Using a second Home Hub...

I've bought a 2nd Hub to use on a laptop downstairs, as my wife doesn't want to use wireless (mobiles and cordless phones give her pains!). The plan is to disconnect my Hub upstairs so that she can use hers downstairs. "India" (god love 'em) has told me that this will work. Having read a couple of posts about 2nd Hubs, I'm getting anxious. Can anyone confirm for me that a 2nd Hub, on the same phone line, but ONLY being used SINGLY, will be workable? Wouldn't it just the same as using a replacement Hub? Thanks in advance!

hey,
Have you thought about powerline adapters by any chance? Slightly more expensive than the Cat 5 or Cat 6 solution but at least you will not be bound to one room with a cable connection, simply have one powerline plugged in by the home hub and the other powerline plugged in at any other socket within your home wherever you are working from!
Hope this is useful!
cg
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I have a BT home Hub 3 with standard BT broadband(no infinity), how do I set up an Apple AirPort Extreme without a stand alone modem? Can I use my current Home Hub

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You said that you wanted the layout to look like this:
AT&T 2WIRE Router (wireless off) ---> AirPort Extreme ---> NetGear 16-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch ---> ethernet cabling to ports in most rooms --->
So, we took that at face value....,.but it could look like this if things are more convenient this way, if you prefer:
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No, if the AirPort Express will provide enough range for the network.
Or if I just want an extra WAP, can I operate two AirPort Express units (with the same SSID) downstream of a 2WIRE router?
Yes, if both of them are configured to operate in Bridge Mode. If you are using the "wizard" setup utility in AirPort Utility 6.x, the wizard will do this for you automatically.
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But I'm Not using my BT home hub for wifi

I received an email after registering (and loging on to BTWIFI to test) which said...
"Please keep your BT Home Hub switched on for the next few days so we can add you to the network."
The thing is I do not use my BT Home Hub 3 for Wifi anymore. After a frustrating Saturday not being able to pick up a wifi signal in certain important spots in my house (kitchen table, bedroom etc.), I atempted to get the Home Hub 3 to recognise Apple's Airport Expresses to extend the wifi network. This does not work, so I switched off the HH3 Wifi and use it as a router only. I connected my own Wifi router with extenders and now I have a fast and near perfect signal in all corners of the house. No dropouts at all.
So, will this stop me benefiting from BT unlimited wifi hotspots?

Devon_Dave wrote:
Correct, your non BT router will not radiate BT Wifi only your own SSID
@DD But the Hub3 will!
"so I switched off the HH3 Wifi and use it as a router only".
The hub, once the BTWifi update has been sent, will start to transmit the BTWifi SSID's.
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I am using BT Broadband home hub and want to use my time machine - Can I turn the wireless router off in TM?

Hi,
I have BT home hub which is now my main router in the house. I also have Apple TV which works off the router and a network adapter around the house which is perfect for all my needs. However, I also have a time machine but haven't used it for a while now as it's internal router overrides my current network which causes problems.
Being that i'm not very 'technical' I was hoping someone could give me a 'guide for dummies' instruction on how to turn off the wireless signal inside my time capsule without messing up the BT router?
Many thanks in advance
Alex

Thanks guys,
Sorry, just to clarify, I need to connect the ethernet cable to my home hub and my TC first before i can do this?
And once i've done this will my stuff be backed up via the cable or wireless?
I know these are probably very stupid questions but like I said, i'm a div when it comes to this stuff!
Alex

IPad mini for Xmas. Can't get it to recognise or connect to my home network. I'm using a BT Home Hub set up in Jan 2012. Any suggestions?

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The Official Set up using the BT home hub

