Gigabit WiFi for a Fiver: Making the best value high performance Access Point (THG3000 setup guide)
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Configuration guide to make the THG3000 the best value Access Point out there:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Initial Connection, WiFi SSID and Password Setup,
05:44 Enabling DFS Channels
07:07 Changing admin password
07:58 Changing IP Configuration - Věda a technologie
"Invalid DHCP server address pool" - with DHCP server enabled, amend the start and end addresses such that they gateway address is in the same subnet. For example, if you want the Vodafone hub to be 192.168.0.9, then set start to be 192.168.0.10 and end to be 192.168.0.100 for example. You will then be able to turn off DHCP and proceed.
Great video Peter
Just wanted to pick your brains on two things.
1. How does the WiFi range on this compare to the bt smarthub?
2. Can I put my virgin hub 3 into modem mode and use this as my router ?
Many thanks
could this be used to use a friends wifi and connect this to a load balancer tp link ER7206 , so effectively my connection and my friends wifi connection are "bonded" ?
Setting the access point ipv4 within the parameters still works but you cannot control the settings. Setting it outside allows configuration but connectivity of devices is worse and port forwarding is needed. This is my personal experience so it might be different for others
We recently converted our garage and wifi didn’t reach over there so I’ve run a cable across and tried to plug it into a wifi booster. This didn’t work and I came across this video and found our older model of our Vodafone router and it worked the same. Great video and so clear to understand every step. Thanks so much!
Thanks for the positivity and glad it worked.
Hi Peter, thank you for this excellent walkthrough. I have completed these steps but when at the final step - connecting to my BT hub via Ethernet cable the internet light on the Vodafone hub remains flashing red. Would you know why?
Thanks for the great videos. Out of interest how does the Vodafone router compare to BTs for deadspot coverage?
Thanks. Is there no need to set a Default Gateway? I couldn't see a way to do that in the settings shown on the video.
Hi Peter. Have you come across any ways to activate the USB ports on this router at all? Either using the standard firmware or a different firmware??
Thanks a million for this. Very helpful.
Pete, is there a way to change the router to login to a third party ISP? In my local area the ISP service is actually provided Vodafone but I'm not seeing where the setting to input the new ISP login might be?
I have done the same and using a spare one I was sent as an access point. The one I am using for an accces point is showing as having version 17 firmware. My main Voda router (THG3000) is running v19 connected to the wan. Will the one running v17 get the updates as technically it should be able to get an internet connection?
Thanks for the video, is it possible to connect this Vodafone router (extender) to the main router wirelessly rather than via ethernet cable?
HI Peter, I'm setting up the Vodafone THG3000 as my main access hub and tryin to connect another router Tp-link. doing this via a pair of TP-link powerline boosters in a different part of the house. I am wanting to connect (Hardwired) to a TV for streaming and also enable the Wifi on the second router. I'm having trouble with IP and DNS settings. can you help?
Very knowledgeable guy keep up the good work
Thank you. I found this very helpful
Once it’s set up do I need to connect the two routers via cable ? Once I move my router upstairs I cannot connect to the internet via the repeater!!!
Thankyou! For anyone else thinking of doing this, I tested it with a Powerline Mains extender and connecting a Tado WiFi extender via the cable connection and both worked perfectly well.
Although I originally thought this worked fine it didn't. Some devices connected ok but several of our phones and tablets would not connect to the internet via WiFi after connecting the two routers together and kept requesting a Network Logon. They could access other things on the WiFi network though. I was using 2 Vodafone routers so now disconnected them.
Can it be done wirelessly without hardwiring?
How would I extend this if it’s two floors. I have the main Virgin router downstairs and want my old Vodafone router to be a dedicated AP for my office. The cable cannot run that long. Would you suggest using a TP link extender and then running a cable from the extender to the VF hub ? Or is it too many hops..
