TP Link Power line Adapter won't WPS pair with Virgin Hub

[Dannyboy96]

Devices: Virgin Hub 3 and TP-LINK WPA4220

The power line Adapter works fine for Ethernet however the built in wifi range extender won't connect to the Hub 3.0 with WPS.

I know the WPS isn't faulty on the hub as the tv box was set up using WPS yesterday and I know the TP-LINK isn't faulty as it worked a couple of days ago at my old place.

Is this a known issue with TP-Link extenders or am I doing something wrong?

[Zoie_P]

Hi Dannyboy96, 

Thank you for your post and welcome to our forums 🙂 

I am sorry you are having issues with your power line adaptors have you tried the troubleshooting tips here.

Zoie

[Mike100]

Hi, I had a similar issue and this worked for me:

I followed the basic TP link instructions but it didn’t work with the Virgin Hub 3. So I went to the Virgin hub settings page:

http://192.168.0.1

Advanced Settings > Wireless > WPS

At the bottom it has a button to Add WPS Client. I pressed this while doing the TP link procedure and it worked.

Hope that helps someone!

[Adduxi]

Don’t use WPS.  Use the admin console on the TP-Link.  It’s all in the manual and easy to do. 

[Latedev]

I have the same issue, where WPS fails to connect to a new TP link WPA4220

I have connected the Ethernet and the Hub 3 sees the TP link

I can connect to the settings on the 4220 with a web browser so clearly the LAN side is working, however when I use WPS button on the box and the 4220, then it times out and even when I go to the hub 3 menu and say "add a client" the same thing happens.

The Hub 3 is sat about 2 metres away from the 4220 and both the powerline ethernet and the receiver are plugged into the same power as the router.

I have no idea how to connect the WiFi other than using the WPS, mainly because none of this is explained anywhere

[Client62]

We have a pair of WPA4220 we have them as IP 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 to make access to their admin menus easy from a computer on the the LAN of the VM Hub.

TP-LINK WPA4220 can not be connected to the VM Hub 3 via the WPS buttons on either device.
The reason is the VM Hub 3 and the TP-LINK WPA4220 are both Wireless Access points.
WPS is a method to connect a Wi-Fi client like a mobile to an Access Point.

If you wish the WPA4220 to offer the same SSID / Password as the Hub 3, connect to the admin menu of the WPA4220 and set the SSID / Password in the Wireless Settings and Wireless Security menus.

[Latedev]

Thanks I presume it will use ethernet then transmit/receive via the 2440, so that I don't need to run around changing all the other devices SSID and PW

[Client62]

Our configuration is as follows  :

VM Hub 3  < via network cable >  TL-PA4010 <  via the mains to > 2x TL-PA4220  + 1x TL-PA4010

TP-LINK have a diagram on this link :

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/powerline/tl-wpa4220-kit/

[Adduxi]

When connected via the browser you customise the TPlink to have the same SSID and password as the Hub 3. This will allow your devices to work seamlessly.