Jio Fiber WiFi router setup

When the jio Fiber connection is installed, at least in my case the technician did everything thru his phone so I could not get to see much. But the day after installation it went dead & then I asked them to use my PC connected to the router via a RJ 45 cable. Its much faster. This was done as the technician who came that day was familiar with a computer but when he reset the modem, he asked me to do all the entries so I got familiar with the settings. 

After resetting the modem & you enter 192.168.29.1 in the browser, you will get this screen

FIG 1.

Here in all FOUR fields, we enter ‘Jiocentrum’ as the password (It is case sensitive). This is the default password.

After this is done we come to the login page which we will see whenever we login into the modem settings

FIG 2.

Here the ‘User Name’ is “admin” & ‘Password’ is “Jiocentrum” (Both are case sensitive).                                                                           

              

Unlike ADSL there is nothing we have to do in the modem part. Its only in the WiFi router that we have to change the SSID name (network name), this is optional but advisable to use something we can identify but please avoid using your personal names. We also have to change the password. This is a must & should be done on a regular basis.

This is a Dual Band wifi router which operates on the 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands. So we have to change the SSID for BOTH as well as password for BOTH. 

To change the Network (SSID) Name.

After we login into the screen above we click on ‘Network’ on the left Tab then on ‘Wireless’

FIG 3.

This is the screen we should see, by default the tab ‘Access Point’ will be selected. ‘ap1’ is the 2.4 GHz access point & ‘ap4’ is the 5GHz access point. Right click on ‘ap1’ & select ‘Edit’. You will see a popup click on ‘Ok’ 

Now right click on ‘ap1’ & click on ‘Edit’ on this screen you rename this ‘Access Point’ to a meaningful name of your choice. Remember this is for 2.4GHz band. Repeat the same for ‘ap4’ which is for the 5GHz band.

When you switch on the WiFi in any of your devices like mobile phone you should be able to see these to SSID’s (If your device supports dual band) remember if your device is only a single band device then you will see the SSID of ‘ap1’ which is 2.4GHz. 

To change the Wi-Fi password.

FIG 4.

To change the password, we click on the Tab ‘Profiles’. We should be able to see the changed SSID. Now right click on ‘ABCDXXX’ (our renamed SSID) & click on ‘Edit’. You will get a pop up, click on ‘Ok’ & then proceed to the next screen FIG 5.

FIG 5.

On this screen you can change the security settings, Authentication & Password etc. Change the password. You have to enter it twice. Repeat the same for the 5GHZ band .

MAC Filter.

For those of you who want added security, you can add MAC filter to ensure only those authorised to use your WiFi can do so.

Click on ‘Network’ then on ‘Wireless’ on the left tab, you should see the screen shown in FIG 3. Right click on the the SSID on which you want to enforce MAC Filter, then click on ‘MAC Filter’. Click ‘Ok’ on the next popup. You will see screen as seen Fig 6.

Fig 6.

First you have to go to’ACL Policy Status’ & in the drop down list select ‘Allow’ & click on ‘Save’. Next in ‘MAC Address’ click on ‘Add’.

Fig 7.

in the next window add the MAC address of your device/’s. after adding each MAC Address click on ‘Save’.

Remember that if you enable MAC Filter than you will have to add the MAC Address of ALL your devices to want to connect to your WiFi. Its better you enable this facility for both bands 2.4 & 5 GHz.                 

Connected Clients.                                                                                

There is another thing some might find useful. Though we get a sms whenever a device connects to the router. You can observe who is connected to your router through the settings page. For this you can it it in the ‘Dashboard’ FIG 8.                      

  

Fig 8.

In Fig 8, in ‘Device Status’-> 'Wireless Clients', click on this link & the pop up will show you all the devices connected but you should be familiar with the MAC addresses of your devices. Or you can click on ‘Network’->’Wireless’->Right click on ‘ap1’ (2.4GHz) or ‘ap4’ (5GHz)-> ‘Connected Clients’ and you should be able to observe all devices connected to your router.