HH3 as access point

diluxe · 07-01-2012, 1:44 PM

had BT inifinity installed recently, i've replaced the HH3 withmy billion 7800n which is working fine, but i'd like to use the HH3 as a access point at the other end of the house were the wireless signal is weak. I've attached the HH3 to a powerplug but i cannot connect to it anylonger wirelessly.

What do i need to do in the configuration to make this work?

cheers

beerhunter · 07-01-2012, 5:44 PM

Connect a PC to it via Ethernet (192.158.1.254). Switch off its DHCP Server. Give it a new fixed IP address outside of the new router's DHCP pool. (This is so that you can talk to it in future should the need arise.) Now set its WiFi channel to one that is a least two channels away from any that are in use, INCLUDING the new router's. Set it's SSID to same one as the new router, with the same encryption and pass key.

Now connect it to the new router via Ethernet (cabled or a pair of HomePlugs) and you will be able to "roam" seamlessly between the two Wireless Access Points.

diluxe · 07-01-2012, 7:42 PM

I tried that earlier, with switching the dhcp server off from the settings but still the wireless icon the hh continues to flash orange and never goes blue.

beerhunter · 08-01-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by diluxe

I tried that earlier, with switching the dhcp server off from the settings but still the wireless icon the hh continues to flash orange and never goes blue.

You may have activated WPS, which is a PITA if your devices do not support it.

I suggest that you do a factory reset and try again, making ONLY the changes that I suggested.

diluxe · 08-01-2012, 11:22 AM

sorry its not the wireless icon, but the broadband icon that stays flashing orange.

what do you mean give it an IP address outside of the DHCP pool of the Billion 7800?

beerhunter · 08-01-2012, 1:51 PM

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Originally Posted by diluxe

1. sorry its not the wireless icon, but the broadband icon that stays flashing orange.

2. what do you mean give it an IP address outside of the DHCP pool of the Billion 7800?

1. That is what should happen because the DSL modem had nothing to connect to. It will not affect the rest of the devices in the router.

2. http://www.avforums.com/forums/netwo...-together.html

deathtrap3000 · 08-01-2012, 4:39 PM

How are you plugging the ethernet cable into the homehub? If theres nothing plugged in usually the bb light will stay unlit and not flash. You should plug the ethernet cable from the homeplug into one of the yellow ports on the homehub.

diluxe · 08-01-2012, 5:25 PM

I've been plugging it into the red port labelled LAN .

The billion has a dhcp range of 192.168.1.100 to .199

It's own ip address is 192.168.1.254

What ip address to I give the HH?

beerhunter · 08-01-2012, 5:31 PM

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Originally Posted by diluxe

What ip address to I give the HH?

One that is not in the Billion's DHCP Pool.

As to how to do this stuff, it is in the link that i posted.

diluxe · 08-01-2012, 5:32 PM

Sorry mate , but I just don't get what the term dhcp pool means ?

diluxe · 08-01-2012, 9:32 PM

Ok got it working . Cheers

kitp · 22-07-2012, 9:58 PM

I have been having trouble doing the same thing. Can you tell me how you got it working ie. what steps after factory reset.

beerhunter · 26-07-2012, 12:41 PM

See post #2

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07-01-2012, 5:44 PM	#2
beerhunter Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hampshire Thanks: Gave 20, Got 754 Posts: 6,257	Connect a PC to it via Ethernet (192.158.1.254). Switch off its DHCP Server. Give it a new fixed IP address outside of the new router's DHCP pool. (This is so that you can talk to it in future should the need arise.) Now set its WiFi channel to one that is a least two channels away from any that are in use, INCLUDING the new router's. Set it's SSID to same one as the new router, with the same encryption and pass key. Now connect it to the new router via Ethernet (cabled or a pair of HomePlugs) and you will be able to "roam" seamlessly between the two Wireless Access Points.
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diluxe Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: berkshire Thanks: Gave 17, Got 6 Posts: 249	I tried that earlier, with switching the dhcp server off from the settings but still the wireless icon the hh continues to flash orange and never goes blue.
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deathtrap3000 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London Thanks: Gave 26, Got 144 Posts: 1,420	How are you plugging the ethernet cable into the homehub? If theres nothing plugged in usually the bb light will stay unlit and not flash. You should plug the ethernet cable from the homeplug into one of the yellow ports on the homehub.
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08-01-2012, 5:25 PM	#8
diluxe Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: berkshire Thanks: Gave 17, Got 6 Posts: 249	I've been plugging it into the red port labelled LAN . The billion has a dhcp range of 192.168.1.100 to .199 It's own ip address is 192.168.1.254 What ip address to I give the HH?
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diluxe Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: berkshire Thanks: Gave 17, Got 6 Posts: 249	Sorry mate , but I just don't get what the term dhcp pool means ?
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diluxe Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: berkshire Thanks: Gave 17, Got 6 Posts: 249	Ok got it working . Cheers
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kitp New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Thanks: Gave 0, Got 0 Posts: 11	I have been having trouble doing the same thing. Can you tell me how you got it working ie. what steps after factory reset.
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beerhunter Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hampshire Thanks: Gave 20, Got 754 Posts: 6,257	See post #2
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