Managed Router Services

Whether you need dedicated broadband Internet access, point-to-point connectivity or a network anywhere for multiple sites, Communications has a managed router service to meet your needs. Our managed Services Router provide companies, government offices, and educational institutions with reliable and highly available data network solutions with 24/7 proactive monitoring, fault tickets, and responsive customer support.

Choose the Managed Router Service that best suits your needs:

Dedicated Ethernet Managed Internet Access (E-DIA) - Designed for organizations that require a dedicated and highly secure connection between their local area network (LAN) and the public Internet.

Managed Ethernet Line (E-Line): provides dedicated point-to-point connectivity on the network instead of on the public Internet to improve quality and safety. There are two types of E-Line solutions.

Ethernet Private Line (EPL) - Provides point-to-point connectivity for each circuit.

Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) - Provides dedicated transport over the network. By using service multiplexing, EVPL reduces the need for CPE ports.

Managed Ethernet Local Area Network (E-LAN) - Ideal for multi-site organizations, this solution extends your native Ethernet environment to multiple locations on our private network. The managed E-LAN is available in two versions:

Ethernet Local Local Network (EPLAN) - Provides connectivity everywhere and allows traffic to flow directly to its destination for fault-tolerant business continuity.

Ethernet Virtual Local Area Network (EVPLAN) - Provides an additional level of control by using virtual LAN IDs which determine which locations can communicate directly with each other.

MPLS VPN - Designed specifically for companies with multi-service and multi-site applications, the MPLS-VPN WAN offers a variety of methods and access speeds, as well as different classes of service. Take advantage of the ubiquitous IP network to offer flexibility, scalability, and ease of use. All client traffic is protected through separate instances and routing tunnels, equivalent to level 2 technologies. CCI manages the routing of all traffic between client sites.

Advantages of managed router services:

Reliability: High availability, supported by guarantees of the service level and proactive monitoring of the network 24/7.

Dedicated Connections: Get dedicated connections on the largest fiber-optic network in Northern New England.

Symmetrical speeds: service offers the same high speeds for downloads and downloads.

Easy to manage: we eliminate the complexity of managing services with proactive troubleshooting tools and dashboards that allow you to track performance and usage. We also deal with the Router management and maintenance of routers.

Highly scalable: with bandwidth options ranging from 1 Mbps to 10 Gbps, we are able to meet your data needs today and tomorrow.

Transparent integration: are you thinking about managed Wi-Fi or VoIP? Managed router services can be combined with other advanced voice and data solutions.

Support: fast response times.

Can I Connect Two Routers to the Same Network with the Same Network Name?

Introduction

A second Managed Router can be used as an extender for the existing network. It is also possible to create a single network name between the two routers so that your BluOS players and other network devices connect to the router with the strongest signal.

Many newer Router Services include WDS or Wireless Distributed Services to create multiple access points on a single network with a single name.

If your existing routers don't support WDS, you can manually create a WDS environment using these simple steps.

Router 1

Configure this router as usual. In the router's wireless security settings, disable automatic channel selection and manually set the channel to channel 3.

Router 2

In most cases, this router must be connected to the original router. Consider taking a wireless media bridge or running a single network cable in the other location.

• Disable the DHCP server on this router to avoid IP conflicts or network configuration problems that only allow Manage Router 1 to the network.
• Manually set the IP address of this router to 1 number more than the existing main router, for example, if the IP of the router is 192.168.1.1, set this router to 192.168.1.2. Make sure that this address does not fit into the address assignment of the first router for DHCP distribution. Otherwise, make a DHCP reservation for the address of this router in the DHCP table of router 1.
• Set the Internet gateway of router 2 to the IP address of router 1.
• Connect the two routers using a wired connection from one of ports 1-4 on router 1 to one of ports 1-4 on router 2. You can use a wireless media bridge or an Ethernet CPL kit to create a wired connection. DO NOT use the WAN port of router 2.
• In this router's wireless security settings, disable automatic channel selection and manually set the channel to channel 8 - or any other channel not used by the main router or any other router on this network (more than two routers per area can be defined as Very big).
• Configure wireless security to be identical in router 2 as in router 1.

This will now give you two identical access points that work in harmony on opposite sides of your home to create a single distributed network.