Discussion topic: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
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Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 03:33 PM
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How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Hi, I need to connect my home security camera to my Wi-Fi however it won't connect due to it being 5GHz. Please could someone help me with instrunctions on how to add 2.4GHz please.
thank you
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Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 03:41 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
All current Sky Hub models broadcast both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz signal by default. The older 2013 model is 2.4Ghz only.
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 04:00 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I saw an answer on a previous post about making the sky box show two different options when connecting to the internet, one option being 5GHz and the other being 2.4GHz so that it's easier to select the correct one. Do you know how I do this? I can't connect anything that needs 2.4GHz with my current set up, my Wi-Fi is only a few months old.
Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 04:15 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Is yours a white or a black Sky Hub?
Unsynchronizing and renaming the bands isn't possible on the white Max Hub.
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 04:58 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Hi, I have the black hub
Message posted on 08 Dec 2024 07:44 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
As posted by @jamesn123
Note that this process does not apply to the new (white) Max Hub
So to split the two channels you need to go to your router config page which can be found by typing 192.168.0.1 into your web browser.
To access the page, you'll need;
username: admin
password: sky OR your WiFi password
- Select wireless from the navigation bar and scroll down a little and untick the 'Synchronise 2.4GHz and 5GHz settings'
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and hit apply.
- Once the page reloads you need to go to the 5GHz wireless settings page on the sub navigation bar below where you click wireless before
- In the 5GHz section you want to go to the box called 'Name (SSID)' and add something like 5g to the end of the current name
- Scroll down and hit apply
- Then on any wireless device you should now see two networks. One network will be the same name as usual and will be 2.4GHz band and the other will be the usual name with 5G on the end (Or whatever you typed). Connect any 5GHz capable device to the 5GHz network and see if it works correctly. The WiFi password should be the same if you havent changed it.
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Message posted on 10 Dec 2024 04:04 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Hello, thank you so much for your help.
sounds really stupid but what is my admin? Is it my email address to my sky or my Wi-Fi name?
Message posted on 10 Dec 2024 04:17 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
@DGMC97 the user name is always "admin" without the quotes.
65inch Sky Glass, 3 Sky Streaming Pucks, Sky Ultrafast + and Sky SR213(white Wifi Max hub) main Wifi from 3 TP-Link Deco M4 units in access point mode
Message posted on 10 Dec 2024 04:17 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
The username is included in the instructions, its 'admin' thats it, not an email or anything else.
Myself & Others offer our time to help others, please be respectful.
Message posted on 13 Mar 2025 01:08 AM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
I have followed the instructions as best I can but when I click apply after unticking the synchronize button my network drops and can't seem to do anything. Any suggestions?
Message posted on 13 Mar 2025 07:03 AM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
@Ciaran88 if you are using a devicecconnected by wifi as soon as you apply the chsnges you will lose the connection as the hub shuts down and restarts the wifi. Think of it being like sawing off the branch you are sitting on. That is why any changes to WiFi settings is best done using a device connected by Ethernet.
You can make the changes using a wifi device but dont be surprised when you apply the changes your device loses its connection for a few minutes its totally normal. You may have to reconnect if you have renamed the band that the device happened to be using.
65inch Sky Glass, 3 Sky Streaming Pucks, Sky Ultrafast + and Sky SR213(white Wifi Max hub) main Wifi from 3 TP-Link Deco M4 units in access point mode
Message posted on 16 Mar 2026 10:44 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Hello. Please I have the same issue as I am trying to connect a device that only allows 2.4GHz. However I have the white Sky. Please do you have any solution to this? I have tried to play around with my device setting on my Sky app but everytime I toggle off 5GHz it automatically toggles back on.
Message posted on 16 Mar 2026 11:08 PM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
@Bliss1 That's all you can do, the app is what switches the band off or on.
Sky Max change settings link.
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/change-wifi-max-hub-settings-a
Message posted on 17 Mar 2026 12:24 AM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
Thanks @JimM1. I finally got it to work. I saw another thread where someone said they got it to work by turning off the toggle for 5GHz and also changed the WIFI security level to WAP2. That seemed to do the trick for me as well. Adding this here in case someone else has the same issue with the white broadband.
Message posted on 17 Mar 2026 06:45 AM
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Re: How to add 2.4GHz on my Wi-Fi
@Bliss1 Surprised that the 5Ghz band would not switch off until you dropped back the securities, WPA3-T should not cause that to happen, but if that worked it's more than likely the best mode to have anyway, WPA2 is a more stable mode operation, just be aware that if you do factory reset the hub anytime it will default to the WPA3-T as it's operating mode!
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