https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Home-Hub-5-fw-4-7-5-1-83-8-264-Nest-Mini-incompatibility/m-p/2137091#M1236630 <P>I'm using a spare HH5 as a 2nd WiFi AP, to bolster my home network's WiFi coverage.</P><P>It's all setup correctly:</P><P>- Ethernet to router</P><P>- DHCP disabled(handled by my router)</P><P>- IP address in the same subnet, but outside the range of the router's DHCP</P><P>- WiFi bands split to separate SSIDs, and using non-overlapping channels</P><P>It's been working flawlessly for years.</P><P>However I've recently added a number of Google Nest Minis &amp; smart plugs to the network, and I'm finding that the Nest Mini connected to this HH5's 5GHz band will periodically drop out.</P><P>Other devices (my phone, laptop, &amp; a smart plug) are still able to access both the 2.4 &amp; 5GHz bands, but to get the Nest to reconnect I have to reboot the router. (A reboot of the Nest is not sufficient).</P><P>This indicates to me that it's something failing in the router's WiFi stack; perhaps lease time isn't renewing properly?</P><P>The router &amp; nest have both been factory reset, but the problem persists.</P><P>This HH5 hasn't been used as the primary router for a long time, so I suspect its firmware is outdated.</P><P>Do HH5's simply need an Internet connection in order to update themselves, or do they have to be actively used as the primary router on a BT connection? (I'm no longer a BT customer, moved over to Plusnet some time ago).</P><P>Is there a way to manually update a HH5's firmware? or force an update?</P> Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:28:45 GMT TehJumpingJawa 2021-01-31T13:28:45Z https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Home-Hub-5-fw-4-7-5-1-83-8-264-Nest-Mini-incompatibility/m-p/2137091#M1236630 <P>I'm using a spare HH5 as a 2nd WiFi AP, to bolster my home network's WiFi coverage.</P><P>It's all setup correctly:</P><P>- Ethernet to router</P><P>- DHCP disabled(handled by my router)</P><P>- IP address in the same subnet, but outside the range of the router's DHCP</P><P>- WiFi bands split to separate SSIDs, and using non-overlapping channels</P><P>It's been working flawlessly for years.</P><P>However I've recently added a number of Google Nest Minis &amp; smart plugs to the network, and I'm finding that the Nest Mini connected to this HH5's 5GHz band will periodically drop out.</P><P>Other devices (my phone, laptop, &amp; a smart plug) are still able to access both the 2.4 &amp; 5GHz bands, but to get the Nest to reconnect I have to reboot the router. (A reboot of the Nest is not sufficient).</P><P>This indicates to me that it's something failing in the router's WiFi stack; perhaps lease time isn't renewing properly?</P><P>The router &amp; nest have both been factory reset, but the problem persists.</P><P>This HH5 hasn't been used as the primary router for a long time, so I suspect its firmware is outdated.</P><P>Do HH5's simply need an Internet connection in order to update themselves, or do they have to be actively used as the primary router on a BT connection? (I'm no longer a BT customer, moved over to Plusnet some time ago).</P><P>Is there a way to manually update a HH5's firmware? or force an update?</P> Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:28:45 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/Archive-Staging/Home-Hub-5-fw-4-7-5-1-83-8-264-Nest-Mini-incompatibility/m-p/2137091#M1236630 TehJumpingJawa 2021-01-31T13:28:45Z