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Ethernet Port Activation

Hi,

Just moved into a new apartment and only one port is currently active. Verizon technician said that, in order to activate whatever ports I need, the router needs to be plugged directly into the ONT. I am assuming this means that I need to take the white Ethernet cable from the ONT box and put it into the WAN port on the back of the router instead of Port 8 up top. After that, I believe I need to run Ethernet cords from the LAN ports on the back of the router to the ports on top that correspond to the correct "outlets" throughout the apartment, which I will probably need to do by trial and error since they are combination voice and data ports. Can someone please tell me if I am correct in all of my assumptions? I just need 4 ports active throughout the apartment, so I know there's no need for a splitter or anything like that. Thank you in advance for all of your help.

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dexman

Focusing on the bottom picture, connect the white Ethernet cable to the Ethernet WAN port on the rear of the router.

If Verizon has the Internet pointed at the coaxial port, contact Verizon support to have them shift it to the Ethernet jack on the 211 ONT.

MaslowLover96

Just to be clear, I would leave the white Ethernet cable plugged in where it is on top and just unplug it from the ONT? Or would I leave it plugged into the ONT and then plug the other end into the router?

dexman

The top picture shows the Ethernet cable plugging into a panel. It appears that there is a white colored CAT5e cable punched down on the corresponding 110 block.

Do you know where the other end of the white cable goes?

If it eventually plugs into the router, then nothing really needs to happen physically.

MaslowLover96

I do not know for sure where the other end of the punched down cable goes, although I am assuming that it is for the wall jack in my living room as this is where the router is currently set up. My problem is that I want to have more than one wall jack in the apartment active at one time and I was told I can't do that without moving the router to the utility closet as well.

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