Recently switched from BT to EE, got sent all the new router faff.
However, I recently picked up an Asus AiMesh router and a plethora of mesh nodes to blanket the home in glorious high-speed radiation.
We got the SH+, Smart Hybrid Connect and a mesh node in the post from EE.
As the router only delivers WiFi 6, and has a fairly major lack of configuration options, I've simply left the SH+ in the box and set the Asus router up via PPPoE.
Now, I'd like to use the Smart Hybrid Connect - always good to have redundancy for worst-case scenarios. We notice if the network is down in a matter of minutes, the whole house is 'smart'.
My tests so far only seem to show the SHC connecting to the SH+ and refusing in any way, shape or form to connect to the Asus-provided network. It sits there blinking in fail-to-pair mode vs with the SH+ where it connects in a few minutes.
What I'd like to understand is... is there a way to make use of the SHC without the SH+? And by extension, the mesh node from EE, or do I just have a bunch of new hardware to shove in a cupboard/return?
