But from the information I’ve researched, an XPON would solve all the problems, where the module itself has a web-based manager, just like a GPON provided by the provider. All you need to do is select the compatible fiber connector.
If you still have an SFP modul → check the writings and read is by software.
Your internet provider sould help you. Please try it! In my country they have to deliver the information by law:
But you can try reverse ingeneering. Buy the router from them an look inside! After you get it run → send it back!
Please provide your internet provider!!! And please do this also in open wrt (I can see you also there ). I’m sure there are people from their your regin here.
yeah … Please come to my country … You will pay for them and they will not give you a full service
So imagine when I ask them about PON or GPON or XPON …they will say no idea
With law or without - They will say I don’t know when you ask them from big boss to smallest …
We can say this thing maybe when These network providers are not here in this country KSA …
Only we have a two main networks providers (Zain & STC) both of them are following same standards to not share anything with costumers …
Most of the time, someone would have already figured out and posted how to setup specifically for your provider. Following any other instructions is useless and you may get locked out by your provider, when using the wrong settings and/or password.
Yes and no, the connection is based on physics, but for finding someone who can help, I would create a topic with my provider and my country.
Even with the same technology, the provider could need a special software configuration!
Yes I’m a layman for PON. I have an AON fiberoptics Internet at home. For me it was simple get the connection work. But even for AON different configuration could be nessesary!
I did not find the name of the chat “Bananan BPI-R4 + Fiber Optic network with ISP Provider” well chosen.
YOU have a special problem:
→ Bananan BPI-R4 + Fiber Optic network SFP Modul - Cianet Brazil
→ Replace Onu Cianet Gb01 with BPI-R4
Now the topics are mixed again …
despite from that you will get help
You should worry about compatibility with ISP instead of BPI. Unlike WLAN, SFP/Fiber Optics is all established and standard stuff. First confirm that ISP is using GPON.
Second, if they are using GPON you need to confirm how they authenticate. Most ISPs would just require the serial number. Almost all GPON ONUs sold to consumers allow configuring this - some via web interface while some via UART or any other shell via telnet/ssh, although some of them need custom firmware, usually seller already flashes them.
Some ISPs require a few extra fields other than serial number to match for successful GPON auth. And even if you have all of the configuration, certain OLTs will simply be incompatible with certain ONUs. For example, with the ISP in my area, if they have Alactel Lucent OLT, it doesn’t work with certain ONUs like TP-Link XZ000-G7.
Once you have past getting GPON connectivity (regarded as O5 state), you have to figure out the VLANs. ISPs will provide separate VLANs for IPTV, Internet and VoIP. You have 2 options depending on what equipment you have, some ONUs will have a transparent mode for which you will need to configure the VLAN tags in OpenWRT, while others will have a VLAN tagged mode which will pass through your internet VLAN ID directly.
Then there is further authentication via PPPoE. In my case they used VoIP phone number as username and account number as password but it depends. Some ISPs use IPoE instead of PPPoE in which case you can enable DHCP client on WAN and use it. Sometimes the MAC Address on the PPPoE interface needs to match the ONU originally set up by the ISP.
All of this is best discussed outside of BPI and OpenWRT forums as it is very ISP specific.