Does a replacement router have to be fixed like this ?

[Brian Lacey]

I want to upgrade our account with Gigaclear and have them replace the original router they supplied, a Genexis DRG 700/7000 with their Linksys Velop.
However they tell me that they would not replace but leave the old Genexis in place on the living room wall and "bridge" ????? to the Linkys with an ethernet cable.
"Please note we would not have to remover your Genexis router, as we would disable it as a router, which we call a Bridge. Effectively it just becomes an inlet for your Broadband and through a Ethernet Cable connects to the new Lynksys Velop router and this provides you connection and with Wi-Fi."

The whole idea of wifi was to do away with wires and I do not want two boxes fastened to the wall.
Does it have to be done this way, can they not just simply remove the Genexis and link their optic cable to the Linksys in its place or is this not possible ?

Any thoughts appreciated
Cheers

[Mattt]

No, as you need something to convert fibre optic into Ethernet.

[Brian Lacey]

Thanks then does this mean that the Genexis converts the fibre optic signal into wifi within the box and then transmits (there are no cables attached) but the Linksys Velop cannot do this as a stand alone and so has to be connected to the Genexis system to send wifi ?

Cheers
Brian.

[595Heaven]

Brian Lacey said:

Thanks then does this mean that the Genexis converts the fibre optic signal into wifi within the box and then transmits (there are no cables attached) but the Linksys Velop cannot do this as a stand alone and so has to be connected to the Genexis system to send wifi ?

Cheers
Brian.

Yes. The Genexis will continue to act as the fibre modem, but will use the Linksys system to create a Wi-Fi mesh. You would need to connect the modem to the main Velop node via an Ethernet cable

[Brian Lacey]

Thank you, I understand better now.
Cheers
Brian.