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How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

John2465
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How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

Hi,  I've recently renewed my contract and have upgraded my Hub one to a Hub Two.

 

As I have some Wi-Fi  blackspots I was hoping to use the Hub one as an extender, but cannot find any posts on this.

 

Any help would be gratefully received.  

 

Thanks,

 

John

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Baldrick1
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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

@John2465 

Welcome to the Plusnet Community Fora.

Here are the instructions. https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Using-a-2nd-Plusnet-Hub1-as-a-Wireless-Access-point/m-p/1385...

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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

@Baldrick1  Thanks again for all the work you must have put into these router instructions, they are really a great help to many.

John2465
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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

Thanks; very helpful.  I'll give this a go in the next few days and report back.

John2465
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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

Thanks for the instructions,  I have managed to get it to work after some initial difficulties.  However two things arise:

 

1.  The slave router has a constantly flashing red light.  How can this be stopped?

 

2.  When moving  through the house, devices e.g. an iPhone,  don't automatically switch between routers.

 

Any advice greatly received.

 

Thanks

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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

@John2465 

1. All that you can do is apply sticky tape across the light.

2. The only certain answer is to forget extenders of any type and buy a mesh set up.

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Re: How to use a Hub One as a Wi-Fi extender to a Hub Two?

@John2465 

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If you are careful you can peal back the plastic cover over the flashing b light, it should stick back on (it did for me)

HTH