How do you connect fiber to the home?
Fiber optic internet service delivers internet speed as well as low latency than any other internet connection. However, when it comes to the process of physically linking fiber optic cables to your home and accessing superior fiber broadband, how is this done? Here are the successful procedures on how to get fiber connected to your home:
Assessing Fiber Availability
The first thing that one needs to do is to determine if AT&T Fiber Internet provider is operational in your area. Directory contact the biggest internet service providers such as AT&T Internet, Verizon, or even a broadband provider in your town about the availability of fiber services. If fiber has already been strung along the existing lines or poles near your home, getting your home connected may be as easy as can be. Otherwise, they may have to carry out some initial development works to extend the service. This is because it can prolong the duration and expense, although it is usually done to perform a better job.
Choosing an ISP
After this, assess the available internet service providers and their offer which provides fiber connection. Some of the considerations that you should make include their services, service packages that are offered, the rates offered, the installation charges, contractual terms, and customer relations records. Remember the specifics of your plan with prices on the speeds offered, installation fees, monthly rates, and any offers or discounts available.
Engineering Site Survey
Once a provider is chosen, they will conduct an engineering site survey of your home to determine the best and most efficient way to provide energy to your home. A technician will need to assess your home to determine how they would run the fiber cable from their network and where to establish the endpoint in your home. They’ll assess things like:
- Such regions include; While the existing fiber lines are present
- It is the best way to arrange new fiber lines to your house, through overhead or buried underground cables.
- If the house is planned to become a home office, the best entry point will be located inside the garage or on the outside wall.
- It may also be helpful to look for any difficulties or complications with an install
They will prepare the laying plan and a schedule for the installation based on the site survey when the time is right for the process to commence.
Installing the Fiber Line
The next step is to get the copper or the fiber optic cable to your home to enable data transmission. This can include pulling an optical fiber cable, typically slim and flexible, from the provider’s fiber strands or distribution box over telephone poles or conduits to a drop box at your house. Here are the general steps
Aerial Fiber Cable Installation
For aerial installations, a team will
- Install thin Fiber Optic cables parallel to the existing telephone or electrical power lines either on the poles as a part of the cable or hanging within a conduit.
- Have the cable connected to your house and fix it on the outer wall or even within the garage where you plug the cable into a termination box
Buried Fiber Installation
For underground installations, a crew will
- Excavate the right of way to cover the planned fiber line route and install the PVC conduit for the fiber line
- Strip cables through the micro duct fiber from the street lines and pull them to your home.
- Pump the line into the garage, basement, or directly into a termination box installed at any outside of your house.
Home Interior Installation
Once the fiber lines are pulled to your home, the end needs to be terminated within your home’s interior: Once the fiber lines are pulled to your home, the end needs to be terminated within your home’s interior:
- Install a network interface device such as an ONT or Optical Network Terminal in the garage, basement, wiring closet, or on a wall inside the house
- Run fiber line from outside to Optical Network Terminal
- Another is to install a power supply to power the ONT if it is necessary
And this, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to the final phase of the fiber – the fiber has been run right into your homes!
Connecting Equipment
With the infrastructure complete, the provider will install networking equipment to convert the fiber optic signals into usable internet, telephone, and TV services: With the infrastructure complete, the provider will install networking equipment to convert the fiber optic signals into usable internet, telephone, and TV services:
- For an internet connection, the ONT will plug through an Ethernet cable to a wireless router or firewall.
- For TV service, they’ll have to provide IPTV boxes or adapters.
- Phone lines are even capable of being plugged directly into the ONT device
The service provider will then establish the link and enroll your home to receive the fiber services with your newly established networking facilities.
Testing and Optimization
Once installation is complete, the provider should thoroughly test the fiber connection and equipment to optimize speeds and performance: Once installation is complete, the provider should thoroughly test the fiber connection and equipment to optimize speeds and performance:
- Do test speeds via a wired Ethernet connection at the router using speed test tools to ensure that the rates offered are satisfactory, and within expectations.
- Check signal strength from your router and perhaps rearrange its position to ensure there are no weak zones or place mesh signal boosters that supplement the main router to give the house full signal strength.
- Check for errors and connectivity problems in the use of equipment by performing diagnostics tests.
Fixing any issues with the equipment and network before the switch to the new fiber connection also guarantees it works optimally from the start!
In Conclusion.
Fiber installation and connection require cooperation between you, your selected provider, the contractors who will lay the fiber line, and the electricians or construction contractors. It may take some time but getting rid of your old laid DSL or cable lines and getting in all pure fiber optic connectivity will give you a massively upgraded online experience with super fast speeds and much less latency across all your devices and smart home setups. It is such an effort that is worth getting your home connected to a fiber line.
Upgrade to faster, more reliable AT&T Fiber Internet today! Call us at +1 844-905-5002 and get connected with speeds that keep you ahead.