I just don’t want to throw this router away
Hi do you recommend changing dns on router as I’m getting very slow Wi-Fi because I’m in black spot in my area would really appreciate it if you can help can help
Hi Pete i have connected 2 routers to my network using your great video but the 3rd will set up but i can't get the internet when i plug in the wan cable do you have any idea why i can't get the internet?
can i buy one from ebay and replace the provided thg2500 as that keeps cutting out with ppp errors
thanks
Thanks. Just joining Voda so I’ll be using this as a modem/router but might repurpose my old router as an AP.
You’re a genius,you don’t need sleep! 🤓👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍
How to connect it to the other router wireless?
Good chap! Thanks very much. Super tutorial.
You're welcome!
Why is it that you can't use the WAN port to connect upstream? If you were connecting to a cable modem that would work. It ought to act as a dhcp client on the wan port and connect to the network that it finds there. I am trying to use a vodafone connect router (the white one) as an acess point. I have tried setting it up the way you do in this video, but I can't because it has no option to turn off dhcp. So if I connect the lan port to my network it'll be conflicting with the real dchp server. Vodafone did eventually update the firmware to support turning off dhcp but as I am not getting my broadband from them I can't get the over the air update and I can't find any other way to update the firmware. Right now it's looking like I have 2 paperweights right here rather than 2 cheap access points.
I tried to use an old-ish THG3000 as a router hub to go upstairs. Got the IP address on the secondary router done and seemed like it worked, but when i try to open a browser it shows a vodafaone page sayinf to connect activation stick/usb to the router. Seems like it’s locked or something. Any ways around this?
hi can you tell me how to port forward for cctv viewing please.
Hi,
I have the same model modem as my primary vodafone . I need to open this ports TCP Ports 44158 in both directions. Can you guide me to how should i open this ports? Thanks
will this work with bridge? over wifi like a repeater?
Just found this on CZcams, quiet interesting. I have bought one of these from ebay and waiting delivery. Could i use this as a router using the blue WAN port connected to my virginmedia router and set a second dhcp network!.
Good video, well done
Hi Pete,
Awesome tutorial. I've bought this very router to connect my laptop to my oculus quest via virtual desktop (works flawlessly with HL Alyx). My question would be how can I bridge my WiFi connection to the router to also extend Internet access? The router is in another room so I was thinking of using a powerline adapter to bridge the connection. Do you think this will work? Or do you have any alternative methods ?
Thanks!
Powerlines will be shit
hay pete, i play on xbox and its saying im not using ipv6 on it, but my router seems to be saying the ipv6 is activated? any advice on how i can get this working so my xbox is using it? thanks. i have the same router and on a gigabit connection. thanks! :-)
Have you and can you make one where the TH3000 can be used a AP as well as a extender without cables?
Hi great video but I am having issues the main route cuts out and has no internet connection but the second one does many thanks
excellent video i managed to creat another accses point. i was wondering can i set the second router to a 5ghz signal if the master router is on 2.5ghz?
Yes you can!
I have the exact same modem and tried exactly as recommended, still could pull this up, when I plug my router after all connections it just drop the entire existing network...
Hi Peter - this has worked perfectly -thank you!
Only thing is, I do need to use the guest network - are you about to tell me how to configure this with the correct IP address? Perhaps using your example in the video? The guest network I created still appears as an option to connect, but I can't seem to connect to it?
Thanks
Hi can you help with adding a vodafone booster. i can't get it working despite numerous resets. if I have a cable where do I connet it into the main hub?
I wanted to use an old TalkTalk hub as a WiFi extender, picking up off air rather than connecting to the LAN by cable, so I could place it remotely where I couldn’t access my LAN. Sadly TalkTalk hubs don’t support a repeater mode, but I did try a wired configuration like you did just as an experiment, and it worked just fine. But unlike you I didn’t stay up until 4am to do it! 😁
Producing videos is very time consuming but 4am is pushing it even for me!
Can you make a video for a mesh/bridge network
Hi Peter
Do you know a way to get cabled access to the guest LAN. I have a project where’s I’d like a VLAN for both guest lan and normal lan. Any ideas? At the moment my only plan is to have a unit in bridge mode and have that feed guest network into the switch. Cheers
FYI. Turns out if you tag Vlan10 it works
Hi..Can I use my echo dot as a wifi extender ?
