Plusnet Hub 2 new firmware forcing https

[#1]

I am using the pink and white Plusnet Hub 2.

Firmware version:

v0.11.01.11071-PN

Firmware updated:

17-Jun-2026

[#2]

So, @doug1  - are you now sorted?

[#3]

I have an adequate workaround.

Normally the https SSL would be validated by certificates, so I am still confused why t need to login using the Admin password.

Being able to read the device IP addresses was a useful addition to the Hub1.

I can now ping my Raspberry Pi by hostname.

I really like the way the dhcp allocated IP address remain constant, based on the mac address.

I got in a muddle if I move the Raspberry Pi card from hardware to another Pi as the MAC address changes.

Another fact to add to my "Unknown Theorems" - The Great Unknown and Little Known Theorems.

[#4]

Needing to enter username and password and ssl inc certs are 2 separate things

They could have still used http when asking for the login details but they would be sent clear text

[#5]

Connecting to Hub 2 (via WiFi) with http://192.168.1.254 now opens: http://192.168.1.254/forced_https.htm which forces use of https via button (see screenshot X.png).  Note My firmware was updated to New Firmware: v0.11.01.11071-PN a few weeks ago.

Trouble is that when I click the button to open https://192.168.1.254 I get this page (see screenshot Y.png).  This shows an ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR error message with no option to proceed / Advance / Continue.  I can find no workaround.  This happens with Chrome, Edge and Firefox.  Completely snookered. 

Plusnet - what can I do?

[#6]

Have you tried powering the Hub down? I only managed to get into mine after a cold boot.

[#7]

@Barbarian 

I tried  https://hub instead of http://192.168.1.254. 

certificates seem to need domain names, not ip addresses.

I also did a power cycle of the hub to restart it, as that did not need the Admin password!

nslookup does not return a hostname for 192.168.1.254

ping -a does not return a hostname for 192.168.1.254,

So how do you find out https://hub or https://bthomehub?

[#8]

@doug1 

For http://hub or http://192.168.1.254 using chrome on a raspberry pi 3b

What if you click Advanced, do you see

Then click on Proceed to hub (unsafe)

Do you get to the Hub two home screen?

See https://www.plus.net/help/hubgui/hub-warning/ 

[#9]

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@doug1 wrote:

Normally the https SSL would be validated by certificates, so I am still confused why t need to login using the Admin password.

This has all been adressed previously.

Security warning when accessing the Hub Manager

https://www.plus.net/help/hubgui/hub-warning/