Does an HG612 BTO modem have to be unlocked to use with Sky fibre?

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Does an HG612 BTO modem have to be unlocked to use with Sky fibre, or is the unlocking only for stat info? I intent to use my asus router with it. I have already installed the Merlin firmware and my sky user/password.
 
AlecR said:
The default unlocked state of the Huawei HG612 will be to act as a bridge on LAN1. The Asus router will handle the Internet connection, which as long as it supports Sky's authentication method (DHCP option 61 I believe), you will have no issues.

In order to get stats off the modem you will need to connect an ethernet cable to LAN2 and give the PC connected a static IP of 192.168.1.x (x being anything except 1), with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.1.
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so I don't need to upload the unlocked firmware to it if i'm not bothered about stat monitoring? Also, would it be running a firewall by default? Should i leave the firewall enabled on the HG612 and turn it off on the asus?
 
That's good then, i'll just leave it locked. I'm sure I read somewhere that the HG612 had a firewall. I must be going mad lol
 
oh of course....

I bought it second hand, should be here tomorrow so i'll put it back to default settings. i'm assuming I just hold the reset button in, then power up and wait 10 seconds or so to reset to defaults?
 
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