on 06-03-2023 20:59
I'm trying to change the WiFi password on the Hub4 but it keeps reverting back to the default password.
I have contacted "support" via the 0345 454 1111 and spoke with someone there but this appeared to be a waste of my time.
The person on the phone insisted that my new password should be a maximum of 10 characters long which is very strange considering the default password is more than 10 and a password 10 characters long would not indicate as strong.
Does anyone have advice on what I need to do to resolve this issue?
on 09-03-2023 10:29
Hi @Garry-James,
Welcome back to our Community Forums! Thank you for your post and sorry to hear that you're having some issues changing your Hub password.
Please follow the below instructions to change your Hub password. Have you tried this before? What happened after you made the changes?
If you ever forget your Hub password, you can reset it back to the original password by following a Pin-Hole Reset. Please ensure that you still have the sticker on your Hub with the original password just in case.
Let us know if there's anything else we can do to help.
Thanks! 🙂
on 09-03-2023 16:35
Hi Paulina.
Currently I'm beyond confused regarding which information is correct due to conflicting solutions.
The hub instructions state a minimum of 10 characters long.
The VM support phone call stated a maximum of 10 characters long.
The information here now states a minimum of 8 characters long.
The email reply I've had from VM states "there is no reason it can't be more than 10 charters long"
I'm sure anyone would be both confused and frustrated which is exactly where I find myself.
The original issue was the password reverting back to its default setting after I change it to something else. I'm not the first person to have this issue, the exact same problem has been reported on this forum in the past.
I will tackle this problem at a later date as for now I feel like I'm getting nowhere.
on 12-03-2023 09:12
Hi Garry-James 👋 thank you for getting back to us.
Apologies for your ongoing frustration in this matter with the personalised hub password, and for any conflicting information given. I'd like to offer some support, but will need to gather a bit more information about exactly what is happening to try and narrow down the potential cause of the issue. If you can please let us know;
Please let us know and we can investigate further and offer further support if needed. Thank you for your patience whilst we get to the bottom of things! All the best. 🌞
on 12-03-2023 09:25
"change the WiFi password on the Hub4"
You could be fighting a battle that can not be won with the Hub 4 in Router mode.
Reverting the to factory SSID / Password is a known issue with the Hub 4.
We may never know if this is a firmware defect or it is caused by a VM WiFi policy ( like auto re-enable of both WiFi bands )
To fully overcome this may need the Hub 4 in modem mode + a 3rd Party Router / WiFi mesh.