Moving Router using a pair or Fibre to Ethernet Converter and the exiting ethernet network ports
Hey everyone, I'm looking for advice from anyone who's done something similar with fibre and ethernet setups.
Here's my situation:
I have a SAGEMCOM HUB 5 (F3896LG-VMB) router that connects to fibre with an LC connector. It’s currently installed in my sitting room, and the Wi-Fi coverage throughout the house is pretty good.
When my house was rewired, I had ethernet ports installed in various rooms: the living room, sitting room, and study. Under the stairs is where all the ethernet cables converge, and that’s also where the ethernet cable labelled as 'main' is located. The final intended home for the router is under the stairs.
According to the electrician, the ethernet port in the sitting room is wired to that 'main' cable under the stairs. This was designed to act as the primary connection point for the network.
My plan:
I wanted to use fibre-to-ethernet converters to transfer the fibre signal through the sitting room's ethernet wiring, with the following steps:
Convert the fibre signal into an ethernet connection using a fibre-to-ethernet converter.
Plug that ethernet connection into the port in the sitting room (which is connected to the main cable).
Under the stairs (the final home for the router), connect another fibre-to-ethernet converter to transfer the signal back to fibre and plug it into the router via LC.
From the router, I’d then connect the other ethernet cables (for the living room and study), making those ports live.
The problem:
I bought fibre-to-ethernet converters with dual-input SFP modules (which have both TX and RX LC ports). However, when I plug an LC cable into just one port on each converter, it doesn't seem to work—the converter doesn’t even register that the LC cable is connected.
A few points to consider:
I'm assuming the ethernet cables in the house are correctly wired.
Could the issue be that I need to use a BIDI SFP (bi-directional) module instead of dual TX/RX ports?
For reference, the equipment I bought is a 1.25G/s BIDI Gigabit Multi-Mode Fibre Ethernet Media Converter, with 2 BIDI SFP LC dual transceivers, capable of 10/100/1000Base-Tx to 1000Base-SX over up to 550 meters.
Has anyone else done something similar? If so, did you need to use BIDI SFP modules, or is there something else I might be missing?
