Bt Homehub 5

[anonymous-user]

BT Homehub 5

In the past I have commentated about there being much better routers out there. There are they cost more. However after buying one for the pricely sum of a fiver I am gobsmacked. Set iy up correctly and its not just good its bloody good. Its AC Wireless is good over both short and longer range.
Setting it up involves some effort. They (by default) share the same name on both the 5ghx and 2.4ghz bands. Changing them helps. Even better is changing the 5ghz band to channel 36 from auto
I have used one of these as an access point and it is simply excellent

[anonymous-user]

LeadFarmer said:

techiedave said:

BT Homehub 5

In the past I have commentated about there being much better routers out there. There are they cost more. However after buying one for the pricely sum of a fiver I am gobsmacked. Set iy up correctly and its not just good its bloody good. Its AC Wireless is good over both short and longer range.
Setting it up involves some effort. They (by default) share the same name on both the 5ghx and 2.4ghz bands. Changing them helps. Even better is changing the 5ghz band to channel 36 from auto
I have used one of these as an access point and it is simply excellent

How do you change it to channel 36?

I did rename my 5ghz & 2.4ghz bands so I could choose them easily, but can't remember how I did it.

Advanced settings
Wi Fi select 5GHZ and then change from Auto (default) to channel of choice

[anonymous-user]

paulrockliffe said:

Sounds like you have a newer one? Mine wasn't wireless AC and you couldn't different the SSIDs. It was awful for WiFi as it constantly stopped talking to devices, connected but ignored, so you have to cycle the WiFi on and off and it would massively stuff up my Chromecast control as the CC and controller are both different WiFi devices.

That said, I'd be interested in knowing how to set it up as a WiFi access point only? I have a TP Link AP in the workshop that drops devices even worse and has to be reset constantly, so the HH5 might at least be a step up in that regard.

Are you sure you didn't have a homehub 4 ? They look identical

To use as wi fi access point I have only done so by having it connected via an Ethernet cable back to my main router I don't think there is a way to get it to act as repeater or stuff like that unfortunately it needs a physical connection back to the main router that physical connection could be via a homeplug I suppose anyway I connected mine via this method

1 Decide if you want it to transmit the same wifi name as your existing one and have same wifi password
2. If yes to above log into existing router and make note of existing wifi name passwords and type of encryption used look at existing routers DHCP "table" and make note of the "pool lets assume existing router has a DHCP 2pool" of 192.168.1.100 to 149 Think of a high figure within that pool and write it down lets say you choose 192.168.1.145 as a high one
3.Reset homehub to defaults by pressing in the reset button with a pin or small pen head allow to reboot make anote of the admin password printed on the bottom of homehub
4 Connect a PC/ laptop up to homehub via Ethernet cable to one of the 4 lan ports at rear of homehub you would do well to make this the only Ethernet or wifi connection on pc or laptop you may have to reboot laptop so it "gets" an ip address from the homehub as the homehubs DHCP range may be different to your existing routers
5. Log into homehub via its default ip address of 192.168.1.254, at this point you may get a nice flashy thing pop up saying its trying to connect and cannot see the internet but you should then be able to get into the settings you will be prompted to enter the admin password re point 3 above
6. Click onto advanced settings then continue to advanced settings
7.click on the firewall type then click on the configuration tab underneath it and click disabled
8.Click on the wireless tab and then click the 2.4ghz tab and set the wireless ssid/ interface type/channel selectiuon/ security type/ wireless key etc to what you want remembering to duplicate the settings of the existing main wifi if so needed
9.Always click APPLY when changing ANY setting
10.Click on Home Network tab then click on smart set up tab below it and make sure enable smart set up is UNTICKED - its a pain otherwise - you can google it later
11.Under Home Network click IP addresses and then under the hub ip gateway address insert the ip address you wrote down from point 2 above ie 192.168.1.148 - whatever YOUR WRITTEN ONE IS DO NOT CLICK APPLY at this point
12 Alongside the DHCP server line make sure NO is ticked then apply you will then see it start to do stuff then it will either seem to stall or vanish
13. Disconnect that Lan cable from your laptop / PC and then insert the end that was in the laptop into a spare lan port on your existing router
14. Reboot laptoip/ PC and then log into the homehub via 192.168.1.148 as per point 2
You should then be able to enter the admin password and be able to navigate round it much as before
Assuming you want the name to be homehubrcrap and the password to be gimmeadraytek

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 26th May 08:17

[anonymous-user]

Another bt-fon hotspot, brilliant.

[anonymous-user]

Odd isn't it ?
Mine works great as an access point and hasn't faltered once.
Ive read somewhere about some early ones having issues and software updates fixing them

[anonymous-user]

AJB88 said:

BT have sent me a replacement for my 1 month old one to see if it resolves my issues.

Stick the old one on e bay they go for around £20 to £25 quid.

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 29th May 19:47

[anonymous-user]

MY HH5 appears to work well. No issues and it is simple enough for me to set up port forwarding etc, for media sharing etc. Wifi range is good and I have only had to reset it once in almost 18 months to fix a connection issue (although I have reset it a few times for other reasons).

Although it doesn't appear to allow you to schedule wifi times on-mass, it does allow you to limit the connection time of devices, so my kids' phones and xbox are time limited to stop them messing around at night etc.