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[q33ny]

Hi,

I need help with my hub 3 as working from home has become a nightmare. I don't know what to do anymore, every time I'm in a live video meeting (Teams) my wi-fi drops for almost a minute. Literally you can't see the wi-fi SSID or sometimes the signal out of nowhere goes from full strenght to 1 bar. This is at various times of the day and there is no pattern. I've try rebooting the hub, factory reset and move the location but no success. The LAN is OK, only the Wi-Fi is playing up.

When using the check service form VM, online or on the app (on my phone using 4G) it comes us with everyting is OK so no help there.

Any help is welcomed.

[RedGooner]

2.4GHz or 5GHz band ??

[q33ny]

• I mist admit I didn't check it but I think it is on 5GHz.

[q33ny]

Just checked and most of devices are on 5GHz

[jbrennand]

Can you connect on ethernet cable for the duration of the teams meetings? Long runs of Cat5e/6 cable are cheap and you can just plut it in to the Hub and your device and trail the cable over carpet upstairs etc. When the meeting is done, just rollit up and put it in a cupboard till next time.

If that works ok - look into running the cable permanently or improving you wifi with your own better quality equipment

[q33ny]

Hi John,

Thx for the suggestion but that won't be possible. Both my wife and I are working from home with many and long meetings. The hub has 4 ports with 3 already in used so no more ports available and one of the rooms we use it on 1st floor just above the hub, getting a cable there is not an option as we rent....

[carl_pearce]

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@q33ny wrote:

Hi John,

Thx for the suggestion but that won't be possible. Both my wife and I are working from home with many and long meetings. The hub has 4 ports with 3 already in used so no more ports available and one of the rooms we use it on 1st floor just above the hub, getting a cable there is not an option as we rent....

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You may want to create a BQM and post the live link. You could be in a congested area, like many posters on this forum.

[-tony-]

4 ports is not a problem - a 4 way switch will add 4 more 

as to poor wifi - you have to suffer that with VM hubs - they work but are nothing great - if you cannot use wired connections then you need to look at improving the wifi - solutions are many - a 3rd party router - a mesh system being just 2 - the down side is they all have to be bought by you

[q33ny]

Can you help with the BQM?

Any recommendations for wi-fi router?

[jbrennand]

Click carl's link to BQM and follow the instructions.

What size property is it, what contruction is it (e.g. brick, stone, plasterboard walls) and what budget do you have in mind