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Re: BTHub6 with Tenda Nova MW6 wifi mesh

Nevalti — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:07:15 GMT

I appreciate that this is an old thread but I have a very similar question.

I am about to switch to BT and I will have a BT Smarthub 2. I already have a Tenda MW6 mesh with 3 nodes. The Tenda Mesh works very well but only with my Virgin router wifi turned OFF.

Can you confirm please, with a BT router, can I simply set the first Tenda node to 'Bridge mode' (AP mode) and that's it? Nothing else to do?

If that is the case, I presume that the BT Smarthub 2 handles the DHCP and the Tenda nodes will simply 'pass on the messages'. Is that correct or will I need to reset anything else?

My Virgin router caused multiple problems when set up that way, which is why I turned its wifi OFF.

Re: BTHub6 with Tenda Nova MW6 wifi mesh

Keith_Beddoe — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:14:01 GMT

@Nevalti

Welcome to this user forum.

Yes, just use it in bridge mode, it will be fine.

Re: BTHub6 with Tenda Nova MW6 wifi mesh

Nevalti — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:17:15 GMT

Thanks Keith. I will let you know if I have any problems.

Re: BTHub6 with Tenda Nova MW6 wifi mesh

Keith_Beddoe — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:43:35 GMT

Its best to turn off the Wifi on the BT Hub, so it does not interfere with the Tenda. I have the MW3 mesh, with a TP Link router on BT ADSL, in bridge mode.

The MW6 should pick up the new IP subnet from the HH6 DHCP server.

You can operate the MW6 in router mode, provided you do not mind a separate subnet and double NAT.

It would be best to disable Smart Setup on the home hub, as that can cause lots of problems.