The SB8200 should only have 1 device connected to it even though it has 2x ethernet ports. Reason why is most ISP’s only assign a single public ip address to it. Its then on the connected router to assign private ip addresses to devices (simple version). 

So only connect 1 device to the sb8200

I guess I didn’t explain this very well. In order to connect to the modem it has a fixed IP address of 192.168.100.1 but the router takes that address as well.  Ergo I can’t connect to the modem. 

You'd want to contact and ask them why their device is setting up with that address. the modem doesn’t assign that to the router. Modem only devices have few settings and there isn’t anything to modify on them. Its on the router. 

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If the router is getting 192.168.100.x from SB8200, the SB8200 is not connected to your ISP.  When the SB8200 is connected to ISP, your router will get a WAN IP from ISP.  

I would start by identifying the SB8200 LEDs.  SB8200: LED Light Status

??? I guess I am not getting the point here?  If I connect the Modem to the ISP (in this Case) Cox. It gets the IP address they assigned.  When I connect the modem to the router, the router is not getting a local IP address for the modem. 

The instructions with the modem are to connect to it via the ip address 192.168.100.1 however the router, by design evidently takes that IP address for itself. 

It all works, I just cant connect to the modem?