topic Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager. in My Router

Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Catpuss — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:34:13 GMT

Help!! internet down most of the day. Know what the problem is I need to put the new password into my bt hub.Connected via Ethernet router to computer got the hub up but would not accepted new password. Did a factory reset on router cannot get bt hub to reload so I can change password.

any suggestions tried all different yellow ports for Ethernet not sure if set up correctly been a while since I have done this

Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Mav — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 01:40:52 GMT

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Thread moved from Broadband to My Router.

Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Dan_the_Van — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:12:06 GMT

The BT Hub needs to be in a disconnected from your internet connection.

Depending on connection DSL or WAN, disconnect that cable, hopefully that will allow you to add the correct username (accountname@plusdsl.net) and password.

Edit: answer assumes you have access to the Hub Home page and I you are trying to setup the broadband username.

Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Baldrick1 — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:29:40 GMT

@Catpuss

Start again from scratch. This post is old but still relevant: https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Using-A-BT-Smarthub-An-Update/m-p/Edit1795292#M24601

Edit:

In the distant past I seem to remember that some hubs did not like special characters in passwords. I found that at the time, whilst Plusnet asked for these characters, a password of just alpha numeric ones were accepted. But as I say, all this was years ago. Unless you need to split the 2.4 and 5GHz wireless bands, or you have a Smarthub 2 working with mesh satellites, the Plusnet Hub 2 is just as good, better in some aspects..

Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Catpuss — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:39:46 GMT

I got it up & running again with help of plusnet we then tried to change password then once again couldn’t get hub manager to open or load on page & no internet. Eventually with help of another plusnet agent I restarted rather than shutdown computer moved the Ethernet to different ports got it up & running. Bit hesitant to reset passwords. But thanks for your help.

Re: Cannot log in to bt hub manager.

Catpuss — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:42:56 GMT

Yes I did use this old post but for some reason couldn’t bring up the hub page. Never had a problem previously loading the hub. But restart rather than shutdown seemed to do the trick but maybe coincidental. Thanks for the input though. Info really was useful.