Moving Hub Location [Virgin Media Hub 5]
Moving The Virgin media hub to the 1st floor is pretty easy. You don’t need to call any technician from the company, which cost you so much. You can take help from here. The Hub is a movable device, which you can use as the modem as well as the router. If you are using it as a modem then you need a power outlet and ISP server socket on the floor. Or if you are using it as the router then, you need to move your modem to the floor as well. After moving hub location you must set its settings again from the interface or app login using the Virgin media email.
Move Virgin Modem to 1st Floor
You should locate the ISP socket on the floor and use a pair of the Co-axial cable. Just connect the device with the ISP via cable and turn it on.
Then to set it as the modem you must use your computer or laptop. Connect computer to the hub via Ethernet cable. Enter the Virgin hub IP address 192.168.100.1 in browser and search it. You will reach to the Virgin router login page. Type in the device admin username and password, you will get access to the Virgin settings.
Here, just set the hub as modem. Go into management >Modem mode > Enable it.
Move Virgin Router to 1st Floor
If the Virgin router is connected to the modem with cable, then you should move the hub as well as the modem to the desired position. You have to connect the modem to the ISP socket on location and link the router hub to the modem via Ethernet cable.
Then set it as the router, which you can do via IP address 192.168.0.1. Link up the computer to the hub via LAN cable and search the IP address. You will get to the device interface login page, where you must enter the username and password. Now, click on the Login button and access the Virgin settings interface. Just configure all settings.
You can also manage the settings of the Virgin hub from the Virgin Media app in your phone, but it must connect to the hub network.
The Conclusion
From this article post, you have got a solution for moving hub location of Virgin media in your home with the help of technician.