interested mate sure i have a spare somewhere
Here you go mate and make sure you do it all word by word as i got my hair off as i missed one minor detail and once i redone it worked a charm lol.
A very useful contribution by DS , one of our forum members
Addendum - by Keith Beddoe
These instructions can also be used to link the HH5 and HH4.
Important note:- Do not connect them together using the red WAN port on the HH4 or HH5. Only use the normal LAN ports.
Here's the how to connect two BT Home Hub 3s to extend your wireless range and to create more Ethernet ports!
Note: There needs to be a physical connection between the two home hubs all of the time, for this to work.
HH3a (primary) recommended
Open a browser page and log in to the hub manager 192.168.1.254 or bthomehub.home
Change the default admin password
Click Settings, then Advanced Settings, then Continue to Advanced Settings
Click Wireless
(optional) Change the Wireless network/SSID to one of your choice ie. MyHub
Channel selection - select 1,6,11 or any channel with the least congestion (you'll need to use a wireless sniffer to see which is best)
(if device supports this) Wireless security - select WPA2
(optional) Wireless Key - change to anything you want but note that it:
is at least 10 characters long, but no more than 63
is a combination of numbers, upper-case letters (or ’CAPITALS’) and lower-case (or ’small’) letters
does contain punctuation, but no space.
is not a name or a dictionary word
does not repeat the same character one after another (e.g. aabbccdd00)
is not a commonly used key like ’abcd1234’, ’welcome1’, etc
is not the same as information given elsewhere on your Hub (e.g. your Hub Manager’s password, serial number or wireless network name/SSID)
Click apply
Click Home Network, then IP Address
(optional) Change the Lease time to 21 days and click apply
(optional) Click Port Forwarding, then UPnP and select off, click apply
HH3b (secondary)
Factory reset the HH3b by pressing and holding the reset button for about 15 seconds - NOT the restart
Make sure the wireless on the Laptop/PC is OFF
Connect the laptop/PC by Ethernet cable (NOT to the other hub). Open a browser. Ignore the not connected page.
Log in to the hub manager 192.168.1.254 or bthomehub.home
You'll be prompted to change the default admin password
Click Settings, then Advanced Settings, then Continue to Advanced Settings
Click Home Network, then IP Addresses. Change the IP Address to one not in use.
eg. 192.168.1.245 (NOT the default .254:smileywink
or one of your choice (192.168.1.**), click apply (ignore any warnings)
As the page reloads SWITCH THE HUB OFF, LEAVE THE BROWSER OPEN
Once the hub has rebooted, clear the address in the URL and type 192.168.1.245 or the one you chose
Click Settings, type in your new admin password, then Advanced Settings, then Continue to Advanced Settings
Click Home Network, then IP Addresses, under DHCP Server, Enable select No and click apply
(ignore the warning)
Click Wireless
(optional) Change the Wireless network/SSID to one of your choice ie. MyHubSlave
Channel selection - select a different channel to the one selected on the primary hub - the next least congested channel. If you used channel 1, try 6 or 11.
(if device supports this) Wireless security - select WPA2
(the wireless key will be removed)
Wireless Key - use the same key used on the primary
TURN OFF WPS, click apply
(ignore the waring)
Click Port Forwarding, then Firewall and select Disabled, click apply
(ignore the warning)
Click UPnP and select off, click apply
Unplug the Laptop/PC, close the browser
Connect the HH3b to the HH3a using an Ethernet cable or powerline adapters (PLA's), switch the hub3b off and on again and you're done.
You have now extended the wireless range of your home network and increased the amount of Ethernet ports:smileyhappy:
Should you find that you don't get a connection, reboot the secondary to re-establish the hand shake to the primary hub.
Unplugging the HH3b will not affect your broadband connection.
HH3a (secondary)
Factory reset the HH3a by pressing and holding the reset button for about 15 seconds - NOT the restart
Make sure the wireless on the Laptop/PC is OFF, then connect the laptop/PC by Ethernet cable (NOT to the other hub). Open a browser. Ignore the not connected page.
Log in to the hub manager 192.168.1.254 or bthomehub.home
You'll be prompted to change the default admin password
Click Settings, then Advanced Settings, then Continue to Advanced Settings
Click Home Network, then IP Addresses. Change the IP Address to one not in use.
eg. 192.168.1.245 (NOT the default .254) or one of your choice (192.168.1.**), click apply (ignore any warnings)
Close your browser this time, open it again and type in the chosen IP Address (.245 or .**)
Click Settings, type in your new admin password, then Advanced Settings, then Continue to Advanced Settings
Click Home Network, then IP Addresses, under DHCP Server, Enable select No and click apply
(ignore the warning)
Click Wireless
(optional) Change the Wireless network/SSID to one of your choice ie. MyHubSlave
Channel selection - select a different channel to the one selected on the primary hub - the next least congested channel. If you used channel 1, try 6 or 11.
(if device supports this) Wireless security - select WPA2 (the wireless key will be removed)
Wireless Key - use the same key used on the primary
TURN OFF WPS, click apply
(ignore the warning)
Click Port Forwarding, then Firewall and select Disabled, click apply
(ignore the warning)
Click UPnP and select off, click apply
Unplug the Laptop/PC, close the browser
Connect the HH3a (secondary) to the primary HH3a using an Ethernet cable or powerline adapters (PLA's), switch the secondary hub3a off and on again.
Should you find that you don't get a connection, reboot the secondary to re-establish the hand shake to the primary hub.
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