I recently had to work with a home fiber router that was supplied by the ISP, the FiberHome AN5506-02-F. Compared to the previous internet access solution, which was based on a cable modem and required the user to use their own router, the new solution has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages would be: integrated WiFi, security and firewall. The disadvantages: only one LAN port available (@100Mbps), only 2.4GHz (@150Mbps), outdated software, locked-down interface, no easy way to expose a second router. The unit is very similar to the AN5506-04 model ( http://flytec.com.py/download/files/AN5506-04F-manual.pdf ), except it has only 2 UTP ports, only 1 phone port and no CATV interface. Exposing the inner router To get around the issue of the (old) router not being accessible from outside, the solution is to add that router into the DMZ setting. This is needed for things like web hosting, ftp server, some chat clients, torrents, etc. You can log in with ...
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