Hi @lucaberta

I was thinking to use my IB2 to create an alternative network which is connected to the internet via the embedded “Internet Mobile Connect” functionality (not sure if the IBplus supports it).

Mainly this would serve as a backup for the alarm system in case of the main internet going down.

Do you think that is also a possibility?

A bit late to the party but brilliant and simple advice. Much appreciated!

Hi Luca, I wish I could seen your post before. I did a factory reset.

i got the IB nr from swisscom.

how do i perform the next steps?

(i did plug the old box to the dsl…but not sure what to do as from then. Internet and wifi do not work when plugged to the old box.

thank you.

Hello

Did you ever receive a message on this? I think I am in the same spot you were in. I have everything properly connected and can see the IB2 on my topology.

What I don’t understand is how to get to into the old IB2 settings to change the things listed.

When I use the access address or IP address it brings me to the new IB3.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Did you use the IP address that you manually assigned to IB2?

No, as that is why I am trying to access it ie manually change the IP address of the IB2 and remove DHCP flag.

With the post above, it was not clear to me if it should have been done before or after the new IB3 was connected.

I assumed that was to be done after and although I see it on my devices, I cannot access it to make those changes.

Do I need to disconnect my IB3, reconnect my IB2 as the principle IB and then make the changes to IP address and DHCP?

Thanks.

Hi @Greifreyo32

Just disconnect the IB 2 from the IB3 and connect it directly to a computer.

You can then access the Webinterface of the IB 2 and change the settings - no need to connect it to the Swisscom network .

Best

r00t

Excellent. Thank you @r00t
Have turned off DHCP and now to “change the IP address of the box to a new address in the same subnet.”
If I understand correctly, the available addresses in the subnet are 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254.
I chose and updated the IP address within that range but still no joy.
I see the IB2 on my MySwisscom topology and I see the IP address as I had updated it but the topology image shows it is not emitting a wifi signal.
Seems I am still not doing something I need to and probably something to do with the IP address I chose, although it is in the range above.
Thanks immensely for the help.

Ok I think I have it working.
The address I had chosen was within the DHCP address range so I chose another outside that range.
On the new IB3, I also created a line item for the “Assign static IP address automatically” portlet.
Rebooted everything.
On the MySwisscom app it doesn’t show emitting a wifi signal or having devices connected but it does in the access page of the actual IB2..
Thanks again.

Edit: see https://community.swisscom.ch/t5/Home-Networking-WLAN/Guest-Wifi/m-p/843543#M297