Router DHCP

[Kenra55]

I am trying to install a cctv over WiFi and need to know if the router DHCP is closed and what network 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz?

[TimmyBGood · Accepted solution]

@Kenra55 

The Sky Hub is 2.4Ghz only.

The Sky Q Hub and Sky Broadband Hub broadcast the same SSID on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz

I do not know what you mean by ' if the router DHCP is closed '.  The DHCP service on every Sky Hub model responds as one would expect by returing a valid IP address in response to a broadcast request.

[TimmyBGood]

@Kenra55 

Typically to attach a camera you'll need to separate the WiFi bands and rename one of them.

As posted by @jamesn123

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.

[Kenra55]

• @TimmyBGood thank you very much for your help, the bit about the DHCP was something that was in the instruction manual. Got it all sorted now all works fine