Find your master phone socket 8 Other stuff Unplug everything from your Icon Guide master phone socket Help Plug in your Sky Hub Advanced users Fit microfilters around Using your equipment safely your home Recycling Connect...
Sky Hub • If you are coming from Virgin Media or getting a new broadband service, you can set up your Sky Hub on your activation date and then wait for your Sky Broadband to go live Please note, your Sky Broadband can go live anytime up to midnight on your activation date.
Check what’s in the box Grey DSL Cable and Microfilter Sky Hub Black Power Cable...
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Extra Microfilter Black Ethernet Cable (for a wired connection) Set Up Guide and Connect Card 03442 410 515 If you’re missing any of these items please give us a call on...
Find your master phone socket For your best speeds and stability you should connect your Sky Hub to your master phone socket. This is where your broadband signal is strongest. To find it look around your home for a larger phone socket with a line in the...
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Pre-filtered sockets You may find you have a pre-filtered master phone socket. This is usually the case if you have a new build house or previously had Fibre installed in your home.
Unplug everything from your master phone socket If you have a splitter already inserted (it may look like either of these): next page. Take it out of your master phone socket and continue to the...
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If you have a phone cable already inserted: If you have any existing broadband equipment inserted: Take it out of your master phone socket and continue to the next page. Take out everything from your master phone socket. Remove the old microfilter from the cables and discard it.
‘Sky Box/Phone’ . If you are just Plug the white end of the microfilter with plugging in a phone cable plug it directly the grey DSL cable attached directly into into the microfilter.
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Plug the grey end of the DSL cable into Now plug the blue connector of the black the back of your Sky Hub. power cable into the back of your Sky Hub. Then plug it in at the mains and switch on. Final set up...
(shown in section Plug Why should I fit microfilters to all my other phone sockets that are in use? Without correctly installed microfilters around your home, your Sky Broadband connection may be slow, intermittent or may stop connecting at all.
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Don’t have enough microfilters? If you need additional microfilters call us on 03442 410 515. You can still set up your Sky Hub, unplug any other devices from your phone sockets. Then, once you have your extra microfilters, reconnect the devices...
You can find the name of your wireless network see available wireless networks on the inside lid of your Sky Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. This is also on the back of your Sky Hub • Click on your Sky Hub’s network...
Sky 4. Open browser Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. • Click on an internet browser to complete This is also on the back of your Sky Hub your set up • Always enter your password in CAPITAL letters Can’t get connected...
1. Find wireless 2. Select your wireless network networks • Your Sky Hub’s wireless details should appear in the list of networks. You can find the name of your wireless network on • Click on the icon in the inside lid of your Sky Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’...
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Sky 4. Open browser Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. • Click on an internet browser to complete This is also on the back of your Sky Hub your set up • Always enter your password in CAPITAL letters Can’t get connected...
• Right click the • You can find the name of your wireless network on the inside lid of your Sky Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. This is also wireless icon on the back of your Sky Hub •...
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• The Network Key is your password. This can be found on the inside lid of your Sky Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. This is also on the back of your Sky Hub Can’t get connected • Always enter your password in CAPITAL •...
• Click on the Apple icon, find the name of your wireless network on the inside lid of your Sky select System Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. This is also on the back of Preferences and your Sky Hub click on Network •...
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• Click on an internet browser to complete your set up • Enter your password. This can be found on the inside lid of your Sky Hub packaging or on the ‘Connect’ card. This is also on the back of your Sky Hub Can’t get connected...
Why a wired connection? If your computer will always be next to your Sky Hub, then you may want to set up a wired Sky Broadband connection. Ease of set up – a wired connection is much easier to set up.
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3. Open browser • Plug the other end of the black Ethernet • Click on an internet browser to complete cable into one of the yellow ports on the your set up back of your Sky Hub. Your computer should automatically connect...
Parental Controls When using the internet you must protect yourself and your family against online threats Sky offers free Parental Controls to all Sky by making sure up-to-date anti-virus and Broadband customers as standard. parental control software is installed on your computer.
Sky services Connect your Sky + HD box and get TV On Demand Now you’ve completed your Sky Hub set up, you can connect your Sky Hub to your compatible Sky±HD box to access TV On Demand, our library of TV On Demand for no extra monthly cost.
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My Sky Sky Go Here you can manage your Sky account and Enjoy TV from Sky on your iPad, iPhone or see bills, make payments, track orders and laptop with Sky Go, available at no extra cost more, whenever and wherever you want.
Sky Hub and the master phone socket Amber flashing Sky Hub is trying to sync. If the icon has been flashing more than 1 hour, power cycle the Sky Amber solid Sky Hub is trying to authenticate. If the icon...
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Icon Status What it means Wireless is disabled. Log in to the Sky Hub to Wireless enable the wireless connection. See page 34 for Sky Hub login details White solid Wireless is enabled. See pages 18-25 on how to set up a wireless connection...
1. Check your broadband activation date 5. Check you’ve entered your wireless You can find this on the top of your Sky Hub details correctly packaging – you won’t be able go online before Make sure you’ve selected the correct wireless...
If you’re an expert user, who wants to • In the username field, type in your update your preferences or firewall, you username and password can access your Sky Hub control panel by • The default login is (lowercase): doing the following: Username: admin •...
Sky Hub shock. To avoid this risk: • Your Sky Hub is intended for use in moderate • Never remove the cover of your Sky Hub. climates. Don’t use or store your Sky Hub box...
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Sky Hub from the mains either of these symbols. Non-rewireable plugs is to take the plug out of the socket. Your Sky have the fuse beneath a fuse cover on the plug Hub must therefore be installed near the face.
The product Business Park, Coventry.CV3 4UP. contains materials that when processed Or give it to your Sky engineer next time correctly can be recovered, reused or recycled. they visit. For more information on reuse and recycling Old Sky equipment can be reused or recycled, and the good news is that it’s really easy to do.
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