Although it can be hit and miss if I park up during a slack period in the work van whether I am within range of one. But that is when the mobile app is useful to show me where the nearest access is which may mean moving round the corner into the next street.

Lots of us really don't know what we are doing which is why we really need instructions which can be as clear as mud especially when they use all those "Abreviations" I.e. SSID by now I suppose you will have guessed I' m an older non techie female! Trying to find out how to blooming well connect my smart TV to my new home hub 4. . Yes Gomezz we really don't know

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

In reply to a post by flippery:

... it was easy to install HH4 on PCs ....

Uh? A CD?

You are obviously clueless about the HH4.
While on auto the Hub and wireless PC automatically connect and updates connection security to match wps or wep if former not supported. Saves time with manually typing of code and getting it wrong.
There is security to stop unauthorised access on auto.

Once all machines updated just log into hub and set to manual.

As the password of ISP is your TN number. Plug in HH4 and go.
No CD

In reply to a post by flippery:

You are obviously clueless about the HH4.

No need to be rude.

In reply to a post by flippery:

Saves time with manually typing of code and getting it wrong

Sounds dodgy or am I missing something? What is to stop random wi-jack man getting the password update automatically? Or is it only for devices pre-authorised by the user in the router config?

In reply to a post by Nanonano:

Trying to find out how to blooming well connect my smart TV to my new home hub 4. . Yes Gomezz we really don't know

How about an Ethernet cable from RJ45 socket on TV to an RJ45 socket of the Router (HH4).

Indeed, I am clueless about the HH4.

However, I would never describe using bog standard WPS for wireless connection setup as "installing HH4 a router on PCs". Hence my question .

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

However, I would never describe using bog standard WPS

WPS has far too many vulnerabilities. It shouldn't be used.

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/374104/why-you-shou...

Has BT solved these issues ?

But as the WPS signalling times out quite quickly, does this matter on a typical housing estate? Surely those hackings depend on the WPS being in setup mode?

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

But as the WPS signalling times out quite quickly, does this matter on a typical housing estate? Surely those hackings depend on the WPS being in setup mode?

I think so, but I've seen kit that stayed in setup mode. (wireless hotspots and similar). Its just a dogs breakfast. Only thing close to secure is a manually set up WPA2-AES PSK passphrase of the maximum length 63 characters that can't be guessed.