Ive seen all sorts of posts on the net, and people saying the Home hub is this and that.
It does have its problems but this has been my set up for quite a few months now:
All in all I can provide full specs.
The Iphone 4 and HTC Desire HD will be coming on the 21st Of December when both mine and my sister contracts are up for upgrade.
Wired Equipment
AMD athlon X2 6000, 8GB RAM, 256 MB PCI-E graphics card (cant remeber spec), 80Gb raptor drive, 80gb hard drive £400 in 2007, Windows 7 professional 64bit.
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Xbox 360 Slim 250GB
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Toshiba Satellite laptop Intel I3, 256MB graphics, 2 320GB hard drives (not partitioned), Wireless N intel Chipset.
Mesh no idea what model, AMD Athlon II X2 215 (2.17 Ghz x2), 4GB ram, 512 MB Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 graphics card, 500 GB hard drive, windows professinal 64bit for £290 or so 1 year ago, Edimax Wireless LAN card full 300 mbps N compatible (when the homehub can use it?), wireless card was £16.99 on top.
20 Inch samsung syncmaster DVI, Sony KDL 32V2000 (old TV) via HDMI, extended desktop and freeview.
Akasa integral SAta hard drive enclosure 500Gb hard drive (USB).
HTC hero occasionally connected, but will be thrown when the desire HD comes in, it has Wireless N!!!
Other equipment has been removed (Couple of old laptops, 1 old desktop and a couple phones, the wired TV has DLNA and internet TV features. Both games consoles are connected to the wired TV.
The homeplug next to the TV/ bt vision box has a netgear network switch connect so the ps3, xbox, bt vision, and sony internet TV can all connect to the net with out unplugging ethernets all the time.
I was thinking of uploading pictures, but it will not show the connections.
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lol, my sister is set on it.
Shes gone through 4 blackberry's, orange replace them for free.
They break so easily, they have many software issues.
The TV's were both at decent prices, no too bothered on a massive TV.
I will be buying a 55 or 60 inch sometime next year but for the time being 32 is enough.
The house will be getting refurbed next year some time, so I will deal with all that then.
I dont want to pay for the Iphone 4 £130 or so and then £35 per month for the contract, but my sister wants to get the phone.
Since I pay for the contract shes gonna give me the money to buy the phone.
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Do Not Wish To Use BT's Home Hub 4 After Infinity ...

Hi
I am due to have BT Infinity 2 installed next Thursday 1st August and want to prepare as fully as I can in readiness for the visit.
Right now I am with Sky Unlimited Broadband getting 13.5 down and 0.7 up. I am promised at least 58 down and 17 up - we will see My Sky Router currently operates in "Modem only mode" and feeds my own router, a Netgear WNR3500 which serves my house well for both ethernet and wifi.
What I require from the Engineer's visit is for him to do whatever he has to with the "Master Socket", and swap the BT Modem for the Sky one and continue to utilise the WNR3500. i.e. I'd rather not use the Home Hub 4 router if at all possible. The Home Hub only has 1 gigabit ethernet outlet whereas my Netgear router has all 4 sockets enabled for gigabit lan. Indeed I have a further 4-port gigabit switch linked into the Netgear for other device useage.
So can a simple swap of the modems suffice?
Will the engineer need to tinker with the Netgear's settings - if so what will he need to do please?
I don't want the Netgear router's settings disturbed if it can be helped as they have been set up with many devices (ethernet and wifi) in mind and I seriously do not want to have to mess with them post Infinity 2.
Can anyone shed some light please on whether this will be possible (I believe it can) with some details as to the settings that need to be made to the Netgear router for it to operate alongside the Infinity 2 modem please.
Many thanks in anticipation of advice
roz

Hi all - thanks for your replies.
Yes I am fully aware that it is a 2-box installation and that the BT Engineer will fetch an Openreach modem with him this Thursday to swap with the Sky one.
I am just concerned that with 2 x media players, 1 TV, 2 Blu ray players, a PS3, 2 x servers, 3 x mobile phones as well as 2 x desktops, 1 x Sky box and 4 laptops in our household, all networked either by ethernet or wireless, that any tinkering with my existing router or network settings, could knock one or some of these devices out.
I agree that maybe it could be best for the engineer to install the HH4 in the first instance - indeed I would like to see if the wireless coverage is better than my Netgear Router's. To be fair to the HH4, the only thing making me want to stick with the Netgear is that the HH4, like most modems supplied by internet providers, is not fully equipped with 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports. My Netgear provides Gigabit Ethernet to 3 separate rooms, all Cat-6 cabled and when Streaming High Definition - lets say a Blu ray image 3D with DTS HD Master Audio it is imperitive that I have Gigabit Lan ports. There is a debate as to whether T/100 ports will suffice - the maximum bandwidth I have noticed playing anything is around 85mbps, which in theory, should work with T/100 ports but I think I will feel easier with Gigabit ones.
It will be cool to try out the HH4 though as I have heard good things regarding it's wireless coverage. Our house is large and in one upstairs room wifi is "hit and miss" - if for example you get a connection that is good but it can easily disconnect - extremly frustrating when watching catchup TV! I have tried with a "Wireless Extender" but this cuts down the speed. That said with a possible 58mbps on tap with Infinity, the Extender's ovehead will still leave a sizable speed.
So in summary as long as the Engineer doesn't tinker with my PC's settings - but I believe BT state I must make my PC available (what for?) - then I am cool with the initial installation of the HH4.
Problem is I cannot make the visit this Thursday as I am working, so my daughter needs to be taught a few things so she can understand the Engineer and relay back to me. I have to tidy things up too lol! The floor of my study where everything will be, including the existing and new master socket, is a right mess so I will start tidying up later.
So finally please assure me that my network will not be affected in any way and when I disconnect the HH4 and substitute the Netgear Router, all I need to do is amend my router's Basic Settings to provide a Username/password login as mentioned above and to switch to "OTHER" (Internet Type), which will place the Netgear in a position to accept a PPPoE signal from the modem.
If I have missed anything please let me know.
Thanks again for taking the time and interest in reading this thread.
roz

