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Re: Using Boosters to boost guest & smart device subnets? Or only main network? (white cylinder modem)
Shoot. That's what I feared. It would be nice if the boosters could boost each of the networks being broadcasted by the hub. Seems like it defeats the purpose of having the subnets available in the first place. Bummer! Note to Telus - consider providing boosters that boost these networks too.5.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Using Boosters to boost guest & smart device subnets? Or only main network? (white cylinder modem)
Update - when i look in the router's admin interface to see which devices I've connected, it looks like all the devices that are connected to "guest" and "smart device" subnets are all connected directly to the router - none of them are connected to boosters. That leads me to believe the boosters are not boosting the subnets - just the main network. Can anyone confirm? Is there any way to boost the subnets?5.6KViews0likes2CommentsUsing Boosters to boost guest & smart device subnets? Or only main network? (white cylinder modem)
Hey all, I have the wifi hub modem from Telus (it's white, shaped like a cylinder), and I've gone through the Admin options to enable both the Guest network and the Smart Device network. I also have boosters connected - each of them with wired connections and all with "excellent" signal strength. I'm currently trying to connect a device to my enabled "smart device" subnet. This isn't the first time I've connected to this subnet - I have several other devices in the house currently connected. I'm now trying to connect some devices out in the yard to that subnet, a bit of a distance from where the router is. However, I'm right beside a wired booster that has "excellent" signal strength, and I can connect to the main network here just fine. Any idea why I can't connect to the smart device subnet when I'm within the range of my boosters? Do the boosters not boost the signal for these subnets? Or is there any way to get them to? Thanks in advance!Solved5.7KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
psl thanks for clarifying on number of boosters. As mentioned, this would only be booster #3. I've tried the pairing process via the app several times, with two different booster units now, while only a meter or so away from the hub. Each time, no luck. I'm going to try again this evening, using some of the suggestions other users have shared.23KViews0likes1CommentRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
Teryl I only have 2 boosters connected. I am trying to connect a third. It has failed when trying to pair two different boosters as the third booster. Even when it's only a few meters from the hub. The first part of the initialization seems to work properly when I connect via ethernet for it to download configuration details, but then when I disconnect, power it down, and power it back up again wirelessly (this is all following the steps outlined in the Telus app by the way) - the booster ends up presenting a solid red light.23KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
Thanks NFtoBC - I'm going to try this later this evening. Any idea if this method will still have everything "meshed" with other existing boosters and the hub? I'll be able to move around with devices and it will all be treated a the same network?23KViews0likes1CommentRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
Kronos I'm going to try the WPS method to connect the booster instead. If I do this with the hub using the WPS button, will it still "mesh" with the two other boosters I have, or only create a new network using the default wifi password written on the back of the booster? I was under the impression I needed to follow the process outlined in the app (using an ethernet connection, etc) to have it mesh with the existing network. I don't really understand how exactly any of this works though, so I'll give it a shot. 🙂23KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
Thanks NFtoBC ...Yeah - both were reset (at least I think so, I powered them on and clicked the factory reset button for 5-10 seconds, until the light on the front blinked). After doing that, and after going through the connection wizard on the Telus app (connecting with ethernet to the hub, letting it initialize, disconnecting, moving to a new location, powering back up, waiting for it to connect), it results in a solid red light. This is happening with both the boosters I got from a friend of mine. The two boosters I have were connected using this very same process, and both are working fine*. * = while they are working fine, the second booster only has "good" signal strength despite being directly upstairs from the first booster.23KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Do boosters connect to each other, or do they all directly to the Wifi Hub?
I use the WPS button to chain boosters to each other instead of using the app? The app walks me through a process of connecting the booster to the hub via ethernet cable (presumably to download the network configuration details from the hub), then power it down, disconnect, then power it back up at my location of choice. This is where I seem to be having problems with the second booster showing kind of a shoddy connection, even though it's directly upstairs from the first booster. I strongly suspect it's only communicating directly to the hub, and not to the first booster at all. In other news, I got 2 additional boosters from a friend who also had a starter pack. I keep trying to add a third booster using one from that set, but I get a red solid light when going through the pairing process. It doesn't work at all.23KViews0likes12Comments