Modem and router and computer grounding

Vermiis Mortuor

4 years ago
updated 4 years ago
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Hello,

I wanted your advice for products you offer which I should purchase based on my situation. I do not know what to buy from you regarding my situation so please help me out here.

I have a Verizon FiOS modem and router and their modem is fixed so it cannot be replaced by another. Their routers are separate units. I am able to turn the wifi off when logging into my account though I do not know if that sufficiently blocks wifi signal from getting through. I also believe that I can log directly into the router online and fine tune its settings by typing my IP address into any web browser but have not done that yet in order to double check if radio signal is disabled from there. I want to try to eliminate the wifi entirely and connect both a Macbook Air to a grounded ethernet connection from the router as well as to ground my iMac desktop computer. I need your shielded cables and grounding adapters I am presuming. But do I need a grounding adapter for the desktop computer as well? The desktop computer's power cable is all ready grounded so will the grounding adapter be necessary for that device or just a shielded cable extending from the router?

Also, what would you recommend for grounding an iPhone? The phone cannot be grounded at all times though, obviously.

I want to ground all connections and have the wifi turned off completely in order to lower EMF exposure as well as to eliminate EMI exposure from all devices.

So I want to ground connections, correct? Does the router itself need to be grounded?

Please let me know what you recommend that I pick up.

Thanks for all help!

- Steven

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4 years ago

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I think I understand more clearly what you are saying regarding the router. Sorry I am so slow with this. The current router I have does not have metal trim and metal tabs going into the port on each side of the port. So if such is the case would all that would be necessary be a shielded cable from the router into the desktop pc and a shielded cable from the router into the laptop computer but with a single grounding adapter for the laptop?

My ideal length for the desktop is two 75 foot cables but I would prefer the cat. 7 but length is more ideal with the cat. 6 you sell. Is 7 more ideal than 6?

Under the circumstances, would you recommend a replacement router?

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Hello!!

Thanks so much!!!!

Please leave this open as I will likely think of a few more questions to ask but for now I wanted to tell you that the Verizon router is separate from the modem. I have to use their modem but I can use an alternate router if I choose to. I am compromised financially and would rather spend the money first on trying to make things as safe as possible. Do you think I should buy a different router such as an Ecos one, for example?

So the desktop computer requires no grounding adapter at all then? Only a shielded cable?

What would you recommend best of your products for grounding the macbook air laptop computer I have?

Thanks SO much again!

Best,

Steven

Shaun A Kranish Principal

4 years ago
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I have a Verizon FiOS modem and router and their modem is fixed so it cannot be replaced by another. Their routers are separate units.

Do you need to use their router which is a separate unit? Or can you use your own router with their modem?

I am able to turn the wifi off when logging into my account though I do not know if that sufficiently blocks wifi signal from getting through. I also believe that I can log directly into the router online and fine tune its settings by typing my IP address into any web browser but have not done that yet in order to double check if radio signal is disabled from there.

You would absolutely need to double-check with a good RF meter, because you can NEVER believe the settings of the router as far as emissions of the router. Routers can emit even when the wireless light is off and everything is disabled and looks and says disabled.

I want to try to eliminate the wifi entirely and connect both a Macbook Air to a grounded ethernet connection from the router as well as to ground my iMac desktop computer. I need your shielded cables and grounding adapters I am presuming. But do I need a grounding adapter for the desktop computer as well?

Yes, we recommend our round high-quality shielded cables, Cat6 or Cat7 are both good. The desktop is already grounded and will ground the cable you plug into it.

The desktop computer's power cable is all ready grounded so will the grounding adapter be necessary for that device or just a shielded cable extending from the router?

(see above)

If you are using the phone on battery it doesn't not need to be grounded. If you are using it while it is plugged-in to a charger, please use our USB Grounding Adapter. You would place this in-between the charging block/brick/wall-plug and the USB charging cable. You will need a charging cable that has a standard USB A on one end.

The router itself would need either a USB port or groundable metal ethernet ports that have the metal trim and metal tabs going into the port on each side of the port. If it has these groundable ports, the router will becoming grounded when it is plugged-into your desktop PC. Then we actually recommend isolating this ground and grounding laptop devices and phones AT THE DEVICE itself with another adapter. You would isolate the grounds by using the Ethernet Ground Loop Isolator and plugging that isolator into the router. This is only needed if the router has groundable metal ports. You would use an isolator for every other ethernet run besides the desktop computer. Then you would ground laptops ideally with the Ultimate Grounding USB to Ethernet Adapter

You bet - thanks again for your patience. I hope that this helps to clear things up. Please reply if you have any additional questions. Would it be OK with you if we made your questions and these answers public so that they could benefit other people?