TP Link VR400 suitable for full fibre?

[#1]

With the pending change of the BT phone lines I intend to switch to Full fibre 145.

Will my current TP link VR400 router be suitable?

If not any suggestions for one that is, or do Plusnet supply a router with the new contract?

Paul

[#2]

Your VR400 appears to be suitable for FTTP.

[#3 · Accepted solution]

The VR400 would need to be set to 'wireless router mode' with the internet connection set to PPPoE

Broadband username or login name - yourusername@plusdsl.net
Connection type or encapsulation - PPPoE Always On
Password - The password you use for the members centre.
CHAP authentication.
IMPORTANT - NO VLAN is required.

LAN1 port becomes the WAN port. **correction LAN4 is the WAN port**

Let me know if you need to know anything else.

Edit: the above is for a VR400 V3

[#4]

Just in the process of booking an upgrade to full fibre 900, PN are offering a Hub 2 for the cost of postage.

Which would be better, my existing VR400 or a hub 2  -- or do I need a hub 2 with my VR400?

I'm a bit lost on fibre

Paul

[#5]

Take the hub2, always good to have a backup and for PN to do any testing if required.

Just your existing router as described above.

[#6]

@paulgul I woulld accept the Hub2, but you can continue to use your current router. In the unlikely event that you have connection issues, PN (BT) support can only really do fault-finding with  the Hub in use.

[#7]

@paulgul 
sadly the VR400 will limit the performance of Full Fibre 900.
If you want to stick with a TP-Link device I can recommend a AX53.

[#8]

@Dan_the_Van 

Oh ok. What sort of speed will I get using the VR400?

[#9]

Moderators Note

This topic has been moved from Broadband to My Router.

[#10]

@paulgul 

I'm not saying it won't work, but you have to be aware the VR400 is primarily a xDSL modem router, so for speeds up to 80 Mbps is was fine.

Due to the cpu it has it may max out on faster Full Fibre connections like 900 Mbps and not deliver the full speed, where as 300 Mbps would be possible be the max it can handle. NAT boost might help be there is no guarantee.

WiFi through would also be limited to around 300 Mbps, but the Hub two would be the same as both devices are WiFi 5.

I'd say it (VR400) would struggle with a busy house.

Amazon have some Prime day deals on TP-Link and Mercusys (part of TP-Link) routers,.

Ask 'Rufus' "recommend a router for openreach full fibre 900"

[#11]

Is your vr400 v2 or v3 as there is quite a hardware difference (v2 only 1 gigabit port and 3x10/100ports whereas v3 is 4x gigabit ports and even has a different cpu) between them

[#12]

@njay 

It's v3

[#13]

@Dan_the_Van 

Just looked on Amazon, the AX53 looks a good deal at the mo, I might go for that

[#14]

@paulgul 

TP-Link provide an emulator for a range of their routers see here for the AX53  It's shows the internet connections using a Dynamic IP address rather than PPPoE.

If you have any One Mesh units with your VR400 they will still work.