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Old 12-03-2018, 21:37   #1
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VM have just upgraded my account with new router and 2 V6 boxes - one is fitted in living room, is wired into new router and all services now eventually seem to work - the second V6 is fitted in kitchen an is not connected to internet - presumably this means that on demand wont work on this box??

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Re: V6

If the second V6 is not connected to your Superhub, it will eventually fail.
I suggest it is actually connected by WiFi.
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Old 12-03-2018, 21:49   #3
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how do you connect it by wifi???
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Old 12-03-2018, 21:57   #4
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how do you connect it by wifi???
If your HUB is set to provide wifi, the setup page should appear when you turn on your V6. Select "other connection" and there will be the wifi signals in your home. Pick it and that's it.

You you have to repeat this everytime if you turn off your HUB.

Did they not send you a Powerline kit to connect via the mains wiring?
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Old 12-03-2018, 22:01   #5
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If your HUB is set to provide wifi, the setup page should appear when you turn on your V6. Select "other connection" and there will be the wifi signals in your home. Pick it and that's it.

You you have to repeat this everytime if you turn off your HUB.

Did they not send you a Powerline kit to connect via the mains wiring?
Powerline is a last resort
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No - i got 2 V6 and a router but no powerline kit
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You don't have to rejoin the wifi each time the hub is re-booted. V6, like all wifi devices, remembers the wifi SSID and passwords.
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the second V6 is fitted in kitchen an is not connected to internet
It must have been connected to the internet to have installed in the first place.
Why do you think it is not connected now?

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presumably this means that on demand wont work on this box??
So does it work?
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Re: V6

it was originally wired into VM cable and ordrinary tv worked - now cooected wireless and on demand works

Thanks for help
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You don't have to rejoin the wifi each time the hub is re-booted. V6, like all wifi devices, remembers the wifi SSID and passwords.
Ours doesn't It says it has to reconnect and starts looking for a hard wired connection. Then I have to tell it to look for a wifi signal and choose the right one.
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Ours doesn't It says it has to reconnect and starts looking for a hard wired connection. Then I have to tell it to look for a wifi signal and choose the right one.

Have you plugged an Ethernet cable in? I've seen customers plug an Ethernet in between the v6 and the tv
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Ours doesn't It says it has to reconnect and starts looking for a hard wired connection. Then I have to tell it to look for a wifi signal and choose the right one.
I agree with jb66. V6 would only look for an Ethernet connection if there’s an Ethernet cable plugged into its Ethernet socket.
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Ours doesn't It says it has to reconnect and starts looking for a hard wired connection. Then I have to tell it to look for a wifi signal and choose the right one.
It shouldn't do that, Taf. When your hub is re-booted, are you leaving long enough before accessing your V6? It does take quite a few minutes to reconnect everything.
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It shouldn't do that, Taf. When your hub is re-booted, are you leaving long enough before accessing your V6? It does take quite a few minutes to reconnect everything.
All 4 ethernet ports are i use to extensions around the house, so until I buy a switch it'll be reliant on the wifi connection.

With the hub switched on for several hours, i find the V6 flashing a 2 way arrow symbol, meaning it's looking to connect to the internet. When I turn it on, there is a dialogue saying that it is looking for a (ethernet) connection. I have to then click to make it select the wifi signal.

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Have you plugged an Ethernet cable in? I've seen customers plug an Ethernet in between the v6 and the tv
No free hub port at the moment, so no plugs in.
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