Your BT Home Hub

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> If you don’t have a wireless adapter or your computer isn’t wireless enabled,

see page 3

> If you don’t have an Ethernet port, see page 33

Hub Manager

Your Hub is like a computer. It has its own software running, which controls how it

works and what it does. You can change your Hub’s settings using your Hub Manager

– simply open your web browser and type

bthomehub.home

in the address bar.

Access to some of the settings in Hub Manager is secured using an Admin password.

When accessing Hub Manager for the first time, you’ll be asked to enter the Admin

password from the back of your Hub and then to choose your own Admin password.

There’s some space on page 42 if you’d like to write it down.

If you can’t remember your Admin password, you’ll need to reset your Hub to its

factory default settings so you can use the default Admin password from the back

of your Hub. Please see page 37.

Hub features

Your Hub offers a wide range of features, many of which aren’t needed for day-to-

day use. BT Power Save mode and Access controls are popular everyday features

that you may find interesting. To find out more about you Hub features, go to

www.bt.com/setup/hubfeatures

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Notices

Notices

Warranty

We guarantee that the BT Home Hub 2.0

will work to the relevant specification for the

minimum period of your agreement* and that

it will be free from faulty design, manufacture

or materials. If at any time during the minimum

period you find that your BT Home Hub or

other equipment isn’t working properly, you

may return it to us and we’ll replace or (at our

option) repair it.

We will not be responsible for any defects

arising from fair wear and tear, accidental or

willful damage, misuse or failure to follow

our instructions. If you return any equipment

as faulty, we may test the equipment – if it’s

working, we’ll send it back to you. If we do so,

we may charge you our costs for our testing

and postage. This doesn’t affect your legal

rights relating to equipment that is faulty or

wrongly described.

Safety and regulatory instructions

Please read this document carefully

before set-up!

•

Your Hub will get warm once it’s connected to

the power supply. Although this is normal, you

should make sure that your Hub has adequate

ventilation to prevent it from overheating.

Never block the vents on your Hub.

•

Don’t expose your Hub to rain, water,

moisture or direct sunshine.

•

Don’t spill liquid on your Hub.

•

Keep your Hub away from sources of heat

such as heaters or radiators.

•

Don’t try to disassemble or open up your Hub

yourself. Not only will it make your warranty

void, it may expose you to dangerous voltage

or other hazards.

•

Before cleaning, disconnect your Hub from its

power supply. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

•

For better performance, don’t place your Hub

on a television or computer monitor.

•

In the event of an electrical storm, you

must unplug all of your equipment from the

electricity supply and phone sockets.

•

This product intentionally generates low-level

radio frequency signals and so there’s a very

small risk that this product may interfere with

sensitive medical devices, for example a heart

pacemaker, when nearby. If you have any

concerns, BT recommends that you consult

the medical device manufacturer before using

your BT Home Hub.

•

The plug on the power cable serves as a

disconnect device. Make sure that the power

socket you plug the power cable into is

easily accessible and located as close to the

equipment as possible. Important: please

make sure you always use the power cable

supplied with your new Hub – don’t use any

other power cable.

* The minimum period will be either 12 or 18 months depending on the Option you chose when you placed your order.

Notices

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Please save energy

Please avoid wasting energy while using

your computer, games console or other

equipment. You can set up your computers to

go into standby or low-energy usage mode

automatically. Your Hub has BT Power Save –

see

www.bt.com/setup/hubfeatures

Please disconnect your Hub from its power

supply when not in use for an extended period

(e.g. a holiday), but remember that when you

do so all connected computers (and any other

devices that use your Hub to connect to your

broadband line) will lose internet access and

BT Broadband Talk won’t work. Remember to

restore power to your Hub before turning on

your computer(s).

Product disposal instructions

for residential users

The Waste of Electrical and Electronic

Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC)

has been put in place to recycle products

using best available recovery and recycling

techniques to minimise the impact on the

environment, treat any hazardous substances

and avoid increasing landfill.

The symbol shown above and on the product

means that the product is classed as Electrical

or Electronic Equipment and you should not

put it into your domestic waste bin. When

you’ve no more use for it, please dispose of

the product according to your local authority’s

recycling scheme. For more information, please

contact your local authority or the retailer

where you bought the product.

Before disposing of any such equipment, we

recommend you reset it to its default settings

– this should remove all your personal settings.

To find out how to reset your Hub to its default

settings, see page 37.

Declaration of Conformance

Declaration of Conformance with European

Community Directive 1999/EC.

This product is intended for use within the

UK for connection to the public telephone

network. This equipment complies with the

essential requirements for Radio Equipment

and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment

Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of

Conformance can be found at

www.bt.com

GNU General Public Licence

The BT Home Hub contains code that is covered

by the GNU General Public License (GPL). In

accordance with the GPL, BT has made the

relevant code available for download at:

www.btyahoo.com/broadband/adhoc_pages/

gplcode.html

Terms and conditions

BT Total Broadband and BT Broadband Talk

are covered by terms and conditions. To review

these, click on ‘Terms and conditions’ at

www.bt.com/btbroadband

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and other

countries.

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Useful information

Useful web site addresses

Broadband Life:

www.bt.com/broadbandlife

Help and support:

www.bt.com/broadband/help

Your Hub Manager

1

:

bthomehub.home

Default Hub settings

Broadband username (PPP):

Broadband password:

none required

Encapsulation:

PPPoA

or

PPP over ATM

Muliplexing:

VC based

or

VC Mux

VPI/VCI:

0/38

Wireless network name (SSID)

2

:

Wireless key (WPA PSK WEP)

2

:

Wireless interface:

Wi-Fi 802.11.b, g or n

Authentication:

WPA-PSK

or

WPA2-PSK

(also known as WPA-Personal)

Encryption type:

AES

or

TKIP

Mode:

infrastructure

(not ad hoc)

Hub Manager password

1

:

1 password printed on back of your Hub.

2 printed on back of your Hub and/or your wireless settings card.

Your details

BT Total Broadband username:

BT Total Broadband password:

(Your username and password are also your BT Yahoo! Mail address (email address) and password.)

BT Broadband Talk phone number:

BT Broadband Talk password:

Useful information

Index

43

ADSL filters

14, 15, 16, 19, 22, 25, 38

Broadband Life

42

Broadband light

12–17, 37

Broadband speed

9

BT Broadband Talk

7–8, 21, 38, 41, 42

BT Digital Vault

6

BT FON

5

BT Home IT Support

36

BT Hub Phone

7, 21, 38, 42

BT online security

6

BT Power Save

12, 38, 41

BT Total Broadband username

6, 42

BT Voyager router

20, 22

BT Yahoo! Mail address

6

BT Yahoo! Online

6

Connecting devices to Hub

4, 28

Connecting manually

26

Connecting without CD

29

Connection troubleshooting

11

Default settings for Hub

37, 42

Dial-up networking window

35

Disposing of old equipment

35, 41

Index

Email

6, 7, 10, 42

Ethernet

3, 5, 17, 18, 21, 22, 26, 29,

30, 33, 38

Extension lead

14, 19, 24-25

Fitting filters

24

Forums

10

Help

10

Hub buttons

37

Hub default settings

37, 42

Hub features

37–39

Hub lights

11–17, 37

Hub safety

40

Hub sockets

38

Hub Manager

39

IP addresses

34

IT support

36

Mac OS X

27

Modem settings

23

Notices

40

Online help

10