How To Use Sky Q Mini Box As Hotspot
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How to use sky q mini box as hotspot. Connect your sky q 1tb or 2tb box to your sky broadband hub or third party router to get the most out of your box. Get sky q here. Now switch on power supply. Don t be scared by the little tab covering up the ethernet port on the back of your q mini box. Brand new sky q box.
The system works just fine over ethernet and very recently the system was updated to default to a wired connection if a live ethernet cable is plugged in. Existing sky q box. There s no way for other devices to access the wireless signal they are broadcasting when there isn t a sky hub in use as it s on the hub where the visible network password is recorded and set. Sky q mini box. The q mini box has never been installed as i only have one tv.
For sky q mini boxes where you want to stay wireless follow the reset instruction above. When sky is the isp all the q boxes broadcast the same public ssid as the q hub and its encryption key works for all of them. Just set your boxes up as normal and sky q takes care of the rest. Q mini boxes only act as wireless hotspots for non q devices where sky is the isp. Connect the power cable into the blue port and then the head to mains.
I live in a bungalow but don t get a consistant wifi signal in the two bedrooms and bathroom situated at the far end of ther property. Set up a replacement sky q 1tb or 2tb box. Is there a way of installing the mini box without a second tv and use it as an extender hotspot. Using ethernet instead of wi fi. In the pink port of sky mini box connect the hdmi cable connect the pink end to the box while the other end to the tv.
That s because sky q boxes also act as wi fi hotspots so if you have a sky q silver box in the lounge and a sky q mini box in a bedroom you can slather your home in full strength sturdy wi fi.