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Drop users connected to HomeHub 4

bobohanlon — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:12:21 GMT

Hello, I have a Homehub 4. I am working from home and live in a remote area so the bandwidth can be pretty poor. Sometimes I lose connectivity on web based conference calls usually when the rest of my household are connected to the internet and streaming etc. Is there a way on the console that I can kick them off the network and dont let them join back until I say so without having to leave the room and shout at everyone to stop using the internet lol

Many thanks.

Re: Drop users connected to HomeHub 4

imjolly — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:54:55 GMT

if you are using an ethernet connection and rest using wireless then you could just turn of the wifi from the hub

you need a 3rd party modem router which would allow you to prioritise your connection over others

Re: Drop users connected to HomeHub 4

bobohanlon — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:37:03 GMT

Thanks for the reply @imjolly so it looks like the hub is limited in capability.

If I purchased a router that allows connection prioritisation do you know if you can weight or throttle connections?

Re: Drop users connected to HomeHub 4

imjolly — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:42:38 GMT

Yes many routers allow that facility. Popular is tplink and more facilities the more expensive. You can check the forum posts for suggestions

Re: Drop users connected to HomeHub 4

Keith_Beddoe — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:44:47 GMT

Yes, you can adjust priority.

I assume you are using a HH4 on an ADSL connection?

Then this router will allow you to control priority and bandwidth to each user.

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/dsl-modem-router/td-w9970/

Controls are applied per LAN IP address, so have to be reserved first via DHCP address reservation. I use that same router on my ADSL connection.