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Discussion topic: How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

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This message was authored by Timbo_1960 This message was authored by: Timbo_1960

How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

We have a Sky Q box in the living room and a booster in the hall to get the signal into the Kitchen where the mini box is. Everything has worked fine for many years until our ISP came and repaired our internet setup which was having speed issues. This has been fixed, but that same afternoon the connection light on the booster went out. This normally happens if we have a power cut so I have paired it many times back to the main box using the WPS function. However I could not get WPS working to connect the two boxes. I called Sky who sent an engineer next day. He was here for over 3 hours and tried several new boosters and new Sky Q boxes, but whatever he tried WPS just wouldn't work. He guessed it was probably to do with our ISP setup (we have a 'line of sight' setup as we have no internet here yet). So I now have to run an ethernet cable from the TP-Link extender in the kitchen across the floor to the mini box and it all works fine. Unfortunately I can't put the TP-Link where the min box is as the speed is too slow on that side of the room for it to work. I want to get rid of using the cable (for obvious reasons) but without WPS how can I get the wifi signal from the TP-Link to the mini box ? Any ideas  ?

Many Thanks.

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This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

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@Timbo_1960 

 

The mainstream alternative to WiFi would be using a pair of Powerline ethernet adaptors to put a network signal over the mains cabling.

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Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Timbo_1960
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Re: How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

Yes I'm using TP-Link through the mains cable, but the signal is too weak where the mini box is hence the cable across the floor ! 

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Re: How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

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@Timbo_1960 

 

I was suggesting a ethernet-only Powerline rather than a Powerline to ethernet extender: if the mains circuit is a problem then some models cope with that better than others.

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Sky Glass 55" (on ethernet) & two Stream Pucks (one ethernet / one WiFi)
BT Halo 3+ Ultrafast FTTP (500Mbs), BT Smart Hub 2
Timbo_1960
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Re: How to connect to Sky Minibox without WPS

OK thanks, do you have any makes / models you would recommend - (I'm not very technical) !

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