Hg612 openreach modem. Need best vdsl settings

welshboy · 26 May 2016 at 21:38

Hi. Just bought a hg612 to replace my hh5.

Im not running any other routers. I do have a couple of APs and a managed switch.

Could someone help me with what settings to put as ive factory defaulted at the min and the APs arent working.

Thanks

paradigm · 26 May 2016 at 21:42

Erm, the HG612 is a modem, not a router.

You need a router between your LAN and the Modem, or at least a device that can do NAT (I'm assuming here that your switch can't NAT, 99.99% of switches don't).

#Chri5# · 26 May 2016 at 21:57

Unless you've unlocked the HG612 to get access to the full functionality, as above...

welshboy · 27 May 2016 at 06:06

I have unlocked and see it has router and nat settings

KIA · 27 May 2016 at 16:02

Are you asking how to configure it as a router?
Are the access points on the same subnet as the HG612?

These settings should get you up and running:

Basic > WAN 1
Basic > WAN 2
Basic > LAN
Create a new firewall profile
Advanced > Firewall 1
Advanced > Firewall 2 - The ICMP ACL rule isn't essential.
Advanced > QoS - Disable QoS to reclaim some of the upstream bandwidth.

welshboy · 27 May 2016 at 20:04

Thanks for that. Ill test these tomorrow.
Yeah i wanted it as a direct replacement for the hh5 so to use as a modem and router. All devices will be on same subnet.
Cheers

bremen1874 · 28 May 2016 at 00:47

Why? Just because something is possible doesn't necessarily make it a good idea.

welshboy · 28 May 2016 at 06:54

My hh5 keeps dropping connection so im trying this. If its a bad idea then ill revert back

bremen1874 · 28 May 2016 at 14:16

You'd normally leave the HG612 configured as a modem an connect it to the HH5's WAN port.

TaKeN · 28 May 2016 at 14:48

bremen1874 said:
You'd normally leave the HG612 configured as a modem an connect it to the HH5's WAN port.

This.

I run the Plusnet HH5 copy along with my HG612, it's plug and play iirc.

welshboy · 28 May 2016 at 16:23

Ok. Ill try that too. Just want things to be bit more stable.

Any specific settings

Thanks

KIA · 28 May 2016 at 17:57

welshboy said:
My hh5 keeps dropping connection so im trying this. If its a bad idea then ill revert back

Speaking from experience, the HG612 works fine as a modem/router. There's nothing wrong with your proposed setup.

TaKeN · 28 May 2016 at 20:17

welshboy said:
Ok. Ill try that too. Just want things to be bit more stable.

Any specific settings

Thanks

Assuming the HG612 hasn't been tinkered with (there should still be a sticker over LAN2?) it's just a case of Plugging the phone line into the HG612 and power, then running a cable from LAN1 of the unit to the WAN port on the HH5.

Let me know how you get on

Depending on what version of the HH5 you have, you might end up getting better speeds as some versions of the HH5 support G.INP and others don't.

holdin09 · 28 May 2016 at 20:45

First of all the HH5 is an all in one solution that doesn't need a modem. What he is asking is how to configure it to work as a router to make his connection more stable. I can't say what the HH5 is like but I went from a HH4 with modem (with poor stability) to a tp link archer c7 and its rock solid now so would suggest this solution to the op.

TaKeN · 28 May 2016 at 23:26

The modem in the HG612 is better than the modem in the HH5.

Nexy · 29 May 2016 at 03:45

While not what you've asked for, have you just tried that modem and got a successful connection at all?

For quick testing, if you reset the modem, hook it straight into a Windows PC/laptop/whatever, and on the PC create a new "Broadband (PPPoE)" connection with the correct username/password pair... You should have a very fast direct connection. If it doesn't work, you should have less to troubleshoot.

If you need to share that connection while you're testing, you can generally use Windows Internet Connection Sharing pretty easily so long as you've got a free ethernet port or whatever (or el cheap USB ethernet adapter).