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#304209 13-Apr-2023 22:42
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Hello Geekzoners,

I recently moved into a new build rental and have just got the ONT box installed. I'm having trouble figuring out the best setup. My usual googling couldn't find the right answer.

The ONT box is in the garage, with ethernet cables going to each room.
If I put the router in the garage I can have ethernet in the rooms but no WiFi.
If I put the router in the house I can have WiFi but no ethernet.

What is the best and ideally cheapest way to have both?

The current router is an ASUS AX3000

Thanks!

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  #3063445 14-Apr-2023 00:08
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Thanks for the advice! I feel like more hardware is definitely the answer. Would this next to the ont and then my wifi router in bridge mode be a good solution?
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NETUBI1209/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-ER-X-Advanced-Gigabit-Router-5
There is a double run on one end of the house.. but would mean bad wifi for half the house 😅

 

No, do not get an Edgerouter or Mikrotik. This is not what you want and can be rather difficult to configure and secure.

 

Take some photos of the garage patch panel. How many Ethernet ports are in each room? Are there more than 1 port on each socket?

 

If there is only a single Ethernet port the better way of doing it is to get an ISP provided router (like Spark Smart Modem) and just disable WiFi and pop it in the cabinet configuring your Asus into wireless access point mode.





Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
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