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How to set up a Vigor 130 with the USG using VDSL2

So recently, after becoming fed up with poor wifi in my house, I decided to take the plunge and get some Unifi gear. To keep things nice and simple, I went for the following:

1 X Unifi Security Gateway (USG)
1 X US-8-60W Unifi Switch
1 X Cloud Key (1st gen)
2 X Unifi AP-AC-LR
1 X Dreytek Vigor 130 (UK version)

I won't go into details on the setup in this guide (since it's supposed to be a guide on hooking up the Vigor to the USG) but so far, it's blown my old Netgear D7800 ( mixed with an Asus RTn66u as an access point) out of the water.

Anyhow, I digress!

One thing I did have issues with was getting my Dreytek Vigor 130 to work correctly with my USG and BT Infinity/Openreach (technically an EE line but they are part of BT now) VDSL connection.

Now from what I read online (including the UBNT forums), everyone said you can simply leave the Dreytek alone and just do all the configuration via the USG. Well, after several hours and alot of swearing at a white box, I just couldn't get the Dreytek and USG to make a net connection. I could get the Dreytek to sync up and pull the VDSL line connection speeds but I just couldn't get an active PPPoE net connection.

In the end, I got it up and running by putting it into bridge mode (as shown below).

Now before people jump on to the comments stating no changes should have been necessary, I hear you but....well.....they were...or at least for me to get a connection they were.

I'm not sure if this would work for SKY but it should also work for plusnet, TalkTalk or any of the other mayor UK ISPs that use BT/Openreach lines.

Factory Reset the Dreytek Vigor 130

The first thing I would suggest doing is resetting your Vigor 130 using the reset button on the back. This isn't necessary but it does mean that you should then have the exact same settings as I did and in turn will be able to follow this guide without any different settings.

Step 1 : Setup Draytek Vigor 130

Connect your computer to the Dreytek, open a browser and load 192.168.2.1. When the Dreytek admin login appears, enter admin as the username and admin as the password, then click "Login".

modem login

From the menu on the left, click "Internet Access".

internet access

From the expanded menu, select "MPoA / Static" or "Dynamic IP".

MpoA / Static or dynamic IP

Next to MPOa (RFC1483/2684) tick "Enable". Enter "1492" into the MTU box then click "OK".

mpoa bridge mode

You should see a "Reboot System" message appear, click "OK".

ok

You will be directed to a "Router is restarting. Please wait for around 10 seconds" message. Count to 10 then click the link provided.

Reboot message

At this stage, you can now disconnect your computer from the DreyTek and instead connect the Dreytek directly into the WAN1 port on the USG. You can also (if you haven't already), connect the DSL cable from your BT phone socket into your Vigor 130.

Warning : Before disconnecting your Dreytek, change the admin login details if you did a factory reset earlier. I would also advise checking the firmware is up to date whilst you are in the admin.

Additional Screenshots

I've included screenshots of the other page settings. This is for two reasons:

  1. So that someone more clued up on Unifi / Dreytek than me can see what the Vigor 130 sets by default and spot why it didn't work with my USG to start with.
  2. So that others can check their settings to make sure that they match (and in turn rule out the Vigor having incorrect settings should they not be able to get a connection later on in the guide).

pppoe

general setup

online status

tcpip

Step 2 : Setup PPPoE in the Unifi USG

You should now have the Dreytek Vigor 130 plugged into your DSL and an ethernet cable going from it to the WAN1 in the USG. Connect your computer to the LAN1 and enter the IP 192.168.1.1 into your browser (accept any privacy SSL warnings).

Once you get the login screen, enter your Unifi login details. If you have re-set your USG or if it's the first time it's loaded up, the username and password will be "ubnt".

unifi usg login

Once logged in, click the configuration link in the left menu.

configuration

Select "PPPoE" from the "Connection Type" dropdown then enter your ISP login username and password then click "Apply". For BT customers, the login username is "bthomehub@btbroadband.com" and the password is "bt" . As I am with EE, the login details were PRODUCTIONHQNUN111111111@fs and HQNPASS111111111 (where the "111111111" will be your account ID, contact EE for this).

