BT Broadband manual Hub features, BT Power Save, BT Access Control

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Hub features

There are many features that your Hub offers although many are advanced and aren’t required in normal day-to-day use. Access Hub Manager and click on Help to find out more. Two key Hub features are described in more detail below.

BT Power Save

You can save energy when you don’t need your broadband connection, for example, when you’re sleeping.

To activate BT Power Save, access your Hub Manager by opening your web browser and typing bthomehub.home in the address bar. You may need a username and password. Click on Configure next to BT Power Save and then choose your settings.

When your Hub is saving power, your Hub’s Power light will glow orange and computers and devices using wireless to access the internet or your home network will lose their connections. Any connected BT Hub Phones will still work.

BT Access Control

Use BT Access Control to set times when your devices can’t connect to the internet. This can be handy, for example, if you’d like to cut back on the amount of time your children are online.

To activate BT Access Control, access your Hub Manager by opening your web browser and typing bthomehub.home in the address bar. You may need a username and password. Click on BT Access Control.

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