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Originally Posted by ResQme
You are correct; the Smart Home Ready package just gives you the jacks in the rooms and cat6 running to the LVP. You still need to pay Centric (or DIY) to terminate the LVP ends and plug into a switch. (Note that Centric will not just terminate your cables; they insist that you buy their switch and as part of that package, they will terminate, test, and label the cables.)
You can turn off the Centric (actually a Calix) wifi radios from the web GUI, but you won't have access to change the mode to bridge/transparent - you will have to contact Centric to do that.
I am not sure that double routing won't hurt anything. That kinda makes me cringe. An alternative, instead of calling Centric, is to change your mesh to transparent/bridge - easier for the consumer to do on their app (i.e. let the Centric keep doing the routing.)
The correct address they use as default is 192.168.1.1 (I know you just made a typo :smile  |
I can understand Centric wanting to use their own switch because they might not be familiar with a user provided switch or be trained to troubleshoot it even though mostly all switches are the same unless they are managed. But, myself and some homeowners have the equipment to do the job at half the price but for those who aren't aware at least there is a way to get the job done if they want it. In my opinion, unless you have a specific application, there really isn't any need to hard wire your home with ethernet cables. If you have them connecting your TV and or desktop computers is fine but these new mesh wifi systems give you near wired performance when installed properly.