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Is the app a necessity for Hub 4? Plus other questions
I've just received an email telling me my old hub that I've had for years (Hub 2) and has mostly been fine is no longer receiving security updates and I've been offered Hub 4. The email mentions that it can be setup and managed via Android app, but I don't want apps for things I've managed without for years. Can I continue to manage Hub 4 via my home IP on a browser, or are there some things locked to the app that I previously accessed by browser? I don't want an out of date hub that's not receiving security updates, but I also don't want any added marketing pzazz "smart intelligent optimisations" or however they put it (it sounds like just setting the channel option to "auto" anyway). I want to set it how I want, without any of said "intelligent" changes ballsing things up (as they inevitably do at some point). Is it possible to switch off said smart features from a browser? I currently use the 2GHz channel for my Home Assistant devices and 5Ghz for my PC, laptop, home server and phone; plus guest channels for visitors, all with different SSIDs. From what I gather the newer hubs don't compartmentalise like that anymore and it will just use one shared SSID and pick the best channel automatically. Am I understanding that correctly and is there a way to manually override that? These concerns aside, how have Hub 4 users found the device itself for reliability and speed? I understand there are issues with the app, but I'm not intending to use that at all.
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Duckee
8 days ago Place Networking and WiFi
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Hub 4 - Connect app
I note from a message on the connect app there are current issues with the HUB5 and Connect app, but my Connect app will not connect to my Hub 4 even when sitting at the side of it. Responds with 'Hub not found'. or ‘we can’t find your hub. Also ‘somethings gone wrong our side’ I accept that as it was ok. So what’s gone wrong? Could it be the WiFi is still unstable as previously reported? The hub and pods are connecting with devices but not the connect app.
ianjayne
10 months ago Place Networking and WiFi
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VM Connect app showing a laptop device as a TV Box
Decided to try out the VM Connect app, seems to have potential but when I was looking at the Virgin media devices that are connect to the hub, I noticed it said I have a Virgin TV Box connected. After some investigation, I found out that the mac address belongs to my wife's work laptop. Not much of an issue but as an example, if I wanted to pause the internet to that device, I wouldn't be able to as VM Connect doesnt offer pausing capability if the Hub deems the device a Virgin device (TV box, Pod, etc.) Anyone have a similar issue? Any fixes?
VictorEscalona
2 years ago Place Networking and WiFi
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