new house not familar with the set up of 3rd generation chorus ONT and RJ45 cables

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VeQita

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#2782840 23-Sep-2021 15:11

nbroad:

VeQita:

sorry but what you said do not make sense? how can i wire back if it is that case, all the blue cable head are remian in this cabinet

if there is a double outlet by your TV location you put the router there.

WAN port into wall socket, comes out in bedroom cabinet, connect to ONT.

LAN port into wall socket, comes out in bedroom cabinet, connect to a small switch.

Connect other cables to the small switch to make other ports around the house live.

right. but i do have one socket only per room, another socket beside it is for tv use

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#2782843 23-Sep-2021 15:13

Trying to think logically, The OP has 6 outlets in different rooms and there are 6 cables coming out of the hole. The one that is plugged into the ONT shouldn't actually be plugged in there.

When the OP has a router, that should connect to the ONT and his router needs to take care of the 6 blue cables (through a switch probably)

I am not an IT person but that seems the logical answer just from the photo and what has been said.

Does that make sense?

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#2782845 23-Sep-2021 15:14

VeQita:

right. but i do have one socket only per room, another socket beside it is for tv use

that's fine.. put the router in the bedroom cabinet, connect WAN port to ONT

for any rooms you want a live RJ45 port in, connect to the LAN ports on the router

Job done!

VeQita

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#2782848 23-Sep-2021 15:20

nbroad:

VeQita:

right. but i do have one socket only per room, another socket beside it is for tv use

that's fine.. put the router in the bedroom cabinet, connect WAN port to ONT

for any rooms you want a live RJ45 port in, connect to the LAN ports on the router

Job done!

i really hope is that easy case as the one currently connect onto ONT seems bit of mystery but yeah will find out soon next week when move in. All i want is to connect my PS5 through wired cable so i can have faster/stable connection to the internet. One side question, regardless the set up, do i still most likely will need set up a mesh system in the house for wifi user as it is a two story house?

VeQita

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#2782852 23-Sep-2021 15:22

cshwone:

Trying to think logically, The OP has 6 outlets in different rooms and there are 6 cables coming out of the hole. The one that is plugged into the ONT shouldn't actually be plugged in there.

When the OP has a router, that should connect to the ONT and his router needs to take care of the 6 blue cables (through a switch probably)

I am not an IT person but that seems the logical answer just from the photo and what has been said.

Does that make sense?

your reply really really make a lot of sense now after i think over again! Thanks OP

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#2782855 23-Sep-2021 15:23

VeQita:

i really hope is that easy case as the one currently connect onto ONT seems bit of mystery but yeah will find out soon next week when move in. All i want is to connect my PS5 through wired cable so i can have faster/stable connection to the internet. One side question, regardless the set up, do i still most likely will need set up a mesh system in the house for wifi user as it is a two story house?

yep it's that easy.

Hard to say about the wi-fi - depends on the location of your bedroom/cabinet.

I'd try it with the ISP supplied wi-fi/router when you move in, then assess whether you need to go mesh.

Some ISP's are offering free mesh packages with a contract term.

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#2782856 23-Sep-2021 15:24

Not too bad - this website is full of examples of much much worse.

So, think of 6x blue cables as similar to extension leads for electricity. Ideally they would have all been terminated in a nice little patch panel so it was tidy, but there you go.

The chorus ONT gets fibre from the street. When your internet service is activated, you will either have your own router or one supplied by the ISP.

Port 1 on the ONT (LAN) will go into the WAN port of the router. WHatever the actual setup required for your isp is something they will confirm - most times you just plug it in and you're away if theyve supplied it.

Most routers have a small 4-port lan switch on the back. You could plug 4 of the 6 into that if you like. Its an option.

Some people might suggest getting an 8-port switch like a netgear GS108. Plug the 6 leads into that, then plug the Netgear switch into one of the router switch ports. that can work to.

Depending on your setup, you might wish to locate the router close to where it will be used (eg behind the TV or entertainment centre). If thats the case, one end of the blue cables can go into the ONT PORT 1, and at the other end you plug the router WAN port in the corresponding port. Make sense?

Or you may wish to keep the router in the room next to the ONT, and at the other end of each of the 6 park a small switch like a netgear GS105 or similar, and plug your kit in. like a wifi point in each room.

The mix and match is quite strong.

My only question, are those 6 cables wired correctly to you 1gbps speeds each way?

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VeQita

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#2782926 23-Sep-2021 15:51

Shouldn’t they suppose be? I thought they just work as like a cable extension?

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#2782941 23-Sep-2021 16:11

VeQita: Shouldn’t they suppose be? I thought they just work as like a cable extension?

are you asking about the cables being wired coreectly?

Sometimes the person terminating the plugs messes it up, with a pin not connected or a colour on the wrong pin and you won't get 1 Gbps.

VeQita

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#2782942 23-Sep-2021 16:13

Thx how would I know/test? Would they just be no internet at all or low speed or something else

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#2782960 23-Sep-2021 16:30

I wouldn’t stress about it at the moment.
If wired correctly you should get 1 Gbps between devices with 1 Gbps adapters.
If wired incorrectly you will get 100 Mbps or nothing.
There are inexpensive cable testers available on trademe.

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#2783233 23-Sep-2021 21:44

VeQita:

Hi all

I am about to move in a brand new build house and was doing the inspection. Find the ont is actually already installed by chorus. Any chance would anyone explain to me what are those RJ45 cables for? Is it relate to cat6 cabling to room outlet? If so, in terms of connecting to a internet supplier modem, which cable do I suppose connect to the modem for main internet supplier modem and what are the rest of cable for?

Thank you very much

Regards
Paul

Professionally installed by Sparky no doubt.

New developments go up monthly where I live- so I've managed to acquire quite a collection of install fail pics like the one above (keen to trade pics from other regions pm me lol)

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#2783468 24-Sep-2021 11:24

nbroad: I wouldn’t stress about it at the moment.
If wired correctly you should get 1 Gbps between devices with 1 Gbps adapters.
If wired incorrectly you will get 100 Mbps or nothing.
There are inexpensive cable testers available on trademe.

yep - this.

usually the easiest way is to get your gbps internet setup, then plug an Ethernet cable into the router and your machine and run the Speedtest.net. You’ll very quickly get whether it’s 100 or 1000

a long time again a sparky is engaged was going to take the in-wall cabling and split the wires into 2 sets of 4 - which would have given me 100mbps. I intercepted this early enough of course, but it would have been an easy thing to miss.

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#2784741 27-Sep-2021 09:24

Re: WiFi, since you have wired ethernet to most rooms, just connect a wireless access point to one of the rj45 ports in the top floor for improved coverage. Most APs will have additional ports so you get a free switch to direct connect more devices reducing your wifi load and improve reliability. I have an AP plus fast ethernet switch in my lounge to directly connect all my AV gear (tv, tivo, dvd, av rx, apple tv) while providing fast Wifi to portable devices.

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