Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

[William1102]

So, good news, sad news.

The good news: received my ZTE 5GTS with preinstalled Vodacom SIM card yesterday. Was up and running within a matter of minutes.

The sad news: despite the coverage map showing that my suburb and surrounding areas are 5G-enabled, the reality is that the ZTE is showing that I'm 4G+, which is evident by the light blue light on the front of the router. Maybe this will be rectified by Vodacom in the near future...

I have a question for those who use their ZTE 5GTS's with another router: did you put your ZTE into bridge mode or leave it as-is in order to access the dashboard?

Ta.

l've done bridge mode and added a static route to my Unifi setup to still access the dashboard just changed the ip

 

[ripclaw]

l've done bridge mode and added a static route to my Unifi setup to still access the dashboard just changed the ip

Thanks. Can you please share your steps on how you did that? I'm guessing that you changed the default IP of the ZTE from 192.168.0.1 to something else and then configured the route on your Unifi stack? A screenshot or 2 would greatly help.

Thanks.

 

[William1102]

Thanks. Can you please share your steps on how you did that? I'm guessing that you changed the default IP of the ZTE from 192.168.0.1 to something else and then configured the route on your Unifi stack? A screenshot or 2 would greatly help.

Thanks.

What is the IP of your current network (not the ZTE)?

You can use any IP along as it does not cause a conflict (like the IP 192.168.0.1) is in use

Under policy engine , select policy based route and under interface pick your wan and under destination enter the ip of the ZTE

All should work bridge mode only works on the first port of the ZTE

My 5G is at the office so I cannot screenshot