Switzerland

Using your own router in Switzerland

Switzerland has strong router-choice options, but the access rules differ sharply. Swisscom external routers need VLAN 10 plus DHCP Option 60 and provider registration, while Init7 Fiber7 is built around customer-selected routing hardware.

Page reviewed 28 September 2026Dataset snapshot 23 September 2026Cited sources 3How Hlonix verifies →

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Swisscom fibreDHCP + VLAN 10 + Option 60

Swisscom registrationRequired after first connection

Init7 Fiber7Free router choice

Init7 1G pathDHCP; media converter can expose Ethernet

Swisscom has a specific DHCP requirement

Ordinary DHCP and VLAN support are not sufficient by themselves. Swisscom documents DHCP Option 60 with a fixed vendor-class value and requires router registration.

Init7 is unusually router-friendly

Fiber7 does not bundle a mandatory router. Init7 publishes hardware/optics requirements and documents media-converter use when the selected router has Ethernet WAN but no fibre port.

Do not mix service families

Init7 Easy7, Hybrid7, Copper7 and Fiber7 have different hardware/authentication requirements. Hlonix only applies a profile to the exact selected service.

Next step

Swisscom Init7 Check a Swiss setup

Evidence

Swisscom — connecting external routers to the network (official ISP)
Init7 — router specifications and installation requirements (official ISP)
Init7 — Fiber7 hardware requirements (official ISP)

Page reviewed 28 September 2026 · compatibility dataset snapshot 23 September 2026.