How to Set Up a FIOS Network with a Verizon DIY Self Install Kit

Last Updated: June 12, 2021

The how-to will be describe how to set up a FIOS network from a Verizon DIY Self Install Kit. To receive a self install kit, your house/condo/apartment has to be already wired for Verizon FIOS previously.

Steps

1
Locate the best place to put your Verizon router. If you or the previous owner knows where Verizon previously placed the router, use that same location.
- Locate where Verizon installed the ONT (Optical Network Terminal). This will normally be located outside on houses or in a closet in most apartments/condos.
- Then locate a coax wall outlet closest to the ONT.
2
Hook up your router.
- Using the provided coax cable, connect the router to the coax wall outlet you located in step one. If you are installing a TV in the same location use the provided coax splitter to connect both devices.
- Connect the provided power cable into the router.
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3
Check the connectivity of the router. Verizon should have sent you a router that is pre-configured to connect to their services.
- Look at the front of the device for the indicator lights
- Ensure the Power light (A) is solid green.
- Ensure the Coax WAN light (B) turns solid green. This may take a few minutes.
- Once both the Power and Coax WAN lights stay a solid green color you have verified a successful connection to Verizon's services.
- If both lights do not stay a solid green color move the router to a different coax wall outlet. Keep checking coax wall outlets until you find one that works. If none worked, call technical support (1-800-VERIZON).
4
Connect a computer to the router wirelessly (optional).
- On the bottom side of the router there is a sticker with the router's preconfigured settings.
- Check the sticker for the settings SSID and WPA2 key.
- On your wireless device, go to your wireless connection settings.
- From the list of wireless networks locate the one that matches the SSID from your router and select it.
- In the password window that appears, enter the WPA2 key from your router settings.
5
Connect a computer to the router with a network cable (optional).
- Using the provided CAT5e network cable, plug in one side of the cable into the router and the other into your device.
- Verify the connection by looking at the indicator lights on both the router and your device.
6
Connect a set top box (optional).
- Locate a coax wall outlet near where you wish to place your TV.
- Using the provided coax cable, connect one end to the coax wall outlet and the other end into the back of the set top box.
- Plug the set top box into a power outlet using the provided power cable.
- Connect the set top box to your TV using either a composite video cable or HDMI cable.
- Switch your TV to the input from the set top box, refer to your TV manual for instruction on changing your input device settings.
- After turning on your TV and the set top box, the automatic activation setup will start. This can take up to 15 minutes.
- After the activation is completed successfully, the Verizon TV Guide should appear on your TV.