on 01-11-2020 14:53
Hi,
Might be a silly question, but here it goes. I'm in the process of putting my VH3 in Modem mode and using an Ubiquity Edge Router to connect to it.
I've connected to the Edge router using the eth0/PoE IN and set up a static IP address, however which port should I use from the VHub to the Edge router ?
I'll then connect the AC-PRO to the Edge router.
What was strange was after I connected to the edge router again after the reboot, I could only connect using the eth1 port (not the one I originally configured), is there a difference ?
Hope someone can assist.
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on 01-11-2020 20:43
Basic setup guide for the edge router is here
from that site..
1. Navigate to the Wizards tab and run the wizard.
Wizards > Basic Setup
2. Choose the interface that will connect to the ISP define the other router settings.
The available internet connection types are:
- DHCP The most common scenario. Use this option if your ISP is distributing IP addresses via DHCP.
- Static IP Use this option if your ISP provided you with a static public IP address.
- PPPoE Use this option if your ISP authenticates your internet connection using PPPoE.
The interface for wan, based on your previous posts, is eth1.
on 01-11-2020 14:56
Use the bottom Ethernet port. Make sure nothing else is plugged into the hub.
on 01-11-2020 14:56
It doesn't actually matter which port on the VM Hub 3 you use, but the WAN interface on your Edge router needs to be in Dynamic IP address mode not static.
on 01-11-2020 14:58
On the Hub 3 any one of the four ports can be used but most people use the bottom port more for tidiness than anything else.
When you connect your own router use this method ...
Put the Hub 3 into modem mode …
To enable modem mode on your Hub 3
and wait for the base light to turn magenta.
Note: Once in Modem Mode, the IP address you use to access your Hub changes from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.100.1.
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Disconnect all ethernet cables from the Hub 3 then power off the Hub 3.
Then, set up your own router with the WAN port set to be in DHCP mode. Make sure it’s fully initialized (leave 5 min) and then put in the Cat 5E/6 cable to the Hub 3.
Now power up the VM hub and you should get a connection. This order only needs to be done the first time you connect your own router to the VM hub.
on 01-11-2020 14:59
Hi,
OK the Ubiquity guide states to give it a static IP, which I did. Is it easy to change it back to Dynamic IP address mode ?
on 01-11-2020 15:01
on 01-11-2020 15:01
Actually my apologies, it wasn't immediately clear when I read your post what it was you were asking, the usual convention for routers is that eth0 is the trusted (LAN side) interface and eth1 is the untrusted (WAN side). So if you have configured a LAN-side IP address on eth0, then connect eth1 to the VM Hub, and configure that interface to be the WAN connection with DHCP addressing.
on 01-11-2020 15:02
WAN interface should be dhcp.
LAN interface should be static, 192.168.1.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 ( or a /24).
on 01-11-2020 17:38
Note quiet right for the LAN side, the address of the EdgeRouter can be any address in the private address ranges 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 or 192.168.0.0/16
on 01-11-2020 17:39
Note quiet right for the LAN side, fixed yes, but the address of the EdgeRouter can be any address in the private address ranges 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 or 192.168.0.0/16