Hub One wifi issues (and other questions)
Hi Bob,
@Simon_F regarding the laptop connectivity, sounds like an acknowledged problem that is described in the post pinned to the top of this forum board. I have pushed a firmware update to your router that should help. You'll need to power off/back on in order for the update to be applied.
Ok thanks. I have a feeling it might have been caused by the old router which, though switched from modem-mode to plain-old-router might still have been trying to be the DHCP server. I found the option to stop that seems to have fixed it - basically an EBKC 🙂
Hard to pass comment without knowing what the SSID or password is that you're trying to change to. There are no known bugs affecting the modification of the WPA-PSK credentials though. What exactly happens when you try setting the new SSID /password? Have you tried different web browsers/machines etc?
The wifi password on the old router began with a "!", but I couldn't use this on the hub one, so I've had to opt to something else and (slowly) redo the passwords on all the devices. A bit painful, but done now. I just couldn't find anywhere else on the web that stated this "password must not start with" rule.
FWIW this is the error window that pops up on the router interface page (on both MS Edge and Firefox)
General Questions
The TP-Link device I have allows me to plug in USB drives (plural) and set user accounts to control access. I couldn't see any similar menu on the H1.
Further, does the H1 have Media and FTP server facilities? I'm guessing not.
Single USB port that will allow SMB1 file-sharing. There is no concept of user accounts or FTP functionality.
Thanks. I kind of gathered that was the case, so have decided to leave the old router on the network so that functionality remains. Didn't want the kids accidentally deleting stuff, and it then gives me a few extra wired ports for the home office.
Setting DNS
Is there a way to set the DNS? I changed the defaults on my current modem-router, but I haven't spotted an option for this on the H1.
Not possible to do this natively. There are ways to work around it e.g. by using an external DHCP server, or configuring DNS client-side, however the router itself doesn't support modification of the assigned DNS server addresses.
OK. I remember having problems in the past with the default DNS servers (IIRC iPhone wouldn't work with iMessage?) so I'd set it to the Google DNS servers but, so far (fingers crossed) it's been ok.
How do you set the time?
I just tried saving a file to a USB stick in the H1 and it dated it as 8/1//2018!
The local time is configured through communication with our NTP servers when an Internet connection is established.
Thanks! I'd noticed it was now set correctly. Had to wait until the weekend to connect it properly or I'd have been set upon by the angry mob demanding the internet restored 🙂
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@Simon_F - thanks.
So, to clarify my understanding...
The wifi password on the old router began with a "!", but I couldn't use this on the hub one, so I've had to opt to something else and (slowly) redo the passwords on all the devices. A bit painful, but done now. I just couldn't find anywhere else on the web that stated this "password must not start with" rule.
FWIW this is the error window that pops up on the router interface page (on both MS Edge and Firefox)
Your WPA key started with a '!', which as per above error message - the hub doesn't permit. Your question concerned why this limitation is in place, given that it isn't defined in standards - is that right?
I'd need to seek clarification, but I suspect it's form validation to help reduce any potential exposure to things like XSS vulnerabilities.