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Trying to ditch my Actiontec MI24WR and connect Orbi directly to the ONT
I just bought an Orbi RBR20 router with a single RBW30 sattelite, and I'd like to replace my existing Actiontec router instead of going through it. The Actiontec router is already connected to the O...
He doen't need to clone the MAC if he releases the WAN IP in the Actiontec. All he has to do is release the WAN IP, turn off the actiontec, pull the WAN cable from Actiontec and plug it into the Orbi and power on the Orbi. Set the Orbi to get the IP address for the WAN port by DCHP (dinamically) and that's it. Orbi will get a new IP and IP will change anytime Verizon changes IPs. Now, if at some point in time you want to swap the Orbi with another router and the Orbi can't release IP address (never touched one so I don't know if it's possible or not), then you can clone Orbi's MAC into the Actiontec and release the WAN IP using the Actiontec, then proceed connecting the new router.
Oh and by the way, the correct model name for the Actiontec is MI424WR, not MI24WR.
You can connect a new router directly to the ONT only if you have internet coming to the house over Ethernet. Most FIOS installers run only Coax from ONT to the Actiontec if your speed is 100 Mbps or lower because it's faster: only one cable pull versus two cable pulls if they run both coax and ethernet. If you do however have ethernet to the router, before you connect the new router (doesn't matter what brand/model), with the WAN cable connected to the Actiontec, log in the Actiontec, go to the WAN connection settings and release the IP address (there's a Release button). That will unbind the MAC from the router from your account at FIOS and will allow any new router to get it's IP from verizon whenever it changes. This procedure needs to be used everytime you switch routers. If you run into a router that does not release IP address on the WAN (as I did with an Asus), the work around is to duplicate the Actiontec's MAC address as the WAN MAC in the router. That way, you can use the Actiontec to release the IP when needed.
nwaves wrote:
You can connect a new router directly to the ONT only if you have internet coming to the house over Ethernet. Most FIOS installers run only Coax from ONT to the Actiontec if your speed is 100 Mbps or lower because it's faster: only one cable pull versus two cable pulls if they run both coax and ethernet. If you do however have ethernet to the router, before you connect the new router (doesn't matter what brand/model), with the WAN cable connected to the Actiontec, log in the Actiontec, go to the WAN connection settings and release the IP address (there's a Release button). That will unbind the MAC from the router from your account at FIOS and will allow any new router to get it's IP from verizon whenever it changes. This procedure needs to be used everytime you switch routers. If you run into a router that does not release IP address on the WAN (as I did with an Asus), the work around is to duplicate the Actiontec's MAC address as the WAN MAC in the router. That way, you can use the Actiontec to release the IP when needed.
Thanks nwaves. That must be it!
gszakacs If you can't release the IP address in the Actiontec as explained above by nwaves, then you can clone the MAC address of the Actiontec in Orbi as follows:
He doen't need to clone the MAC if he releases the WAN IP in the Actiontec. All he has to do is release the WAN IP, turn off the actiontec, pull the WAN cable from Actiontec and plug it into the Orbi and power on the Orbi. Set the Orbi to get the IP address for the WAN port by DCHP (dinamically) and that's it. Orbi will get a new IP and IP will change anytime Verizon changes IPs. Now, if at some point in time you want to swap the Orbi with another router and the Orbi can't release IP address (never touched one so I don't know if it's possible or not), then you can clone Orbi's MAC into the Actiontec and release the WAN IP using the Actiontec, then proceed connecting the new router.
Oh and by the way, the correct model name for the Actiontec is MI424WR, not MI24WR.
Hi all,
First I want to thank all the people who responded so quickly. It's nice to know that help is available when one needs it. In the end the key was delving into the bowels of the advanced settings of the Actiontec MI424WR to find the "Release" button. (And thanks for pointing out the model number - it's in a really small font on the unit). After that the Orbi was able to connect automatically with no problems.
Regards,
Gabor
