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Advice on how to utilise my old Hub 2 router as an extender

TWH0857
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on ‎27-09-2025 05:16 PM

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Just been upgraded to full fibre and have received a new Hub 3 so I have the Hub 2 as the spare and was wondering if it can be repurposed as an "extender, using TP Link plug ins and cables, as the signal at the back of the house isn't that good?????

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mandisa1-TT
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on ‎30-09-2025 09:18 AM

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Thank you for the support @fr8ys 

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fr8ys
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on ‎28-09-2025 12:44 PM

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Pleased you found the answer and got it working.

Please remember to mark Solved Posts with Best Answer. Doing so helps other customers and saves TalkTalk's Support Team time by only looking at unsolved topics. Thanks, Steve (a fellow customer).
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TWH0857
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on ‎28-09-2025 10:17 AM

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Well, after a little research I now have the HUB 2 configured as an access point and connected to the Fibre network!!!!

Thanks @fr8ys for the link which led me to a youtube video.👍

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fr8ys
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on ‎27-09-2025 05:51 PM

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There's quite a bit of advice available by doing a google search.

 

Try this

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=using+old+router+ss+an+extender&oq=using+old+router+ss+an+extender&s...

Please remember to mark Solved Posts with Best Answer. Doing so helps other customers and saves TalkTalk's Support Team time by only looking at unsolved topics. Thanks, Steve (a fellow customer).
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