thesniperguy :
@derekullo
Ok, so I should assign the netgear a static IP that is outside the DHCP range of my modem. I should turn the wireless off the modem to reduce interference if the router has more range. Once i set the static IP range of the netgear router will I need to assign an IP address to every mobile device in the house, or will they automatically be able to connect?
Thanks again for the swift replies.
The static range is there only for devices that I don't want the IP to change, like the wireless printer.
If the printer's IP changed then some computers may not be able to print due to not knowing where the printer is.
The following example may work for your network;
Arris as 192.168.0.1 With Wifi off and DHCP on with a DHCP scope of 192.168.0.4 to 192.168.0.100
Nighthawk as 192.168.0.2 with Wifi On and DHCP off
192.168.0.3 could be your printer or any other device you want to add later that requires a static IP.
You never technically set a "static IP range".
Your "static IP range" is simply all the IP addresses you want to use that are not being given out by your router with DHCP.
Individual devices can have a static IP reservation setup.
For instance my printer has a reservation of 192.168.0.15 set on my main router that has DHCP enabled.
The printer is set to automatically pull from the router's DHCP.
The router says ok here is 192.168.0.15 that I have programmed for you to be.
And 192.168.0.15 is what the printer gets every time, even if i reboot the printer
Using the above example you also have a usable "static IP range" of 192.168.0.101 to 192.168.0.253(it may be lower than 253 for technical reasons, but its somewhere in the 250s)
Once the WIFI is setup on the Netgear and it is able to connect to the Arris which has DHCP turned on it should automatically start giving out addresses