ᐅ Fiber to the Home (FTTH) – Wi-Fi Router, Landline Phone, Computer
Created on: 16 Aug 2017 12:40
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Nordlys
Hello, technicians in the forum.
I have the feeling that my electrician is not in control of the situation.
We have FTTH, fiber optic all the way to the house. Since yesterday, there has been a gray box installed with two tubes of fiber optic cables visible. I assumed this was the telecom provider’s equipment. I then watched their FTTH video. They will install a fiber optic modem next to the box. Correct? So far, so good. From the modem, it is then the electrician’s responsibility to continue the wiring. A cable runs inside the walls to my office, where a Wi-Fi router, landline phone, and PC are supposed to be set up. They installed a telephone socket in the wall, a TAE connector. But in the telecom provider’s help video, there is no telephone socket, only a network cable outlet, into which the router is plugged. Then the phone is connected to the router. Is that correct? If so, he still needs to change it.
Please clarify. Karsten
I have the feeling that my electrician is not in control of the situation.
We have FTTH, fiber optic all the way to the house. Since yesterday, there has been a gray box installed with two tubes of fiber optic cables visible. I assumed this was the telecom provider’s equipment. I then watched their FTTH video. They will install a fiber optic modem next to the box. Correct? So far, so good. From the modem, it is then the electrician’s responsibility to continue the wiring. A cable runs inside the walls to my office, where a Wi-Fi router, landline phone, and PC are supposed to be set up. They installed a telephone socket in the wall, a TAE connector. But in the telecom provider’s help video, there is no telephone socket, only a network cable outlet, into which the router is plugged. Then the phone is connected to the router. Is that correct? If so, he still needs to change it.
Please clarify. Karsten
Well, that’s not so bad after all. Modem/router in the utility room – phone connected by cable to the office. The rest can be covered via Wi-Fi.
The only potential issue might be a LAN printer in the office, which would possibly need to be connected to the Wi-Fi through an access point. If necessary, there might still be an old FritzBox available?
The only potential issue might be a LAN printer in the office, which would possibly need to be connected to the Wi-Fi through an access point. If necessary, there might still be an old FritzBox available?
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Caspar202017 Aug 2017 09:23Nordlys schrieb:
Whether it meets the standards is not my concern, but it has to work, and that’s what matters. KarstenAs I said; it might work, it might not. But it can also sometimes not work. And Karl just won’t guarantee that for you.
Alex85 schrieb:
By the way, connections between the modem and the subsequent device have not been telephone cables with TAE sockets for about 20 years, but network cables. The problem is that with ADSL and VDSL, the modem is 99% of the time integrated into the router (like a Fritzbox), and only two wires are needed up to the router. The days of external modems were a long time ago. This is exactly the current standard among electricians, and unfortunately, most cannot do more than that!
These external modems are now making a comeback with FTTH (fiber to the home) connections. What happens if the provider suddenly says there will only be routers with integrated fiber modems, and that time will come pretty quickly? Many will be surprised when they have to run a fiber optic cable to the router inside the house. Either there is no empty conduit (also known as duct or sleeve), or the conduit radius is quite small and unsuitable for fiber optic cables. Unfortunately, construction is often done with very little foresight here!
Bieber0815 schrieb:
Exactly! So now what? Demolition, rebuilding? Compensation? Or nothing at all? Before plastering, see what has been done! If you’re not familiar with this, you should ask someone who knows their way around — and I don’t mean the electrician who did the work.
First, I would check if the contract states anywhere that the router is to be installed in the office and must work with the FTTH connection. If yes, I would tell the electrician to build it accordingly so it works properly. If they say the cable is not replaceable, I would confront them with the issue of the empty conduit. If nothing is mentioned in the contract, it could lead to disputes, although the empty conduit issue still remains relevant.
If nothing else works, I would install the router at the HWK (house connection point) in the corner of the room that is most central in the house and hope that everything is covered. Then, however, some of the router’s comfort functions might not be usable.
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Knallkörper17 Aug 2017 13:21hanse987 schrieb:
These external modems are making a comeback now because of FTTH connections. But what if the provider suddenly says that only routers with integrated fiber optic modems will be available from now on, and that time is approaching quickly? Many will be surprised when they have to run a fiber optic cable to the router inside the house. Either there’s no empty conduit, or the conduit’s bend radius is too small and unsuitable for fiber optic cables. Unfortunately, this is being built with very little foresight!Then the modem in the connection room is simply replaced with the new router-modem – where is the problem? The new device does not have to be used as an access point. It would just serve as the gateway, and that’s it.
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