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Can I configure a BT Home hub for Internet access to DVR?
No Configure a BT Home Hub for Internet Access to a DVR The BT Home Hub is a 4 port Ethernet switch and ADSL modem router with firewall capability. The firewall is enabled by default blocking incoming connections from the internet thus protecting your network.
How do I log in to BT Home Hub 6?
The default BT Home Hub 6 IP Address is: 192.168.1.254 Go ahead and enter the router's IP address in the address bar. Then press the Enter key. You should be shown a login page similar to this: Screenshot of BT Home Hub 6 Login.
Does the BT Home Hub have a firewall?
The BT Home Hub is a 4 port Ethernet switch and ADSL modem router with firewall capability. The firewall is enabled by default blocking incoming connections from the internet thus protecting your network.
How do I enable port forwarding on the BT mini hub?
The BT Mini Hub doesn't support application sharing or port forwarding. Open a new web browser on your connected device and type 192.168.1.254 into the address bar. This will open the Hub Manager
How do I access my BT router remotely?
You can connect to the Hub remotely - To do this, you'll need to sign up to DynDNS and create an account. On the Home Hub, go to Advanced, then select 'Dynamic DNS' and enter the account details for your DynDNS account. From another PC, you can enter the address provided by DynDNS to connect to the Hub remotely.
How do I open ports on my BT Hub?
How do I set up port forwarding on the BT Business Hub 5 or Hub 3?Select Settings.When prompted, enter the admin password and click OK.Click Port Forwarding.From the Game or Application drop down list, select the rule you require.From the Device drop down list, select the device you want to access remotely.Click Add.
Can you use a BT Smart Hub as an access point?
You just need to give the hub being used as an access point an IP address outside of the DHCP range of the main hub, e.g 192.168. 1.20 and disable DHCP. Connect the 2 hubs together LAN port to LAN port.
What is the WAN port for on my BT Hub?
The WAN port on the BT Home hubs are used when the home hub is connected to a separate modem, as shown on this picture of the BT Smart Hub 2.
How do I open ports on BT Smart Hub 2?
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Does BT block port 443?
Hi, BT are not blocking the ports.
How do I use my old BT router as an access point?
Reuse a spare BT Home Hub as a Wireless Access PointSummary. ... Procedure. ... Hit the Reset Button. ... Connect your PC Directly to the Hub. ... Reset the Admin Password. ... Reconfigure Wireless Settings. ... Allocate New Hub IP Address. ... Deactivate DHCP.More items...•
Can I use my old BT hub as a repeater?
Yes, as has been explained countless times on the forum. Just turn off DHCP and give the secondary hub an IP address outside of the DHCP range of the main hub and connect the hubs together LAN port to LAN port.
How do I use my BT hub 6 as a wireless access point?
It can be used as a wireless access point but it can't be used as a WiFi extender. To use as a WiFi access point, give it an IP address outside of the DHCP range of the main hub, disable DHCP and connect the 2 devices LAN port to LAN port by Ethernet cable.
Should I use WAN or LAN port?
LAN port is used to provide Internet access or files sharing facility to all the connected devices. WAN port is used to provide Internet access by connecting with a modem or wireless broadband to all the connected routers. LAN ports have higher bandwidth up to 1000 Mbps.
Can I use WAN port as LAN port?
You can configure the WAN port of the router so that it can be used as a LAN port. That's useful when you are using the router in repeater mode which the WAN port is not required. As a result, you can have one more LAN port.
What is the WAN port used for?
A WAN port is used to connect to an internet source, such as a broadband modem. The WAN allows the router to connect to the internet and share that connection with all the Ethernet-ready devices connected to it.
Does BT Smart Hub have Ethernet ports?
All our Hubs have ports (Gigabit or Ethernet) on the back for you to connect your devices using wires. Our latest Smart Hub 2, Smart Hub and BT Hub 5 have four Gigabit ports. These ports are 10 times faster than Ethernet ports so you always get the fastest connection.
How can I add more Ethernet ports to my BT router?
Re: Adding a couple of Ethernet ports to Hub ? You just need a simple unmanaged 5port Ethernet switch. Use one of the 4 ports of your hub to connect to one port of the switch and you gain 3 extra ports. 1 port to the hub, 1 port to the device who's port you pinched from the hub and 3 spare.
How do I block ports on my BT router?
Its not possible to block ports on the home hub, however, if you disable UPnP, that will stop applications opening ports automatically. You may need to factory reset the home hub first, then disable UPnP right away, before you run any applications. Without the factory reset first, the ports will stay open.
