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The good thing is that a UK variant of the [[Vigor 120]] modem will typically works just fine with its factory settings (so an easy way to get it quickly ready could be to just hard reset the thing).

You don't need to enter your A&A username and password there as this will be done in pfSense (when setting ~~PPoE~~).

You don't need to enter your A&A username and password there as this will be done in pfSense (when setting PPPoE).

Now, it could still be an idea to check the settings and change the default password. In which case, just plug the Vigor into a PC, point a browser at it (typically will be listening on 192.168.1.1) and follow the user docs. If you check the web front end, make sure that it gets SHOWTIME for ADSL (otherwise it means you have a problem with the ADSL connection to start with).

Typically you will be trying to setup the modem in bridge mode so that it receives the ~~PPoE~~ on the NIC port and then pushes that over the ADSL connection (via ~~PPoA~~, using the usual VC Mux 0/38). In the case of the [[Vigor 120]], the configuration will look like this:

Typically you will be trying to setup the modem in bridge mode so that it receives the PPPoE on the NIC port and then pushes that over the ADSL connection (via PPPoA, using the usual VC Mux 0/38). In the case of the [[Vigor 120]], the configuration will look like this: