Router Specs for Fibre
Hello everyone
I seam to have got my knickers or brain in a twist LOL with regards as what I should be looking for in a router to go with plusnets fibre as opposed to the one that would be supplied? Iv not actually put in the order for Fibre as yet but want to be ready with all ectra kit as soon as I do hence looking for a router first.
I understand that the engineer will come and install the "modem" to which the router will then connect? "How" do the connect is it by normal cat5? and if so which port on the router will the modem connect to? I read somewhere that the router needs to have a "wan" port So does the modem connect that port?
If so when searching for the router What do I have to look for in the router specs? Is it one with a wan port or is it one for cable connection or what. .
Simple because the ones iv been seeing and then subsequently been asking about have been the wrong type?
The other couple of questions I would like to ask
What make of router would you go for and is there any make to steer well clear of?
And finally once the order for Fibre has been made and a date has been booked for the engineer to call do you lose any service from your standard broadband till your fibre broadband is up and running and if you do How long would you say you are roughly without it?
Thanks Osh
I seam to have got my knickers or brain in a twist LOL with regards as what I should be looking for in a router to go with plusnets fibre as opposed to the one that would be supplied? Iv not actually put in the order for Fibre as yet but want to be ready with all ectra kit as soon as I do hence looking for a router first.
I understand that the engineer will come and install the "modem" to which the router will then connect? "How" do the connect is it by normal cat5? and if so which port on the router will the modem connect to? I read somewhere that the router needs to have a "wan" port So does the modem connect that port?
If so when searching for the router What do I have to look for in the router specs? Is it one with a wan port or is it one for cable connection or what. .
Simple because the ones iv been seeing and then subsequently been asking about have been the wrong type?
The other couple of questions I would like to ask
What make of router would you go for and is there any make to steer well clear of?
And finally once the order for Fibre has been made and a date has been booked for the engineer to call do you lose any service from your standard broadband till your fibre broadband is up and running and if you do How long would you say you are roughly without it?
Thanks Osh
Questions, questions
I suspect you are forced to take the supplied Plusnet router(?)
The BT modem connects to the WAN interface on your router with an ethernet cable.
You connect your local stuff into the LAN ports.
You will only lose broadband at the actual install time - whilst the wires are being moved around.
Daytime - so you might not notice any downtime.
I suspect you are forced to take the supplied Plusnet router(?)
The BT modem connects to the WAN interface on your router with an ethernet cable.
You connect your local stuff into the LAN ports.
You will only lose broadband at the actual install time - whilst the wires are being moved around.
Daytime - so you might not notice any downtime.
You want a router that isn't ADSL (or at least one where you can bypass ADSL).
The BT modem performs the equivalent function (VDSL -> ethernet).
You could use the supplied router, in conjunction with a gigabit switch.
(The internet connection won't be more than 76 Mbits).
High speed routers are expensive.
The switch could handle high speed local traffic.
A separate access point could be plugged into the switch.
The BT modem performs the equivalent function (VDSL -> ethernet).
You could use the supplied router, in conjunction with a gigabit switch.
(The internet connection won't be more than 76 Mbits).
High speed routers are expensive.
The switch could handle high speed local traffic.
A separate access point could be plugged into the switch.