topic Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router in Broadband & Landline

Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:19:18 GMT

Thought I would ask a question, not sure if possible.

So I have signed up with EE for the 1.6gbps and Smart Hub Pro Wifi 7.

Initially due to install this week, but got a new date of 27th June. Wifi is weak, so the fact Im getting a Smart Wifi Pro device is fantastic and was hoping there was a way I can connect the Smart Hub Pro to the Sky FTTP or Sky Router and utilise the Wifi 7 and Smart Wifi Pro while I wait for the Engineer to come out and change my ONT?

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

XRaySpeX — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:33:52 GMT

You certainly can't directly connect the EE SH Pro to the ONT for Sky FTTP BB cuz its PPPoE BB creds are hardcoded to EE/BT's & so can't match Sky's. You might be able to put it as an AP on the Sky router.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:35:47 GMT

Was thinking that, as don’t want to mess with the SHP, would it be a case of connecting it to the sky router with the port that would usually go to the ONT or do you reckon there would be more to it?

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

XRaySpeX — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:42:21 GMT

Yes & possibly messing with its settings, esp. DHCP ranges.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:57:16 GMT

I’ll give it a try. I did read online to put the sky hub into modem mode to allow the EE SHP to deal with the DHCP.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

Denzel99 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:57:58 GMT

Connecting it to the WAN port won’t work, (unless it is configured as a LAN port by default). They need to be connected LAN to LAN. You also can’t have two DHCPs operating at the same time without creating a ‘split-scope’, so turn off its DHCP and give it a static address outside the range the Sky hub is using. By default, the Sky hub uses 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254, if memory serves. That means you may have to adjust the range the Sky hub is currently using to something like 192.168.0.250 and give the SHP 192.168.0.251

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

XRaySpeX — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:04:03 GMT

If you do that, the SH Pro will need to do the PPPoE auth & will fail.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:08:38 GMT

Might be more hassle than its worth 😕 might just wait.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

AlanSamsung — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:43:00 GMT

I moved to PlusNet Broad band for just that reason, much easier to direct connect things to the ONT

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:36:18 GMT

Really tempted to give it a shot to try and use the Sky Router as a connection hub and the EE Smart Hub Pro and Smart Wifi Pro to dish out the Wifi... anyone able to give me any instructions on best way? Or would the recommendation be just leave as be until its activated?

If I did and changed settings, would a factory reset on the Hub Pro revert it to the authentication details for my EE connection when it goes live? or would they need reprogrammed?

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

Denzel99 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:41:39 GMT

I did say how to do it above. I’m not familiar with the hub you are talking about, so I can’t give specific instructions, but the technique is essentially generic and how you do it with any third-party router. Basically, you give it static address in your network, turn everything off except the Wi-Fi and then connect them LAN port to LAN port. (You turn everything else off as you can’t have two actual routers and DHCPs in a network – they fight).

It is also usually possible to export a backup configuration file before you do this, then just reimport it when you want to go back to how it was.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:53:21 GMT

Perfect, so essentially the Sky Hub would be given an IP out of the range, and then let the EE Smart Hub Pro deal with the DHCP?

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

Denzel99 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:13:01 GMT

Other way round. Best to let the one handling your internet connection do the DHCP and the one acting as a Wireless Access Point (WAP) is on a static IP with everything except the wireless turned off.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

bobpullen — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:34:17 GMT

I believe Sky hubs use 192.168.0.1 as their IP. If so...

Power up the Smart Hub Pro, connect something to it, log into the GUI at 192.168.1.254 and navigate to Advanced > Network > Configuration
Change the IP address of the Pro to an IP address within the same subnet as your Sky Hub (but preferably outside of its DHCP range). Don't know what the DHCP range of the Sky hubs is but let's say you use 192.168.0.100
Disable DHCP on the Pro
Save the changes and power the Pro off
Connect the Pro to the Sky hub using an Ethernet cable plugged into LAN ports at both ends
Power the Pro up, log into the Sky hub and disable the Wi-Fi
All being well you can now connect to the Pro Wi-Fi network and have Internet access
Note, to access the Pro settings, you will now need to use the 192.168.0.100 address, instead of 192.168.1.254
Also note, the Pro will obnoxiously flash its lights at you because it expects to be the device that's doing the Internet connectivity

To revert everything when the EE line is active then just factory reset the EE hub by inserting something into the pinhole at the rear of the device until the LED flashes green.

A fair bit of hassle really and you won't be able to use any of the EE app features etc. I'd personally wait.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:01:30 GMT

Will give this a try tomorrow 🙂

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:28:21 GMT

Thank you, seems to be working a treat... now just roll on next week for the 1.6gbps speeds.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

Denzel99 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:11:09 GMT

(but preferably outside of its DHCP range).

No 'preferably' about it. It has to be outside the range or it will cause problems sooner or later.

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:55:38 GMT

Yeah the DHCP range for the Sky Hub was 192.168.0.1 > 192.168.0.253 - so Assigned the Hub Pro 192.168.0.254

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

JimM11 — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:18:28 GMT

@RobBark8 Don't think so you will find that the sky is on 192.168.0.2 to the 192.168.0.254 for the DHCP and you should have pushed the 192.168.0.2 up higher and then fixed your IP lower than that. But if you have it working then just leave it alone, you have not got long to go before the changeover anyway!

Re: Not sure if possible. Sky Router

RobBark8 — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:18:33 GMT

Quick update... 1.6gbps now install and everything reverted back to factory on the Hub... Only thing is, the speed test on the app is showing 858mbps when the speed guarantee is 1300mbps... just hoping its getting settled over a day or two.