Does BT Smart Hub have a WAN port?
The BT Smart Hub 2 has a WAN port which is essential if you have Full Fibre broadband (FTTP). However, if you don't have BT Full Fibre, you can change the WAN port to be an extra Ethernet port.
What is BT hub?
Every device that uses the internet sends its packets of data through specific ports. BT Hubs are configured to handle that data transmission automatically, but sometimes you may want to create your own port ...
How to set up port forwarding on a Hub?
Here's how to set up port forwarding: Open a new web browser on a device connected to your Hub and type 192.168.1.254 in the address bar. This will open the Hub Manager. Click Advanced Settings. Click Firewall. Enter the admin password.
How to open Hub Manager?
Open a new web browser on your connected device and type 192.168.1.254 into the address bar. This will open the Hub Manager
Where is the password on my Hub?
Enter the admin password. Unless you've previously changed it, you'll find the default password on your Hub settings card on the back of your Hub . If you have changed it and now forgotten it, you can use the password override feature by click on Help to set up a new password without losing all your personal Hub settings and configuration.
What is the default port for HTTP?
Enter the external and internal port number range. The default external and internal port that is used for HTTP webserver is port 80, this may vary depending on how you’re set up. You will need to check the documentation provided from the hardware manufacturer, software/service provider or contact your IT support to identify the port range
Which BT hubs can you open?
If you want to enable remote access to devices connected to your wi-fi network, you can open all ports, or selected ports on the BT Business Hub 5 and Hub 3.
How to port forward a game?
Click Port Forwarding. From the Game or Application drop down list, select the rule you require. From the Device drop down list, select the device you want to access remotely. Click Add. If the application you want to use doesn't appear in the list, you'll need to set up Advanced Port Forwarding. The steps you need to follow will vary, depending on ...
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
It seems that BT in their infinite wisdom don't want you to be able to remotely administer your Home Hub (i.e. you can only get to the web administration page via a PC located on your internal network). Pretty much every off the shelf ADSL router lets you do this but not the Home Hub.
BT Home Hub Remote Access
It seems that BT in their infinite wisdom don't want you to be able to remotely administer your Home Hub (i.e. you can only get to the web administration page via a PC located on your internal network). Pretty much every off the shelf ADSL router lets you do this but not the Home Hub.
How to forward a port?
If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of the range into the External ports Start and Internal ports Start boxes. Then enter the highest number of the range into the External ports End and Internal ports End boxes. If you are forwarding a single port, enter that port number into the External ports Start, External ports End, Internal ports Start and Internal ports End boxes .
What to do if you are locked out of your router?
As a last resort, if you are still locked out of your router interface, you may need to consider a factory reset. A factory reset erases all the changed settings in the router, including the username and password. I do not recommend doing this unless you have fully exhausted all your other troubleshooting options. All settings you have changed in the past and more if you use DSL are erased. To learn how to reset a router, read this How to Reset a Router guide.
Where is the Advanced Settings option?
Start by clicking the Advanced settings option in the lower right corner.
Do router manufacturers update their routers?
Router manufacturers are always updating their routers and they may have changed the router's username and password as well. I recommend trying other default BT username/password combinations. Here is our list of all the Default BT Router Passwords.
What is BT home hub?
The BT Home Hub is a 4 port Ethernet switch and ADSL modem router with firewall capability. The firewall is enabled by default blocking incoming connections from the internet thus protecting your network.
How to log into home hub?
To log onto the Home Hub, use your browser, eg: Internet Explorer and in the address bar, type … http://192.168.1.254 Enter the password when prompted Click on Settings Click on Advanced Settings
How to apply rule for port 8000?
Under Game or application: select entry = D VR8000 2. Under Device: select entry = User Defined 3. Device IP Address enter your own DVR’s address, for example 192.168.1.68 4. Click on Add
How to find the IP address of a DVR?
Use a laptop or mobile device with the DVR client software installed and try connecting to your site using the router’s external IP address. How do you find the router’s external IP address ? 1. Look at the router’s status page to find out what it’s external IP address, or 2. Use a PC in the building to access an internet site that tells you what your IP address is. eg: www.aliendvr.com/whatismyip.php Note that the username, password and port number will be the same, but the IP address, rather than being an internal address beginning 192.168… will be different
Does BT Home Hub support dynamic DNS?
It’s not easy to connect to a site with a continually changing IP address you should implement Dynamic DNS instead – the BT Home Hub does support Dynamic DNS, this is documented in a separate technical tip.
