INEA Nokia G-240W-C Optical Cable: Configuring Bridge Mode & Preserving 5GHz for TV Support

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Hi. Two days ago I had an optical fiber from INEI installed. I got a NOKIA G-240W-C router / modem in the set. I would like to make it only a modem and distribute the entire network with my router and ap (or mesh network). The problem is that the lady on the hotline said that to do this, the...

KOCUREK1970 · Answer

@ roso1 Do not connect your router to the WAN and the LAN and make it such a kind of AP (there is no point in doing 2 NATs and making yourself problems). Different hardware, but basically the same:

roso1 · Answer

And if I want to divide it into the next floor even later. My router is old and I won't be using it. Wouldn't it be better, for example, a switch behind this modem and a 2/3 AP switch?
I understand that with such a system I have nothing to think about building a mesh network, because there the main access point must be a router, not an AP? (e.g. Tenda Nova MW 6)

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And one more thing: if Nokia were in Bridge Mode and connected with a cable to a router in WAN, there wouldn't be 2 NATs? Why with this option, when I have the LAN port in Nokia as Bridge Mode, the WAN port at all does not see the device?

KOCUREK1970 · Answer

Well, you connect the LAN port to your router again with the LAN of the new router and set up the new equipment, in principle, the same as the previous one (you change only the IP to the next equipment, so that it does not bother the LAN). You can, but these are costs. A good switch (e.g. Netgear) with 1Gb ports costs +/- PLN 150, and a good AP (Ubi) costs +/- PLN 400 each ... Inea TV works only through the operator's equipment. In addition, this whole Mesh is more of another way of extracting money to sell even more equipment (whole sets). You can try to have fun in Mesh, but not for the money you indicate in Tenda's proposal - this is mutual communication via wifi and there are no compromises here: you can't get cheap. For a good set of Mesh, count at least PLN 2,000. Look at the sets of Asus, Netgear, FritzBox In a nutshell - the service from Inea (net, tv) runs on separate VLANs. In addition, net works only on the LAN1 port (there is no tv signal there) and tv works on the other LAN2 ports (but there is no internet there again). VLANs work from what I remember only in modemorouter mode and what's more, tv will only work under the operator's modemorouter.

roso1 · Answer

So summing up:
- preferably Nokia in router mode and leave, for example, the 5Ghz network for TV support (I cannot connect with a cable)
- then put a switch behind the modem connected via LAN and to it plus, for example, 2 AP (in PLN 1,000 I think I'll find something good)
- create a 5Ghz network with AP on a different channel than the previous one for TV, which would support the rest of the devices

And here I have a question, will I create networks with the same SSID for these two APs, will there be smooth roaming going between floors?
Can AP Unifi easily be mounted on the wall, because I cannot hang it on the ceiling? If not, what APs do you recommend (40-50 m2) on one floor (two floors and an attic to cover)

KOCUREK1970 · Answer

Exactly. Ubi supports this functionality. Since it is impossible to hang Ubi on the ceiling, you cannot hang anything else on the ceiling - so there is no point in looking for something else and sticking to proven solutions. Ubi can be hung on the wall. The switch is, for example, Netgear GS105 (5 1Gb LAN ports), or Netgear GS108 (8 1Gb LAN ports), and as AP Ubi AC Lite, or pay a little extra and Ubi AC LR (Long Range).

roso1 · Answer

OKAY. I finally got the hang of the wiring in my home.
At the moment I have a Nokia router / modem that gives me internet and TV (and 5Ghz must be turned on for TV to work).
I will also buy a Netgear GS108 Switch, which will be connected with Nokia by a cable in the showroom.
And now the question:
1) If the operator sets Nokia to me as "transparent", if I connect to the switch (or then, of course, possibly the router), the cable to the TV set-top box, the TV will go?
2) Otherwise, if he had to leave 5Ghz on Nokia to support TV and there would be a Netgear router, whether to go to the solution:
a) two UAP-AC-LR APs
b) TP-LINK Deco M4

KOCUREK1970 · Answer

Tv is on its own VLAN and the internet is on its own VLAN - when you connect 2 VLANs to an ordinary switch, everything will fall out (there will be no net or tv), because the switch will mix everything and the signal will not go where it is supposed to go. So you need a VLAN-separated (managed) switch. The problem is that you need to set such a VLAN on the switch for tv and for the net (you need to know these parameters) and additionally you need to run 2 wires from the operator's router (a separate cable for the Internet and a separate cable for tv), because it is not certain that your router will be such the signal will pass - and what I described is just the beginning ... So briefly - no, it won't work the way you want it to. I would choose Ubi without hesitation.

roso1 · Answer

Ok - now I'm convinced. So Switch: - Netgear GS108GE or - % 85 Core + Network & gclid = CjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTZlWFenCZ7hDCIJT9vah3nPmv3wNwyL5OCCOttLXut0s3_qI_q8qRRoCZMsQAvD_BwE Where does the low price of the second one come from? Is there anything else worth considering? And what AP? Only possible to be mounted on a wall or put on a desk - - - -

Anonymous · Answer

MESH is a radio connection of many routers with MESH functionality, so it has all the disadvantages of repeaters and a high price (because you actually pay for routers, not AP), and the advantages are redundancy of links between MESH nodes (at home it is useful on average or not at all) ) and smooth switching of the mobile client between nodes. And, of course, the systems are the manufacturer, so the expansion or replacement of equipment only for the types of a given manufacturer ... Probably not worth it ... because MESH systems are produced mainly for the purpose of covering large objects (e.g. halls) with a wifi signal and taking into account a large the number of constantly moving mobiles.

roso1 · Answer

I return to the question: And what AP? Only possible to be mounted on a wall or put on a desk - - - -

KOCUREK1970 · Answer

This.

roso1 · Answer

So I ordered 2 pieces. We'll see if they can handle the wall mounting and if I can handle the configuration

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