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Discussion topic: Linking Sky Max to Deco BE65 Mesh network

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This message was authored by: stuart_1

Linking Sky Max to Deco BE65 Mesh network

I am just moving to SKY from Virgin Media, I have a TPLink Deco BE65 set up (4 mdules) currently connected to the Virgin Hub which is in Modem Mode, It all works great. I am hopingto just replace the Virgin Hub with the SKY Max Hub, but I have seen people saying I can't switch the hub into Modem Mode, is this true or is it somthing I could ask SKY to do remotely? Or is there another Hub I could use  available from SKY? I have a few weeks until the Fibre is installed and the SKY Max hub hasn't been delivered so I could back out it the setup isn't compatible. Thank you

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This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Linking Sky Max to Deco BE65 Mesh network

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@stuart_1 

 

Sky has never had a Hub model with a modem mode.

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This message was authored by: Me134

Re: Linking Sky Max to Deco BE65 Mesh network


@stuart_1 wrote:

I am just moving to SKY from Virgin Media, I have a TPLink Deco BE65 set up (4 mdules) currently connected to the Virgin Hub which is in Modem Mode, It all works great. I am hopingto just replace the Virgin Hub with the SKY Max Hub, but I have seen people saying I can't switch the hub into Modem Mode, is this true or is it somthing I could ask SKY to do remotely? Or is there another Hub I could use  available from SKY? I have a few weeks until the Fibre is installed and the SKY Max hub hasn't been delivered so I could back out it the setup isn't compatible. Thank you


I have a pair of BE65's with one hooked up to the Max router. The Sky router has WiFi disabled and the Deco's are set to AP mode. Works brilliantly.

 

Edit: you probably already know but you won't need to faff about conecting everything via WiFi again doing this.

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Sky Q with 2GB UHD box wired to the Sky Max router
Samsung S95C TV, HDMI to Sonos Beam Gen 2
Sky FTTP 500Mb to Max Hub (WiFi disabled)
Pair of TP-Link Deco BE65's in AP mode used for WiFi access, main Deco hardwired to Max hub
2 Windows desktop PC's hardwired to each Deco, everything else using the Deco WiFi
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