Slingshot NF18Mesh (NetComm ?)

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#323110 27-Oct-2025 14:17

Hi All,

Does anybody have any experience with the Slingshot provided NF18MESH ? - I would like like to put it into passthrough mode so that my Ubiquiti UDM-SE becomes the actual router.

I have looked at the settings but cannot see anything obvious - certainly not what Uncle Google suggest anyway.

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#3428231 27-Oct-2025 14:48

why do you need the Netcomm in there in the first place?

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#3428232 27-Oct-2025 14:52

NF18Mesh user guide shows bridge mode on ADSL, VDSL and Ethernet WAN. Doc page https://support.netcommwireless.com/products/NF18MESH

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#3428234 27-Oct-2025 15:04

Jase2985:

why do you need the Netcomm in there in the first place?

Unfortunately I am not the registered home owner/bill payer so Slingshot wont talk to me (So cannot get any settings I might need) so this is the next best thing (I would love to be able to direct connect to the ONT).

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#3428235 27-Oct-2025 15:05

If it's for VDSL and PPPoE Passthrough to the UDM, then in the Internet settings tab, it should be as simple as editing the existing setting, changing Connection Type to Bridge, and setting the VLAN tag (I think all VDSL ISPs still uses 10 right?)

If it's for fibre, just remove the NF18Mesh, if you need it for phone, you should be able to connect the WAN port to the UDM-SE so it can connect to Slingshot's phone system that way.

Edit, crossed paths, see it's fibre, so you just need to follow https://help.slingshot.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/900000242163-Setting-up-your-own-Fibre-modem

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#3428236 27-Oct-2025 15:07

You mean the settings they provide on the website?

https://help.slingshot.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/900000242163-Setting-up-your-own-Fibre-modem

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#3428237 27-Oct-2025 15:07

snj:

If it's for VDSL and PPPoE Passthrough to the UDM, then in the Internet settings tab, it should be as simple as editing the existing setting, changing Connection Type to Bridge, and setting the VLAN tag (I think all VDSL ISPs still uses 10 right?)

If it's for fibre, just remove the NF18Mesh, if you need it for phone, you should be able to connect the WAN port to the UDM-SE so it can connect to Slingshot's phone system that way.

For fibre - I will try that - I never thought it might be that easy !. Will report back on how that goes :-)

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#3428239 27-Oct-2025 15:10

gokiwi64:

snj:

If it's for VDSL and PPPoE Passthrough to the UDM, then in the Internet settings tab, it should be as simple as editing the existing setting, changing Connection Type to Bridge, and setting the VLAN tag (I think all VDSL ISPs still uses 10 right?)

If it's for fibre, just remove the NF18Mesh, if you need it for phone, you should be able to connect the WAN port to the UDM-SE so it can connect to Slingshot's phone system that way.

For fibre - I will try that - I never thought it might be that easy !. Will report back on how that goes :-)

Well now you see - I have no excuse !! - Can I use age ?? - Wanders off wondering why the easy things seem so hard when aged over 60 ! "-)

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#3428267 27-Oct-2025 20:07

gokiwi64:

Unfortunately I am not the registered home owner/bill payer so Slingshot wont talk to me (So cannot get any settings I might need) so this is the next best thing (I would love to be able to direct connect to the ONT).

You haven't told us the circumstances but if appropriate to resolve your issues I suggest getting your own second port connection. This is what I did when I was flatting in Auckland. Problem solved.

Netcomm are garbage routers like Dlink. ISP's commonly supply them because they are cheap.

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#3429810 1-Nov-2025 15:10

Thanks heaps everyone - UDM-SE now direct connected to ONT and NF18 connected to a switch and phone working as it should. and even more happy that I learnt something in the process !. :-)

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#3429942 2-Nov-2025 07:53

Get the account holder to call slingshot and move the phone line to the ONT the the netcomm can go completely

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