Adding WIFI Adapter to HDR 1100S

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Adding WIFI Adapter to HDR 1100S

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mexicano

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Hi,

Will it be possible, or will it even work, if I plug a wifi adapter/dongle to my HDR 1100S, so I can remove the ethernet cable?

I'm thinking of getting FTTP but my tv and Humax box are in the other room and I don't want to run cables all over the flat! The tv is wifi enabled but not the Humax box.

Thanks for any advise.

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 7:24:15 #1 |
Fixdit

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How about using Powerline adaptors.

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 8:30:24 #2 |
mexicano

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Never heard about these. Just looked them up on Amazon. Not bad. Thanks.
I just thought that I can just buy an adapter/dongle from ebay for about £10 and that would be it.
My thought was to get rid of ethernet cables all together.

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 8:45:58 #3 |
Luke

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mexicano - 2 hours ago »
Hi,
Will it be possible, or will it even work, if I plug a wifi adapter/dongle to my HDR 1100S, so I can remove the ethernet cable?
I'm thinking of getting FTTP but my tv and Humax box are in the other room and I don't want to run cables all over the flat! The tv is wifi enabled but not the Humax box.

A working HDR-1100S has Wi-Fi built in, and therefore does not need to recognise a Wi-Fi dongle.

Have you tried the inbuilt Wi-Fi of the HDR-1100S?
You will have to unplug the Ethernet cable to enable the Wi-Fi option to be selected, otherwise the Ethernet cable takes priority.

From previous posts you've mentioned having an HDR-1100S, and also mentioned having an HDR-1000S. It is the HDR-1000S which would need a compatible dongle to directly use Wi-Fi.

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:03:25 #4 |
Martin Liddle

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mexicano - 2 hours ago »
Will it be possible, or will it even work, if I plug a wifi adapter/dongle to my HDR 1100S, so I can remove the ethernet cable?

I thought an HDR-1100S had built in WiFi so why would you want to use a dongle?

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:04:27 #5 |
mexicano

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Martin Liddle - 19 mins ago »

mexicano - 2 hours ago »
Will it be possible, or will it even work, if I plug a wifi adapter/dongle to my HDR 1100S, so I can remove the ethernet cable?

I thought an HDR-1100S had built in WiFi so why would you want to use a dongle?

YOU’RE RIGHT!!! I haven’t gone into the system for years and I lost the manual too. Thank goodness this forum is still alive

| Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:30:55 #6 |