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BB200 | Hub3 | Issues every afternoon

slam-dunk
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Hi all,

New BB200 connection on Hub3 (router mode currently). Every afternoon WiFi has issues. Is this because of the notorious Hub3 or connection itself?

Plugged in via RJ45 there are no problems. I have just ordered a 3rd party router in the hope that this is a HW issue rather than connection.

What should I look in terms of logs/settings in the Hub3?

Help is appreciated

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jbrennand
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If you are saying there are no issues on any ethernet cable connected devices - then all the issues are probably just wifi related.

What router have you ordered? - a wireless router I assume ?

If it is just wifi - you can try this until the new router arrives.
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If you haven't done this already - try it first - it helps sort some Hub3/4/5 wifi issues for some devices.

Go into the Hub’s settings. Type in  http://192.168.0.1  into your web browser’s url box and login with settings password on the Hub's base sticker (or your own if you changed it). Then in Advanced>wireless signal >smart wifi - tick the disable “channel optimisation” box or “Smart Wifi” box and save settings.  May be different pathways and wording on the 3 Hub types

Then, go to advanced>wireless signal>security, rename the 2.4 & 5 GHz network ssid's.  Just type over to change 'em to whatever you like and something that will differentiate them (e.g - Billybob2 & Billybob5) Try to avoid spaces and periods in the SSID names as they can cause issues with certain devices. Use the same password for simplicity,  Then, apply settings and restart the Hub.  Your 2 wifi networks will now be clearly separated - and you can then select the network you want each device to connect to… individually from the "available networks" list on each of your devices. 

Note all your wifi devices will need re-connecting to the new SSID's and passwords.
All things being equal, 5 GHz is always better/faster and subject to less congestion/interference (and is better for iDevice speeds than the 2.4 one - although the 2.4 one has the better "range" and will be needed when the 5 GHz drops out of range and some older/cheaper/dumber or “specialised” devices can only use this one. 

You should also use a wifi analyser App (or Airport Utility on iOS) to check which 2.4 channels are being heavily used around you and move yours to one of numbers 1,6,11 that is least so, but it wont help if there is other interference.

See if these changes help - you will lose any “seamless roaming” benefits but it may not matter and you can always change the settings back by doing a " pinhole factory reset " if you prefer the way it was - or it doesn’t help.

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John
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I do not work for VM. My services: HD TV on VIP (+ Sky Sports & Movies & BT sport), x3 V6 boxes (1 wired, 2 on WiFi) Hub5 in modem mode with Apple Airport Extreme Router +2 Airport Express's & TP-Link Archer C64 WAP. On Volt 350Mbps, Talk Anytime Phone, x2 Mobile SIM only iPhones.

thanks JB

Despite the cabled connection working, I am still trying to understand the spikes in latency every afternoon (congestion???)...

A tp-link ax73 on order, hopefully I will set it up by the end of the week.

I might go through your guide to test whether it makes any difference.

Thanks again for replying to this post