How to connect Mercusys Halo H30 mesh to VM Hub 3
I've been with VM for about 20 years and I find that when the service works, it's brilliant, but when it doesn't customer service is very poor, or worse!
I have hub 3 and I want to connect a Mercusys mesh network with 3 H30 boxes to it. If you leave hub in router mode and connect the first Halo via LAN cable, it works but mercusys app on smartphone reports that 2 of the Halos have weak wifi signal, so why bother with mesh if the signal appears to be worse than using hub wifi? They';re only 8M apart in a domestic setting. I also suspect that the router's wifi may interfere with the Mesh wifi.. is that correct?
If I switch hub to modem mode then the Mercusys app offers choices of connection type: Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoP and some others. PPPOE asks for username, password & ? VLAN ID. What type of connection do I have from a Hub 3 if in modem mode? I can't find any reference anywhere...
Could I use the Hub in router mode, but turn off both hub signals (2.4 & 5ghz)?
Note the H30 Mesh is listed as 10/100 Ethernet? Not good if that is the case… However if that is not a showstopper then they can be used in Access Point mode and keep the Hub running as is.
