@-Sputnic I can confirm the router can work as we'd like - my issue was with the password if you don't have this in an email and like me was given it over the phone go back on the live chat and get...

@woozle So after all this time it turns out i was getting the password wrong! When i was given it originally it was over the phone as the live chat messages wasn't coming through for me so they rang...

@Joseph-TP So originally I did use the cable that comes with the router but as I was having this problem I chose to use the one the ISP sent since their router is working when connected to the ONT....

@woozle yeah thats all im doing as such putting the wan cable into the wan port of each router. i did out of curiosity change the mac address of my archer to the one of the vodafone router but this...

@woozle Im just trying to replace the vodafone router, which does work, with the Archer BE550. just having this issue in the setup

@woozle So i can give you this one i made earlier when all i done was do the quick setup way of trying to connect - does look like it's trying something but getting no response from the ISP server....