hey Jason, I live in a super rural area where there is literally no internet provider. I have about 1 bar of service at my house also. I’m debating on buying this. for gaming, is this worth the money? I’m hoping this is my solution
ParCheese Gaming depend really I have 2-3 bar and I am getting the speed above. Gaming is awesome without any lag.
Jason that’s awesome, and also I’ve seen it only works with AT&T? I have Verizon so I don’t know if that’s an issue
ParCheese Gaming if you buy a unlock one on amazon it will work. It work for me. But you need to mess with the settings.
Jason thanks for your help man hopefully this works
Question, is it running on a unlimited data ONLY plan? Or is it running on a att cellphone unlimited Plus Plan? I have an unlimited data prepaid plan. I pay 35$, I was wondering if I can buy the equipment from some other store (att don’t sell it separately) and put my SIM card in, would it work? Or it has to be under a post plan sim?
Juan Romero i have the 3 mbps , and i pay like 18$, how much mbps do you get and how much do you pay
Jadiel Zapata I live in the city, so I do get the ultra speeds of 40-150
How do I update it? I went to the att wifi manager website and it won’t sign me in it says my passwords incorrect
Logan Leray, Hi Logan, in the instructions the default user name and password are provided to help you log in the first time. If you are still having trouble, you can do a factory reset on the device (see instructions) to get the username and password back to the instruction manual default. Wish you luck.
it really looked like to me from this video that you could really use some external antennas you sure know a lot about computer engineering but looks like you don't know the first thing about how wireless networks work. Isolate that hotspot as much as possible away from any other wireless devices and at the highest point in the house since you said you were between three mountains.
This was for demonstration purposes. As the hotspot is far more valuable mobile to me then trapped on the celing. Good eye though on a solution though =).
I just bought a new one 1 week ago, I've been using it wirelessly with my mobile, laptop and smart TV but when connecting Ethernet Cable it won't connect neither on my PC nor my TV.
I'm Connecting it with my PC via USB cable and it Restarts randomly from time to time.
How can I activate the LAN cable and solve this issue, Please?
*(It connects to the PC but no internet access)
Ahmed AlTurki I would suggest updating to the newest firmware. That seems to fix the lan problem
@@oscarmendoza2004 how do you update to the latest firmware on the router?
So I am like you and live in a remote location, I have verizon and would like to know how to make this router work for me and not run off of hotspot and run off of my unlimited data instead. I also dont understand the sim card part, any help from you would greatly appreciated.
It's a mobile router that takes your carriers data plan and converters it into wifi and ethernet. You must check in your local country for compatibility and data restrictions for the plan you are on. Not everything that glitters is gold and so to with data plans. Not all data plans can be used on any device. Some have restrictions on the device it can be used in.
@@JamesMccorn
Thanks James, so I live in the US, and I have a LTE 75GB data plan a month. So I can just take my phone sim card and insert it into this device, make some internal router changes to make it look for verizon and it should run off of that instead of my mobile hot spot which is only 30GB per month.. If so that would be great..
Hello, how did you hooked another router (make it wired) to Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router - AT&T? The instructions dont say you can do that other then for Offloading Data? I tried and couldn't. I would be very nice to know the secret for all of us. Could you share it please?
Hi aloha 9dvr, sometimes the instructions do not tell you everything, (see the fact that the mifi supports quick charge but they do not include a quick charger in the box) with that said. The way you get it working is to just plug in a ethernet cable to anything you want. As long as the mifi is the only router on the network it will act as one. However if it detects another router it switches to offloading data as a dumb accesspoint. So if you were wondering what I did it was simple. I disconected the cable modem in my networking cabinet and ran the cable to the mifi. Please note you will absolutly need the battery plugged in and the power hooked up if you want to do this in a more perminate situation. Hope that helps
@@JamesMccorn Hello James I know this is about a year old but I am new to this setup and am wondering if this m1 can be connected to another router for stronger Wifi signals. Like to my netgear nighthawk x6s router or even to a wifi extender using the ethernet ports?
@@Michael-up1lh yep I run a netgear x8 and a x6 in access point mode with the m1 as the gateway no issues.
Good video! Closest AT&T tower to me is 6 miles away and cell reception is pretty bad. Closest Verizon tower is 4 miles away and get 2-3 bars with cell. Still trying to find a good unlimited plan that works through verizon. Verizon has one that is 60GB for $150 a month and I think that is crazy high. If you have any suggestions that would be great.
Well if you just need unlimited data and not a hotspot. Verizion has a mvno called VISABLE that has unlimited data for $40 a month.
Would the ping be better if u had less devices?
I live underground for all purposes of this video. Untill they make a tower work through dirt and rock the ping is going to be lousy.
could i use the nighthawk m1 as mobile hotspot device for my blackvue dash camera 900drs 2ch
Worth a shot...
can i unlock this and use it with tmobile?
I have ATT Nighthawk M1100 and have unlock code for it. Do you know how to unlock it, where to enter the code?
did you figure it out, I also have the same question. how do we put the unlock code in this router?
How much is this monthly fee for unlimited plan ? Cam you choose different plan? Ty
dasabeke dont know where you live but here in the U.S. depending on how many lines you have and the plan you sign up with atat (the only carrier for this hotspot atm) the cost can very. Atat has two unlimited plans, one capped on speed and the other less so. As this hotspot can break gigabit speed, might as well go for the faster plan. I have multiple lines, so this hotspot costs me $20 per line per month. I have 8 active lines... No idea what it would cost per month by itself, as I'm not up to date with there ever changing pricing. Hope that helps. If you do get one, let me know how you like it.
