I've looked to see if this unit can be bridge but I can find nothing regarding how to even get into that device. It replaced a frontier modem which worked fine in bridge mode and due to some sherlock google sleuthing I was able to get into it and configure it to work.
Its not a ISP provided battery backup. Its a small APC unit that will cover the devices for an hour or so. Problem is the location is very rural and with winter storms and such.
Currently switched to Spectrum Fiber....Must better than previous cable company since they were no longer investing in our neighborhood.....Anyway, I've noticed every so often when power goes out and batter backup is depleted that the internet doesn't work. The spectrum modem is blue and working...
You may need to put their equipment into bridge mode. I have a provider that did something similar and I had to go into their router to setup a DMZ for my AC86u to sit behind it. All I wanted their equipment to do was pass mine internet.
Ah, thanks for the detailed explanation and insight @RMerlin. Any way to reboot (other than service reboot) a router remotely? Normally I would use scmerlin to issue commands over putty but this unit would stop loading 1/2 the commands when that option is selected.
@ColinTaylor The unit in...
I don't prefer it either but I have a remote unit that is accessible using putty but not the gui. Using the service restart httpd command does nothing as well as service reboot.