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WIRELESS

ROUTERS

VIRGIN

MEDIA

Super

* *

£50

inc

VAT From www.virginmedia.com

VERDICT

good

upgrade

you

want concurrent

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

Wi-Fi

but it

still

lacks

many

standard

router

features

VIRGIN MEDIA'

NEW

Super

Hub

Super

Hub

we'

calling

has

simultaneous

80211n

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

Wi-Fi

you

can

use

one for

general

compatibility

and reserve

the

other for

important high-bandwidth

jobs

such

streaming

video

There

are

five

internal

aerials

two for

2.4GHz

and

three

for

5GHz

This

gives

the

latter

theoretical

maximum

transfer

speed

450Mbit

the

bottom

of the

router

sticker

showing

your

router'

s SSIDs

(

one

for each

band

) ,

password

WPS

plus

the

web

address

and default

password

for the

router'

setting

pages

(

which

below

)

new

addition

is the

code on

the

side

which

lets

you

connect

mobile

device simply

pointing

its

camera

the

sticker

long

you

have

the

right

software

installed.

the

back

full

set

four

Gigabit

Ethernet ports

so there

should

problem

connecting multiple

high-speed

devices for

fast

file

transfers

There'

s a

USB

port

here

too

but it'

been stickered over and there'

mention

of it

the

settings

menu.

ub2

our

tests we found

the

2.4GHz

Wi-Fi

speed

was

respectable

and

10m

distances

scoring

45Mbit

and

33Mbit

s respectively

but it

fell

off

sharply

our

20m

test

failing

complete

the test or

score.

set the

router

to its

maximum

speed

for

these

tests

though

and

another

location

did

get

clear

signal at

this

range

reducing

the

theoretical

maximum

speed

down

144Mbit

s .

This

will

affect

speeds

closer

devices

but for

2.4GHz

range

and

stability

are

the

key

factors for most users

and

this

respect

the

Super

Hub

worked

fine.

5GHz

the

router was more

impressive ,

scoring

93.2Mbit

s at

741Mbit s at

10m

and

13Mbit s at

20m

All

these tests are

conducted

through

multiple

walls

place

with

higher-than-normal

electrical

interference .

There

are

certainly

faster routers

out

there

even

discounting

80211ac devices

but

these

are

respectable

scores.

There

aren'

many

features on this device

there' s

support

for

storage

devices

printers

and

media server.

There

aren'

even

any

dynamic

DNS

server

settings

It'

not

surprising

;

Virgin

Media

providing

straightforward

internet access

here

and

anything

extra would

unused

most

customers and

generate

lot

support

calls

Still

,having

and

storage

servers

would

have made this

more rounded

device.

The

Super

Hub 2

provided

free

new

XXL

and

100Mbit s

and

120Mbit

broadband

customers

Those

already

those

speeds

upgrading

them

can

request a

new

Super

Hub

replace

their current model

but

will

cost

£50

The kit

owned

Virgin

Media

and

you

merely

rent

which

means

will

replaced

anything

goes

wrong.

£S0

the

Super

Hub

good

upgrade

you

want better

speeds

and increased

range

over the

current model

without

losing

the

neat

all-in-one

look

However

for more

features

we recommend

switching

the

router

into

modem mode and

hooking

capable

router

such

as the

Home Hub

Need

for

speed

upgrading

faster router

you

were

supplied

with

wireless router when

you

took

out

your

broadband

connection

but

aren'

happy

with

the

speed

you'

getting

from

you

can

simply

replace

using

one of the

routers

reviewed

this

month

The

process

differs

depending

the

ISP

and

type

connection

but

here'

what

look

out

for.

ADSL

remains

the

most common

type

internet connection

the

and

you'

been

with

the

same

ISP

for

long

time

you

could

running

very

old

hardware . You'

need a

router

with

ADSL

modem built-in

Talk

your

ISP

and

make sure

you

have

your

broadband username

and

password

and

any

additional

settings

such

the

VCI

number.

Plug

your

ADSL

router into

your

phone

line

and

configure

using

the

information above and

the

manufacturer-provided

details.

FIBRE

areas where

has

upgraded

fibre

the

curb

(

FTTC

) ,

replacing

your

ISP-provided

router with

your

own

easy

First

all

you

need

disconnect

your

current router from

the

provided

VDSL

modem

which

will

most

likely

Openreach

modem.

plug

your

new router into

the

modem

connecting

its

WAN

port

to the

Ethernet

port

the

modem.

You

now

need

configure

your

new router

work with

your

Internet connection

This should

simply

matter

setting the

router

PPoE

then

entering

the

username

and

password

provided

your

ISP

For

Infinity

the

username

[email protected]

with

blank

password.

SKY

Sky

very

restrictive

with

its

routers

using

hidden

usernames

and

passwords

and

the

uncommon

MER

authentication

protocol

stop

people

using

other

routers

There

are

ways

round

this

but

not

all

routers

support

the

necessary

features.

Instead

you

can

use

any

router

(

cable

ADSL

)

conjunction

with

your

Sky

router

First

disable

Wi-Fi

your

Sky

router

turn

your

new router on

and connect

to it

directly

using

computer.

Using

its

web-based

management

turn

off

DHCP

set

its

IP address

192.168.0.254

(

remember

this address

you'

need

it to

configure

your

router

) ,

and

set

its

Wi-Fi .

Save

the

settings

Now

plug

Ethernet cable into

one of the

Ethernet

ports (

not

the

WAN

port

)

your

new router

and

the

other

end into

your

Sky

router.

matter

what

kind

router

you

use

you'

need

the

connection information

from

your

ISP

VIRGIN

MEDIA

Virgin

Media'

current router

has the

modem built-in

but

you

can

use

any

cable router with

Ethernet

WAN

port

your

Virgin

Super

Hub

Advanced

settings

and

set

the

router

Modem

mode .

Connect

your

new router'

s WAN

port

the

Super

Hub

and

should work

Because

Virgin' s

broadband

speeds

it' s

best

buy

router with

Gigabit

Ethernet

WAN

port.

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