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Apple Airport - hook to telus modem or the box on the wall?
Hi I recently had telus upgrade my tv service to Optik. They put in a new telus router too. Before this I was using just my apple airport/time machine and an apple express - not telus at all. The in...
Sure, you can do that, but expect your Optik services to fail, as they need multicast services, which are not likely to be available through the Apple routers.
Only one port is active on the ONT, so you can’t connect multiple routers to it. You can try placing a switch between the ONT and your routers, but you will then have 2 networks, one for the Telus Router, and one for the Apple router. Depending on how you want to use your network, this may cause issues.
When my oldest daughter still lived at home she used the Airport system. There was an existing hard wired ethernet cable outlet in her room. It just connected to one of the ethernet ports on the T3200M. I think it worked well. Overall I suspect your maximum speed will be determined by the throughput you pay for. Wireless is always less reliable and may be more limited depending on distance from the Airport and the speed of the wireless card in the devices. Also be aware that if you are running short of ethernet ports you can get an ZyXEL extender from Telus to increase the number of ports.