Thx.
Is it possible to do this in a wireless mode. Thanks.
Is there anyways that you can help me , I need to put a Vodafone Ireland router into bridge mode to connect to Google WiFi
Auto mode for 5 ghz option on new software update not available
I got my main router connected to the access point router with a powerline, I have done these settings, it was working but after I came back from the holidays and reconnect all stuff , I cant get an IP and if I set a static IP to a device it connect to the access point but woth no internet and I cant even connect to the access point router settings' page
hi need help using my netgear d6400 as my main router . use the vodafone router just for the telephone is this possible please
Nice video, your sleep pattern is similar to mine!
Hahah! I don't try and stay up so late too often!
Can these Vodafone routers be accessed remotely I was reading they can't?
Great video. Thanks! ! ! 👏👍
Thanks Pete! Nice one.
Quick question, can i use the same SSID and password so that the second router works the same as the first one? Meaning devices wont tell tge difference between the two and connect automatically?
Forgive me if its a stupid question
You can yes
Hi very strange issue with vodafone, 2.4Ghz channel, the vodafone ssid does not show. All my wireless G and N adaptors and cards pick up neighbours networks but my own does not show. Mobiles connect ok and ethernet but with G and N vodafone ssid disappears. With talktalk we had no issue. But all vodafone routers have this issue. Before I used HHG2500 and now THG3000.with both same issue. And my router has no option of changing channels. Vodafone been absolute nightmare 3 months since with changed to them. I phoned them but they could not help.
thanks
Hiya. I'm shopping around for home fiber broadband right now. Signed up for Sky Broadband and awaiting an engineer visit next week. Dunno if that was a good idea. But I'd like to ask what makes Vodafone different from the likes of BT/EE/Sky/Plusnet? Would you say their broadband is stable and reliable? broadband?
They are all the same. Openreach owns most of the wiring, most companies just lease then resell. Just find one with a good price and no data limits, decent speeds. Sky will serve you well
Hi, I have set my router up and it works perfectly my only trouble is setting up the wi-fi2 network as I have this setup on my main router as a guest login can you help?
Guest Wi-Fi does not seem to work, if you connect this router to LAN. I think it can be done using WAN port on the router, but the configuration of that port is very limited (if at all).
hi
can i make my vodafone as repeater wireless
8Hi Peter thank you for this tutorial. I waiting for this Vodafone router which I already bought from Vodafonewith 500MB broadband. I have ASUS RT-AC86U and just wonder if my router is better compared to Vodafone? If yes just wonder how can I bypass Vodafone to connect directly with Asus? Unfortunately, I have to wait until 21 of December for installation but just started thing how to do this. Thanks again. Regards
The Vodafone router is WiFi6 AX. Technically it's better than the AC86U. If you've ordered 500Mb voda, the supplied router will be able to deliver the full 500mb/s over WiFi
can you make a video showing how to get a new public IP on this router
I have tried at least 10 times, and it does not work for some reason. The ethernet and wifi just show up as “unidentified network”. Played around the ip range, nothing. Anyway I could contact you and get some assistant? Would greatly appreciate it!
Brill video.. Can you please help.. I got two of the same Vodafone routers.. The main one in house and I want to use the other up garden for the kids to have Internet/WiFi up there.. I got a cat 5 cable going from main router into what will be the access point on up garden... It's not set up correctly as its causing IP conflict in the house, so if I follow what you do here will this solve it?
If you could answer that would be amazing..
I have the same model Vodafone WiFi hub.
It's strange that you have the options to change channels for both bands. I've been though every single page, even with a service advisor & can't find channel settings at all. The only way for me to set a channel manually was through the Vodafone broadband app on my phone.
I told Vodafone they need to address this as Auto can just mess things up.