Make sure NOT to tick VLAN. I ticked this the first time and added 101 (which was required when using my Netgear DM200 in bridge mode) but this caused issues with the Dreytek, presumably because this is already set in the Vigor (??).

enter ISP details

Once the page refreshes / informs you that the settings are saved (give it time, it sometimes takes a while), click the refresh arrows to the right of the message "The gateway is unable to connect to the internet. Please check your configuration.".

Retry connection

After a few seconds, you should get a green "Congratulations! The Gateway is connected to the internet" message.

the gateway is connected to the internet

That's it! You can now hook up your switch and any cloudkey etc (if required) to continue with your Unifi range setup.

Hope this helps others, as simple as it was, it had me stumped for ages!

Comments

If this guide has helped you or if you feel it could be improved, please let us know in the comments below.

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WMG: Also, what is the ACT light doing?If it isn't blinking on off steady then it would suggest a hardware failure (according to dreytek). If you can't get the dreytek to work, you could try a netgear DM200. I used one before swapping to the vigor (switched since the dm200 didn't fit in a server rack). If you do use the DM200, the vlan needs setting on it to 101 from memory.
Wed Aug 12 12:18:36 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: It's a confusing one indeed. Just to check, are you ADSL or VDSL (VDSL/2)? Just to check, when you hook up the EE hub (aka BT home hub), what does it say in the router admin is your login details? Does your username match? (don't post them here)
Wed Aug 12 12:15:16 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Tim: I pulled the PPPOE credentials directly from the router and put them in KeePass, have copied and pasted them multiple times to confirm they're correct.
My line is a VDSL2 line (VDSL2-vplus I think), fibre to the cabinet, g.fast on copper to the house.

Right now I've just put the vigor into bridged mode and gone through all the encapsulation types in the below workflow
- Change the encapsulation type
- Plug the vigor and my PC back into the USG
- Connect, wait 5 minutes, press the reconnect icon on the USG
- Power cycle the vigor, wait 5 minutes, press reconnect icon on the USG
- Plug my PC and vigor back into a switch
- Repeat

Not a single one has worked on the BT firmware. I should really restart the USG too but it takes ages each time.
Here's a gif of what the lights are all doing. https://gfycat.com/grayperfectdiamondbackrattlesnake

Why doesn't the vigor just take the PPPOE details instead of having the USG send them across -__-
I'm just fully out of ideas and am literally just guessing with random vigor configs at this point. I don't suppose the vigor simply isn't getting any PPPOE details? I don't understand how the USG knows where to send the PPPoe details, or how the vigor knows who to expect the details from? As far as I understand it, it works off of fairy dust.

I'm going to shut everything down on Friday and brute force my way to get this working no matter how long it takes.
Wed Aug 12 19:23:26 2020 · Like · Dislike · Total +1 · Reply
Does your username and password match the format in the guide? Regarding the DSL light, I get a solid DSL light using the BT firmware with nothing plugged into the modem other than the power and phone line (so no UDM / USG).
I have noticed on my Vigor the port at the back doesn't always 'grip' the RJ11 plug in deep. Try pushing the RJ11 in and holding it in for a few mins until you get a solid DLS light. If you can't get a solid DSL light doing this then its the port that's a bit crappy or the plug is.
Fri Aug 14 19:25:59 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Tim: Hi,
Yea, the username and password match PRODUCTIONHQNUN590967998@fs & HQNPASS590967998 (not real numbers) deffo not typo in there.
I've spent all of friday just going to town on this, looked into MSS Clamping and MTU values and everything on the USG to try and get it to work, went through the vigor again changing the settings, rebooting, rebooting the usg and losing the will to live

The vigor modem DSL light never goes solid, I've ensured the cable is also crammed tf in there and even tested the cable pins with a tool, again no solid light

Here's what the current setup is on the vigor - https://imgur.com/a/ZRaDVRn
The only other thing I can think of is that fact that the time is set in 2000... But I cant find a way to correct this over the web CLI

Please tell me there's something very obvious that I've missed in these photos. Please. Please do.
Sat Aug 15 10:14:30 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Tim: Oh I also forgot to mention, I let it run the ENTIRE NIGHT on the MPOA settings you can see in the image. (Enabled ofc) and woke up to find a flashing DSL light still.
Sat Aug 15 10:16:26 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: The only other thing I can think of is if EE are locking your connection to your routers MAC address. Could try spoofing the EE hubs Mac to see if that helps (don't know how to do this/if it's possible with the vigor)
Sat Aug 15 10:27:14 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Tim: Good idea, one I hadn't thought of.
I managed to spoof the EE mac address by setting it in the PPOA / PPOE Client, then enabling the MPOA - you cannot do it directly through the MPOA it seems.
I've also disconnected the phone from the DSL box incase that's messing with anything.

