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by epcoa 801 days ago
If you have had ATT fiber for years the the ONT is separate from the router/gateway. They use 802.1x port security but the key and cert are easily extracted from the gateway due to firmware bugs and they are probably available online too (but doing the former is easy enough). No need to use any AT&T provided equipment other than the ONT.

If you have the newer combined device you can put it in bridge mode which is probably sufficient for most needs though some have procured and installed their own ONT only setup (SFP modules are like $50).
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mizzack 801 days ago
Even if you don't have a separate ONT you can bypass the BGW320 completely with an SFP GPON-ONT-on-a-stick into SFP+ interface or a 2.5g media converter if you are in a GPON area. If you are XGSPON the common option is to buy a WAG-D20. Either way you still need certs for 802.1x.
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nirav72 800 days ago
>WAG-D20

The WAG-D20 is no longer supported/works if you're on AT&T. At least according to the discussion on dslreports and also 8311 discord server.

https://discord.com/invite/8311-886329492438671420

Also, even Baltic networks has a warning about using it with AT&T.

https://www.balticnetworks.com/products/azores-1x-10gbe-1x-2...

The new working ONT is the WAS-110.

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epcoa 800 days ago
> The WAG-D20 is no longer supported/works if you're on AT&T. At least according to the discussion on dslreports and also 8311 discord server.

The WAG-D20 is basically not recommended generally due to chipset bugs on newer revs and reduced speeds, nothing specifically with AT&T, though the VEIP issue is a specific sticking point.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gucfDOf8X9ptkj5BOg12V0x...

The Baltic link you provided also is not limited to AT&T, and that is more a disclaimer because they are probably sick of return attempts by people with just enough to knowledge to find a cite for WAG-D20 but otherwise clueless. I doubt they want to encourage any residential customers for any model regardless if it works.

The WAG-D20 still works ok for existing setups.

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nirav72 800 days ago
thanks for the clarification. Do you know if WAG-D20 chip issues have been resolved? Back when i had first looked into replacing the BGW-320 505 with my own ONT setup, the WAG-D20 instructions I found were straightforward. The newer setup process with ONT like the WAS-110 seem to be a bit more complicated to me.
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epcoa 801 days ago
Yes, I did mention that.

> Either way you still need certs for 802.1x.

Actually for GPON the 802.1x is enforced on the ONT, so if you use an ONT SFP stick you do not need 802.1x. I already had pulled mine years ago and they’re good until 2038 or something so I haven’t bothered bypassing the ATT ONT.

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mizzack 801 days ago
Yeah, I meant for newer customers. The ONT is built into the BGW320 with no separate ONT box. You still need the certs from a BGW-210 etc. in that scenario.
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