on 07-12-2021 11:14
My sister has really bad wifi in her house, to the extent they have to run a cat5 cable from the VM hub to the TV to be able to stream Netflix, etc.
I've tried various things to improve it but none have really worked. So I want to try adding a wired router to the VM hub 3 and using it as a wireless access point...i.e. run a cat5 cable from the VM hub to the router and position it somewhere nearer the centre of the house.
What I'm wondering is, would the VM hub have to be put in modem mode? Or could it be left in router mode? Two reasons for asking this:
1) there are several devices currently plugged directly into the ports on the hub and I believe putting the hub into modem mode deactivates all but the first one...is that correct?
2) if the hub can remain in router mode then presumably both it and the new router will kick out wifi...is that also correct?
In terms of the new router, I was thinking of getting the TP-Link AC1750...seems to be a decent bit of kit that is well reviewed. Can anyone confirm whether these play nicely with the VM hub 3?
Thanks
on 07-12-2021 11:27
Unless you are really into networking as a hobby you generally only have one router.
However, you can plug as many wireless access points into it as you like. If you run out of ports, add a switch to give more ports.
You can put the Archer C7 in Access Point only mode so you could keep the Hub3 in router mode.
on 07-12-2021 12:48
on 07-12-2021 17:18
@slicendice73 wrote:
1) there are several devices currently plugged directly into the ports on the hub and I believe putting the hub into modem mode deactivates all but the first one...is that correct?
2) if the hub can remain in router mode then presumably both it and the new router will kick out wifi...is that also correct?
Both correct. Remember if you were to use the new router as an additional access point/switch remote from the hub you will to;
However, I would do as already suggested - put the hub in modem mode and use the new router as the main one. See how it performs as the only wireless access point in the home. Use just one Ethernet port on the hub and run the wired device connections off the new router. If you need more ports get a small switch. If there is still inadequate wireless coverage add an additional wireless access point. That's what I do. I just use an old ISP hub with the DHCP etc. turned off (a BT Home Hub).
on 10-12-2021 16:22
Thank you all very much for the input - much appreciated
Sounds like just using the new router for wifi would make the most sense and probably give the best performance.
I'll give it a go and see if things improve...I may well be back with further queries! 😉
on 10-12-2021 16:45