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We are using Smart Bro internet. I wander will this work as well on setting up our Linksys 2-port Broadband Phone VoiP Adapter which we have from the U.S. Please advise. Thank you very much.

Hello Percy,

Yes it should work, esp. if you are using vonage or packet8 voip service. without further configuration. I have linksys wrtp54g running using vonage voip just fine.

btw, what is model of your linksys voip adapter? just stay put as i will going to have a specific post just for this. with diagram on showing how to connect your network devices.

hi,

i’m thinking of buying the WRT54GC also. may i know the range of this router’s wifi?

i’m also using smartbro and currently, i use the internet in my laptop by transfering the cables from computer to my laptop. and every time i transfer cables, it redirects to the smart bro portal and i need to login. if i use this router, will i be needing to login everytime as well?

thanks!

Hello Bryan,

with the Linksys WRT54GC you can connect your laptop wirelessly, and your desktop either wired or wireless too, also it will solve your login-when-you-connect dilemma.

thanks batman!

bought the compact G already. haven’t tested it yet though. i didn’t have the plug adaptor to plug in a regular outlet =) going to buy one today.

one question regarding the setup though regarding the following instruction:

“4. Enter the router’s hostname and domain.”

where will i get the router’s hostname and domain?

thanks!

Hello Brian,

The hostname could be anything you like, the domain could be your workgroup’s name or the meridian’s domain name, meridiantelekoms.com.

I hope you guys could help me out here. I have a Huawei E220 HSPDA USB modem for my Globe visibility. But sometimes the service sucks so I would like to use the modem for my SMART super SIM3. However, I don’t know the required network connection settings for the SMART SIM. These are the data required:

1. Authentication (number) (username) (password)
2. DNS settings (dynamic/static) (primary DNS) (secondary DNS)
3. APN and Additional Settings (dynamic/static) (APN)
4. IP Settings (dynamic/static) (IP Address)
5. Authentication Protocol (CHAP/PAP)
6. WINS Settings (dynamic/static) (Primary WNS) (Secondary WINS)

Any help will be very ch appreciated.

Thanks in advance

This is cool!
I was able to setup my linksys router WRT54G with my smartbro internet…thanks to this helpful sites info…i just followed the instruction for the setup and it works fine…Thank you!
More Power…………………………..!

hi i’d like to ask you about the clarity issue on the smart bro - vonage connectivity(smart bro connected to a WRT54G then to the vonage motorola VT2442)… right now im using that set-up but when i use the vonage telephone there is a clicking sound in the background.. can you help me resolve this problem??? thanks! more power.

Barok123,

I’m sorry i can’t answer that question directly as i haven’t encountered such problem on my vonage router before, here is a good link that best explains the causes and what to do to resolve that background clicking sound problem, http://www.vonage-forum.com/ftopic20858.html

HTH

Using the installer CD of my Linkys WRT54G doesn’t work. However, with your instructions, I was able to connect my Linkys router to my SmartBro connection last night. Now, my cousin and I can already surf the web with our desktop and laptop simultaneously. You’ve been very helpful. Thanks a lot!

Hello Darwin,

Great that you find this how-to helpful.

good day!

i have the linksys WRT54G, a newbie, no idea on how to install this router. first i tried the CD INSTALLER but it keeps on asking the password again and again, up to step 8 only..

i googled and found this forum..

i have followed the steps but can not view the linkys router configuration page where i can proceed step no.2. i had tried the IE and Firefox but no to avail. just to verify do i need to the plug in the power supply for the linksys router and the smarbro’s attenna supply? or did i miss something?

hope you can help me.

Hello Gilbert,

Did you just purchase this router recently and never been config or whatsoever by anyone else?

hi! i am currently setting up my linksys router. i’m using smartbro. my router is wag54g. i can’t seem to make it work. i followed the steps on the manual. i selected RFC 1483 Bridged as its encapsulation as i was told by smartbro’s tech support they use dynamic IP. i don’t know the VPI and VCI though. i tried setting it to automatically detect VPI and VCI. still didn’t work. appreciate if you can help me out..

i have the same problem as gilbert and our router is not new, we use that one for PLDT before. do we need a to buy a new router?

