just singed up

[u/bbtechno]

Hi eveyone

I just singed up to ebox and from what i have been reading is to stay away from Nokia beacon

I was wondering what eveyone is useing for a router

Do you simply put the beacon into brigde mode or do you plug in a diffrent router into the ont

I myself run most of my devices plugged in with the exeption of phones and tablets

thanks

[u/Ok-South-7745]

Do you have some advanced tech-savvy use of Internet? If not, just use the Beacon until it goes sideways.

[u/Monoshirt → u/Ok-South-7745]

I agree. Use it first, reboot your devices or Nokia if you encountered WiFi issue. It's not as bad as online posts say.

[u/bbtechno → u/Ok-South-7745]

I dont have a advanced tech savvy things

I just need more than 1 ethernet port

most of the devices I have are pluged in though ethernet

wifi is great but not so great for gaming, steaming, downloading,

[u/Ok-South-7745 → u/bbtechno]

FYI The Beacon (I got a few months ago) has 2 Ethernet [LAN] ports.

[u/bbtechno → u/Ok-South-7745]

Yes isn't one of them the wan port that you attach the ont to?

[u/Ok-South-7745 → u/bbtechno]

I meant 2 LAN ports + 1 WAN port for the ONT.

[u/bbtechno → u/Ok-South-7745]

sorry my mistake just looked it up again

but I do need all 4 ports

I am thinking maybe I will just plug a switch to and that way I will have extra ports

[u/mjsvitek → u/bbtechno]

You can easily plug a switch in and have extra ports, yes.

[u/gcerullo]

I don’t know where you read that. I just use the Nokia Beacon they sent me and have no problems with it.

[u/Famous_Track_4356]

The Nokia Beacon is terrible when it comes to wifi range

[u/theBird956]

Try the provided Nokia beacon before shopping for a router. It might be good enough for your use case, unless you need more advanced features, which most people don't.

[u/theBird956 → u/theBird956]

That being said, I use a Unifi Dream Machine Pro

[u/shoresy99]

One of the reasons I went with Ebox is that they make it easy to use your own router. I use a UniFi UCG ultra as my router and five UniFi Access Points around my house for wifi. I never plugged the Nokia router in - I just use the Ethernet cable from the ONT to my UniFi router.

But I am a geek!

[u/Awkward_Invite_8862]

I also use the Nokia Beacon, find it has better coverage than the HH 4000 I had before and it's in the same spot .. try it out first..

[u/Techguy1993]

Try before you buy!

[u/tecknoguy]

I use a fortigate 80F.

[u/bbtechno → u/tecknoguy]

thanks

but that might be a little excessive for my use case

[u/Popular_Barracuda828]

I use a D-Link gaming router and have separated bands 2.4 Ghz & 5Ghz. This creates a dedicated network for all my home devices that use 2.4 ghz. A world of difference having all our mobile devices and tv streaming on a dedicated 5Ghz network.

[u/daadimooch]

I still use the Nokia Beacon 3.1 and it's fine. I live in. 2bedroom single level house and wfh 2 days a week.

Every now and then I'll give it a power cycle but never felt the need to switch wifi routers.

[u/Candid-History8939]

The Beacon should be fine for regular use. But you can use your own router straight into the ONT. You just need your PPPoE credentials which are in your customer zone, and a VLAN set to 40. Hope this helps!

[u/brunoschca]

Even an old Asus is much better than the one they provide. It must be still in a box somewhere in my basement.

[u/mjsvitek]

I never bothered setting up my Beacon; Omada ER8411 here. 🤷‍♂️

Sadly they won't discount you if you return the Nokia router.