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Home Networking WiFi Router Discussion Thread, Updated for 2023
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IntensiveBytes
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 Apr 18 2021, 04:38 PM
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Hi guys, my gf’s family is using Maxis Fibre. They also have a phone line and because of that they provided a crappy white color router with a telephone port. I want to get a new router for her but most routers I see (i.e the Asus AC88u I use) does not have a telephone port.
Is it possible for me to set it up so that the ori Maxis provided router stays so they can use the telephone, while I plug a 2nd ethernet cable from the modem to the 2nd router?
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IntensiveBytes
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Apr 18 2021, 05:16 PM
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QUOTE(kk131 @ Apr 18 2021, 05:02 PM) Are you sure the phone is connected to the router? The fibre terminates in an ONT box with ethernet port for the router and a phone port. You can change the ISP provided router for your own. There's no 'modem', that's what we used to have in the dial-up days. Ah wrong terminology. Yes, the telephone wire is connected to the router, not the ONT box where the fiber cable goes into. |
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IntensiveBytes
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Apr 18 2021, 07:54 PM
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QUOTE(kkm @ Apr 18 2021, 06:51 PM) Unless maxis fibre tech has changed, I remember the VOIP phone port is on their router, unlike Unifi which uses the fibre ONT. So if you want to continue to use the phone line, simplest way is to connect a new router to the maxis router as an AP. But not the most elegant solution, you end up with 3 boxes. Yup you are exactly right.. such a nuisance. Anyway yes I got an AC86u for my gf to connect to the Maxis router as an AP. The Maxis provided router is shite (the one they give if you need VOIP). |
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