@semenelin

smartbro will not work on wag54g simply because these routers are specially made for adsl, meaning, it has built-in modem in it. The router needs to have the MAC cloning feature too which unfortunately not present in linksys wag54g.

There are affordable routers in cdrking that works with smartbro, or you can get the wrt54gc, wrt54g or router of your choice as long as it has MAC cloning support. dlink routers are good too.

@Yammy

Please provide the router’s brand and model, you might not need to buy new.

i see.. ok thanks so much for your help! i’ll try to get WRT54GC so i can just go here and follow your instructions. thanks again!

thanks so much…connection has been intermittent with this router… tried your settings today… will monitor if it’ll be the same. tnx agen

Hello Batman..

Can You Help me with my problem…

I have a Well setup Smart Wireless on my room and it works fine on my laptop

Now i tried to Install another Wireless router on my brothers room connected from my router because the signal can’t be reach by his laptop… Now the problem is… No signal detected from the router, my question is,… do i need to configure something? please help… tnxs a lot…

Hi! i purchased a linksys wireless gigabit router. I am also using smartbro and we have two pcs at home. The other pc is wireless and the other is wired in relation to the router. The router is connected to the wired pc. I tried to configure the router using the installation cd that comes with the router on the wired pc. I was able to install and configure it on the wired computer and the other computer (wireless) detected the wireless connection.

My problem is that when i tried to surf the internet on the pc (wireless), the browser says their is no connection detected. In short, i cannot surf the internet on my computer(wireless) but i can surf the net on the computer where the router is connected using cables.

It is my first time to have a home network. Please help me solve my problem so i can surf the net with both pcs and not only on my pc that is wired to my router.

Thanks! Godbless!

hi! i hav this problem of mine. is it possible to network my smart bro to three of my pc at home using lan cable? do i hav to use router or hub only?

Tanx and godbless.

Hello everyone. This is interesting…

@Pao - you may want to check if you have enabled MAC Clone on your router as what is specified in this posting. Check as well your physical connection if it is correct (Smart Bro UTP to the WAN Port of your router). You might want to check as well if the wireless computer is obtaining a valid IP address (not 169.x.x.x)

@Marvin, you need a router so your 3 computers can go online simultaneously and do networking at the same time.

Just my thoughts! Hope that helps

Hi, Batman! I was trying also to connect my WRT54GL router to my smartbro internet. I followed the instructions that you have mentioned in your article, and I actually got or cloned the mac address just as what was explained in your procedure. However, I still can’t get internet service. What are the other things that I still have to check? Please advise. Your prompt reply would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

By the way Batman, do you have landline where I can call you? Please advise. Thanks!

Nuj,

try to connect the smartbro cable first to your pc’s lan card so you will be able to register your pc’s mac address, once registered try to access the internet to make sure its working, then connect the smartbro cable to your router’s wan port, then follow the instructions above.

oo nga, nagawa nga nitong i-share ang connection ko. ang problema ko sa ganitong setup eh kelangan naka-power on ung unit ng pinaggayahan (one that is cloned) ko ng mac address kasi wla net ung ibang PC pag patay un. although meron network sharing, say fiel & print sharing, remote login, X11, ek ek. pero ang internet, wala, as in dead.
pero kita nmn sa terminal

sudo ifconfig en0

meron IP, Subnet, Gateway, DNS, DHCP, provider.
basta lahat ng information n galing sa meridian telekoms, meron..pero bakit ala net, pag patay ung pinag-clone-an..?

anung remedyo ang pede nating gawin d2…?

one more thing… di ko ako maka-access sa
169.254.1.1 (ung canopy setup page)
pag naka-router.

bakit ganun?
kelangan ko pang idirect connect ung smartbro sa computer para lng maka-access ko un (for cases na gusto ko magpalit ng AP ng canopy kasi minsan down ung kinakabitan ko)

Thanks for the Info…

WRT54G ver. 7 user here! I follow your instruction and still I can’t browse the web. Is there any problem with my version?

after successful connection to smartbro of linksys router…how do I go about having our wifi connection be password protected, from unauthorized access

@George

It should supposed to work just fine, please check your browser and make sure that it is set to used direct connection (no proxy). also try to ping 4.2.2.2 if you’re able to get a reply, also try to connect your smartbro bridge/canopy to your pc and see if you are able to connect to the internet there.