Yes thank you 🙏 I thought I was going mad ! I don’t have the channel drop box either - thx for the info of using the app I’ll do it now - -ok I tried on broadband app but can’t find where on there either ? Lol
Hi, i lost 150 megabit in 3/4 metres, although i have a range extender. How i can solve
Good evening. I have a Vodafone Router SHG3000 And I want to adjust to him a property. WAN Please, I want you to explain how to get in the setup because the regular interface doesn't give me the unanimity to make the preparation.
I am from Morocco
This is great! I just ordered one. I am hoping to use the router to stream my pc content to my vr headset (oculus quest) via virtual desktop.
thats exactly what im doing also i want to play half lyfe alex wirlessly my ping lever is 33.7 so thats very good and anything 20 or under is excellent ping , but my ping of 37 is very good more playing
Reason I watched aswell. Quest 2 on the way but I'm eager to play half life alyx with wireless vr :-)
@@JohnJohn83UK I finished HL Alyx on this. It was brilliant. There is also lone echo on the oculus store and a few other games that are amazing
@@MobileTechGaming I've already finished alyx with my vive. Just looking forward to completing it 100% with the quest 2. I've already completed every other official half life game 100%.
Hi, great tutorial. I have the same hub and followed you instruction to the letter and it’s worked a treat. Just one question, how do I change the SSID and password now as I can’t access the routers setup menu? Thanks Gary.
You should be able to!
What IP address did you give the Vodafone router and what IP address range do the rest of your devices use?
Hi Peter, I have set the IP address of the Vodafone hub to 192.168.1.20. The range of my internet router (Virgin Hub 3.0) is 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.254. Thanks Gary.
Sorry it’s 192.168.0.10 - 192.168.0.254.
Gary McKeown Ah, ideally you should have set the Vodafone hub to have an IP address within that range. If you set up a manual IP configuration on your laptop/phone etc of 192.168.1.21 with gateway 192.168.1.20 you will then be able to access the Vodafone hub. Once configuration changed you can then set your laptop etc device back to DHCP.
Peter C I did try setting the IP address on the Vodafone hub to 192.168.0.9 but the hub said it could not be set to this range so I set it to 192.168.1.20. I will set the IP address of my computer to .21 and see if that works. Thanks for the help much appreciated. Gary.
Hey Pete , I have this router but on my expert moe and in WiFi settings there is not a drop box for channels? It only has WiFi mode and bandwidth. Where is my channel drop box ?
did you sort it?? because i have the same issue
@@stevericciardi5987 Yes. but what was the question lol
@@Gazeroo71 I have your same problem with the channel I want to change the channel but I can’t find it on expert mode
Why i dont have that channels option???
Can anyone explain in lamens terms what he is doing? Im not majorly tech savvy but want to get better. I am currently switching to vodafones superfast broadband for £20 a month. Is this video about making your broadband even faster? Could i do this on my account? Thankyou to anyone who helps
Great tutorial. I'll bear this in mind if I need to add any additional access points to a network in future.
Quick question: can you still use Ethernet output from the new access points to connect to devices with no Wi-Fi (such as desktop PCs with no WLAN card)?
Yes! They are basically just a standard ethernet switch.
Yes, I have achieved this in a business example allowing more Ethernet devices in the office using an older BT Hub 5. As previously suggested it acts as a simple Ethernet switch and access point combo.
Have same router , expert mode, dont have channels option
Thanks for the video, I'm a bit new to this, can I use 2 of these as a mesh network? Thanks.
I didn't understand. Who's providing the internet signal? Who's the ISP? Vodafone?
Or another provider on the second hand market? But you still need a contract with an ISP or don't you?
Always used to doubt Vodafone but been using there network and it’s very good for what it is especially on the 2600mhz band
Legend
I nabbed a smart hub to add to my other smart hub for abit of WiFi in the shed, managed to get one for £3 delivered. Similar speeds to this was a brilliant deal.
It is amazing what the routers can enable for such a low price! In some ways it is a shame that people do not know about this, but, at the same time, it keeps demand for the routers, and therefore prices, low.