I have 2x Home Hub 5's, can i use my 2nd Home Hub ...

Hi All,
I hope someone can help me
As the title suggests, I have 2x Home Hub 5 routers in my possession, and i have a little room at the back of the garden, i would like to setup the 2nd Home Hub 5 in the little room at the back of the garden, therefor essentially having a 2nd wifi signal and 3/4 Ethernet ports in the little room, Unfortunately i cannot use a powerline because for some reason the builder hasn’t wired it that way, i can however run a 10m Ethernet cable to the room at the back.
So my question is how do I use a HH5 as a repeater/slave, together with a HH5 master? Is it even possible as i assume ISP provided routers arnt as flexible with many settings?
If this idea doesn’t work of 2x HH5's working together, is there something else i could buy instead?
Also, i have seen this product on the BT website,
http://connectedhome.bt.com/product/wifi-home-hotspot-500-kit-powerline-adapter/
this product seems to be perfect, but it wants to connect to your master router via powerline, I'm looking for the exact same setup (2nd wifi/RJ45 ports further away) but to connect to your master via Ethernet and not powerline
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Thanks for your reply Keith
ok so ive followed those instructions and it appears to be working, the master hub is working as normal, im currently running my desktop and smartphones off the slave hub to test it all for obvious reasons but ive noticed some strange things, such as,
1. although ethernet and wifi on the slave hub is working, the orange light is constantly on, and the 'b' symbol is flashing none stop on the slave hub, (blue light on the master hub)
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Using Home Hub 4 with TalkTalk after contract

Hi all,
Sorry if this is an FAQ, couldn't find clarification elsewhere on the forum. Basically I've relocated to my parents' home after living away for work for a while. My housemates and I were in a contract with BT for over a year at my old place, but I now wish to use the supplied Home Hub 4 on my parents' TalkTalk connection; it's simply a better piece of kit than TalkTalk's given router. Will I be able to do this without the BT police knocking on my door or dead contracts being revived etc? Many thanks in advance

if you have bought the hub from Bt and it is a HH4r then that is unlocked and will work with any ISP otherwise the hubs are locked to BT
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Useing Home Hub 3 as a modem?

Hey guys i have just purchased a Belkin AC1000 DB, and was wondering if there was anyway to use my currency Home Hub 3 as just a modem? Or is there any simple way to connect the Belkin and have the Home hub not transmit a signal?

Hi JacobUnsworth,
Thanks for posting. There are a few threads about this. Take a look here or here , you might find what you're after. Let us know if that helps.
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Help.....BT Home Hub question

Hello, I am a new member and hope someone may be able to help me.
I have a BT Home Hub 2 but unfortunately the wireless signal is not making it around the whole house, and this is even with a wireless extender fitted in another part of the house.
My question is, as I have 2 old routers, a netgear DG 834 and also a Speedtouch 330 (USB modem) is it possible to hook up two routers/adsl modems to a single BT line in order to get signals in different parts of the house. If this is possible, I would plug my wifi extender by hardwire into the second router and hopefully sort the problems I am suffering with. I am not very techie, but know a little.
Many thanks
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Use your spare BT Version 1 Home Hub as a wireless repeater!
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Configure Home Hub 5 as modem only?