Hi, y’all… I just recently reformatted my pc. I can access the net but having problem sometimes. Like suddenly the connection gets lost and I have to restart to gain access again.

Can someone please tell me how to configure my smartbro? right now my IP is set on automatic.

Im from Davao City, I will be staying on my mother’s house for a week or two and i will be planing to bring with me the smartbro antenna because my work is in the internet and i cant live without it, does anybody have idea on setting up to a different location? how do i configure my SmartBro to antenna to another city? line-of-site is ok because our neighbors has smartbro too. where can i find the settings for smartbro antenna? thanks!

Bro can we port forwarding on that too?

port forwarding, dmz or virtual server settings doesn’t work on smartbro connection because the ip address assigned to your router is non-routable ip addr.

Hey batman! =)

Before anything else, I would like thank you for helping us out. You really are a big help to people like me who is not as techy as you are.

Anyway, I hope you can still help me with this one. =)

I bought a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router and I was able to successfully configure it with SmartBro. Now, I can surf the net with my Desktop PC (OS is XP) and Laptop (vista) which is connected wirelessly, with no problems. But whenever I turn the Desktop PC off, my laptop’s internet connection is lost. In the network I can still see the router but I can’t connect to the internet and in the system tray, it says “Local Only”. However, if I turn the Desktop PC back on, I’m able to connect with both of my computers. I think the Desktop PC is still the one connecting to smart bro, not the router.

How do you think am I able to fix this so I can use my laptop without having to turn the desktop pc on everytime?

Thank you in advance Batman! =) and to anyone out there who might also know how to fix this… I really appreciate all the help I could get. =) Thanks! Godbless!

am already able to set up my router..but how do i go wireless?

Hello guys, I have a desktop and a laptop, and I’m wondering what router to buy..Please help me on choosing one..thanks guys.. ü

My desktop has internet connection.
Laptop - none..hehe.. ü

Salamat. ü

sir batman, how can i configure my Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router using SMart Bro??? PLease Help!!!

Unplug Smart Bro from your PC/Laptop, Connect a LAN cable from your pc/laptop to yout wireless router’s LAN port (any from 1 to 4). Open your browser and type 192.168.1.1 When the router’s web configuration window shows up, select “Auto-DHCP”. Next look for “MAC Clone” then click CLONE button, Save settings. Then Voila! Happy Surfing

Im using Linksys wrt45g router

hi everyone! I just wanted to ask if anyone possibly knows how to solve my problem with my internet connection.

I am using a Smartbro internet connection and using a linksys router to provide wifi access for my laptop and internet connection for our desktop. At first i dont have problem with the connection I can access internet through wifi for my laptop and our desktop computer can access internet through a wire being connected from the router to our desktop. Here’s the problem a few days ago I was about to open another page when smartbro portal appeared on the browsers page. i immediately called the tech support of Smartbro and they helped me fixed the problem but onluy using single connection meaning if I placed the smartbro connection to the router both my laptop and desktop computer dont have internet access but if the smartbro connection is connected to the desktop computer only i do have internet connection.

How can i solve this problem/ how can i still have 2 connection using smartbro and my router?

Please help me….

you need to mac clone the mac address which was registered on smart’s authentication server, which means, you need to access your router’s setup or admin page and then input the mac address of the computer that is directly connected to your canopy to the mac address input boxes on your linksys router.

you can also follow Henry’s advice above and or this page’s guide.

