Mesh system with Cox Panoramic WiFi router?

Thanks Darkatt - that makes sense.

I think I may try the first method, mostly so I can keep the guest network live from my router.  (Info is a little conflicting, but it seems the Pano routers do not have guest network capability?)

You are correct. Guest network capability was removed years ago to be able to provide wireless cable boxes that connect automatically to the pano WiFi. 

Personally I use a Netgear CM2000, and a Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300, and it's a great combo. I used to have an Arris DG2460, and was sent a pw7 when I upgraded, here is my testing head to head. 

Cox's New PW7, 4331 vs Arris DG2460 | Cox Community 

That sounds like a nice setup Darkatt ... maybe I'll look at something similar if I can't get this working well. 

I'm sort of at a standstill at the moment:  I put the new Cox modem into bridge mode but then couldn't get my router (Deco mesh) to connect to it.  Now can't get the Cox modem set back to 'normal' since I no longer have a laptop with a network port. 

So I'm back on Verizon for now until I can figure out how to get the Cox modem/router reset.  (Could not find the expected Reset button ... plan to get a USB-C to RJ45 adapter tomorrow and start over!)

Hi AlvinET,

While I won't have much info on how to setup a mesh network with the device, I can advise on how to factory restore it. If your model does not have the small pin hole in it, you can press and hold the WPS button for 60 seconds to factory reset it. 

ThanksNicholeC … I figured that out late last night. So I am back up and running, trying to decide what to do next!

One question: my Cox WiFi app is now unable to connect with the gateway … most stuff in the app seems to work, but when I try to connect to the gateway itself the app tells me the gateway is offline and not available. I know that is not correct as I’m connecting through it at the time. Any idea what to do about that?

It shouldn't be natting if it's an access point. it HAS to pass through the IP from the main router. The easiest way to check, is to login to the main router, (or if a pano, use the pano app), and see what devices are connected, and verify the IP addressing.