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I have a fibre internet connection and my ONT (Optical Network Terminal) requires the router to support VLan, I have done some research online and have came to the conclusion that there will be no way to get my AirPort Extreme to work with my ONT, Is there any device that will go between the AirPort Extreme and the ONT that will handle the VLan.
Thanks
Sure.. any router that your ISP supports or recommends.
You can plug the Extreme into whatever router you buy and use it for Wireless Access Point.
Apple have not considered life in Fibre setups and the airport is unsuitable even without needing vlan.. it is without basic abilities to configure as per any normal domestic router. So it only suits typical cable or bridge setup.
Sure.. any router that your ISP supports or recommends.
You can plug the Extreme into whatever router you buy and use it for Wireless Access Point.
Apple have not considered life in Fibre setups and the airport is unsuitable even without needing vlan.. it is without basic abilities to configure as per any normal domestic router. So it only suits typical cable or bridge setup.
What features / functions do you want the AirPort Extreme to perform?
For example, all routing is turned off when the AirPort is in Bridge Mode, so it is normal that the AirPort will lose some features / functions that it can perform when it is set up as a DHCP and NAT router.
If you are asking about the Guest Network feature on the AirPort, this feature only will work correctly when the AirPort is set up as a DHCP and NAT router.
The AirPort Extreme is simply not designed to work with VLAN from another router, if that might be what you are asking about.
There is a half-way house..
I use this myself.. It is relatively simple to setup. If you need help give me the numbers.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5981989?answerId=25135547022#25135547022&ac_cid=tw123456#
But exactly as Bob posted.. without using DHCP and NAT you still cannot use guest wireless.
For most people in this situation we recommend using wireless on your main router as guest.
Yes that is what I'm doing now, but when the airport is in bridge mode it louses some functions that I would like to use and I don't want to have a double nat.
AirPort Extreme VLan