HTH

hi! patulong naman sir Batman..bakit kelangan straight cable pa para ma access mo ang router config (192.168.1.1)..tapos pag connect sa internet kelangan cross..sinubukan ko connect ng extra pc (i have 2 desktop pcs) with straight cable sa router pero ayaw..

Toto,

You can use straight-thru cables all-the-way for both connections from the wan/internet port of your router to the canopy and from the lan ports of your router to your computer. I have this setup tested and it worked.

The cable that comes with your canopy is crossover cable because it was assumed that you will be connecting the canopy directly to computer’s lan card, but since you are connecting it on a router which will auto-detect the type of cable you are using then either of the cabling type should work, unless your cable is faulty.

If you need to configure your router, it is advisable to connect one computer only and it should be the one that is connected to your canopy so that when you do MAC cloning, the mac address of that computer’s lan card will be the one that will get registered.

If you are unable to access the setup or admin page of your router then make sure that you have the right ip address typed in your browser, if however, you are still unable to access it then try to reset it to factory defaults and follow the guide above to set it back.

Hope it helps.

Sir Batman,

pwede bang itanong dito ito?
meron akong Router na Edimax WiFi broadband router, before gumagana naman yung Smart Bro sa router, nakapag-browse lahat ng PC na naka-connect sa router… then parang nagpalit ng log-in page yung Smart Bro, dati kasi gamit lang yung username and password, ngayon ang ginagamit na sa smartbro portal yung Service reference number and yung account number, ngayon hindi na nakakakuha ng connection yung router… ano kaya magandang gawin dito?

John,

ano model ng edimax mo? btw, connect first your smartbro cable to your computer’s network card and try to browse a site, if you are redirected to the smartbro’s portal then login first to validate your network card’s mac address, once validated, open a command prompt window and type ipconfig/all then get the mac address of the network card where your smartbro cable is connected.

Then login to your router’s setup page and then configure your WAN interface to use dynamic ip then click on more configuration and under the mac address textbox enter the mac address you have copied, mac address must not have a dash or colon and or spaces.

don’t forget to save the changes and power cycle the router.

HTH

Dear sir/Madam

due to great respect, i use the Linksys router in but i got the Net conection from the Net providar company and now he gave me one Ip for the Router and i don’t know how we assine this ip with the Linksys router

ihsansahil

I would like to ask if anyone has been successful in setting up Smart Bro Wireless Broadband internet with a Linksys SPA2102 / Phone Adapter with Router? [right now, using Smart Bro with Belkin Wireless G Router]

I want to use the VOiP phone adapter I have from my subscription in Singapore. I have been trying to figure out how to set up properly. Any advise will be of great help.

Thank you.

Acttiv,

Have you tried configuring your SPA2102 with smartbro already without success?

Using your belkin router with smartbro connection, have you tried connecting your SPA2102 to it?

Please give more details.

Thanks,
Ed

Hi Ed,

Thank you for the reply. I have tried the following instructions the Linksys and Belkin router - as instructed by the customer support from my provider in Singapore.

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Visit 192.168.2.1.
3. Inputer Userid and Password to login.
4. Upon login, click the Virtual Servers link near the left side of
the page.
5. We will list a series of lines here that will show you exactly how
to forward the ports you need to forward. Our Digital Voice service
requires you to forward the 5060 - 5061 (UDP) and 16384-32767 (UDP)
ports. Go ahead and enter the settings shown above into the Virtual
Servers menu.

- Under Enable, ensure it is checked.
- Under description, input Digital Voice
- Under Inbound Ports, input “5060″ & “5061″.
- Under “type” select “UDP”:
- Under Private IP Address, input the IP address your particular PC
being assigned.
- Under Private port, type “5050 & 5061.

6. Repeat the above for Port, type 16384-32767

I have tried these and still no dial tone on my IDA VoIP. Any ideas? Please let me know if you require more details than this.

Thanks in advance.

acttiv

Acttiv,

Try this setup.

1. Connect the SPA2102 internet port to the one of the LAN ports of your Belkin router.

2. On your SPA2102, check that you have an ip address assigned through its status page. Under the status page too, you can check your VoIP provisioning status.

