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How to Set up a third party router with vodafone

gipjon
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IF YOU ARE USING A THIRD-PARTY ROUTER THAT WORKS 100% WITHOUT BUGS.PLEASE PM ME THE MAKE AND MODEL SO I CAN UPDATE THE LIST

 

The first thing you need to do is ask Vodafone for your username and password. live chat with Vodafone is best because you can copy and paste the name and password into the router. ( some users did write it down wrong. password is lower and upper case. username watch out for zero and o )

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/contact-us/index.htm

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/bbservcd/

 

FTTC SETTING         ( FTTP is below FTTC)

The setting is the same for all the routers it's down to the isp (the setting page will be laid out differently but the setting are still the same, eg

Vodafone setting are

Vlan ID - 101

enable 802.1q (not on every router)

Username  - ******@broadband.vodafone.co.uk

Username - ******@businessbroadband.vodafone.co.uk  ( for business customers )

Password - ********

PPPoE

MTU Size : 1492

rest of the setting auto detect when the router and the dslam are negotiating with each other

 

List of third party router that work well with vodafone will update as more router are confirmed working 100%

 

asus ac68u                              ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual band Wifi 

ASUS DSL-AC55U                   ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band Wifi 

DrayTek Vigor 130:                 ADSL and VDSL modem with Ethernet ( UK model )

Draytek 2762 VDSL

Draytek 2862 Series

Fritzbox 3490

technicolor tg589vac :             ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band Wifi 

Netgear D6400-100UKS         ADSL & VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band AC1600 Wifi  + beamforming

Netgear rbk40  :                       ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + Tri-Band technology

Netgear D6220                        ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual band Wifi 

Netgear Nighthawk D7800    ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual band Wifi 

Technicolor DGA4231/DGA2231 is actually the Vodafone THC3000/THC3000g

TP-Link Archer VR2800

TP-Link AC 1600                      ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band Wifi 

TP-Link TL-Link Archer VR400 V3 AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Dual Band

TP-Link VR600                        ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band Wifi 

TP-Link W9970                        ADSL and VDSL router with Ethernet + dual-band Wifi 

Zyxel VMG3925-B10B

 

List of routers with WIFI 6 that works well  

None listed as yet 

 

IF YOU ARE USING A THIRD-PARTY ROUTER THAT WORKS 100% WITHOUT BUGS.PLEASE PM ME THE MAKE AND MODEL SO I CAN UPDATE THE LIST

 

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Gigafast 

Openreach the VLAN will be 101 or not required

CityFibre, the VLAN will be 911 or possibly not used.

Mtu 1492

PPPoE 

Username - *******

Password - ********

 

List of routers that works well with Gigafast

Asus RT-AC86U 

Cisco 5506-X

Linksys EA9500

netgear nighthawk ar500

FRITZ!Box 7530

TP-link M4 deco system

TP-Link Archer AC2300 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Gigabit Router (Plug ONT cable into Internet port, run Autodetect > PPPoE > add username/pass = connected at full speed), no need for VLAN IDs

TP-Link Archer VR400 V3 AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Dual Band (1st Advanced tab, change the Operation Mode to Wireless Router Mode (the ONT is acting as a modem, hence it will not work if you are in DLS Modem Router Mode). 2nd  Do not enable VLAN ID or it will not work! Vodafone will tell you to set it to 101, if you do this it will not work! Keep the default MTU size (1480), do not change it to 1492, as suggested in several posts in this thread, or it will not work!. 

Synolgy RT2600ac ( https://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Broadband-connection/Synology-RT2600ac-Vodafone-Router-CityFibre-PPP... )

 

List of routers with WIFI 6  that works well 

RT-AX86U ?

(from user) I managed to connect Asus DSL-AX82U modem/router and use it without Vodafone Wi-Fi hub finally. When use Asus router tutorial choose network provider as BT - Infinity. VLAN ID come up automatically as 101 then just copy your Vodafone username and password

 

 

 

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HappyNomad
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16: Advanced member

@Luciftian wrote:

@gipjon apologies, the meltdown message was posted here by accident, it was meant to be a reply to another thread where I am being attacked by @Ripshod as I called OpenReach 'BT OpenReach'.
I don't think any of us post here and expect to be attacked by other users. Experienced ones at that.
But there you go.


Seems to me that only one person was having a 'meltdown' (your overly dramatic description rather than mine) and rather than leaving it in its original thread, you obviously felt a need to continue it in this thread too…

Congratulations on being the very first to populate my 'Ignored Users' list.

@HappyNomad Sure, whatever you say.
You clearly struggle with the concept of a mistake in the posting thread and don't understand the meaning of apology. It says a lot about you. 
Bye, bye.

Jayach
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16: Advanced member

@Luciftian wrote:

@HappyNomad Sure, whatever you say.
You clearly struggle with the concept of a mistake in the posting thread and don't understand the meaning of apology. It says a lot about you. 
Bye, bye.


I can't be bothered to go through the whole thread. but who apologised, and for what?

On second thoughts. I don't care, have a good day.

EvansPhil
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2: Seeker

Just got my TP-Link AXE5400 (Archer AXE75) working on citifiber link

 

Settings that worked for:

 

IPTV/VLAN : Custom

Internet VLan:911 / Priority 2

802.1Q tag ticked

VoIP LanID: 2 / Prority 3

IPTV LanID: 3 / Prority 4

 

MTU Size leave at 1480

 

That would connect but disconnect after a minute and would not pass traffic

 

Tried cloning the MAC address from the bottom of the VF router and everything sprung to life.

 

 

 

Jayach
16: Advanced member
16: Advanced member

@EvansPhil wrote:

Tried cloning the MAC address from the bottom of the VF router and everything sprung to life.


That is strange, it's not normally necessary for Vodafone.

gipjon
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16: Advanced member

I have never heard of this before . I'm not even sure if the mac address is used by vodafone systems 

Does your TP link router need an additional Modem or is it a modem/router...?

 

Only ask as my TP-LINK Archer AX11000 needs an additional modem which is why I opted for the VF Modem/Router with WiFi turned off and a Lan cable into the TP-LINK Archer AX11000...

 

Working a charm at the moment and gives me the option of easily switching back to VF router incase of technical support...


@carolyn_wenzz wrote:

To set up a third-party router with Vodafone, follow these general steps:


[ followed by lots of previously well documented words with 'Vodafone' simply inserted in place of any other ISP and then the payload… ]

Read more: [Removed]


Has a strong whiff of spam about it.  A cut and paste first post telling us nothing new leading to a totally unrelated link…

 

Perhaps a moderator would care to give it a critical once-over. (and then punt it into the long grass).

 

[MOD EDIT: This post has been edited to remove inappropriate content please see Community Guidelines]

Ripshod
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16: Advanced member

Totally unrelated link to a dodgy site.

Agreed, 'tis spam sir!

Jayach
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16: Advanced member

@HappyNomad wrote:

@carolyn_wenzz wrote:

To set up a third-party router with Vodafone, follow these general steps:


[ followed by lots of previously well documented words with 'Vodafone' simply inserted in place of any other ISP and then the payload… ]

Read more: "spam link removed"


Has a strong whiff of spam about it.  A cut and paste first post telling us nothing new leading to a totally unrelated link…

 

Perhaps a moderator would care to give it a critical once-over. (and then punt it into the long grass).

 

 


I think you should have removed the spam/scam link from the quote though, as now your post needs purging. 🤣