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We have listed below some specific advice that we have given clients over the years covering a wide variety of technology solutions and business situations.
The traditional method of implementing a connection to a remote router and to devices on the LAN behind the router is to use port forwarding or a VPN.
This method is not possible with most 4G connections as these use a technology called CGNAT which allocates dynamic private IP addresses to 4G connections.
FTTP ONT termination points are often installed in locations not ideal for the end-user. It may therefore be necessary to move the FTTP ONT.
FTTP ONT termination points are often installed in locations not ideal for the end-user It is therefore useful to know how to relocate the ONT fibre termination point.
Over the next few years there will be a widespread migration to Fibre-to-the-Premise broadband connections. At the same time the traditional phone network that is based on copper cabling will be phased out.
This means that end-users who want to continue to have a “landline” phone service will either need new phones or an adaptor to enable connection of their existing phones.
How to use your fibre internet connection to provide a low-cost replacement for your copper phone line
The Premitel ATA enables existing analogue phones to be used on internet phone services by converting analogue phone signals to VoIP and vice-versa.
If you are moving office premises to an area served by a different exchange Premitel can help you keep your existing phone numbers.
There are occasions when a device (eg a VoIP phone, a server or another router) that is connected to a LAN interface of a Mikrotik router requires a public IP address.
Premitel have developed a step-by-step guide to configuring Mikrotik router with public IP subnet to be used by devices attached to LAN interface without NAT
When the monthly bill for phone & internet services arrives most business owners or directors just shrug their shoulders and pay up.
Most of us use WiFi to connect to the internet and have experienced frustration when it is difficult to connect to the internet because of a poor WiFi signal.
There is little that can be done about this when we are out and about, but there are steps that can be taken to boost the WiFi signal in your home or office.
Organisations should ensure that location information presented to the operator by 999 calls from their PBX is fit for purpose by being accurate and reliable.
Running a cable from the router to network equipment in the garden-office is technically the best solution, but there are other low cost wireless options that should be considered.