Mikrotik Maxis Setup

[Jason]

hii am using Maxis Fiber, and i configured AX50 to have Voip at LAN4. Then LAN4 is connected via network cable to my original Maxis router WAN port. RJ11 then connected at Maxis router. However, there is only engaging tone at my DECT phone all the times.

If it is connecting to the AX50 via wireless, you just need to search for the AX50's wireless network name, then enter the wireless password on your cordless wireless phone, and that's it, it should be working.

Hi I want to connect my AX50 tp-link router to connect to a phone similar like this one --> -faxes/cordless-phone/kx-tgb210ml.html

The current model that I have is the Panasonic KX-TGBA20ML , which I presume is a digital cordless phone that came with my old maxis home fibre router.

Is there a way this phone connected to my the new AX50 that I have?

How did the Panasonic KX-TGBA20ML cordless phone connect to your old maxis home fibre router? Is there a base unit for the handset? If possible, can I have the model number of the old maxis home fibre router? We may check if you can use the cordless phone with the AX50 then.

Just to confirm, is the Panasonic KX-TGBA20ML cordless phone provided by Maxis, or you purchased it yourself? As far as I can understand, you will need to configure the VLAN ID on the AX50 if it is provided by Maxis, please kindly check if you have those setting parameters on the AX50 page, you can also show me the IPTV page under Advanced>>Network, then enable IPTV, you will see if there is Malasia-Maxis from the dropdown list, then choose one of the LAN port to be used as the VoIP connection. The VLAN ID should be provided by Maxis.

To be honest, this KX-TGBA20ML was purchased. I had another similar model which was faulty (that was provided by Maxis). So I bought this KX-TGBA20ML as a new cordless wireless phone and it worked with the C5v router

As far as I can understand, you will need to configure the VLAN ID on the AX50 if it is provided by Maxis, please kindly check if you have those setting parameters on the AX50 page, you can also show me the IPTV page under Advanced>>Network, then enable IPTV, you will see if there is Malasia-Maxis from the dropdown list, then choose one of the LAN port to be used as the VoIP connection. The VLAN ID should be provided by Maxis.

I seem to have VoIP up and running. It seems to be running through LAN4.

Should I share the screenshot of the IPTV advanced tab here (safe to do so?) for your view?

If it's all set up, might be an issue with the phone.

If the VoIP is up and running, no need to share it here. Just to confirm, have you changed any setting, such as enable the VoIP and configure a VLAN ID on the AX50 to make it work? This may help other who encounter the same issue as you did before, thank you.

Researching on the interwebs on the topic of setting up a custom (non-maxis issued) router for use with Maxis fibre service yields no official infomation, only several guides/blogs/YT videos which are outdated, containing inaccurate info and burried in long forum discussion threads [guides by the likes of third parties, eg. networking hardware manufacturer(s), yes STILL outdated this time in writing 2021; (mis)infomation being echoed in that forum with /kopitiam/ ಠ_ಠ ] ; only lacking on all the key details required to properly configure a custom router.

Since 2016, this post has been updated several times, link to the archived original post at the end of this page. This post is written implicitly with the sole purpose for shedding light on key required information for custom router configurations.

The capabilities of these devices are limited by the firmware provided by the equipment manufacturer. Most of the home/consumer routers would be able to configure common defaults like vlan 621 that provides the internet service. However these routers are often limited in flexibility to configure custom VLAN bridging for the full spectrum of other services that comes with the fiber internet service; ie. IPTV, VoIP etc. and that the configuration will vary across the ISPs.

As such, commercial/business class 'managed switches/routers' (eg. mikrotik, ubiquiti); or the use of opensource firmware (eg. openWRT, ddWRT, tomato,* etc) for capable consumer routers that provides the full flexibility in the configuring advanced networking features are HIGHLY recommended to properly configure vlan trunking/tagging/bridging.

Fast forward to 2018, the key essentials above is an open secret as it is all in plain view on the main web administration page of the stock Maxis issued Archer C5v. Back in 2016, I had to ask my network engineer contact at Maxis for all this information as it was not user accessable in the older hardware, and embeded in the routers' firmware / configuration.

It should be noted that Maxis issued routers are configured by default for remote acesss using the TR-069 protocol over VLANs 821 or 6 listed above. The protocol enables Maxis' technicians to remotely access the router for autoconfiguration etc (see Wikipedia for further reading). This feature can be potentially abused as the feature can behave like a backdoor, allowing silent full access to the router and network; ie. router reconfigured maliciously, connected devices traffic and wireless signals in proximity to the router monitored.

If you do NOT want/intend to have Maxis' technicians to remotely reconfigure/have ability to remotely control your Maxis issued router OR are just privacy minded/values a-more-secure-no-backdoor network, VLANs 821 or 6 should NOT be enabled/forwarded to the Maxis issued router. (With that being said, with it disabled, Maxis cannot remotely mess with that router and at the same time: cannot remotely help you reconfigure it should you screw it up. You have been warned, use your own judgement and caution when considering this course of action)

Should you take the step of not using / disabling / blocking VLANs 821 or 6; You might want to also dig through the Maxis issued routers' configuration using the root administrator (please dont ask me for the username and password; search for it) looking for the TR-069 option to also disable that for safe measure. You might also want to block network access to IP(s) and domain relating to the server at acs069.maxis.com.my (ACS as in automatic configuration server in TR-069 protocol terminology).

The above information provided in good faith that the reader already has the required minimum level of knowledge on how to configure his/her own networking equipment, lacking only in the few essential details as mentioned above.

I will NOT provide that knowledge. I also reserve the right to not answer / provide support requests to issues pertaining the usage of the key information provided (especially in cases relating to basic issues but not limited to this).

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