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I am wanting to purchase this but before i do i was just wondering do i have to plug the R8500 into my current Modem/Router and apply bridge mode. Or can i plug the R8500 straight into the ONT on the UFB network and configure it from there. I was told this is possible but im not to sure as the R8500 is a WI-FI Router not a modem. Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks
Thanks, i forgot to mention that i live in New Zealand and after some research i found out that some ISP's in New Zealand will let a router connect to the ONT only if it supports VLAN 10 tagging on the WAN port. So thats my next mission now is to find out if the R8500 has this feature.
It depends on your ISP. Some ISPs require you to use their gateway for authentication. AT&T U-Verse is one of them. If that's what you have, there are instructions for putting it into bridge mode. Let me know if you need them.
Thanks, i forgot to mention that i live in New Zealand and after some research i found out that some ISP's in New Zealand will let a router connect to the ONT only if it supports VLAN 10 tagging on the WAN port. So thats my next mission now is to find out if the R8500 has this feature.
