WiFi pod location
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please! I live in a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian property and currently have: a Super hub 5 router with 1 GB broadband in the lounge a TP-Link power line ada...
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The VM Pods require the Hub 5 to be set as “out of the box” so Single SSID and Smart WiFi enabled. Any changes will stop the Pod working. It also needs to be within range of the Hub for signal propagation. The TP Link will not be involved as such as it is not part of the VM Intelligent WiFi. However you should set the TP Link to have the same single SSID and passwords as the Hub to allow roaming of devices. Personally I use my own WiFi solution like many others on these Forums.
Thanks very much. I set the TP Link to mirror the router settings when I first installed it so it’s always been one SSID and didn’t adjust the out of the box settings. As I said, when it was first set up the speeds were great although I agree it would be best if I sorted out my own WiFi - I guess putting the super hub into modem only and getting a different more powerful router?
"powerful router?" yes there are many, but they fall into two categories. 1) what I call a "retail router" which is not only a router, but has WiFi and a network switch; 2) what I call a "real router" which is a router with no other ‘bells and whistles’, this is in fact the correct definition of a router. I have the latter and mine is located in the cupboard under the stairs. When I decorated my home sometime ago I wired up every room including the loft with Ethernet cable. All cables lead either to the loft or the under stairs cupboard where I have PoE network switches located. I have a very automated home among other things all the lights can be controlled either by voice, iPad, wall switches or externally.
