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emcee2's avatar
emcee2
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12 months ago

Ubiquiti (Dream Machine SE), second ONT Port vs Splitter... and POTS

Hello.   We have a Nokia ONT, and we have a Telephone 'land line' connected to that (POTS port).  We have the ActionTec T3200 and Optik TV. I'm adding a Ubiquiti Dream Machine SE.  Ultimately I ...
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Nighthawk
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12 months ago

1) The ONT is needed for POTS service.

 

2) The ONT only has ONE active port on it. You can get two IPs but you need a gigabit switch between the ONT and the two routers that will be used. Bridging the Actiontec isn't always the best solution. If it was my network, I'd use the switch.

 

3) Optik needs multicast enabled on the network to function. That is only applicable if you have the older Optik boxes. If you have the new Android TV based box, that one doesn't need multicast.

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