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Question

Setting up an xfinity access point

by Oct 17, 2015 5:37PM PDT

I just signed up for xfinity internet (no cable/TV) and I've got this modem, an Arris TM602G/CT that I found in the dumpster at my apartment complex -- someone was moving and threw it out along with a few monitors and desktop towers. It still works, I can connect to it with an ethernet cable. A neighbor has an xfinity access point nearby but the signal is sketchy, though I'm able to login with my own account and use it. How would I go about setting up my own xfinity access point using this modem? Do I need a special modem and/or router?

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I've yet to see anyone make that work as an AP.
by Forum moderator Oct 18, 2015 7:38AM PDT

You've made some progress but let xfinitry support configure it the first time to work with your system.

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by Oct 19, 2015 8:51AM PDT

Just an update- turned out to be pretty simple. Just connected an ethernet cable from the modem to my laptop and the coax from the wall into the modem, went to xfinity.com/activate and it went through the process of configuring my modem.

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