3rd party router replacement

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious 

The recommendation from @mae-3 was one of the items I was looking at too. Decided to go for the VR2100 in the end but the set-up will be the same and straight forward 🙂

[Morbious]

@mae-3 @Skull+Treaty 

HiGUYS THE vr400 ac1200 tp ROUTER ARRIVED THIS MORNING SO IF YOU CAN IN ENGLISH LOL PLEASE ADVISE DO I NEED TO FLASH IT WITH MERLIN AND THEN ALSO THE SETUP PROCEDURE IF YOU COULD 🙂

[Morbious]

sorry caps was on

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious

No need to flash it, just follow these steps:

1. Plug in your TP-Link to a power supply and connect the grey DSL cable to the corresponding port on the back of your router.
2. Connect the other end of your DSL cable to the micro-filter that comes with the router and connect it to your phone socket. If you already have a micro-filter, replace it with the new one.
3. Connect the network cable to port 1 on the router, then connect the other end to your laptop.
4. Open a browser window and navigate to http://192.168.1.1.
5. The TP-Link will ask you to set an admin password – make sure you use something secure, as Password123 ain’t gonna cut it!
6. Once in, the TP-Link setup wizard will start:
   • Input your location and time zone. Click Next.
   • Select Sky(MER)_VDSL from the ISP list. Make sure it’s this one, as this is Sky fibre. The other Sky option in the list is for Sky Broadband and will not work for fibre connections.
   • In the username field, enter abcdefgh@skydsl
   • In the password field, enter 1234567890abcdef
   • Click Next, then set up your wireless network how you see fit.
   • The TP-Link will then test the Internet connection and you should see a success message. If you do not, wait for the DSL light to stop flashing and try again – it should work just fine.
7. That’s it! You’re now connected to Sky fibre via your new TP-Link router.

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious 

Non of my post seem to be sticking today, I'll try this one again!

No need to flash it, just follow these steps:

1. Plug in your TP-Link to a power supply and connect the grey DSL cable to the corresponding port on the back of your router.
2. Connect the other end of your DSL cable to the micro-filter that comes with the router and connect it to your phone socket. If you already have a micro-filter, replace it with the new one.
3. Connect the network cable to port 1 on the router, then connect the other end to your laptop.
4. Open a browser window and navigate to http://192.168.1.1.
5. The TP-Link will ask you to set an admin password – make sure you use something secure, as Password123 ain’t gonna cut it!
6. Once in, the TP-Link setup wizard will start:
   • Input your location and time zone. Click Next.
   • Select Sky(MER)_VDSL from the ISP list. Make sure it’s this one, as this is Sky fibre. The other Sky option in the list is for Sky Broadband and will not work for fibre connections.
   • In the username field, enter abcdefgh@skydsl
   • In the password field, enter 1234567890abcdef
   • Click Next, then set up your wireless network how you see fit.
   • The TP-Link will then test the Internet connection and you should see a success message. If you do not, wait for the DSL light to stop flashing and try again – it should work just fine.
7. That’s it! You’re now connected to Sky fibre via your new TP-Link router.

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious 

No need to flash it, just follow these steps:

1. Plug in your TP-Link to a power supply and connect the grey DSL cable to the corresponding port on the back of your router.
2. Connect the other end of your DSL cable to the micro-filter that comes with the router and connect it to your phone socket. If you already have a micro-filter, replace it with the new one.
3. Connect the network cable to port 1 on the router, then connect the other end to your laptop.
4. Open a browser window and navigate to http://192.168.1.1.
5. The TP-Link will ask you to set an admin password – make sure you use something secure
6. Once in, the TP-Link setup wizard will start:
• Input your location and time zone. Click Next.
• Select Sky(MER)_VDSL from the ISP list. Make sure it’s this one, as this is Sky fibre. The other Sky option in the list is for Sky Broadband and will not work for fibre connections.
• In the username field, enter abcdefgh@skydsl
• In the password field, enter 1234567890abcdef
• Click Next, then set up your wireless network how you see fit.
• The TP-Link will then test the Internet connection and you should see a success message. If you do not, wait for the DSL light to stop flashing and try again – it should work just fine.
7. That’s it! You’re now connected to Sky fibre via your new TP-Link router.

[mae-3]

@Morbious 

The stock firmware, eg: firmware that comes with the router is completely compatible with Sky ADSL2+ & VDSL2 DHCP Option 61. You do need to do the setup via a wired computer connected to an ethernet port otherwise all the setting are not present when presented by the web interface.

[Morbious]

@mae-3 @Skull+Treaty 

hi i followed ALL instructions given accordingly but after so long the router disconnects from sky and i have to reset the router to try to get a connection can you advise please as family are moaning at me lol

[Morbious]

@mae-3@Skull+Treaty 

the router keeps dropping and there is no default gateway at all and i cant connect to the net without getting the gateway again ? i have now plugged in the original sr203 were there are no issues and i did follow instructions to the T .

so i get net then after half an hour no gateway as to say

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious 

Have you checked that the lastest firmware is on the new device? 
@mae-3 any thoughts on what could cause the drop after and hour or so? 

[mae-3]

@Skull+Treaty & @Morbious 

The only case I've heard of that causes an issue is dropping after about 24 hours is on VDSL2 when the login details are copied from a Sky Hub. The solution was using unique login details that doesn't copy the MAC of a Sky Hub.

[Morbious]

hi gents

i have had more problems since , the router seems to be on a startup loop and wont boot up .

tried a factory reset using the rear switch and same problem , so i have contacted the seller but not heard back from them as of this message so im back on the sr203

will keep you updated if sellers sorts it out

[Skull+Treaty]

@Morbious 

Ah, that's not good news - but a faulty router can be replaced and a new (functioning correctly) one shouldn't give you any issue. 

[Morbious]

@Skull+Treaty @mae-3 

ive arranged for the return of the faulty unit and have been looking at an asus unit from currys so will this do the trick ?

Technical specifications for ASUS RT-AC85P WiFi Cable & Fibre Router - AC 2400, Dual-bandOVERVIEW Type Cable & fibre router Rating AC 2400 Data transfer speed Up to 1733 Mbps Wireless band Dual-band (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz)CONNECTIVITY Wireless connectivity WiFi Wired connections - Gigabit LAN Ethernet port x 4
- Gigabit WAN Ethernet port x 1
- USB 3.0 x 1 Number of antennas 3SECURITY Encryption - 64-bit WEP
- 128-bit WEP Parental controls Yes Network standards - IEEE 802.11a
- IEEE 802.11b
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11n
- IEEE 802.11ac Other security features - WPA2-PSK
- WPA-PSK
- WPA-Enterprise
- WPA2-Enterprise
cheers

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@Morbious 

I know that @mae-3 mentioned that any of the latest Asus routers support VDSL2 and DHCP Option 61.