Sky Q Mini - Ethernet

[sbetty02]

I currently have a 3rd aprt ISP, and Unifi Ubiquiti gear, all is running fine, I have my main Sky Q box hard wired in and have disabled WiFi, I was having constant issue with it on WiFi and been solid since doing this. Now, I dug out my old SKy Q mini this week, and was wanting to set it up in the bedroom, I am still paying the sub for it so may as well.

I have ethernet back to my router in my bedroom, this should be a case of plugging in and it will talk over the network to the Sky Q box right? They will both be on the same VLAN. I am reading things saying the boxes need to be connected directly together - which makes no sense really. Others saying they must still connect wirelessly, but I will refuse to turn wifi back on the main box as it drops every 30 seconds or so.

Just want confirmation them both going into my switch is fine?

Thanks

[nigea99 · Accepted solution]

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@sbetty02 wrote:

I currently have a 3rd aprt ISP, and Unifi Ubiquiti gear, all is running fine, I have my main Sky Q box hard wired in and have disabled WiFi, I was having constant issue with it on WiFi and been solid since doing this. Now, I dug out my old SKy Q mini this week, and was wanting to set it up in the bedroom, I am still paying the sub for it so may as well.

I have ethernet back to my router in my bedroom, this should be a case of plugging in and it will talk over the network to the Sky Q box right? They will both be on the same VLAN. I am reading things saying the boxes need to be connected directly together - which makes no sense really. Others saying they must still connect wirelessly, but I will refuse to turn wifi back on the main box as it drops every 30 seconds or so.

Just want confirmation them both going into my switch is fine?

Thanks

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hi @sbetty02 

They do not need to be directly connected to each other but must both be connected via ethernet to the same network - which can be direct or via the router or via unmanaged switches.

[TimmyBGood]

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@sbetty02 wrote:

I am reading things saying the boxes need to be connected directly together - which makes no sense really. 

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It does if you consider that the 'Q mesh' is proprietary technology from more than a decade ago (when I suspect fairly few UK domestic users were running Unifi kit ; )

https://www.advanced-television.com/2016/01/26/airties-supercharges-sky-q-wi-fi-devices/