Masquerade as the Frontier Communications Inc. FOX222 or FRX523 with the WAS-110¶

Purchase a WAS-110¶

The WAS-110 is available from select resellers worldwide.

Install community firmware¶

As a prerequisite to masquerading with the WAS-110, the community firmware is necessary; follow the steps outlined in the community firmware installation guide: Install the 8311 community firmware on the WAS-110.

WAS-110 masquerade setup¶

To successfully masquerade on XGS-PON, the original ONT serial number is mandatory. It, along with other key identifiers are available on the back label of the FOX222 or FRX523, color-coordinated in the following depiction:

from the web UI recommended¶

1. Within a web browser, navigate to https://192.168.11.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/8311/config and, if asked, input your root password.

2. From the 8311 Configuration page, on the PON tab, fill in the configuration with the following values:

   Reminder

   Replace the PON Serial Number with the provisioned value on the bottom label of the FOX222 or FRX523.

   All attributes below are mandatory to achieve O5 operation state

   FOX222FRX523

   Attribute	Value	Remarks
   PON Serial Number (ONT ID)	FTRO…	S/N on label
   Equipment ID	FOX222
   Hardware Version	FOX222
   Sync Circuit Pack Version
   Software Version A	R4.4.08.030	Version listing listing maybe dated
   Software Version B	R4.4.08.030	Version listing listing maybe dated
   Firmware Version Match	^(R\d+(?:\.\d+){3})$	Community FW v2.5.0+
   Override active firmware bank	A	OLT inits a reboot if on bank B
   Override committed firmware bank	A	OLT inits a reboot if on bank B
   Registration ID (HEX)	44454641554c54	DEFAULT in hex
   MIB File	/etc/mibs/prx300_1U.ini	PPTP i.e. default value
   Pon Slot	10

   Attribute	Value	Remarks
   PON Serial Number (ONT ID)	FTRO…	S/N on label
   Equipment ID	FRX523
   Hardware Version	FRX523
   Sync Circuit Pack Version
   Software Version A	R4.4.13.067	Version listing listing maybe dated
   Software Version B	R4.4.13.067	Version listing listing maybe dated
   Firmware Version Match	^(R\d+(?:\.\d+){3})$	Community FW v2.5.0+
   Override active firmware bank	A	OLT inits a reboot if on bank B
   Override committed firmware bank	A	OLT inits a reboot if on bank B
   Registration ID (HEX)	44454641554c54	DEFAULT in hex
   MIB File	/etc/mibs/prx300_1U.ini	PPTP i.e. default value
   Pon Slot	10

   FRX523v2 Software Versions

   Some users have reported that they are stuck in the O5.1 "fake" state. While some have had success using the downgraded version R4.4.13.067, others have not. Your mileage may vary.

   Registration ID fallback

   Some OLTs reject the DEFAULT Registration ID and the ONT will reach O5.1 but fail to authenticate (no OMCI MIB upload, no T-CONTs or GEM ports provisioned). If this occurs, try an all-zeros Registration ID instead — 22 bytes of 0x00, i.e. 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000. Note that ONU Authentication Status may continue to display as 0 even when authentication succeeds; verify by actual throughput rather than the status field.

3. Save changes and reboot from the System menu.

from the shell¶

1. Login over secure shell (SSH).

   ssh root@192.168.11.1
   

2. Configure the 8311 U-Boot environment.

   Reminder

   Replace the 8311_gpon_sn with the provisioned value on the bottom label of the FOX222 or FRX523.

   All attributes below are mandatory to achieve O5 operation state

   FOX222FRX523

   fwenv_set -8 gpon_sn FTRO... # (1)!
   fwenv_set -8 equipment_id FOX222
   fwenv_set -8 hw_ver FOX222
   fwenv_set -8 cp_hw_ver_sync 1
   fwenv_set -8 sw_verA R4.4.08.030 # (2)!
   fwenv_set -8 sw_verB R4.4.08.030
   fwenv_set -8 -b fw_match '^(R\d+(?:\.\d+){3})$'
   fwenv_set -8 override_active A
   fwenv_set -8 override_commit A
   fwenv_set -8 pon_slot 10
   fwenv_set -8 reg_id_hex 44454641554c54
   

   1. S/N
   2. Version listing

   fwenv_set -8 gpon_sn FTRO... # (1)!
   fwenv_set -8 equipment_id FRX523
   fwenv_set -8 hw_ver FRX523
   fwenv_set -8 cp_hw_ver_sync 1
   fwenv_set -8 sw_verA R4.4.13.067 # (2)!
   fwenv_set -8 sw_verB R4.4.13.067
   fwenv_set -b 8311_fw_match '^(R\d+(?:\.\d+){3})$'
   fwenv_set -8 override_active A
   fwenv_set -8 override_commit A
   fwenv_set -8 pon_slot 10
   fwenv_set -8 reg_id_hex 44454641554c54
   

   1. S/N
   2. Version listing

   Registration ID fallback

   Some OLTs reject the DEFAULT Registration ID and the ONT will reach O5.1 but fail to authenticate (no OMCI MIB upload, no T-CONTs or GEM ports provisioned). If this occurs, try an all-zeros Registration ID instead — 22 bytes of 0x00:

   fwenv_set -8 reg_id_hex 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
   

   Note that ONU Authentication Status may continue to display as 0 even when authentication succeeds; verify by actual throughput rather than the status field.

3. Verify the 8311 U-boot environment and reboot.

   fw_printenv | grep ^8311
   reboot
   

After rebooting the WAS-110, safely remove the SC/APC cable from either the FOX222 or FRX523 and connect it to the WAS-110. If all previous steps were followed correctly, the WAS-110 should operate with O5.1 PLOAM status. For troubleshooting, please read the Troubleshoot connectivity issues with the WAS-110 guide before seeking help on the 8311 Discord community server.

Software versions¶

The software version is used as a provisioning attribute by the OLT and must be kept up-to-date with the latest version. Otherwise, upon a reboot, the WAS-110 will operate in a fake O5 state until corrected.

Please help us by contributing new versions via the 8311 Discord community server or submitting a Pull Request on GitHub.

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