The BT Home Hub 4 router is considered a wireless router because it offers WiFi connectivity. WiFi, or simply wireless, allows you to connect various devices to your router, such as wireless printers, smart televisions, and WiFi enabled smartphones.
Other BT Home Hub 4 Guides
This is the wifi guide for the BT Home Hub 4. We also have the following guides for the same router:
WiFi Terms
Before we get started there is a little bit of background info that you should be familiar with.
Wireless Name
Your wireless network needs to have a name to uniquely identify it from other wireless networks. If you are not sure what this means we have a guide explaining what a wireless name is that you can read for more information.
Wireless Password
An important part of securing your wireless network is choosing a strong password.
Wireless Channel
Picking a WiFi channel is not always a simple task. Be sure to read about WiFi channels before making the choice.
Encryption
You should almost definitely pick WPA2 for your networks encryption. If you are unsure, be sure to read our WEP vs WPA guide first.
Login To The BT Home Hub 4
To get started configuring the BT Home Hub 4 WiFi settings you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.
To login to the BT Home Hub 4, follow our BT Home Hub 4 Login Guide.
Find the WiFi Settings on the BT Home Hub 4
If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.
You begin on the Home page of the BT Home-Hub-4 router. To configure the WiFi settings, click the link at the very top of the page. Then, below that choose Wireless, and 2.4GHz.
Change the WiFi Settings on the BT Home Hub 4
- The Wireless network enable - click Yes.
- Wireless SSID - This is the name you give your network so you can identify it when needed. Be sure not to use personal information here. For more on this topic, click the link titled Wireless names.
- The Wireless interface type - Go ahead and leave this at the default setting.
- Next is the Channel selection - Here, you need to check the channel you are on. If you you are not on channel 1,6, or 11 you need to change it. These three channels are the most you can get out of the spectrum without overlap. Overlap causes a lot of interference. For more on this subject click the link titled WiFi Channels.
- The Security is very important. Use the strongest, which is WPA2 Only. To learn more, read our guide titled WEP vs. WPA.
- Wirless key(WPA2) is actually the password you use to access your network. This needs to be a strong password of at least 20 characters. Use a few symbols, numbers, and capital letters. Don't use personal information. Don't use any words that are found in a dictionary. To learn more about this topic, read our guide titled Choosing a strong password.
- When you are finished, click the Apply button.
That's it, you're done!
Possible Problems when Changing your WiFi Settings
After making these changes to your router you will almost definitely have to reconnect any previously connected devices. This is usually done at the device itself and not at your computer.
Other BT Home Hub 4 Info
Don't forget about our other BT Home Hub 4 info that you might be interested in.
This is the wifi guide for the BT Home Hub 4. We also have the following guides for the same router: