Bypassing needless CenturyLink Wireless Router on Gigabit Fiber

Bypassing needless CenturyLink Wireless Router on Gigabit Fiber.txt

Sources:
Bypassing needless CenturyLink Wireless Router on Gigabit Fiber
http://kmwoley.com/blog/bypassing-needless-centurylink-wireless-router-on-gigabit-fiber/

untagAll vs tagAll on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switches
https://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2012/02/untagall-vs-tagall-on-avaya-ethernet-routing-switches/

Amazon.com: NETGEAR ProSAFE GS105Ev2 5-Port Gigabit Web Managed (Plus) Switch (GS105Ev2) 
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-GS105Ev2-Gigabit-Managed/dp/B00HGLVZLY


Hardware:
1) CenturyLink Adtran NDOOR SFU GEN 3 -- A.k.a. "Indoor ONT" (Fibre to Ethernet modem)
2) CenturyLink ZyXEL C1100Z Router/Modem (combo) -- A.k.a "CenturyLink Wireless Router"
3) Your own/preferred/non-CenturyLink router -- ASUS RT-AC52U
4) NETGEAR ProSAFE GS105Ev2 Unmanaged+ Switch -- A.k.a. Switch with 802.1Q VLAN Tagging capabilities


Gist:
1) Follow steps per "Bypassing needless CenturyLink Wireless Router on Gigabit Fiber"
2) For "Part 2: Removing the C2000T", "Step A", do the following instead:
2.1) Login to NETGEAR (192.168.0.3) via PORT-3 using "password" (default password).
2.2) Navigate to VLAN > 802.1Q > Advanced > Select "Enabled" for "Advanced 802.1Q VLAN Status > Apply
2.3) Navigate to VLAN > 802.1Q > Advanced > VLAN Configuration > Enter "201" in VLAN ID > Add
2.4) Navigate to VLAN > 802.1Q > Advanced > VLAN Membership > Toggle PORT-1 to (empty), Toggle PORT-2 to (empty) > Apply
2.5) Navigate to VLAN > 802.1Q > Advanced > VLAN Membership > Select "201" as VLAN ID > Toggle PORT-1 to T (tag-all), Toggle PORT-2 to U (untag-all) > Apply
2.5) Navigate to VLAN > 802.1Q > Advanced > Port PVID > Select PORT-1 and PORT-2 > Enter "201" as PVID > Apply


Wiring:
ONT Modem to NETGEAR: ONT LAN1 > NETGEAR PORT-1
NETGEAR to Router: NETGEAR PORT-2 > ROUTER WAN


Notes:
- When configuring the NETGEAR, use PORT-3 to PORT-N (5) as PORT-1 and PORT-2 will be configured to tag and un-tag packets as VLAN 201 which your PC is likely not configured to handle.