How To Use Sky Q Mini Box As Hotspot

The q mini box has never been installed as i only have one tv.

How to use sky q mini box as hotspot. Just set your boxes up as normal and sky q takes care of the rest. Connect your sky q 1tb or 2tb box to your sky broadband hub or third party router to get the most out of your box. In the pink port of sky mini box connect the hdmi cable connect the pink end to the box while the other end to the tv. Sky q mini box. Connect your sky q mini box to your main sky q box to seamlessly watch sky in more than one room.

When you get the step 1 of 4 screen press select on your remote control. That s because sky q boxes also act as wi fi hotspots so if you have a sky q silver box in the lounge and a sky q mini box in a bedroom you can slather your home in full strength sturdy wi fi. The system works just fine over ethernet and very recently the system was updated to default to a wired connection if a live ethernet cable is plugged in. Using ethernet instead of wi fi. Connect the power cable into the blue port and then the head to mains.

Now switch on power supply. Set up a replacement sky q 1tb or 2tb box. Press home button on your sky q remote and your box should start now. Don t be scared by the little tab covering up the ethernet port on the back of your q mini box. I live in a bungalow but don t get a consistant wifi signal in the two bedrooms and bathroom situated at the far end of ther property.

Q mini boxes only act as wireless hotspots for non q devices where sky is the isp. For sky q mini boxes where you want to stay wireless follow the reset instruction above. Get sky q here. Sky q from april 2016 v1 2tb q silver 1 mini both over ethernet bt ultrafast fttp 150mbs bt smart hub 2 amazon fire hd 8 wileyfox swift android 7 1 2 nougat lg 49uj701v with yamaha rx v375 toshiba 32l6353 samsung ue22f5400. There s no way for other devices to access the wireless signal they are broadcasting when there isn t a sky hub in use as it s on the hub where the visible network password is recorded and set.

Is there a way of installing the mini box without a second tv and use it as an extender hotspot.