3. Now, try to check if you get a dial tone this time.

Setting up the virtual server is not going to work on smartbro connection due to the fact that the network address translation is done on their side, meaning you’ve been assigned a private ip address, leaving all the restrictions on smartbro’s facility but it should not keep it not to work. I have tried vonage on smartbro connection without problems.

Here’s an alternative too if the above setup didn’t work.

First, get the mac address of the wan interface of your Belkin router and write it down.

Now, connect the smartbro cable to the internet port of your SPA2102, then login to your SPA2102 admin page.

Under router->WAN Setup->Connection Type, select DHCP. Now, under MAC Clone Settings, Enable MAC Clone Service, set to “Yes”. Under Cloned MAC Address field, enter the MAC Address of the Belkin router wan port, then click “Submit All Changes”.

Restart the SPA2102 router and wait till the router completely initialized, then check if you have dial tone this time.

You can check the status of your voip connection by logging in to the SPA2102 setup page, click on voice->info and look for registration state.

Good luck, send me details if any of these didn’t work.

Regards,
Ed

@batman

kuya batman nasagot na po ba tong question ni vin? pag sinunod ko po ba yung guide nyo hindi to mangyayari? Help naman po I’m planning to buy a WRT54GC ren kaso kung may ganitong problem e wag na lang baka mag DLINK DIR300 n lng ako

quoted from @vin
I bought a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router and I was able to successfully configure it with SmartBro. Now, I can surf the net with my Desktop PC (OS is XP) and Laptop (vista) which is connected wirelessly, with no problems. But whenever I turn the Desktop PC off, my laptop’s internet connection is lost. In the network I can still see the router but I can’t connect to the internet and in the system tray, it says “Local Only”. However, if I turn the Desktop PC back on, I’m able to connect with both of my computers. I think the Desktop PC is still the one connecting to smart bro, not the router.

Duasto,

I haven’t experienced this kind of problem with wrt54gc, but here’s what you need to do to make sure you won’t be having similar problem as Vince. First, make sure that the smartbro cable is connected to the internet port (blue), and your desktop connected to the LAN port (yellow), then follow all the steps above and you should be doing just fine.

sir patulong nmn po, meron ako spa2102 vontastic yun provider. galing u.s. ayaw sya gumana sa smartbro pro try ko sya sa pldt ok nmn.pano po gagawin ko?

Arielski,

Please provide more info on how you setup SPA2102 with smartbro, is the SPA2102 wired directly through your smartbro’s canopy? are you using a router to receive the smartbro connection?

sir,
smart bro ang gamit ng landlord ko eh gusto ko sana maka access wireless dahil nung ginamit ko laptop ko pareho ng naexperienced ng iba redirect ako sa smartbro portal…ibig sabihin po pag kailangan ko gumamit eh dapat open din ang laptop nya????saka hindi nya raw alam yung service and account no.?please help me kasi plano ko bumili sana ng router…thanks!!!

Hey,

How much would a Linksys WRT54GC be? I’d like to try this. Do you happen to know where can I buy one near Makati or Ortigas? Am having hard time transferring cables around, not to mention the having-to-login-everytime-I-use-another-pc

Thanks in advance!

[…] since the Prolink ADSL mode/router used the same ip address as the TL-WR541G (just like the Linksys WRT54GC wireless […]

Hi Batman,

Great site you have here. I’m planning on setting up a Linksys pap2t to a smart bro connection. I already know how to easily set up and configure the pap2t to a cable internet connection and get a dial tone on both lines. I was wondering if there were any things different I need to know about setting up the pap2t with smart bro? I read your article and it seems that all i have to do is configure the Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router to the smart bro, and then I connect the pap2 to the router. is this correct? Thanks in advance and I appreciate you helping people out.

heyjoe,

That’s right, but any router will do (as long as it supports mac cloning), just in case you have one configured already.

hello there to you, could u please give me an idea, i bought d-link wireless router that could share my smartbro and the distance of another unit is 50 meters from the origin,can this wireless router can detect a signal from 50 meters?

