Is this Possible to do?

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:12

Virgin Broadband comes in from the front and is hidden inside the tv cabinet. The office is in the conservatory some 6 meters away.

Can i run an RJ45 cable from Virgin hub to another access point in the conservatory, where the main PC is housed, and run all my accessories off that (such as hue bridge, Tado controller etc).

Here's the kicker...i want the accessories, which are connected to the access point, to filter all their commands and stuff through the virgin hub and not the access point because the virgin hub is in the optimum position in the house and the access point is not. The access point will only be used as an extension to plug more things in from a distance if that makes sense.

Is this possible?

This sums up what i mean:

Finners · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:17

Is everything connecting to the Access point hard wired? If so isn't an unmanaged switch what you want to use?

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:18

Finners said:
Is everything connecting to the Access point hard wired? If so isn't an unmanaged switch what you want to use?

Yes, everything will be hard wired to the access point which in turn will be hardwired to virgin hub.
Unmanaged switch?!?! Sorry, im a noob :/

Finners · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:20

An unmanaged switch is just like an extension lead you use on a power outlet. Let's you plug multiple Ethernet devices into one port on your virgin hub. Sounds exactly like what you need.

Like this

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...rts-plastic-case-tl-sg1005d-v7-nw-174-tp.html

Just remember one of those ports will be the connected to your hub so it's only good for connecting 4 devices.

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:22

Finners said:
An unmanaged switch is just like an extension lead you use on a power outlet. Let's you plug multiple Ethernet devices into one port on your virgin hub. Sounds exactly like what you need

Ah right. So all network traffic in and out will still be through the virgin hub?

Will this increase latency? Or have issues of its own?

Finners · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:30

photoshop said:
Ah right. So all network traffic in and out will still be through the virgin hub?

Will this increase latency? Or have issues of its own?

I edited my previous post with a link to one, yep all traffic will still go out through your virgin hub.

As for latency, there will probably be a tiny increase, but I mean tiny increase <1ms

Swifty55 · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:30

When you say optimum position, are you saying that your office isn't a good area for wifi etc?

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:46

Swifty55 said:
When you say optimum position, are you saying that your office isn't a good area for wifi etc?

That's right yes.
Office is in conservatory at the back of the house but the hub will be in the lounge who is kind of the center of the house so good coverage through out living spaces and bedrooms

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:47

Finners said:
I edited my previous post with a link to one, yep all traffic will still go out through your virgin hub.

As for latency, there will probably be a tiny increase, but I mean tiny increase <1ms

Thanks. I'll get one.

squawkBOX · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:54

Remember, that the Hue doesn't use Wifi to control your lights. It uses an alternative technology that is emitted from the Hue hub.

photoshop · 10 Dec 2017 at 12:55

squawkBOX said:
Remember, that the Hue doesn't use Wifi to control your lights. It uses an alternative technology that is emitted from the Hue hub.

Interesting.
Why does it need to be plugged into the router then?

bremen1874 · 10 Dec 2017 at 14:37

You talk to the hub over the network to control it.

The hub talks to its connected devices by some other method.

Sparx · 10 Dec 2017 at 16:48

You just need an unmanaged gigabit switch. The virgin hub still routes and controls the traffic etc and would be the wifi access point.

The switch would simply just allow you to provide ethernet access to the devices you mentioned. Plus allow wired access to PC/consoles if necessary within the conservatory.