topic Re: Sky Q WiFi Settings in Sky Q

Sky Q WiFi Settings

turnbacktime — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 08:56:44 GMT

Has anyone experienced their wifi setting change unexpectedly. Earlier this year I turned WiFi off on both my Sky Q boxes, main and mini.

, after connecting them via Ethernet. I confirmed they were off with a WiFi analyser on a mobile phone. A couple of months later the mini was getting glitchy again. Look in settings and wifi back on in both boxes. Turned it off and double checked a couple of weeks later.

Changed broadband yesterday, which shouldn't have made a difference as on Ethernet, and neither box was connected to internet. Go into settings and both boxes had, at some point, reverted to WiFi.

Re: Sky Q WiFi Settings

stereohaven — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 09:27:36 GMT

@turnbacktime

Yes, this seems to be by design.

It was always intended to be a wireless mesh network set up with the main Q box acting as a server to the Q mini boxes, but over the years many people have ended up with a mix of wireless and wired for stability.

The boxes do tend to do a reset when there is a change, looking to go back to that default behaviour. At least you know what to check first now when it does happen. 👍

Re: Sky Q WiFi Settings

turnbacktime — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:09:51 GMT

Thanks. I hestitate to accept it is works as designed. Or if it is I think it is a poor design. Still, as you say I know what to look for now. The question being how often to check.

Re: Sky Q WiFi Settings

stereohaven — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 16:11:44 GMT

@turnbacktime wrote:
Thanks. I hestitate to accept it is works as designed. Or if it is I think it is a poor design. Still, as you say I know what to look for now. The question being how often to check.

My rule of thumb is, if it is working, don't touch it!