<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
formerly	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
residential	B-Application
gateway	I-Application
router	I-Application
modems	B-Application
distributed	O
by	O
BT	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
and	O
those	O
of	O
wholesale	O
resellers	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
prior	O
to	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
support	O
VoIP	B-Application
Internet	B-Application
telephony	I-Application
via	O
BT	O
's	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Talk	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
DECT	B-Protocol
telephone	I-Protocol
handsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
4	O
,	O
all	O
models	O
have	O
been	O
dual	O
band	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
works	O
with	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
BT	B-Protocol
Fusion	I-Protocol
service	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
BT	O
Vision	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
1.0	O
,	O
1.5	O
and	O
2.0	O
devices	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
ADSL	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
and	O
4	O
models	O
support	O
PPPoA	B-Protocol
for	O
ADSL	O
and	O
PPPoE	B-Protocol
for	O
VDSL2	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
an	O
Openreach-provided	O
VDSL2	O
modem	B-Application
to	O
support	O
BT	O
's	O
FTTC	B-Architecture
network	O
(	O
BT	O
Infinity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5	O
of	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
VDSL2	O
modem	B-Application
for	O
fibre-optic	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
firmware	B-Application
is	O
pushed	O
out	O
to	O
Home	B-Device
Hubs	I-Device
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
automatically	O
by	O
BT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
5	O
was	O
followed	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2016	O
by	O
the	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
,	O
a	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
,	O
internally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
6	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
was	O
subsequently	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
2	O
(	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
6DX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
–	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
BT	O
offered	O
a	O
product	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2Wire	O
1800HG	O
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
2Wire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
BT	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Hub	O
1800HG	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
some	O
documentation	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
BT	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
1800	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
provided	O
one	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
,	O
four	O
ethernet	O
ports	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11b	O
or	O
802.11g	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
3B	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Huawei	O
and	O
also	O
supports	O
ADSL2+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
3B	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
highly	O
integrated	O
Broadcom	O
BCM6361	O
System-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
2.0	O
was	O
a	O
combined	O
wireless	B-Device
router	I-Device
and	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
802.11b/g/n	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
standards	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
WEP	B-Protocol
and	O
WPA	O
security	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
many	O
of	O
BT	O
's	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
BT	B-Protocol
Fusion	I-Protocol
,	O
BT	O
Vision	O
and	O
BT	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
VOIP	B-Device
phone	I-Device
through	O
BT	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Talk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
incorporated	O
WPS	B-Protocol
functionality	O
,	O
seen	O
on	O
other	O
routers	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
their	O
encrypted	O
network	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
one	O
touch	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
"	O
smart	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
technology	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
chooses	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
channel	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
strongest	O
possible	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WPS	B-Protocol
has	O
since	O
been	O
(	O
temporarily	O
)	O
disabled	O
by	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
supports	O
port	O
forwarding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
versions	O
3	O
,	O
4	O
and	O
5	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
attached	O
USB	B-Protocol
stick	O
-	O
USB2.0	O
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
(	O
initially	O
branded	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
6	O
)	O
upgraded	O
the	O
wifi	O
provision	O
to	O
Wave	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
