topic Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub in Broadband

Bridging a Sky Business Hub

David-0896 — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:42:18 GMT

I have recently placed an order for Sky Business Broadband. I have full fibre to the premises. The Sky hub is the Wifi 6 (Model No BR440). I would like to use this hub as a bridge to my existing router (Asus RT-AC87U) which has a few more config options that I need (i.e. port forwarding from one port number to another to a specified local IP, VPN server & client).

Has anyone used the Sky hub as a bridge? Is there anything I should know for doing this?

I have the hub (although the internet connection hasn't gone live yet), and I've logged into the hub admin. I don't see anything in particular to set it up as a hub.

Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub

Chrisee — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:01:32 GMT

@David-0896 this forum is for Sky's domestic customers so knowledge of the business hubs is very limited.

Normally you would either connect your router directly to the line or connect it behind the Sky hub in a double NAT set up. Sky's domestic hubs do not offer a bridge mode and I have not seen the business hubs are different.

Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub

TimmyBGood — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:02:18 GMT

@David-0896

Historically Sky Hubs haven't had a modem mode, but I'm afraid there's very little knowledge of Sky Business Broadband in this forum.

Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub

David-0896 — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:11:30 GMT

I wonder if my Asus router will work directly on the Sky connection. It does work directly on a BT connection.

Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub

cookiemonsteruk — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:20:53 GMT

@David-0896

It should work directly connected to the ont

Unlike domestic connections which use sky mer client identifier option 61 business connections seem to use pppoe with authentication of

Username anything@skydsl

Password anything

You may have to enter vlanid of 101 which is not required on domestic connections

Re: Bridging a Sky Business Hub

David-0896 — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:34:37 GMT

Yes, it worked with my own router directly connected to the ONT. Didn't even need to enter login details.