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BT Smart Hub as Hub Extended

amun1000 — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:29:26 GMT

I have a BT Smart Hub 2 and FTTP.

I have managed to set up my hybrid Ubiquiti/BT network so that the USG is the degault gateway connected over PPOE, however i wish to continue using the Smart Hub 2 as a standard hub so the BT Discs around the property continue to work (dedicated AP's for the BT wifi) alongside the Ubquiti AP's. The USG is connected to a switch 8

Is it just a simple case of connecting the Switch 8 to Smart Hub Lan ports because last time i tried anything that was connected to the Smart Hub/Discs lost their internet connection but the Ubiquiti hardware worked fine?

Do i need to turn off the FTTP setting on the Smart Hub 2 for the above to work ?

TIA

amun

Re: BT Smart Hub as Hub Extended

licquorice — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:36:37 GMT

You say connect hub LAN ports (plural) to the switch. You can only connect 1 LAN port to the switch.

The FTTP mode changes port 4 from LAN to WAN so either change mode or use a different port.

Re: BT Smart Hub as Hub Extended

amun1000 — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 07:48:58 GMT

Thanks for the quick reply

So the layout would be:

www -> USG -> Switch 8 -> Smart Hub2 -> BT Wifi Discs AP

-> Ubquiti PtP -> Ubiquiti AP

Only one cable would be going from the Switch 8 to Smart Hib 2