The Sky wireless wifi extender is connected to the router ,glows solid yellow, blinks then 'dies'

[Griffo+14]

I have poor wifi in some rooms, Sky sent me a 'connector', it's wired up to the port on the router, when I hold the wps button it pulses yellow then stops- no wifi at all, no life , just the 'on' light.

I was assured  it's simple to connect , but no..

I'd appreciate some advice,thanks.

[mae-3 · Accepted solution]

@Griffo+14 

With WPS it is a double equipment pair, the WPS button needs to be pressed on the booster and Sky router almost together, and it has to be done at pretty close range to work.

[TimmyBGood]

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@Griffo+14 wrote:

 Sky sent me a 'connector', it's wired up to the port on the router

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Unless that's using a long ethernet cable which positions the booster a significant distance from the router then you're not gaining any advantage: the booster itself cannot be more powerful than the router signal because such things are controlled by national regulations.

The intended use of a Sky booster is to have it halfway between the Hub and the area of the property with poor wireless coverage, where it acts as a signal repeater / relay point.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-wifi-booster-what-do-you-need-help-with 

Note that if what you've got is actually a Sky Mini Connector, that's entirely inappropriate for this task.

[JimM1]

@TimmyBGood 

Question does the wired backhaul of the router/booster combo not work? I've never tried it as i have mine wireless, but sure i read a post long time ago regarding this type of connected use.

Not sure of the other point you are raising, let you deal with that.

Jim

[TimmyBGood]

@JimM1 

It works: it just doesn't help if the booster is still adjacent to the Hub because then there are two wireless signals of equal strength, neither of which is reaching the intended destination. Using a long ethernet cable or Powerline network adapters to locate the booster elsewhere (ideally at that halfway point) is the legitimate use of cabled backhaul.

As I indicated above, 'repeater' would really be a more accurate product name than 'booster', but I suspect fewer people would grasp its meaning.

The Mini Connector is an antique ethernet device designed to equip non-WiFi Sky+ HD boxes with on-demand functionality: it's not impossible for that to be confused with a 'booster'.

[JimM1]

@TimmyBGood 

Got it.