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Step-by-step guide to bridge a Huawei HG658C to an Asus RT-N66U

  • 08-06-2016 08:55PM
    #1
    notahappycamper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Just got the Asus router and have never bridged a router before.

    I should be grateful if someone could give me a step by step guide on how to do it please?


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  • #2
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,650 ✭✭✭✭guil


    There's already a huge thread about bridging the huawei router.


  • #3
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭swoofer


    here is the instructions by wheresmybeaver. its quite old now and mentions about checking firmware but that should not matter now.

    "So acting on tips from other users it looks like if you put your modem into bridged mode using the hack on the first page then you are not receiving router firmware upgrades, and this B214 update is important for the enabling of vectoring which is going on around the country at the moment. There is perhaps a risk that you would lose your vdsl connection if vectoring is enabled on your cab and your old firmware is causing interference. B214 also now officially supports bridging, so hacks are no longer necessary to bridge.

    This is what I did to unbridge the modem, apply the updated firmware and go back into bridged mode.

    1. Reset Vodafone router with paperclip in reset button. Disconnect LAN cable from your primary router. The firmware update was pushed to my router almost immediately but might take longer for others; it triggers a reboot. You can confirm you have the latest firmware in step 3.
    2. Connect your PC to Vodafone router via LAN or Wifi and logon as normal using vodafone / vodafone
    3. Go into Status => Device to ensure the software version ends in B214
    4. Go into Basic => LAN and disable DHCP server
    5. Go into Basic => WAN, select second item in list (PTM_INTERNET). (Make a note of your Vodafone username here if you hadn't before - you'll need it when logging into PPPoE on your primary router.) Change connection type to PPPoE_Bridged. Uncheck TR069 and VOIP options.
    6. Click Submit and power cycle the router for good measure.
    7. Connect Eth1 port on voda router to WAN port on primary router. Primary router should have DHCP server enabled.
    8. Disable voda wifi by pressing Wifi button on voda router (green light should go out).
    9. Your primary router should now be connecting to your vodafone router (now just a dumb modem) via PPPoE using your Vodafone username from earlier. Password is broadband. "
    So acting on tips from other users it looks like if you put your modem into bridged mode using the hack on the first page then you are not receiving router firmware upgrades, and this B214 update is important for the enabling of vectoring which is going on around the country at the moment. There is perhaps a risk that you would lose your vdsl connection if vectoring is enabled on your cab and your old firmware is causing interference. B214 also now officially supports bridging, so hacks are no longer necessary to bridge.

    the thread is very long just use search


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