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Question regarding the NH20A 10gb port
Just upgraded my internet speed from 1gb to 3gb. I have a 5gb port on my pc so realistically I want to take advantage of it even though it may or may not even make or notice a difference. My questi...
Thx I can figure out the rest myself as long as I can get the 10gb port freed up. Actually my other question would be does the Telus wifi 7 thing which I haven’t gotten yet tech call is 2 weeks and my current wifi 6 booster work if I bridge the NA20H or those boosters require the NA20H as the router to function
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserSince I'm not sure what photo El-Eric is referring to, I'll provide some additional info for you based on my experience with the hardware.
- The NH20A or Network Access Hub, as Telus calls it, will be the gateway/router in this case. Unless explicitly necessary, and you have a new router to go between the NH20A and your own devices, bridging should be avoided.
- If the fibre is connected to the NH20A/NAH, then as El-Eric suggested putting a 10G switch on that port would be an idea. If the fibre is still running to the Nokia ONT and not the NH20A/NAH, the upgrade to 3gbps likely missed a few steps on Telus's side.
- The Boost itself cannot be bridged as it is merely a wireless access point and not a router. Any IP addresses obtained by devices connected to it would come from the NH20A. Definitely avoid connecting it to any bridged connection. The Boost can also be connected using MoCA / coax instead of using the 10G port on the NH20A/NAH.
- The white cylindrical trashcans from Telus come in 2 flavours. The Wi-Fi Boost units and the older Wi-Fi Hub gateway/router which the NH20A replaced. The Boost 6 has one purple 2.5G LAN port. The Wi-Fi Hub has only 4 gigabit LAN ports. Normally Telus won't leave two routers/gateways together at the same residence.
