Help understanding ONT and Router setup

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#312104 17-Mar-2024 21:35

Trying to understand the ONT and router configuration at my in laws house as it differs from anything I have encountered.

What I assume to be the ONT is depicted below. It does not have connectors that I have traditionally connected modern routers to, instead having connectors to a port labelled Optical on the router

The router is a Huawei EchoLife HG8240 (see photo below of the ONT and router )

This is a photo of the connectors on the router

I would like to achieve improved broadband speed and wireless coverage within the house and was looking at a more modern wireless router. However and modern wireless router that I have installed recently could not connect to the item that I am assuming is the ONT due to the absence of Ethernet style connectors.

Am I dealing with old equipment here and need an ONT upgrade?

Thanks in advance

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#3207333 17-Mar-2024 21:42

The Huawei is the ONT, the white box is just the fiber splice. What ever is on the other end of that grey LAN cable is the router.

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#3207337 17-Mar-2024 21:53

That is exactly the setup we have with Enable in Christchurch.

As advised, just follow the grey cable to find the router.

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#3207340 17-Mar-2024 21:55

Both the black and white boxes form the ONT and the other end of the grey Ethernet cable plugged into LAN 1 of the black Huawei box would normally be the router, i.e. that grey cable should be plugged into the 'recently installed modern wireless router'.

What is the make and model of the modern wireless router?

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#3207345 17-Mar-2024 22:15

Thank you. The grey cable leading from the LAN1 port connects to a wall mounted Ethernet connector and then to a Huawei

B618s -65d wireless router provided by Spark. I know that this router was provided by Spark before my in laws moved to this house and the input was cellular rather than fibre.

Is the B618s -65d inappropriate for use as a fibre wireless router?

iI ask as the speeds achieved are quite low when connecting a device by wireless to the B618s -65d

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#3207348 17-Mar-2024 22:52

The B618 is primarily an LTE router, but it appears it can be used perfectly well with fibre.

It looks like it supports a/b/g/n/ac at 300/1300Mb/s theoretical top speeds - no device ever achieves these.

WiFi speeds are dependent on a wide variety of factors including both the router and the device used to connect to the network (the WiFi card in your cellphone/laptop/PC), as well as interference and other networks nearby.

Check what speeds you're getting via Ethernet and what fibre plan has been chosen.

What actual speeds are you getting via WiFi and is this consistent across devices?

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#3207365 18-Mar-2024 06:33

First check what your family actually has connected (check the phone bill so to speak).

i know of a family member that had a full fibre install, it’s all connected but not in use as they are using an LTE router (cellular broadband).

the techs just connected everything as it should have been but obviously the fibre isn’t live so the LTE is using its cellular sim as intended.

as for the telephone, it depends on the ISP if that goes via the router or the fibre ont.

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paparata

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#3207427 18-Mar-2024 11:45

Thanks to all for helping me understand the setup.

I have tested ( via Speedtest ) the speeds of both wireless and when connected to the LAN port on the back of the

B618s -65d using the same desktop PC.

Via Wireless connection achieved 40 download and 40 upload. Desktop was situated within a metre of the B618s -65d

Via Ethernet achieved 300 download. Can’t recall upload.

In-laws plan is for 300/100.

What I would like to achieve now is increased performance via wireless. Can this be achieved with replacing the B618s -65d

with a different wireless router.?

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#3207474 18-Mar-2024 11:49

What provider are they with?

If they're Spark, just pop into a Spark store and pick up a Spark Smart Modem 3.

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paparata

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#3207515 18-Mar-2024 14:12

Thank you. They are with Spark so will look at a modem through them