Connect Sky Q mini to hub

[Goldman18]

Hi guys,

I am about to order a sky Q box for an outbuilding we have, which is pretty far from the house. At the moment my main sky box is connected to the sky hub through wifi.

Will I be able to plug my Sky mini box via ethernet into the router? Will this work even though my main box is connected via wifi? 

Thanks

[nigea99]

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@Goldman18 wrote:

Hi guys,

I am about to order a sky Q box for an outbuilding we have, which is pretty far from the house. At the moment my main sky box is connected to the sky hub through wifi.

Will I be able to plug my Sky mini box via ethernet into the router? Will this work even though my main box is connected via wifi? 

Thanks

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hi @Goldman18 

it depends on who your router/wifi is with - if SKY yes this should work, if not SKY then no - in this case you need to connect the ethernet from the mini to the main box (or both to the router)  

[kop32]

Hi @Goldman18 , short answer is no, the Sky Q mini receives it's content via the main Sky Q box and as you have this connected via WiFi then the only way to do this would be via a Sky booster , I don't even think power line adapters would work unless the 2 box's are on the same ring main.

[Goldman18]

Hi,

That is great, thank you. Yes I am with sky, had just read contrasting things over whether it will work with the main box using Wi-Fi.

Thanks

[Goldman18]

Ok this is what I mean with contrasting answers! 

Would it defintley work if my mini box is plugged into the main sky q box (regardless of how that is connected to the internet)

Thanks

[kop32]

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@Goldman18 wrote:

Ok this is what I mean with contrasting answers! 

Would it defintley work if my mini box is plugged into the main sky q box (regardless of how that is connected to the internet)

Thanks

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If it were me I would hardwire the router to the main Sky Q box via an unmanaged switch then hardwire the mini box to the same same switch it that is possible.

[nigea99]

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@Goldman18 wrote:

Hi,

That is great, thank you. Yes I am with sky, had just read contrasting things over whether it will work with the main box using Wi-Fi.

Thanks

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When your broadband/wifi is  SKY you can mix & match connections & ethernet is the most reliable - especially for the outbuidling. 

[kop32]

Hi @nigea99 , I take it from your reply that Sky Routers have WiFi backhaul then?

[Laing1]

@kop32 The Sky router forms part of the Sky mesh where as with a third party broadband the router doesn't form part of the Sky mesh 

[Goldman18]

Thanks both for your answers.

One more (stupid) quesiton. If i connected the sky mini box to a switch first and then to the router, would that still work the same? Or does it have to go directly from the mini box to the router?

It is just I would like something else connected in the outbuilding too.

Thanks

[nigea99]

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@Goldman18 wrote:

Thanks both for your answers.

One more (stupid) quesiton. If i connected the sky mini box to a switch first and then to the router, would that still work the same? Or does it have to go directly from the mini box to the router?

It is just I would like something else connected in the outbuilding too.

Thanks

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hi @Goldman18 

It should be OK to go via a Switch - but note SKY Q doesn't seem to like managed switches - OK with unmanaged ones