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Vodafone TV and Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra

  • 04-06-2024 11:20am
    #1
    alex.krycek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi All

    I have Vodafone TV, Phone and Broadband and currently using the Huawei HG659 modem/router/AP all in one device.

    I have purchased a Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra along with a U6-Pro access point. The plan is to put the Huawei into bridge mode and disable its Wi-Fi. Still waiting on the equipment to be delivered.

    Just wondering if I can then attach the VF TV set top box to the Cloud Gateway Ultra or will I need to still use the Huawei router as is and risk having a double NAT issue?

    Anyone have a similar setup?

    Note: I don't even use the phone anymore, the line is active but I don't have a physical phone plugged in to the Huawei.



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  • #2
    peter33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭peter33


    I have a Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra installed, no need for the Huawei HG659, as the gateway is just that and you can program in your ISP login details into it and do away with the Huawei.

    Sorry, I don't have any information on VF TV Box but everything works fine for me through the Unifi Gateway, Android TV's, Satellite Receivers, WiFi printers and 61 IoT devices including TP-Link cameras. (VLans & ProtonVPN client, Pi-Hole DNS also).

    The Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra is a great bit of kit but take your time getting to know how it operates first. It took me a bit of time, made mistakes but have the hang of it now.

    Some great vids on YouTube to help you and you don't have to look only at the "Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra" videos as the Console that you get built in is exactly the same as the bigger models.



  • #3
    alex.krycek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭alex.krycek


    Thanks for your reply @peter33 I still haven't got around to setting this up properly, I plugged it in and had a play around with the settings but didn't have the time to go into it in detail, looking forward to setting up a few VLANs and a guest WiFi network too! I also will be running some cat6 cables into the attic and down into a few rooms first so will tinker with it first before its put in its final place.

    I'm not sure how exactly to put my Vodafone HG659 router into bridge mode. There seems to be 2 connections, one for Internet_vdsl (I have fiber to the cabinet) and another for IPTV_vdsl.

    There is a drop down menu for each when I click edit,

    • Internet one is set to IP Routing (PPP) and I can change to: IP Routing (IP), Bridged or DHCP Spoofed
    • IPTV one is set to IP Routing (IP) and has the same 4 options as above.

    So do I set both to 'Bridged' or do I only need to do this for the Internet one. I know this question is probably for the more advanced users or Network Professionals that understand this topic well but any help is appreciated.

    Thanks

    internet.png
    iptv.png



  • #4
    alex.krycek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭alex.krycek


    Just an update for anyone interested.

    I have finally got a chance to try connect the equipment, so I managed to get the internet up and running.

    What I did in the VF router was set the 2 connections (Internet_vdsl and IPTV_vdsl) into 'bridged'.

    Then in the Cloud Gateway Ultra I set the Internet connection to manual and used the PPPoE option and I got an IP. So initially I was setting the VLAN to 10 but it wouldn't connect and it was only when I unticked VLAN it would work.

    So the way I see it, if the VLAN is enabled and set to 10 in the VF router you don't need to specify a VLAN in Unifi. I also checked by disabling the VLAN option in the VF router and specifying it in the Unifi menu and it worked.

    WAN1.jpg

    So now my next step is to get the TV part of it working.

    I did notice that the TV worked (bypassing the Cloud Gateway Ultra) even when the PPPoE internet session was not established.

    If anyone has any steps they think might work feel free to add, I am a beginner so am trying to figure this out as I go along. I think I will try create a separate network now for IPTV but not sure if this will interfere with the VLAN 10 that the internet connection uses, I'm a bit confused about this area currently.

    PS: For anyone interested in the PPPoE credentials I'm not too sure if it matters what goes into the username/password fields. I initially used router serial @vfiefttc.ie and vodafone as password which worked but I also disabled(unchecked) the password and that still connected. Also changed to vodafone@vodafone.ie that worked, then tested example@example.com and that worked too.

    Thanks

    Alex



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