topic Re: using hub 2.0 as separate wifi point in My Router

using hub 2.0 as separate wifi point

whatsisname22 — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:16:57 GMT

i'd like to connect this new hub 2.0 to my original hub 1.0, keeping the original hub 1.0 as the fibre internet source, and having hub 2.0 as a separate wifi point with it's own ssd name. if I connect the two together with an ethernet cable will the hub 2.0 automatically pick up the internet connection coming from the hub 1.0?

ideally I'd even like to do it with a wifi connection instead of ethernet cable? is that possible?

Re: using hub 2.0 as separate wifi point

RealAleMadrid — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:40:14 GMT

@whatsisname22 Why would you want to do this? The Hub1 is generally regarded as not much good (or worse). Surely the HUB2 connected to the incoming service will give better performance, particularly on Wi-fi. I would think the opposite of your proposal would be a more sensible idea, re-purpose the Hub1 as a wi-fi access point, and put it very near the devices that it is supplying. As it is not a Wi-Fi extender it will need an ethernet connection from the Hub2 router.

Re: using hub 2.0 as separate wifi point

Baldrick1 — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:02:18 GMT

@whatsisname22

As @RealAleMadrid bhas advised, use the Hub 2 as the main device. You might find that you don’t need the Access Point. To turn a Hub One into an AP see here. https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Using-a-2nd-Plusnet-Hub1-as-a-Wireless-Access-point/m-p/1385192#M1845
Connect the two together with an Ethernet cable between yellow LAN sockets at both ends.