An ont is an optical network terminal this device connects the fibre that has been wired to the outside of your house to your modem.
Optical network terminal centurylink.
The ont is installed with fios service on either the outside or inside of your home garage basement closet etc.
Always remember to securely close the.
Learn more below about the optical network terminal ont the wall wart device and battery back up units often used with fiber internet service.
Purchase or lease a fiber internet router you will need a fiber ready router often called a residential gateway by internet providers like centurylink in order to accommodate fiber optic speeds.
By default centurylink will also install their own wireless router in your home because a most people need a wireless router and b they can make you pay 8 month for.
A centurylink technician will install a new device called an optical network terminal ont for connecting the fiber at no cost to you as well.
In our case the modem was a zyxel c1100z.
You will also be offered the option to purchase a battery.
Most likely it will be the c2000t.
The optical network terminal ont converts the optical signal coming through the fiber into separate signals for tv voice and data.
Once the terminal box is hooked up to the network it will be linked to your router through an ethernet connection.
Our synchronous optical network services.
When you sign up for centurylink fiber internet they ll install a optical network terminal ont somewhere in your house that converts the fiber optical into an ethernet cable.
The first piece of hardware is the ont optical network terminal and the second is a device that centurylink refers to as a modem.
If you are ever in need of checking your ont this video will show you how to do so and what it is you are looking for.
Available for both universal and enterprise contracts except where noted.
When the centurylink technician came to install service at our house he installed two pieces of hardware.
The ont is a small white plastic box 180mm x50mm x 120mm that will be placed on your internal wall.
At this point they ll supply you with a router that costs 10 a month to rent.
