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GBMicros · 28-12-2018, 15:39

Hi All

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

First post so please be gentle.

Had a look through the forum but can't find an answer to my question.

As a business that wants to offer different services I have had VM Business installed with 5 static IP's (Voom Fiber 3). I intend to use these for different services thus the 5 static and not 1 static.

I was told when ordering it that the Hitron CGNV4 would come without wireless, which is fine as I use UniFi AP's anyway.
I was not told until a conversation with VM Business support after the installation that the 5 static router cannot handle DHCP and that I need to put the Hitron in modem mode and use a separate router to do DHCP.

So my questions are:
1. Is this correct can the Hitron not handle DHCP even though it is part of the firmware when logged in on the basic tab.
2. Does anyone have a suggestion to a good router to use. That can handle the 5 static IP with port forwarding set on each.

I won't hold anything against anyone, just looking for clarification and good router suggestions.

Or would it be easier to set up a server to handle the DHCP, maybe with a proxy as well.

Any questions please ask as I may have missed some information for you.

Many thanks

28-12-2018, 15:39	#1
GBMicros Inactive Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Nottingham Services: Virgin for Broadband and Telephone. Sky for TV. Posts: 2	New setup Hi All Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. First post so please be gentle. Had a look through the forum but can't find an answer to my question. As a business that wants to offer different services I have had VM Business installed with 5 static IP's (Voom Fiber 3). I intend to use these for different services thus the 5 static and not 1 static. I was told when ordering it that the Hitron CGNV4 would come without wireless, which is fine as I use UniFi AP's anyway. I was not told until a conversation with VM Business support after the installation that the 5 static router cannot handle DHCP and that I need to put the Hitron in modem mode and use a separate router to do DHCP. So my questions are: 1. Is this correct can the Hitron not handle DHCP even though it is part of the firmware when logged in on the basic tab. 2. Does anyone have a suggestion to a good router to use. That can handle the 5 static IP with port forwarding set on each. I won't hold anything against anyone, just looking for clarification and good router suggestions. Or would it be easier to set up a server to handle the DHCP, maybe with a proxy as well. Any questions please ask as I may have missed some information for you. Many thanks