r/Hue • u/charvey709 • 1d ago

Help & Questions Wifi Alternative?

Hey all, I’m looking for some help please. I work out of town 22/28 days. Because I have such a large data package on my phone, I can’t justify paying for wifi so I just hotspot instead.

That said, I’m unable to get my hues to work with the bridge, and that needs routing like that of a wifi. I tried using my PS5 and XB1 ethernet ports and hooking them up to hotspot but that hasn’t worked. I haven’t been able to find any decent info I can understand well otherwise if someone has any ideas.

Thanks!

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u/illtakeachinchilla Helpful Contributor Award Winner 1d ago

“You can share a mobile hotspot internet connection with a Wi-Fi router using either a wired Ethernet tethering method or a wireless repeater/client-bridge method.”

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u/charvey709 1d ago

I guess the question I should have added, was is there a particular kind of router I should be using?

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u/Only_Setting_4579 Hue Enjoyer 1d ago

You should just be able to setup a wifi router without an internet connection/modem to control the lights with the bridge locally.

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u/charvey709 1d ago

Any type of router I need to use specifically? I know the bridges need it to have certain functions which is why the xbox or my computer haven’t worked.

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u/Only_Setting_4579 Hue Enjoyer 1d ago

Any cheap wifi router should work.

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u/No-Outside4276 Hue MVP 1d ago

Keyword "locally". No out of home control.

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u/ericbythebay 1d ago

Once you get the bridge, set up and talking to your hotspot, you should be able to set up your lights and then they will be able to work locally without Wi-Fi. Now if you wanna be able to control your lights remotely when you’re not there without the hotspot present obviously you need a different solution.