It doesnt show auto mode for me on 6:13
Make sure it is in Expert Mode.
I've got my previous Vodafone hub still. I would like to set it up as an extender for another part of the flat. Do U have any videos on how I could do that please?
You would have to set it up as a separate access point.
I'll have a bash at it today. I will need it set up wirelessly.
@@thisisjmx did you do this pal ? What speeds are you getting from the 2nd router ?
Peter, great video got mine working first time
HOWEVER.
There is an annoying CLICK every minute or so ... presumably the router performing DSL port switching between ADSL, VDSL etc, as there is no internet connection.
MMY QUESTION IS ... can I switch the DSL port off to stop the clicking
👍
Never heard mine clicking in the many months of running in this configuration.
What laptop is that?
Dell Precision M4700. i7-3840QM, 32GB RAM, Quadro K2000M. I just need to put an AC or AX WiFi card in it!
@@scivids1999 AX Intel PCI-E cards available on AliExpress for a couple quid. I received mine within 14 days and it's legit!
What was you doin up so early?
Filming the video. I started at about 2300 but with retakes etc it took about 6 hours.
Peter C Dedicated
I don't think people necessarily realise how much time I put into videos!
Peter C Well I appreciate them Mr C
For reasons that make no sense to me at least, Vodafone in their wisdom have removed the option to manually change the channels on these routers🤷
360P club :P
Bahh, I even gave it some time to process before publishing!
Just switched away from Vodafone today - their basic service has been good, but when Openreach got our house confused with another and downgraded our superfast broadband to ADSL, Vodafone were breathtakingly incompetent (I'm being polite!!!) at resolving the issue. This despite Openreach turning up on my door step the next day, with humble apologies and a set of clear instructions for how Vodafone could quickly remedy the situation - all they needed was a simple instruction from Vodafone via myself as the customer with a "technical" problem, and they'd switch everything back within 48 hours. Two days later we lost even the ADSL and then some weeks with no service whatsoever. Four weeks later and I lost track of how many hours talking to Vodafone's tech support (mostly on hold listening to mind numbing muzak) and they finally fixed a "two working day" problem. Bottom line - the router might be good, the service is atrocious when things go wrong - which is the only time tech support matters - so writing this to make sure people make the distinction between the hardware's quality (very good being Broadcom chips) and the company as an ISP!
Anyway given that it is decent hardware, and much better than the rubbish my new ISP sent out, I was searching for how to go about reconfiguring it for the new ISP, fearing that the Vodafone branding and custom firmware might have locked it to Vodafone as an ISP. I get that I can use it as described in this video as a Wifi AP - and that's an interesting option in itself - but can it just replace the Technicolor single band 2.4GHz modem router when properly configured?
Lastly bit puzzled as to why you didn't just ethernet into the router to configure it via the laptop? Is that just a personal choice thing or was there a reason I'm missing?
Thanks for the video - will check out your others :)
PS Do you happen to know who makes the Vodafone router in the OEM sense? Looking at DD-WRT compatibility.
With the latest firmware, this router became a very little value dumb AP which is incompatible with half of 5GHz devices and keeps dropping video streams and gaming connections. The problem? Channel selection is now stuck to hardwired 'Auto' / 'All channels' settings with no UI or any other way to set it. Just a little radio congestion in your neighbourhood and your 2.4GHz channel jumps like mad and your SmartTV (which cannot catch DFS channel) falls back to 2.4GHz band. Goodbye, Netflix now. Having to find a replacement router soon, jump through hoops to connect it to ISP, and ditch this rubbish box to collect dust under my sofa until ISP contract ends.
Jesus Christ how bloody thicc is you laptop loll
It also doesn't thermally throttle the moment I do anything
Peter C neither does mine it is 7mm thick and has a fan in I can edit vids and photos on premiere or photoshop without any problems. Also, does yours boot up to the Desktop in 7 seconds?
It has an SSD, 45w i7, 32GB RAM so a few seconds yes.
Thank you. I found this very helpful
I'm glad!