Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
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Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:24 PM
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I had the new firmware update last night. Now cannot get into advanced settings / system ! It keeps requiring me to change password, saving new password, but when I then try, same again, have to change password...
cant get past this
anyone else seen this problem?
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:29 PM - edited 04-04-2020 6:30 PM
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Have you tried a factory reset and starting again from scratch? Keep the reset switch closed fot 30 seconds just to make sure.
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Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:31 PM
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Hi, yes , tried that. Also noted BT WiFi started up again. Had all of this sorted up until new firmware last night.
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:46 PM
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I didnt get that password issue - just BT WiFi showing Active and possibly a higher reported Line Attenuation value
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:49 PM
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Does your password have any characters in it like &*^%$£@. if so change password to one without.
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 6:58 PM
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Thanks for responses so far. I’ll redo password one more time and ensure keep it simple let you know shortly
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:22 PM
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Just been through the whole process, factory reset exactly as detailed, waited for flashing purple light and everything. Reset every password, kept admin password simple, had to reset Plusnet broadband password.... only because ichain password manager got in a tizzy over which password was which and I told it to update at the wrong moment, and then of course I couldn’t remember it.... that was an interesting moment only saved by Plusnet router having old account password still stored, so fired that up and got onto internet to reset !
After an hour of pulling hair out, right back in exactly the same place !! I simply cannot get past reset password process to get into advanced settings System. Leaving it at that for now, had enough.
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:25 PM
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Don't wish to talk about sucking eggs, but you are using the password which will be on the rear of the router after the factory reset.
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:32 PM
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After a factory reset there should be no need to change admin password or the plusnet password. Sometimes password managers - if they autofill password fields - can get in the way - best to simply type the default on the card in manually
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:35 PM
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Nothing wrong with pointing out the obvious, anyone can make daft mistakes. No, I have used the correct passwords at each stage, I have a spiral pad on the desktop as I’ve had that many passwords in the last hour and a half I wrote them all down after the ichain moment....
it is all up and running, after full factory reset, going back to default password as you say, so I must have mastered the passwords at each stage, otherwise I wouldn’t be here, at this stage. I just cannot get into system to turn off the damned bt public WiFi, or anything else in there, but that at the moment.
Having a gin and tonic now, time for a sit down and come back to it in the morning perhaps
cheers
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:36 PM - edited 04-04-2020 8:37 PM
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jwsg
There was an issue with the BT Smart Hub that necessitated the change of a plusnet user password as the unit would not accept any odd characters like $%^&*()$,
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 8:55 PM - edited 04-04-2020 8:57 PM
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The BT Smart Hub 2 has a password overide
Does your BT Smart Hub have the password overide. ?
type http://192.168.1.254/. into address bar
select Advanced settings/System/Admin Password.
then select Help
Then select Right arrow by "Password Hint"
Then you get Password overide.
Select the password overide Tab
and enter details to change.
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 9:31 PM
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You are a star!
that has worked and I’m in....
obviously it was not saving the new password properly using the normal process, this saved the new password and let me through
another lesson learned
thanks again
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 9:31 PM
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With the non-business version there's no setting to turn off the BT Wifi .
Previously a factory reset turned it off - but now I think its default Active with the new firmware.
BT customers can access a website to disable it but we're stuck
If youve used the Admin password on the card and can get into Advanced settings then youre already in the system as you put it
Password managers are OK but the suggested password mechanism isnt ideal for devices where you might need to avoid special characters or need to remember it when you contact support
Re: Using the BT Smarthub 6 on a Plusnet Account
04-04-2020 9:34 PM
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And then promptly stopped working again
i really have had enough of it tonight
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