Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today
is how to set up the Virgin Media Hub 5. So we'll be disconnecting the old hub installing the new
Hub 5 and then changing the wi-fi network name and the wi-fi password, right let's get cracking.
I ordered a free Hub5 from Virgin Media and then I got a text saying that my new Virgin Media Hub
is activated and this meant my old Hub 3 stopped working and I needed to get this
one installed. This is the Hub 5 box that arrived, inside you've got some leaflets
and you've got the recycling information for sending the old hub back which I'll do later on,
this is actually the Hub 5 modem router it's a little bit bigger than the old Hub 3 you get a
small plastic spanner but we're not actually going to need this today and then underneath
you've got the power adapter now you must use this with the Hub 5, don't use your old power adapter,
right let's uninstall the Hub 3, first of all switch it off at the mains and then unplug it.
I've got lots of wires here behind this system trace it up to your Hub 3 router and unplug it
I'm not going to need this spanner because the network cable just plugs straight in it's on a
like a rib system so just slide it off and I've got some direct network connections in here so I'm
just going to unplug those they can just go back into the new Hub 5 router in the same positions.
I'm going to put the old Hub 3 in this box and send that back to Virgin for recycling
comes with all the address and the stickers for postage
And here is the Hub 5 very similar to the Hub 3, slightly larger and more powerful
let's plug it in I'm not going to switch it on just yet
Plug in the network cable at the bottom this is on a ribbed system as I mentioned
earlier so you literally just force it on and it's a nice tight connection can't come off
then we're going to plug in the power adapter at the bottom and it's not switched on yet
then I'm going to switch it on at the plug
then you've got this small power switch at the bottom of the hub and just switch that on
now what you need to do is just let the system settle it can take up to 30 minutes
for this new Hub 5 to install itself and all the time it's doing that this white LED
flashes as soon as that goes solid you're ready for the next stage. And this is about
10 to 15 minutes later and that LED light at the front has stabilised so the Hub has installed,
Ii'm just going to put my network cables back in, these are in exactly the same positions as
they were in the Hub 3, if you've got any that are similar just make sure that you plug those back in
and now we're ready to change the network wi-fi name and the wi-fi password
and this is my main computer which I normally link to the wi-fi as you can
see I've lost the connection because the old router has gone and this is the standard network
name which Virgin has given us on the bottom of this router
and we need to put in the network key which is this password here
we have to do that first before we can then change the network wi-fi name and the wi-fi
password so it's verifying and connecting so we're now connected to the new wi-fi Hub 5
on a computer that's linked to the wi-fi, open up a web browser I'm just in Chrome here and then
type in this web address I'll put this link in the description so you can paste it in then press
'Enter' this gives you access to your Hub 5 select the language that you want then click on 'Next'
now you need to put in the Hub 5 password which is underneath on a label so just type that in
this can be changed at a later date but I'm just going to leave this the same
so type that in and then click on 'Next'
it's asking you if you want to change this I don't want to so I'm just going to click on 'Skip'
because this is a first time install it's just going to go through a few web pages
and then it will take us to the steps where we can personalise our Hub 5 settings.
This here is giving us our current wi-fi network name and our wi-fi password
you can just click on 'Change' so select change
then you can type in a new wi-fi network name this is the name that everyone will see if they come
around and they've got their iPhone and they're trying to connect to your wi-fi, so i'm just going
to call it something memorable like 'Lurgs Wi-Fi' then click on 'Change' to enter a new password
this can be anything you want and underneath it shows you the strength of the password
then click on 'Next'
then it reminds you what the new network name is and the password then click on 'Finish'
now because I've connected to the Hub 5 router using this particular computer and I've now
changed the network name and the password I'm now going to lose my connection so in
the bottom right hand corner in the Taskbar you can see I've lost the wi-fi if you click on that
and then select 'Lurgs Wi-Fi' which is the new name click on 'Connect' type in the
password that you've just entered for your new wi-fi name and then click on 'Next'.
it says verifying and connecting and there we've successfully changed the wi-fi network
name and the wi-fi password and this wi-fi is now working on this computer
then go back into the Hub 5 using that ip address at the top and then make sure that you 'Log out',
now what you need to remember to do is make sure you select that new wi-fi network name
and the password on all your other gadgets so that's iPhones, Laptops,
any Alexa's or Echos and I'm just going to do it on my iPhone here
and then you have to put in the password and then select 'Join'.
and that has successfully connected to the 'Lurgs Wi-Fi' network on the Hub 5 router absolutely
fantastic, and I'll tell you what that definitely deserves a lovely cup of tea!
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