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Ovislink OV978WAX Routed Configuration Fibre

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Ovislink OV978WAX
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with WiFi

NCF Support is available to make configuring your OvisLink modem easier and to help you avoid potential mistakes. Here are simpler configuration options for your OvisLink modem. All settings in your modem not mentioned in these instructions can be ignored.

  1. You can request a custom configuration file for your NCF Fibre connection from support@ncf.ca.
  2. Call 613-721-1773 x0 to book a Modem Appointment.
Steps to Configure OvisLink for Routed Operation
Steps Menu Navigation Parameters
1 Log into Modem http://192.168.1.1 Password: admin or your Fibre password
2 WAN Cleanup Advanced Setup

→ WAN Service

Remove everything from the WAN Service Table by clicking the checkbox on the right for each entry,

then click the Remove button

3 Enable Fibre Advanced Setup

→ Layer2 Interface

→ ETH Interface

  • Remove everything from the table by clicking the checkbox on the right, then click the Remove button
  • Click Add
  • Click on the drop-down menu and choose eth5/SFP as the interface, then click on Apply/Save
4 Configure Fibre Advanced Setup

→ WAN Service

  • Click Add, then select eth5/SFP, then click Next
  • On the WAN Service Configuration page:
    • Select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
    • Change the setting of 802.1P Priority from -1 to 1
    • Change the setting of 802.1Q VLAN from -1 to 40
    • Internet Protocol Selection: IPv4 & IPv6 (Dual Stack), then click Next
  • On the PPP Username and Password page:
    • PPPoE username: your Fibre username (format: aa000@ncf.ca)
    • PPPoE password: your Fibre password
    • Check the box to the left for Enable NAT and Firewall
  • Click Next, then on each following page click Next until it changes to Apply/Save. Then click Apply/Save
5 UPnP Advanced Setup

→ UPnP

Disable uPnP
6 WiFi 5GHz Name Wireless

→ 5 GHz Band

SSID (WiFi Name) to format NCF_XXXX, where XXXX is the last 4 digits of your modem's serial number
7 WiFi 5 GHz Security Wireless

→ 5 GHz Band

  • Network Authentication: WPA2-PSK
  • Password: your Fibre password
  • Encryption: AES
  • Band Steering: disabled. Then click Apply/Save
8 WiFi 2.4 GHz Name Wireless

→ 2.4 GHz Band

SSID (WiFi Name) to format NCF_XXXX, where XXXX is the last 4 digits of your modem's serial number
9 WiFi 2.4 GHz Security Wireless

→ 2.4 GHz Band

  • Network Authentication to WPA2-PSK
  • WPA Passphrase: your Fibre password
  • WPA Encryption: AES
  • Band Steering: disabled. Then click Apply/Save
10 Admin Password Management

→ Access Controls

→ Passwords

  • Username: admin
  • Old Password: admin (or whatever you set it to)
  • New Password: your Fibre password
  • Confirm Password: your Fibre password. Then click Apply/Save
11 Remote Access Management

→ TR-069 Client

  • Disable Inform. Then click Apply/Save
12 Internet Time Management

→ Internet Time

Time settings:
  • Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers: Enable
  • First NTP time server: Selec Other, then in the textbox to the right, put time.nrc.ca
  • Time Zone: (GMT - 5:00) Eastern Time. Then click Apply/Save
13 Backup Settings Management

→ Settings

→ Backup

Settings -Backup
  • Click on Backup Settings

with separate WiFi Router

NCF Support is available to make configuring your OvisLink modem easier and to help you avoid potential mistakes. Here are simpler configuration options for your OvisLink modem:

  1. You can request a custom configuration file for your NCF Fibre connection from support@ncf.ca. You may need an alternate means of accessing the internet to download the configuration file.
  2. Call 613-721-1773 x0 to book a Modem Appointment.

Configure your modem for Routed Operation

If you have a router, we recommend the following configuration steps:  

  1. Follow the configuration steps outline for Routed Operation with WiFi and make the following changes:
    • Under Wireless, Uncheck the Enable Wireless Option
    • Click Apply/Save

Router configuration

2. On your router, set the Connection Mode or Type to Automatic IP, Automatic DHCP or Dynamic IP mode

See Also

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