Moving bt home hub

damo09

Oh. So the router they are sending will connect to the unit hardwired in the picture. And I can put the replacement router in say the living room

psychopomp1

Correct, the router needs to be connected to LAN1 on the ONT and then you can place the router wherever you like. This is where mine is but I specifically asked Openreach to install the ONT out in the open next to the master socket in the living room. Though when it comes to new builds, the developer/Openreach will already have decided where the ONT will be located so you don't have the luxury of getting to pick & choose the ONT location.

mickevh

@psychopomp1 - your wife must really love you if you're allowed a router that ugly in the living room!

On a more serious note - have you ever had a play with the antenna orientation, if so did you notice much effect? IIRC that's a MU-MIMO capable router so one would think orienting the antenna in pairs (so you still get some beamforming) might have some interesting effects. Just curious.

psychopomp1

lol yeah its a huge monstrosity but pretty much all tri-band 4x4 stream routers look similar - the extra 5ghz band is very handy when you've got loads of wifi clients all competing for bandwidth. The missus has no choice but to accept the router I decide to use

Re: antenna orientation on the Linksys EA9500, I always keep the antennae upright as using other positions doesn't make much difference to the signal attenuation. However a few years ago when I was using the Asus RT-AC87U, the best wifi signal was obtained by positioning the antennas in a 45 degrees direction, as recommended by Asus.

damo09

If I should need a stupidly long ethernet what is the one I need

psychopomp1

Cat 5e cable for indoor use will be fine. I normally go for Amazon Basics range, it tends to be good quality kit at a great price.

damo09

Would one of those power network things work instead of a ethernet.

psychopomp1

No, the router has to be connected via Ethernet to LAN1 on the ONT. If you’ve really got your heart set on having the router on a different floor and want a professional job done wrt cabling, perhaps look for a network installation company in your area who may charge considerably less than £200? Perhaps even the developer’s contractors if they’re still onsite?

damo09

Just I'd like the xbox ps4 and TV hard wired. Bloody new house.

pocketmonkey

I don't suppose there are any telephone points in the cupboard or dotted around the house? Most new builds I've visited have a couple on each floor although I've yet to visit a house with fttp. Most of them have cat5 running through the walls and if that's the case you may get away with a couple of rj45 faceplates if the outlets are located sensibly