How to use another router?

[d.casper.b]

Good day

I have another router I want to use, but I can't connect. How do I go about this? I've done it in the past, but now I can't connect at all to the internet.

 

[kolaval]

Get hold of that one guy in the family that knows computers.

 

[d.casper.b]

That would be me. But I cannot do anything, because the router needs to be "whitelisted" or something on Afrihost's side. There is no login via username/password.

Settings are the same as current router.

 

[AfriNatic]

Hey

If you use dhcp you can simply go to https://login.afrihost.com/activate.php from the connection to active again and that will link the mac address to your line.

 

[d.casper.b]

Thank you, I was going to activate.afrihost.com - but I couldn't get there. Let me plug it in and try the link you gave.

 

[AfriNatic]

Thank you, I was going to activate.afrihost.com - but I couldn't get there. Let me plug it in and try the link you gave.

That link should also work. Make sure you router gets an IP first before visiting the link and you need to visit the link from the line you are activating not mobile data.

 

[d.casper.b]

Hi, no it is not connecting to the internet, therefore I'm unable to get to the links to activate.
When I go to https://login.afrihost.com/activate.php it redirects to the the router config and the router eventually just says could not connect to the internet. How long should I wait?

I am visiting the link via PC that is connected to router via LAN.

 

[Rickster]

Turn off the ONT for 30 min and try again.

What router is it?

 

[d.casper.b]

It's a Huawei WS7100. I think even Afrihost used or uses these routers.

 

[d.casper.b]

Oh oh. The login page popped up finally!

 

[d.casper.b]

I am all sorted, thank you for the help.

 

[AfriNatic]

I am all sorted, thank you for the help.

Perfect!