802.11ac	O
specification	O
,	O
and	O
increased	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
antennae	O
for	O
improved	O
MIMO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	O
Ultra	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
appeared	O
visually	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
,	O
but	O
featured	O
a	O
G.fast	O
capable	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
included	O
a	O
BS6312	O
socket	O
which	O
subscribers	O
to	O
BT	O
Digital	O
Voice	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
attach	O
an	O
analogue	O
telephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
2	O
provided	O
the	O
same	O
technical	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Ultra	O
Smart	O
Hub	O
in	O
a	O
redesigned	O
body	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
supporting	O
BT	O
's	O
"	O
Complete	O
Wifi	O
"	O
mesh	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	O
Hub	O
Phone	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
handset	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
1	O
,	O
1.5	O
,	O
and	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
calls	O
using	O
the	O
BT	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Talk	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
sit	O
in	O
a	O
dock	B-Device
in	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
or	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
stand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DECT	B-Protocol
telephone	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
released	O
up	O
to	O
2.0	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
phone	O
model	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
accompany	O
it	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
1.5	O
:	O
was	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
BT	O
Hub	O
Phone	O
1020	O
(	O
The	O
only	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
1010	O
and	O
the	O
1020	O
was	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
colour	O
screen	O
and	O
supporting	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
1020	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
and	O
4	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
BT	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Talk	O
service	O
or	O
DECT	B-Protocol
telephones	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
29	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
BT	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Talk	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
provided	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
BT	O
's	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
:	O
black	O
(	O
Hub	O
Phones	O
and	O
DECT	B-Protocol
phones	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
)	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.0	O
:	O
black	O
(	O
Hub	O
Phones	O
and	O
DECT	B-Protocol
phones	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
)	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
2.0	O
:	O
v2.0A	O
(	O
2.0	O
Type	O
A	O
)	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Thomson	O
,	O
and	O
v2.0B	O
(	O
2.0	O
Type	O
B	O
)	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Gigaset	O
Communications	O
(	O
now	O
Sagem	O
Communications	O
,	O
Sagem	O
having	O
acquired	O
Gigaset	O
's	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
business	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
the	O
looks	O
and	O
functionality	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
identical	O
,	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
2.0A	O
has	O
been	O
plagued	O
with	O
problems	O
relating	O
to	O
poorly	O
tested	O
firmware	B-Application
upgrades	O
which	O
,	O
amongst	O
other	O
problems	O
,	O
cause	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
2.0A	O
to	O
restart	O
when	O
uploading	O
files	O
using	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
connection	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
:	O
v3A	O
(	O
by	O
Gigaset	O
,	O
now	O
Sagem	O
)	O
and	O
v3B	O
,	O
(	O
Huawei	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
BT	O
Total	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
package	O
without	O
modification	O
;	O
the	O
1.0	O
,	O
1.5	O
,	O
2A	O
,	O
2B	O
and	O
3A	O
versions	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
configuration	O
software	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
although	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
optional	O
and	O
computers	O
without	O
the	O
BT	O
software	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Hub	O
and	O
browse	O
the	O
Internet	O
normally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4th	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
4	O
was	O
supplied	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
to	O
new	O
customers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
£35	O
charge	O
to	O
existing	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5th	O
generation	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-October	O
2013	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
4	O
,	O
with	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
connections	O
,	O
802.11ac	O
Wi-Fi	O
(	O
Wave	O
1	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
VDSL	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
upgrading	O
from	O
