Before you start
Connect the router's WAN / internet port to the port on your fibre box (ONT) that we activated – it is in your activation email, and it is usually the one with the light on. Then open the router's settings page.
| Settings page | 192.168.31.1 |
| Sign in with | the password you set the first time |
1. Set the internet connection to DHCP
- In the setup wizard (or Settings > Network settings), choose DHCP / Automatically obtain IP.
2. Tag the internet VLAN (VLAN 10)
- Open Additional ISP settings (Advanced settings on some firmware).
- Tick 802.1Q tag and set Internet VLAN ID to 10.
- Save and restart.
3. Check it works
Give the router a minute, then look at its status page: the WAN or internet section should show an IP address from us. Open a website to confirm. If the WAN stays blank, the VLAN or the DHCP setting has not taken – check both, then restart the router.
The VLAN fields only exist on firmware from 2023 onwards, and on some units only in the Chinese-language interface. Update the firmware first.
Xiaomi models
A settings page for each Xiaomi model we have seen on New Zealand fibre. If yours is not here the steps above still apply – the menus are the same across the brand.
No model matches – the steps above still apply, or email us the model.
The ASH NET settings in full
| Connection type | Dynamic IP / DHCP (also called IPoE or "obtain an IP automatically") |
| Username & password | None – ASH NET does not use PPPoE |
| VLAN ID | 10, tagged (802.1Q) on the internet connection |
| VLAN priority (802.1p) | 0 |
| MTU | 1500 |
| IPv6 | Optional – leave on automatic |
| Router port | The WAN / internet port, into the lit port on the fibre box (ONT) |
Routers we recommend
These arrive set up for ASH NET – plug them into the fibre box and they work. On a 12-month plan you can rent one for $7.50 a month instead of buying.
Still stuck? Email [email protected] with the router make and model and a photo of the screen, or call 09 269 4000. We can also supply a pre-configured router – see the shop.