Connection via existing FTTH box

[mkjones]

Hi everyone, I'm just waiting for my new Sky fibre 500 MB Broadband to connect, previously with Virgin Media. 
 

I have a FTTH box under the stairs that we've never used. Here is a photo: 

I'd love to be able to use my new Sky broadband service with this but not entirely sure if this is possible. 

I have an ASUS RT-AC3200 router that I've used previous with Virgin. 

Any help appreciated. 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@mkjones 

All asus rt ac and rt ax routers should be compatible with skys authentication so you should be able to plug it directly into the fttp ont

[mkjones]

Lovely thanks @cookiemonsteruk do you have any insight into how the connection is set up? Is it simply via Ethernet using the FTTP box as a modem?

[cookiemonsteruk]

@mkjones 

With the asus on latest firmware you should see a field called client identifier (option 61)  the correct way of filling out that field is by typing in

anything@skydsl|anything

[cookiemonsteruk]

@mkjones 

Yep. Just ethernet from the ont to the wan port on the asus

[TimmyBGood]

@mkjones 

For information, what you have there is a plastic enclosure containing an early model Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and a matching Battery Backup Unit (BBU)

It's possible that the battery unit no longer charges: this isn't a deployment mode which is now in use.

 

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