Yesterday I received my BT Home Hub 5, plugged it in and it worked on my existing 4mb ADSL broadband connection. On Monday I will be switched to 76mb Infinity 2, so what's the problem?
I have a lot of IT kit as I run an IT business and often work from home. Before Chistmas I purchased a Netgear DGN4000-100UKS N750 Dual Band Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router to accompany my existing Netgear R7000 Nighthawk. The Nighthawk is setup downstairs and acts as a wireless router only, with the new DGN4000 being my modem + wireless router upstairs. Both share the same SSID's so that when wandering around the house, there is full wifi coverage with devices seemlessly switching between them. There are lots of useful features on both routers, many of which I use to control access, including IP address reservation as I need to ensure some of my kit ALWAYS gets the same IP address.
Needless to say I've invested a lot of time and effort getting my home network setup and it works very well.
Enter the BT Home Hub 5. This is clearly aimed at the general public and is a simple "plug and play" device, with barely any additional features. It was my hope to continue using the Netgear DGN4000 as my modem router when I got BT Infinity, but I only realised yesterday (after finally performing some research) that BT Infinity uses VDSL and the DGN4000 is ADSL2+ compatible, so the modem will not work from Monday!
Never mind, I thought, I will simply configure the BT Home Hub 5 to be a modem only and continue to use the powerful routing features of the DGN4000, however, this doesn't seem to be possible.
Has anyone any experience of using the BT Home Hub 5 as a "modem only" despite not being able to switch off the router functionality? I can obviously switch off the wifi, but what about the cabled connections? I'm aware I can connect my DGN4000 to the Home Hub and my suspicion is that I could setup the IP addresses such that the DGN4000 is the gateway for all devices (as it is at the moment) and so will continue to issue IP addresses using DHCP.
If anyone has already done this or tried to do this I would appreciate a heads up. Is it possible? Does it work well? Am I wasting my time even trying and I should just purchase a decent VDSL compatible modem router that provides more than basic settings?

Having spent most of today researching and "playing", I've now managed to get the HH5 to work alongside all my existing kit. Hopefully this should continue to be the case tomorrow when BT Infinity 2 is switched on at the cabinet.
To summerise, my existing setup includes two Netgear modem routers configured as follows:
- DGND4000 - This is used as the modem and a wireless router (dual band). It is also the DHCP server and has the IP address reservation table setup.
- Nighthawk R7000 - Configured as a dual band wireless access point, so NO modem or DHCP functionality. As part of the AP config, the Gateway IP address is set to that of the DGND4000, so any devices connecting to this router will be routed through to the DGND4000. The purpose of this second modem router is simply to give a greater range as a single wireless router will not cover the whole house.
For information, the IP range on the DGN4000 DHCP is set to use the 192.168.0.* subnet.
I tried various configurations, but any time both the DGND4000 and HH5 were included on the network none of the clients could get internet access. Even when the HH5 showed a blue light, indicating a successful internet connection, it appeared that the DGND4000 was still trying to get its own internet connection, probably because none of the config told the DGND4000 not to do this! Even connecting the HH5 into the WAN port of the DGND4000 didn't prevent the DHGND4000 from trying to get an internet connection, which surprised me (not sure why it should!). Whenever the DGND4000 couldn't get an internet connection, none of the clients connected to it could reach the internet - to be expected really! Of course, I also had to ensure the HH5 was on the same subnet (this was my thinking at the time). This wasn't too onerous, but required a direct connection to a laptop that wasn't on the network and that had a static IP address set to the default subnet provided on the HH5 (192.168.1.*). This was also required due to DHCP being turned off on the HH5.
Anyway, enough about the problems I encountered, what was the solution?
It's simple really and is thanks to the following article:
Setup a Second Wireles Router on Your Home Network
The title is a little misleading as in my network setup I already have two wireless routers and this is achieved by configuring one of them as an Access Point.
The trick to getting the HH5 to act as a modem is to put it in its own subnet and to then bridge between the two subnets identifying the HH5 as the WAN!
Here's some detail behind the configuration I performed:
HH5
Turn off both wifi bands
Turn off DHCP (probably not necessary, but I feel it is a cleaner solution)
Leave the IP range at the default (192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.256). This is the first of the three options.
Leave the IP address as 192.168.1.254
Plug the HH5 into the mains and into the telephone point. The blue light should eventually be shown indicating it has an internet connection.
DGND4000
This Netgear modem router has "everything" switched on i.e. DHCP, modem, wifi.
Set the IP address to 192.168.0.1 Note: this is a differnet subnet to the HH5 i.e. it is 192.168.0 rather than 192.168.1
The IP range for DHCP is set to 192.168.0.3 to 192.168.0.256. This is how it has always been set for my network. Note: the start IP address of 192.168.0.3 allows for 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 to be used for my two Netgear modem routers.
Now the clever bit:
Within the Internet settings, change the "Does your internet connection require a login?" to No. This had always been set to Yes on the DGND4000 along with the required account name and password. Setting it to No, removes the password field and provides additional fields to allow LAN details to be entered:
Set the Internet IP Addres as follows:
Use Static IP address
IP Address: 192.168.1.253 (this can be any IP address in the 192.168.1.* subnet as long as it isn't the same as the HH5! I chose a high address, not that it matters as none of my clients are on this subnet anyway). This essentially assigns a local IP address to your Internet connection, which will be used by the LAN to access the internet. Usually, the Internet IP address would be assigned by your ISP (either static or dynamic).
Gateway IP Address: 192.168.1.254 (this MUST be the IP address of the HH5)
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
Use These DNS Servers
Primary DNS: 192.168.1.254 (again, this MUST be the IP address of the HH5)
Now use a network cable to connect the HH5 to the DGND4000. On the DGND4000 plug the cable into the WAN socket (NOT one of the 4 LAN sockets). Plug the other end of the cable into the LAN socket on the HH5 (NOT the WAN socket!).
Turn on the DGND4000 and hey presto internet access without a telephone cable being connected to it! In terms of lights on the front panel of the DGND4000 the only difference is that the DSL light is no longer on. The internet light should be green (it is getting internet access through the HH5 via the WAN socket) and all other lights are unafected by the config.
I hope this information proves to be useful to someone trying to incorporate the HH5 into an existing network and using it as a "modem only".

