topic Re: E5-250MA in Broadband

E5-250MA

jcee — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:47:18 GMT

Having just moved from BT fttp to three 5g my lights and sockets won't connect to the 2.4ghz network. I have a E5-250MA. I have unmerged the networks. Tried switching off the 5ghz network and leaving on the 2.4ghz network. I have tried using the 2.4ghz guest network but the devices won't connect. Any advise and assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Re: E5-250MA

PeteG — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:48:05 GMT

Hello there.

Welcome to the Three Community.

To confirm, there are no devices that connect to your 2.4ghz network?

Pete.

Re: E5-250MA

jcee — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:11:24 GMT

Hi Pete thanks for getting back to me. I am currently running the 2.4ghz network. TV, laptop, tablet, phones, cameras all connected. It's just the bulbs and plugs which aren't. I have tried to set them up with smart life as normal. I can see the network, enter the password but the connection fails (Times out).

Regards

Jeff

Re: E5-250MA

PeteG — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:29:30 GMT

It sounds like the issue might not be with the 2.4ghz band then. Did you try the secondary set up process for the Smart Life devices, where you connect to an access point being broadcast by the product in question? Most devices have a 'flashing fast' and 'flashing slow' mode.

Pete.

Re: E5-250MA

jcee — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:58:56 GMT

Yes I have tried that too with no luck. Jeff

Re: E5-250MA

jcee — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:01:53 GMT

I can remember now that on the BT home hub you had to temporarily change the router Mode from 1 to 3 in order for the bulbs to be found. It doesn't appear that the 5g router has as many settings that can be accessed. It may be I need to invest in a newer version of Wifi Bulbs. Mine are probably over 10 years old. I'll let you know how I get on.

Mysteriously after a number of reboots of the router the plug adapters have been found and added to the network and working fine.

Jeff

Re: E5-250MA

PeteG — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:12:33 GMT

I see. I'm not sure what those settings would relate to, do you know what settings those modes would have adjust on the Hub?

Pete.

Re: E5-250MA

jcee — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:29:45 GMT

Bought new bulbs they set up first time in Smart Life app. Thanks Pete for your assistance. Just more thing is it possible to port forward with this router? I suspect not

Re: E5-250MA

PeteG — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:26:03 GMT

I'm glad you managed to get some lights set up. Port forwarding is an option within the Admin page of the Hub. You'll find the log in information on the bottom or back of the Hub. I believe UPnP is enabled by default, so basic automated port forwarding should work with most apps.

Pete.

Re: E5-250MA

jcee — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:03:03 GMT

All sorted, port forwarding all set up. Thanks Pete for your support.

Re: E5-250MA

JonathanB — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:47:51 GMT

Hi @jcee,

That's awesome news, thanks for updating the Community with your experiences, hopefully this helps others in the future. 🙂

Thanks,
Jonathan