Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?

Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?

Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?
Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?
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Hello,

     I have a small Office setup, currently using EasyMesh on 4 TP-Link Archer AX10s routers.

     I would like to get one more ISP and integrate it into this Mesh, and was told that we would need a Gateway (e.g. Festa FR307-M2) that could integrate both ISPs into a single line that would then feed the WAN port of the Primary Archer AX10.

     I have a couple of questions:

     Don't I need modems between the 2 ISP lines and the Festa FR307-M2 WAN inputs? Or, does the Festa WAN inputs have inbuilt modems?

     Is there a device that can has 2 inbuilt modems and 2 output WAN ports which I can then feed to the Festa FR307-M2?

     If you have a better alternative setup, could you please suggest it?

Thanks much.

Regards,

Rajnesh

     

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Re:Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?
20 hours ago

  @Dr2Omalpalli Just to confirm, are you trying to get a second ISP for redundancy purposes (like WAN failover) or for Load Balancing purposes? If so, yes, the Festa gateway you linked should be just fine for that. 

 

A typical office network setup has the ISP device (modem) either with a built-in router or connected to an external router that does the actual routing of the network. 

With this in mind, yes, you can connect two ISP devices to the WAN ports of the Festa and connect your Archer AX10s to the LAN ports, but if you have more info about what you'd like to accomplish or any features you need specifically, I'm happy to advise.

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Re:Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?
17 hours ago - last edited 15 hours ago

  @Dr2Omalpalli Thank you for your reply, NeilR_M

 

Just to clarify: The broadband cable coming from my ISP looks like an Ethernet cable.

However, I'm not sure if this external line is post-modem, or whether our main AX10 is handling modem duties internally.

 

Our current Configuration:

The external ISP line is attached to the WAN port on the Main TP-Link AX10.

From its LAN ports, 3 Ethernet cables connect to 3 Satellite AX10s, placed in different places in the house.

 

Our Goal:

Get another ISP, and create a network that aggregates both ISPs, and make the EasyMesh:

  1. Faster
  2. More robust (if one of the ISPs goes down, the other should still be working)
  3. Share Data so we get an increase in the Data Limit.

 

Would the following system work?

  • Connect the two External ISP cables to two WAN ports on the Festa FR307-M2
  • Place all four AX10s in different places in the house and connect them to WAN/LAN ports of the Festa
  • Setup EasyMesh on the AX10s

 

In case the ISPs are not providing a modem output:

Do we need something like the TP-Link ER707-M2 Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Gateway?

I was told Omadas don't need a separate modem on their WAN ports.

Or would the Festa WAN ports be able to handle this issue?

 

Thanks much for your help.

 

Regards,

Rajnesh

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Re:Do I need 2 Modems to hook 2 ISPs to the "Festa FR307-M2" ?
4 hours ago

  @Dr2Omalpalli 

 

Thanks for the information; if you haven't made any changes, your ISP device should be handling modem duties. That being said, I don't believe there's a device that will "aggregate ISPs" in the traditional sense, but what you're looking for is Load Balancing to divide the work between your two ISPs. This will also make your internet connection more robust, as you've said. 

 

To answer your questions, yes, that setup should work. However, I would actually recommend moving away from Festa devices, as we will soon discontinue that product line. The Omada line should achieve the same functionality you need.

 

Lastly, if you'd like to keep your existing Archer devices and use EasyMesh, that's fine, but if it is within the budget, I'd recommend replacing them with Omada EAPs and using Omada Mesh. This allows you to manage everything within a single, unified platform. 

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