I was looking online to see what this ONT device was which needs to be screwed on the wall. Does the router need to be literally next to the ONT or can the ONT be attached to a wall downstairs in a preferred location and then wired to the router upstairs? I thought it was just a router setup, thanks for pointing that out.With the 3Gps service you get a separate ONT which is screwed to wall and separate Technicolour router ( there is no modem as such with FTTP, so nothing to put into modem mode like you do with Virgin). So yes you can use you own router by replacing the supplied one. If your intension is to get better wifi is a different location to where the router is, then what you need to buy is an access point (WiFi 7 if you want to make the most of your 3Gbs service and have compatible clients), not another router. I can a little over 2.1Gbs via a UniFi U7pro access point using 320MHz channel width.
An access point just does wifi ( no routing, no modem, no switch).
would you happen to have any idea as to whether the CF engineers are able to provide a RJ45 CAT6 at circa 55m when installation is being done? Also the ONT, will this also require a power source? I’m just trying to figure where I want the ONT placed, if it can be placed more out of sight away from the router, maybe at the entrance of the front door but there’s no power supply there, so I don’t know if that’s an option.The ONT has an RJ45 socket on it so at 10Gbps if you're using Cat6 you can have up to 55m of cable between the two points.
Modem - phone line/cable to RJ45Hmmm, maybe I'm mistaken, but is the ONT not the Modem (or Modem/Router only for the 3gbps connection)?
would you happen to have any idea as to whether the CF engineers are able to provide a RJ45 CAT6 at circa 55m when installation is being done? Also the ONT, will this also require a power source? I’m just trying to figure where I want the ONT placed, if it can be placed more out of sight away from the router, maybe at the entrance of the front door but there’s no power supply there, so I don’t know if that’s an option.
Yes, the ONT requires power so will need to be near a plug. If I remember the supplied Cat cable to link the ONT and router was pretty short. The engineers I had were willing to pull in the fibre quite deep into my home, but Cat cable I had to do myself if I wanted the two further away from each other.
It gets pretty warm so I highly suggest having it at least somewhere where it can get ventilation. If you're willing to install your own CAT cable, you can have the ONT elsewhere, it doesn't have to be close to the router. And yes, there are lights on it, although in the 2 years I've been with CF, I only had to check them once.Thank you all for that. So now I understand that power is required for ONT, can this even though place beside the router if they have to be close together, can it be hidden for example behind a sideboard so it’s out of sight or is there information on there (lights to show connection issues or something) that it would be best to have it out visible as well as getting air circulation?
Basically where the router is going to be sitting I just didn’t want more hardware to be visible in that room, as well as having to be screwed against the wall. Roughly how big and the depth are the ONT’s? If I can hide it behind the sideboard without any issues then that’s what I’ll do I guess.
Thanks again all.
Thank you so much for that Orcvader. It doesn’t look as bulky as I thought to be fair. It should still be able to get some ventilation behind the sideboard, it may collect a bit of dust over time though, but knowing it’s there from time to time I’ll check on it and clean it. I’ll see what the engineer says also when he arrives next Tuesday.It gets pretty warm so I highly suggest having it at least somewhere where it can get ventilation. If you're willing to install your own CAT cable, you can have the ONT elsewhere, it doesn't have to be close to the router. And yes, there are lights on it, although in the 2 years I've been with CF, I only had to check them once.
These ONTs are quite thick, not my image but it's the same model: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/th...the-community-fibre-service.38704/post-300095
No that’s should be you should have a 3GB connection. I assume your MacBook has a 10GbE port?I got my CF installed today and I am up and running...ish. It took the engineer 2 hours to finish, he did a good job - the router is huge - at least compared to the virgin hub 5 that will cease working tomorrow. My question though is, naturally I want to test the 3Gig speed, so I connected the ethernet cable into the LAN 10GB port on the and into my MacBook, done a speed test and I'm getting 920+ up and down only. Is there a setting i need to adjust to get the speed for 3Gpbs?
It has two thunderbolt ports (up to 10 Gbps).No that’s should be you should have a 3GB connection. I assume your MacBook has a 10GbE port?