Replace Home Hub 4 with Netgear DGN2000?

I recently switched to BT Broadband from NewNet and replaced the Netgear DGN2000 ADSL wi-fi router that I had been using with the Home Hub 4 supplied by BT.
I am finding that the wi-fi coverage provided by the Home Hub 4 is not as extensive as that provided by the DGN2000.
Can I replace the Home Hub 4 with the Netgear DGN2000 and, if so, what username and password would be required to access BT?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I would suggest that you start by resetting the Netgear to factory default, to remove any existing configurations. Then start again via the setup wizard, if there is one.
You normally need to enter a password in the second field, use a password of BT.
Encapsulation: PPPoA (PPP over ATM)
Multiplexing Method: VC-BASED
VPI: 0
VCI: 38
Normally if it fails to authenticate, you are automatically directed to a BT Wholesale website.
I am assuming that you are still on an ADSL connection, and not BT Infinity with the Openreach modem?
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

Connecting 2 home hubs across long distance wirele...

We are renovating a house. The phone line and HH3 are sited in a shed/office 60-100 feet away from the house. We ran a separate power line underground from the house so the electrical circuits in the house independent to the office/shed. I may move the phone line into the house but, as it stands, I need to connect a second HH inside the house, plugged into the phone line but I hear there could be complicated connection issues.
I do have a Netgear range extender that plugs into the electrical circuit but given they are independent would this work?
Can someone advise me, please. Must I use a second BT hub or another make? If so, must it the same HH3?
I have checked the Home Hub folder and cannot find any mention of a 'slave' router.

A home hub cannot repeat a wireless signal without a direct cable.
BT have a number of solutions on this page BT Connected Home
Provided the shed is still fed from the same house distribution box, then Powerline adapters normally work fine.
Ideally, you could run an Ethernet cable out to the shed, as that would work the best.
There are other options on my website.
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

BT Home Hub 5 not recognising print server

Decided to approach the forum as I have run out of ideas for fixing this problem.
I originally had a BT Home Hub 3 which worked fine with my HP Designjet 500ps plus using using a wireless HP Jetdirect EW2400 print server. I then upgraded to BT Infinity using a BT Home Hub 5 that's when my problems started.
The hub does not recognise the print server in wireless mode so the following is what I tried to no avail:
1. The printer setup was updated for the new hub online (192.168.1.75) for new SSID.
2. Reset hub.
3. Print server confirmed transmitting.
BT Home Hub Manager
4. Re-configured for Ch 11 and 12, preferred Designjet channel.
5. Changed 2.4ghz & 5ghz to different SSID names.
6. Unsync 2.4ghz & 5ghz.
7. Disabled 5ghz.
8. Tried Port Forwarding to allow access.
9. AVG Anti-Virus elminated from possible problem.
10. Ping confirmed 192.168.1.75 inaccessable.
The good point, I can plot using network cable but trailing it through the house to the large plotter is not desireable!
There must be someone else out there with the same plotter and problem so if someone could help it would much
appreciated.

Hi Alienr,
Welcome and thanks for posting. Sorry you're having problems. Have you had a a look at How to set up a wireless connection?
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