Mesh Wi-Fi networks are all the rage at the moment. The BT Whole Home Wi-Fi is a popular choice due to its budget price.
Each of the BT Whole Home Wi-Fi discs has a single, coloured light at the bottom of it, through which it communicates its current status. But what do the colours mean?
What the lights on the BT Whole Home Wi-Fi mean:
Purple
The disc is starting. It takes approximately a minute to fully turn on.
Purple (flashing)
Your disc firmware is updating. Do not turn off your disc during this time.
Blue (flashing every ½ second)
The disc is connecting to the network.
Blue (flashing every 2 seconds)
WPS mode. Press the WPS button on the device you wish to connect.
Blue
Good Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. All is working as it should be (in theory!).
Orange
Your disc is working okay, but try moving the disc closer to the one connected to your router.
Red
Your disc has no connection to the network. Try moving the disc closer to the one connected to your router. If all else fails, restart your Whole Home Wi-Fi.
Now read this: what do the coloured lights on my BT Home Hub mean?
The blue light on the bottom of my BT discs is driving me mad as it lights up the whole area at night. If I cover the light with a sticker will it affect the performance of it?
You should be able to turn the lights off by going into the Hub manager in your web browswer. Type 192.168.1.254 into your web browser’s address bar to access that.
Actually, you can dim or turn off the light in the app.