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Bridging customer owned routers to Telus router/equipment
With reference to this old thread from the Telus com forum: https://forum.telus.com/t5/Home/Bridge-Mode-Using-Your-Own-Router/ta-p/52181#:~:text=What%20Is%20Bridge%20Mode%3F,party%20router%20in%...
But does the NH20A have 2.5G LAN I/O? I don't think it does. In a modem AP config you connect the modem LAN to the AP's WAN? But I was always under the impression that you connected a gateway device to a AP via LAN to LAN. due to the fact that a gateway like the T3200M is a modem and a router, so router to router via LAN-LAN. That's the way I have my AX11000 connected to the T3200 at this moment, in AP mode and all seems well. I always had my WRT32X connected in AP mode to the T3200M, that way also.
OR, Back to Option #1 of sorts:
One complete LAN/Wi-Fi network sharing the same ISP WAN on 1.5G service and future proofed for 2.5G service. Using two 2.5Gps WLAN fed routers. Now that I presently own one AX11000 router, which only has one 2.5Gps WLAN port and 8x 1Gps LAN ports and is Wi-Fi 6. Get the new Telus Arcadyan NH20A hub. Are any of the I/O on the NH20A 2.5G?
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserLast I heard Telus doesn't use the NH20A on connections of 1Gbps or less. If by some miracle they allowed you to have it, that device would have everything connectd to the NH20A sharing a physical network. Some posts indicate that device currently can't bridge a port. Anything connected to your router would still be a separate network unless it has the ability to act as a wifi access point or an extender. I didn't see anything in the settings for the AX11000 that specifically spelled out that ability. You're over-complicating your network setup.
But does the NH20A have 2.5G LAN I/O? I don't think it does. In a modem AP config you connect the modem LAN to the AP's WAN? But I was always under the impression that you connected a gateway device to a AP via LAN to LAN. due to the fact that a gateway like the T3200M is a modem and a router, so router to router via LAN-LAN. That's the way I have my AX11000 connected to the T3200 at this moment, in AP mode and all seems well. I always had my WRT32X connected in AP mode to the T3200M, that way also.
Yes it does have a 10Gbe WAN I/O.
And you can connect a router to router via LAN-to-LAN or LAN-to-WAN. Your choice.
"I didn't see anything in the settings for the AX11000 that specifically spelled out that ability."
Yeah it does, I have the AX11000 in AP mode right now.
But yes I would be getting the 1.5G service along with the NH20A to start out. then down the road go to 2.5G service if need be. I am just looking for a cheap streamline way to get two devices, one router/LAN/Wi-Fi and an AP-LAN/Wi-Fi on the other end all connected via 2.5G, or if need be, two separate routers with unique WAN gateway address. But doesn't the latter require two paid sperate accounts/service?
Seems like the only real way is the expensive 10G multi port switch method? That creates a single public WAN gateway address with two separate LANs behind it, with 2.5G up to 10G connections each?