Good Morning!!! Yes...I live here in S.F California.I have 3 lines activated with at&t. I will find out how much will cost me with my current 3 cell phones. Thanks
With ping that high your speed could be 100 and your computer can still be slow. I think he needs to move it or get an antenna. You could be getting 5 mps with low ping and computer will run much faster than 50 mps with high ping. I own the nighthawk hotspot. router at&t. It will not run without the battery. it will start but then shut off, just like in the video. We live pretty far out in the sticks. Our ping average is between 45 - 55 anything higher whatever your doing starts lagging or buffering if streaming or playing games, which i do.{ at least that is what happens to me} I can and do play call of duty and other like games. We have 3 computers and sometimes 2 phones using the hotspot . Because of what i enabled on my pc in settings i range from 30 - 60 mps download 5 for upload on average. I" am connected directly to hotspot. The other 2 computers run on wifi they range from 12 - 22 mps DL 5 UL. our average use is around 400 gb a month with all devices.
The bad side is we have to reboot quite a lot. If i am on pc and someone starts theirs up, internet crashes and have to reboot. if ping becomes to high we reboot. a lot of times internet will become very slow, we reboot, sometimes 10, 15 times {or more} a day.
i was able to game perfectly fine on my ps4 when i first got it but on the 3rd day every game says failed connection. but im able to access hulu, netflix.. anything else but gaming. can you help? any reason why it was working on the ps4?
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kzs7231 did you try rebooting?
I did a master rest and now my hot. Spot is not putting out the wifi signal, it has the data but will not show up on my computer, phone etc? Can you help
regine hugel did you do a device reset? If so, the wifi settings will be right on the display after you tap the power button (just as if you first bought it). Let me know how it goes. Fyi I'm just a guy who makes videos not a netgear tech.
James Mccorn thanks for the response I looked for the wifi settings not there they are gone doesn't even pop up for me to choose network😥
Surly if your in a area with good service you could use this to game online problem free?
I would not know as I live in a hole in the ground...
I try I get 1 bar and am able to play most games fine. If you have 2-4 bars you could play any game
I got the unlimited plus but I’m getting like 26 mbs after I-reset it and talked to them any tips to get it faster?
Logan Leray speed is dependent on your distance to the tower, any obsticals in your way to the tower, tower congestion, antenna aggregation tech (2 or 4x mimo) deployed on the tower, frequency bonding and the backhaul fiber run to the tower. Any one if these will affect your top speed. By the by I don't work for any of the cell carriers so I can't really help you beyond that... if it means anything I live in a urban environment and I get 26 mbps on average but at 3 am I can get close to 100mbps and the best part of the nighthawk is that when atat gets faster it's ready for those speeds.
The Ethernet is it connected to your nighthawk router and your PC at the same time ?
through a 48 port switch yes.
thanks
what if you have a single port ? will it work
Micson Bernard one pc to the nighthawk works just as well as a switch with multiple ports with a lot of pc’s connected to the single port. Rewatch the video on how it was done
Do you have any problems using Ethernet all the time? I’m planning on using it as a home network replacement. I will be using Ethernet to a switch. 24/7 uptime is the goal.
Hi SonofMarvin, I have not tried using Ethernet all the time, as the mifi is my secondary internet connection when mobile and a backup for the home when I am home from traveling. My video does highlight some interesting uses for the Nighthawk as a primary internet. Since this video, I do have some additional thoughts on the matter. If I were to do it again, I would run my house through a router first then to the Nighthawk. I would then configure the nighthawk to DMZ the router so all the heavy lifting would be done by the router as opposed to the Nighthawk. Reason being that with my situation. I have so many clients 16+ and lots of network traffic that the little SOC (System on a chip) that the mifi rocks would get overwhelmed with the traffic and cause latency to rise (see video) as everything gets backed up and has to wait its turn. Worth testing out.. Let me know how your setup goes and what you learn as im intrested to see how it works out for you.
I have had this for a few days and have been testing it extensively because it is to be used for my work. I have been having lots of problems with the Ethernet port being disabled or unavailable. I haven't found a consistent way to keep it active or turn it back on when it is off.
If you used a 40 ft antenna mast and a mimo antenna with a Wilson amplifier, you'd see much better ping rate. I use the nighthawk mr1 with ip bypass mode, giving my Asus ac5300 router the at&t ip address, bypassing the mr1's Nat.. getting type2 on my ps4
@@bradkaral1188 Exactly.. the IP passthrough is basically turning the nighthawk into a dummy modem and not using internal routing. Only one device would get the IP of the wan. But if that device is another router you're golden
@@bradkaral1188 what application are you using?. If you're trying to run some sort of server, I'd say you'd need to contact your provider to make sure you have a static wan, as all providers do not give normal lines a direct wan IP. Verizon charges 500 setup fees to be able to have a direct wan IP accessible from the internet. So if that's what you're doing, it's not going to work but if you're trying to use party chat like on PS4 you'd get a type 2 moderate Nat which is fine..
Ip pass through is bridge mode.. it's just what some firmware calls it... It's what I use at clients houses who have fiber
why is my lan port not working please i need help
Disaster same how do i connect it
Why is the router sitting on a piece of paper balancing on
the screen?
Dunno, it's been a few years.
hi .. port forwarding not working for netgear nighthawk m1 .. can you help ?
The nighthawk is under a double NAT... should help you in your research for how to solve this....
With the netbuddy unlimited service where i live i get around 60 ping and 56 down 9.85 up