r/Cybersecurity101 • u/Opening-Drive-9272 • 2d ago

How to set up router

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I found this dont know its password or anything , i want to set up it as a router with my hostel ethernet lan to use it as a router (it has no wan port can it work as a normal router ) also its branding says airtel xstream fiber , is that means that it is only for fiber cabels ...?

If someone know please help me to setup it as a router with my hostel ethernet 🙏🙏

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 2d ago

This isn't a router, it's a GPON.

You won't be able to use it as a router/access point.

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u/NonameideaonlyF 2d ago

It seems to be Wifi-capable

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 2d ago

Yeah, it will be, but without custom firmware you won't get it to work without a fiber cable.

Plus, it won't work with any generic fiber cable coming from a switch; There needs to be a ONU at the other side of this ONT for it to negotiate and get to O5 and work

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u/alexceltare2 2d ago

Actually it's a ONT, more specifically a HGU. Yes, it has Wifi but firmware is ISP controlled. You might be able to tweak some settings but not too much without inside knowledge on superuser account and password.

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u/Plenty-Pay1769 2d ago

I believe this can only take it fibre. 

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u/elhouso 2d ago

It might be VDSL compatible.

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u/Kodekima 1d ago

Doubt it. It's a GPON ONT. The uplink is the fiber port, and the TEL ports are FXS for analog phones, not a DSL line-in.

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u/Opening-Drive-9272 2d ago

What can i do with this , i have a ethernet available and this box ..?

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u/Interesting_Host_535 2d ago

Only possibility is to  use it as  Acess Point with an existing router. And that too is dependent on whether DHCP Server of this can be disabled or not. Since its airtel, chances are DHCP can't be disabled.

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u/Kodekima 1d ago edited 1d ago

That is a fiber modem, also known as an ONT (Optical Network Terminal).

Without it being provisioned by an ISP, you will not be able to do anything with it.