Batman magandang araw dyan, pwede mo ba akong tulungon konti kasi may kapitbahay ako dito balak magpa connect sa smartbro ko, gusto nya wireless router ang gagamitin para wala nang utp wire magagamit,medyo may kalayuan ang kapitabahay namin, aabot ng 60 meters at may ibang bahay pa bago sa kanila.pwede ba itong mabigyan nang connection ko?kahit wireless ang gagamitin?

I can’t access http://192.168.1.1.

Any tips/answers why?

Hello,

Please help me how to put password in my wifi so that nobody can use. yung kapitbahay ko kase nagagamit ang net ko eh. di ko alam pano lagyan.. please help… thanks

hello,

i am using smart bro internet, and im planning to reformat my computer, my problem is i dont know to how to setup smart bro. can some1 help me …. thanks

i have a linksys wrt310n router. I need help on how to install it on my smartbro internet connection at home. thnx.

Is there anyone here who knows how to setup a Belkin N1 Wireless Modem Router to SmartBro? Any help will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

Wally,

If it is a modem/router, I’m afraid you won’t be able to use it with smartbro as your modem/router only accepts dsl/phone (RJ11) connection.

HTH

thanks! this works great!
i used it for linksys wrt54gh
kanina hindi ko maconfigure, dunno why, then after 10 minutes of frustration, i decided to try it again, and here, it worked! thanks! you saved my life!

Good Day Batman,

I have here a Linksys WRT54GC router and a smart bro “share it” Huawei B933 router. Does it work the same in setting up with the “fixed broadband?” A reply would be highly appreciated. Thank you very much and more power to you!

Kit,

Yes, It works the same as “fixed broadband”.

HTH

sorry for the noob question.
yung bang WRT54GC ay meron USB port.
i’d like to get pre-paid plan pero gusto kong i-LAN sya (wired & wireless). di kasi umaabot sa amin yung PLAN 999 “Unlimited”. was turned down during aerial assessment.
pwede ba ito?

Sir Batman,

can you post on how to connect a Linksys Broadband Phone VoiP Adapter from the U.S (Vontastic) with a Smart Bro/Smart Wifi with TP-Link Wireless N Router. I already configured the Smart Bro/Smart Wifi with TP-Link Wireless N Router. before the installation of the wireless router the voip phone adapter was working well with just the smart bro. Thank You

i have smart bro share it. im sorry but i cant follow the instruction mentioned above. can u please send me the steps by steps instruction. i cant find where to put the domain name and the steps: Set connection type to Automatic Configuration - DHCP. i dont know where to go. im not a teky guy. please assist.

thanks

hi guys,., please help me. where can i buy this products

LINKSYS SPA3102

LINKSYS WIP330

hi..
i’m having trouble setting up my linksys router with Smartbro canopy. wala naman ginagawa ung mga SmartBro cs… paulit ulit lang sasabihin nila.. tawagan mo, itwitter mo… kainis… kung available lang ung globe dito nagpalit na ko.. bumili n kc ako ng 3 routers of different brands para sa ibook ko.. kaso hindi nakakakuha ng ip address ung mga router… kahit ung ibook. khit icopy ung mac address wala.. khit i-static.. wala pa rin… napupuno n ko sa smartbro…. help please..

I have been trying to connect my Linksys 54G and Linksys 300NV1 to Smart Bro. I tried to go to http://192.168.1.1 but each time I try to, it does not open and instead a box appears that states the server 192.168.1.1 at WRT 54 G and/or wrt 300N V1 requires a user name and password.

I did not have that. I tried all the numbers that I can find in the unit but still nada.

Can you please help me out here? I am having problems of poor and slow internet speed since I may be providing free wireless internet access to the neighborhood. I need to set security for it as soon as possible..

Thank you very much for the service you are providing to us.

Ving Sico

hi i have the same problem with toto. I can’t connect to 192.168.2.1 from my pc to router. I recently updated my firmware. Please help.