I am omitting a lot of information because I don't want to overload with information, so please ask for any more info you think is pertinant...
I have two fiber networks running at the moment:
- 2 strand fiber network that supports some main buildings with network stations and AP's
- 1 strand fiber GPON that supports ONU's that provide POTS telephone and network access.
- Both networks connect to the same Router/Firewall/Gateway (Microtik Cloud Core) which also handles the DHCP
The E400/E500 AP's work perfectly on the 2 strand network. Yay.
Those same AP's will not work on the GPON network. When plugged into the GPON, they will recognize on cnMaestro, I can access specific AP's on the network, I can use the Troubleshooting tools to ping outside the network. However, they will not pass DHCP to the clients. And when you either:
- enter a static IP
or
- if you roam from a AP on the 2 strand network (so you already have an IP)
then 1 of two things will happen:
- Your phone says no connection
or
- Your phone will think it has wifi and network access but a speed test shows a 800+ms ping and nothing works
An AP from the GPON network can be moved to the 2 strand network and it works perfectly. A 2 strand AP can be moved to the GPON network and it will not work.
For the life of me, I can not figure this out. The guy who installed my GPON network and the guy who installed my AP's are stumped as well.
2. No serpearte VLAN for management vs. WLAN. The WLAN that broadcasts the SSID is 1
3. ETH1 is single access VLAN and Access Mode is 1
4. I don't have direct access to the ONU (intermediate device) at the moment but it is set-up so all information from the gateway/router is untagged entering the GPON system and untagged existing the end device. Within the GPON network itself there is some VLAN action going on to seperate POTS vs Network Access.
We never had E series on private GPON network, but we had VoIP solutions over private GPON and there were also some problems with connectivity. As we latter found out it is the 'problem' in GPON network - as GPON was never meant for private use and OLT 'cuts' some traffic before sending to all ONUs.
I would first check with GPON equipment manufacter and ask them if there might be some restrictions from their side. - each manufacter has different restrictions.
Note, GPON usually doesn't allow traffic directly from one ONU to another, so APs won't be able to talk to each other.