[SOLVED] hooking up cat6 wires to an ONT

[genafinelli]

I have 11 cat6 wires from bedrooms to basement where fios has an ONT. What equipment do I need to hook those up for hard wiring.

 

[USAFRet]

Verizon FiOS?

A Cat5e or 6 would go from the ONT to the router.
After the router...systems and/or switches as needed.

And that ONT has to be enabled to use that ethernet cable.

Where is the current FiOS router?

 

[genafinelli]

Yes it is Fios. The ONT is connected to the router which is on the first floor. Right now the 11 Cat6 wires are hanging near the ONT. The 11 Cat6 wires are coming from the 2nd floor. (2story with basement)

 

[USAFRet]

Yes it is Fios. The ONT is connected to the router which is on the first floor. Right now the 11 Cat6 wires are hanging near the ONT. The 11 Cat6 wires are coming from the 2nd floor. (2story with basement)

Connected to the router via coax?

You can't run those 11 cables directly from the ONT. They have to come via the router and then a switch or two.

The best way would be an ethernet cable from the router, to a 16 port switch at the location all those wires are.

ONT->router->switch->room cables.

 

[genafinelli]

Connected to the router via coax?

You can't run those 11 cables directly from the ONT. They have to come via the router and then a switch or two.

The best way would be an ethernet cable from the router, to a 16 port switch at the location all those wires are.

ONT->router->switch->room cables.

Thank you.