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I have read a lot of instructions for installing a third party router for fios users who just have a coax cable and no modem. Do I still need to follow the steps in these instructions to make the Actiontec a bridge or whatever, or can I just unplug the Actiontec router and just install my netgear N900 like normal?
Modem: Zyxel prestige 861h-g1 VDSL
Router: Actiontec MI424WR
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First, determine how you are getting data to the Actiontec. Look at the indicator lights on the front panel. Coax WAN or Ethernet WAN will be lit. That's your data source.
You want it to be on ethernet so that you can change it to any router you want.
Once it's on ethernet Release the DHCP lease, then power off the Actiontec. Plug one end of the cat5 cable into the RJ45 jack on the Zyxel, and the other end into the WAN ethernet or "internet" port of your new router.
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If you do not have TV service, you will not need the Actiontec. If you have TV service you will still need to have the Actiontec to provide a MOCA connection to your TV's STBs. More configuration Information. Remember Verizon will not provide trouble shooting support if their router is not connected.
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First, determine how you are getting data to the Actiontec. Look at the indicator lights on the front panel. Coax WAN or Ethernet WAN will be lit. That's your data source.
You want it to be on ethernet so that you can change it to any router you want.
Once it's on ethernet Release the DHCP lease, then power off the Actiontec. Plug one end of the cat5 cable into the RJ45 jack on the Zyxel, and the other end into the WAN ethernet or "internet" port of your new router.
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