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I’m new to this Forum, have searched but am unable to find information I need!
Trying to connect to WiFi, I have used a usb Flash drive O.K. so deduce that the physical connection is fine. When I plug in my WiFi dongle and get to the menu to set up the Configure wiFi is ‘greyed out’. I tried two different dongles and get the same result. Any advice would be appreciated.
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rasthem – 1 minute ago »
When I plug in my WiFi dongle and get to the menu to set up the Configure wiFi is ‘greyed out’. I tried two different dongles and get the same result.
Do you realise that you must use a dongle with a specific chipset (Ralink RT3070) as the Humax only has a driver for that particular chipset. You can either buy a dongle from Humax or the most common cheaper alternative is the the Edimax EW-7711UAn. Many people find Homeplug adapters less troublesome than WiFi.
Thanks Martin. I am aware that I need a dongle with Ralink RT3070 chipset. I am trying to use one suggested on Wiki.Hummy.TV “LED light Mini 150M USB 2.0 Ralink RT3070”. and reported to work. I contacted Humax but got no useful advice.
have you completely powered off the Humax?
put the Humax into standby, wait/listen for the disk to stop, power off at plug (disconnect from mains) wait 30 seconds, plug the dongle in, power back on again.
If that doesn’t help then a factory reset, no format, you’ll lose your list of programmes to record (schedule) so take a note or picture with camera phone. tablet etc.
I agree with Martin and many others, homeplugs are much better. Let us know how you get on.
rasthem – 4 hours ago »
I am trying to use one suggested on Wiki.Hummy.TV “LED light Mini 150M USB 2.0 Ralink RT3070”. and reported to work.
Just tried one of those “LED light Mini 150M USB 2.0 Ralink RT3070” on my HDR-2000T which hasn’t been connected to LAN for a week or two and if connected would be connected by ethernet cable. Worked first time without any power off needed.
Thanks for the information thus far. I remain puzzled by this problem. I’ve used a Belkin WiFi dongle to connect a computer in another room which worked OK. I’ve contacted the supplier who assures me that “we have sold many of this item ,
all of them have been checked before left factory ,so the quality should be fine ,”
I’ll continue to investigate and report back in a couple of days.
rasthem – 59 seconds ago » I remain puzzled by this problem. I’ve used a Belkin WiFi dongle to connect a computer in another room which worked OK.
So what happens if you plug the dongle you tried with the Humax into a PC? What driver does it load?
On my Win 7 computer having plugged in the “LED light Mini 150M USB 2.0 Ralink RT3070” dongle I get a message saying ‘no driver found’ I was supplied with a disc containing drivers for this dongle but I do not understand how I can use this with the Humax.
I have a good WiFi signal and I’ve even tried the dongle on an extension cable to get it close to the BT Hub (without success!)
Drivers are built into the boxes firmware. Disk is only provided so you can use the dongle elsewhere if you wish. If this box is the same as earlier models then WiFi settings will remain disabled if there is a network cable plugged into the Ethernet port. Do you have it connected via wired network at present?
No, I’ve not, or ever, had an ethernet cable connected
have you powered off?
if that failed have you done a factory reset?
if that failed have you confirmed the dongle is working on your win7 pc once you have loaded the supplied driver onto the pc?
Raydon says the drivers are built into the firmware, which means they don’t have to be loaded into the kernel on boot-up. If you’ve tried the Belkin, which I assume you have then that may have corrupted the wifi setup, hence the factory reset. A power off reboot, followed by a factory reset if necessary, no format, is always the first thing to try as this gives you a clean configuration.
At the end of the day though, if the dongles don’t work on win7 with the supplied driver then there’s no chance they will work on the humax.
Can you confirm that you’ve done a power off reboot, factory reset, works on win7?
Yes, I’ve done a factory reset, reboot, etc. which did not solve the problem. The dongle worked on my PC.
I’m currently in contact with the supplier. They seem unsure if this dongle has Ralink RT3070 chipset!!!, though it is claimed so in their ‘blurb’
Incidently, It was suggested that a Edimax EW-7711UAn dongle works OK. However latest reviews on Amazon web-site regarding this item are suggesting that the latest version now has an alternative chipset, not Ralink RT3070, so I am reluctant to try one of these.
I can confirm that Amazon are supplying the Edimax with V2 software. Only the V1 version will work with the Humax. In the end I gave up on a dongle and bought a TP-Link WiFi range extender and plugged an ethernet cable (supplied) into it and the Humax. It works very well. It cost me £22.99 from Argos.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions/advice. As I am unable to get any sense from the supplier (who replies to me are in unconventional english!) I am assuming I’ve been sent a faulty item.
I have bought a WiFi range extender as suggested by some of you. I hope to have better luck with this!
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