Virgin Media Broadband

[JAC]

@phenomlab Thanks mate,

Just out of interest as I’ll be doing it later, how easy is it to set the router up?

[phenomlab]

@jac Quite easy - it should just work straight out of the box provided you take the connection from the powerline adapters and place the other end of the lead into the “WAN” interface on the new router.

There will be some setup involved as you need to access the router to setup the SSID etc.

[JAC]

@phenomlab So basically the booster that’s plugged in take the lead out of that and place it into one of the new ones? And then set up the router? Pretty sure you login and edit the settings?

[JAC]

@jac or am I getting it wrong? This isn’t to replace the box? This is just purely to boost it? Am I wrong? Apologies if so .

[JAC]

@jac hopefully there are some videos on YouTube .

[phenomlab]

@jac said in Virgin Media Broadband:

This isn’t to replace the box?

No, this is to “extend” it’s capabilities. Essentially, this will act as another access point in another room, but connected to the main router. So, instead of the normal JAC1 network, you create JAC2 in the bedroom using that new router, and connect to that.

All traffic from this new router just feeds back into the main one downstairs.

[JAC]

@phenomlab so this needs to be connected upstairs in the bedroom? Or am I missing the point. Apologies matey.

[phenomlab]

@jac One powerline adapter in the lounge, and one in the bedroom. From the lounge, connect one end of the RJ45 cable to the back of the Virgin hub and plug the other into the new powerline adapter in the same room.

In the bedroom, plug in the other powerline adapter, and connect one end of the RJ45 cable into the powerline adapter, and the other into the WAN port on the new router.

Let’s get to this stage first.

[JAC]

@phenomlab Thanks mate for the instructions. Will do this later when got a spare moment.

As for the booster is this dangerous to have in the bedroom? .

[phenomlab]

@jac Dangerous ? Can you elaborate ?

[JAC]

@phenomlab having a booster in the room where we sleep?

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Virgin Media Broadband:

One powerline adapter in the lounge

Would this replace the current virgin one?

[phenomlab]

@jac said in Virgin Media Broadband:

having a booster in the room where we sleep

If you’re concerned about the level of radio activity, it’s no worse that having a mobile phone to your ear - see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wireless-networks-wi-fi-radio-waves-and-health/wi-fi-radio-waves-and-health

[JAC]

@phenomlab very true yes, will read up shortly . Many thanks.

[JAC]

@jac Just read it. Thanks for the information.

So would a booster not be able to be plugged into a different room not too far away?

[phenomlab]

@jac forget boosters. This is the job of the new router. It can be in any room upstairs provided you don’t have a house built like a castle keep.

[JAC]

@phenomlab So the adaptors I purchased don’t I need them? /The virgin ones.

[phenomlab]

@jac no, in an ideal world, but you can always use them elsewhere

[JAC]

@phenomlab so connecting the virgin box to this new router should be enough without them? Or is it worth swapping them for the virgin ones?

[phenomlab]

@jac you should only use the new power line adapters you have recently bought and remove the virgin ones.

Nothing will work without the adapters