Reviewed September 2026
Philips Hue Secure camera + Virgin Media Hub 5
Works, with a couple of settings to get right
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A Philips Hue Secure camera does work on a Virgin Media Hub 5, but a couple of the router's default settings cause most of the complaints we see. Fix those first and it settles down.
What it looks like when it goes wrong
- Occasional drop-outs after a power cut or a router restart.
Do these, in this order
- 1
Restart the router, wait two minutes, then restart the gadget.
- 2
Remember the lights use their own radio through the bridge — the camera does not. Judge the Wi-Fi separately.
- 3
Check the upload speed as well as the signal.
Settings we'd recommend on the Virgin Media Hub 5
- • Use the Virgin Media Connect app to check which band the gadget landed on.
- • If a slow-band-only gadget can't see the network, set it up within a couple of metres of the hub.
Good to know about this router: Both bands share one name and the hub steers devices, which some older gadgets dislike. In modem mode the hub stops doing Wi-Fi at all — worth knowing if someone has changed it.
If none of that works
- Leave the provider's hub doing the broadband and add your own Wi-Fi on top of it — that gives you the settings this hub hides.
- If the gadget only ever sits in one spot, a wired connection is always the most reliable answer.
What owners tell us
No confirmed reports for this pair yet. Yours would be the first.
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- Philips Hue — support
- WiFiXpert cases and moderated owner reports for this pair, reviewed September 2026.