ADSL	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
pay	O
only	O
a	O
delivery	O
charge	O
;	O
existing	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
customers	O
pay	O
a	O
£45	O
upgrade	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Hub	O
5	O
Type	O
A	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
identical	O
'	O
Plusnet	O
Hub	O
One	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
BT	O
Business	O
Hub	O
5	O
 '	O
Type	O
A	O
)	O
with	O
OpenWrt	B-Application
,	O
unlocking	O
it	O
from	O
BT	O
and	O
providing	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
OpenWrt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
scripts	O
for	O
modifying	O
the	O
stock	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
a	O
BT	O
Hub	O
5	O
Type	O
A	O
to	O
enable	O
SSH	B-Protocol
access	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	O
;	O
this	O
enables	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
OpenRG	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
package	O
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	B-Protocol
lead	O
was	O
provided	O
with	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Hub	I-Device
1	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spec	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
1.0/1.5	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
2.0	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
3	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
4	O
BT	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
5	I-Device
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
2	O
Modem	B-Application
ADSL2+	O
ADSL2+	O
ADSL2+	O
(	O
PPPoE	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
supported	O
in	O
firmware	B-Application
for	O
VDSL2	O
)	O
ADSL2+	O
and	O
VDSL2	O
ADSL2+	O
and	O
VDSL2	O
ADSL2+	O
,	O
VDSL2	O
,	O
G.fast	O
Wi-Fi	O
802.11	O
b/g	O
802.11	O
b/g/n	O
802.11	O
b/g/n	O
(	O
now	O
with	O
"	O
Smart	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
explained	O
above	O
)	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11n	O
dual-stream	O
2×2	O
MIMO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.4	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
b/g/n	O
2×2	O
MIMO	O
5	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
a/n/ac	O
3×3	O
MIMO	O
(	O
802.11ac	O
Wave	O
1	O
)	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
b/g/n/ac	O
3×3	O
MIMO	O
5	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
a/n/ac	O
4×4	O
MIMO	O
(	O
802.11ac	O
Wave	O
2	O
)	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
b/g/n/ac	O
3×3	O
MIMO	O
5	O
GHz	O
:	O
802.11	O
a/n/ac	O
4×4	O
MIMO	O
(	O
802.11ac	O
Wave	O
2	O
)	O
WirelessSecurity	O
WEP	B-Protocol
and	O
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/RADIUS	O
All	O
previous	O
features	O
but	O
now	O
with	O
WPS	B-Protocol
(	O
temporarily	O
disabled	O
in	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
)	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
:	O
WPA	O
&	O
WPA2	O
(	O
default	O
)	O
,	O
WPA	O
,	O
WPA2	O
and	O
WEP	B-Protocol
64/405	O
GHz	O
:	O
WPA2	O
WPA	O
(	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
WPA2	O
,	O
WPS	B-Protocol
Ports	O
2×	O
Ethernet	O
10/100	O
Mbit/s	O
sockets1×	O
USB	B-Protocol
1.1	I-Protocol
socket	O
2×	O
RJ11	O
(	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
and	O
phone	O
)	O
4×	O
10/100	O
Mbit/s	O
Ethernet	O
sockets	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
USB	B-Protocol
(	O
for	O
network	O
drives	O
)	O
1x	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
(	O
RJ11	O
)	O
1×	O
Telephone	O
socket	O
3×	O
10/100	O
Mbit/s	O
Ethernet	O
sockets	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
10/100/1000	O
Mbit/s	O
GigE	O
Ethernet	O
socket	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
USB	B-Protocol
socket	O
(	O
now	O
enabled	O
for	O
use	O
)	O
1×	O
BT	O
Infinity	O
in	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
ADSL	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
(	O
RJ11	O
)	O
4×	O
10/100/1000	O
Mbit/s	O
GigE	O
Ethernet	O
socket	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
USB	B-Protocol
socket1×	O
BT	O
Infinity	O
in	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1×	O
VDSL	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
(	O
RJ11	O
)	O
4x	O
10/100/1000	O
Mbit/s	O
GigE	O
Ethernet	O
sockets	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1x	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
socket1x	O
VDSL	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
(	O
RJ11	O
)	O
4x	O
10/100/1000	O
Mbit/s	O
GigE	O
Ethernet	O
sockets	O
(	O
RJ45	O
)	O
1x	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
socket1x	O
VDSL	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
in	O
(	O
RJ11	O
)	O
1×	O
Telephone	O
socket	O
Dimensions( w	O
×	O
d	O
×	O
h	O
)	O
19.5	O
×	O
3.9	O
×	O
22.5	O
cm	O
17.5	O
×	O
8.8	O
×	O
18.2	O
cm	O
18.5	O
×	O
4	O
×	O
11	O
cm	O
23.6	O
×	O
3.1	O
×	O
11.6	O
cm	O
Software	O
6.2.6.E	O
or	O
6.2.6.H	O
Updated	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
,	O
article	O
may	O
not	O
show	O
latest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
many	O
BT	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
Hub	I-Device
customers	O
were	O
suffering	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
router	O
constantly	O
rebooting	O
and	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
reliable	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