Unfortuantly this did not resolve the issue. I think I will have to call EE, wait 30 hours and get a first line support muppet who doesn't know what they're doing to confirm the PPPOE details I've taken directly from the EE router :(
I also noticed the physical connection keeps going from "FAIL" to "READY" to "TRAINING" as the modem seemingly cycles through all the DSL versions to try and connect
Sat Aug 15 12:16:16 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
James T: The vigor 130 is not a g.fast modem so it won’t work I’m afraid
Sat Oct 10 00:08:10 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Raj: Thank you for showing settings in details.I am getting a Draytek 130 for UDM. I am with BT FTTC, will the settings be the same as USG?
Many thanks in advance
Fri Aug 14 18:48:19 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: Yes, I'm using a UDM and it runs without any issues (same settings)
Fri Aug 14 19:19:50 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Paul 'Paully' Littlefield: Thanks for this page. I am just about to change from my ER-X to a USG and this page (plus your other one) is great. I am hopeful that things will go correct and work first time, but at least I know things can go wrong. I am with Plusnet so fingers crossed ;-)
Fri Aug 21 12:11:16 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: Just seen the donation, thank you for this. Don't get many so every one really helps pay the bills (especially at the moment with current pandemic!) Stay safe. John.
Fri Aug 21 12:17:38 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: You're welcome. Hopefully it will all go smoothly but if not, put a comment on here and I'll see if I can help.
Fri Aug 21 12:13:54 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
PB: Thanks for the guide, really helpful. So I am with BT and followed your instructions, I have had it connected once prior and then changed the IP to avoid conflict, which is where i think the troubles started. No i cant get internet or re adopt the usg and move any further, wondering if its the BT side of things blocking it.
Sun Oct 4 16:41:00 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
PJT: Many thanks for sharing this but unfortunately it hasn't solved my problem and would be grateful for any other advice you might have.

My situation is that I want to upgrade from a BTSmartHub to Vigor 130 + USG-PRO4. I have gone through the process as described on the Vigor 130 and after that the lights on the modem seem correct (ACT flashing...system is ready, LAN flashing...data is transmitting, DSL on...DSL connection synchronised). I then connect Vigor LAN -> USG WAN and connect a laptop directly into the USG LAN1 port and connect to the USG via 192.168.1.1. I set up the USG with the parameters I believe are correct (bthomehub@btbroadband, bt/BT/broadband) but it just will not establish an internet connection. I've factory reset both devices and gone through the process a few times but nothing seems to sort it. The fact that the lights on the modem appear correct suggest to me it's something in the comms between the modem and USG but cannot figure out what.

All ideas gratefully received!
Thu Nov 19 13:10:04 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Alan: I know what the problem is. When you connect the Draytek Vigor modem to the USG and it says in green connected to the internet but the LAN1 port does not receive any type of internet connection.

What you have to do is login to the cloud key and setup the unifi network as the second step. Once you have done that the connection will be live.

I experienced exactly the same as you. With this method I was able to connect a BT Open reach modem as well.
Sat Feb 13 22:28:57 2021 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Eric: Great guide thank you. One question though, do I need to disable Dhcp on the vigor ?
Tue Jan 19 15:19:30 2021 · Like · Dislike · Reply
Andy: Anyone with Plusnet?! Should be the same as Openreach as they use BT network but I’m having zero joy with a Vigor 130 and Deco 5 setup. I want to completely remove my Plusnet one router from the setup as it’s rubbish; constant dropouts etc. Any help much appreciated!!
Mon Jul 25 15:02:27 2022 · Like · Dislike · Reply
I had zero joy with the Vigor 130 too (although admittedly I am well out of my depth at this point). Plusnet offered me a Hub Two and it's been pretty rock solid since I installed it (about a month ago). I'm sure the Vigor is a great modem, I just couldn't figure out how to make it work with UDM Pro and Plusnet...
Wed Aug 24 16:32:52 2022 · Like · Dislike · Reply

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