@newbie2902 @ChrisM So there are two separate bindings/whitelists which might be applicable
1. PPPoE authentication
MAC binding.
2.
ONT whitelisting at the OLT level
#1 is easy as you can simply clone the existing bound MAC address to your
router. This is applicable when you configure the ONT in bridge mode. If you want to do PPPoE on the new ONT, not all ONTs support cloning the Mac address.
#2 this depends on how the OLT is configured, but most ONTs allow you to tweak the PON authentication parameters, so you should ideally be able to clone the same serial number and password etc used by your existing ONT which should make the OLT think your new ONT is whitelisted. Similar to MAC cloning.
Some OLTs are configured to not even require any authentication (like my LCO's) so whatever you connect should just work.
@ChrisM Which is your existing ONT?
@newbie2902 As stated above, the PPPoE auth Mac binding is a non-issue and can be easily cloned. However the ONT whitelisting I'm not sure and would vary with how its configured and the OLT make too. Especially with
Alphion OLTs, I am not sure, so if you can temporarily procure a different ONT, you could test it before purchasing.