I not too long ago realized that I wanted to separate out my residence wifi community into two networks, a 2.4GHz community and a 5GHz community.
The explanation for that’s that beforehand I solely had one community that was 5GHz, however I got here to appreciate {that a} bunch of good residence units require 2.4GHz.
This was information to me and apparently, after we obtained the web on in our residence, both the technician requested me if we would like two networks and I stated no, or maybe, he didn’t ask and simply set us up with 5.
Both means, I got here to study that some good residence units require a 2.4GHz wifi community in an effort to join.
I reached out to my ISP and the method was very easy. I assumed “job finished” however that was simply the beginning of my pleasure.
What units broke?
Surprisingly, some units went offline, whereas others stayed on and by no means skipped a beat. The checklist of units that went offline was:
- Inkbird temperature and humidity sensor
- Meross door sensor
- Sonos Arc and sub
- Our HP printer
Gadgets that didn’t go offline:
- Homey Professional
- Aqara mild bulb
- Aqara vibration sensor
- Aqara water leak sensor
As I’m penning this, I feel a motive for the sturdiness of those units could be that my Homey Professional is definitely linked by way of POE cable and most of those units had been linked with Homey straight, quite than first pairing with Aqara after which porting into Homey. I feel the Aqara mild bulb may need been an exception.
Anyway, the purpose is that a lot of stuff broke, however some issues didn’t break, which is good.
Simply change it again?
I considered a potential answer to the issue that didn’t find yourself serving to. I assumed that if I simply change the title of the 5GHz community again to what it was earlier than I cut up the community into two and altered the title, that may magically resolve the difficulty.
Nope, that didn’t clear up it.
This appears type of unusual to me as a result of, so far as I do know, I simply created a further 2.4GHz community however didn’t really create a brand new 5GHz community. So it stood to motive in my thoughts that solely the title had modified and if I alter the title again, all the things needs to be wonderful.
Actually, I wasn’t too optimistic about that concept fixing issues and I turned out to be proper to be skeptical!
What subsequent?
I’ve already gotten began with resetting among the units and reconnecting them. Possibly I used to be being a bit dramatic in my video (above) and it’s not really such a giant downside. It’s simply not one thing that I used to be conscious may occur or was prepared for.
I’ve already reset and reconnected:
- Inkbird temp & humidity sensor
- The printer (that took a very long time to determine!)
- The Sonos Arc and sub
However I wasn’t ready to determine the way to reset the Meross door sensor. I managed to get the accompanying hub to flash inexperienced and amber, which I assume implies that it’s in pairing mode, however I couldn’t add it again into the Aqara app.
Little bit of a facet tangent whereas as regards to that Meross door sensor, however I used to be by no means beforehand capable of get that gadget into the Homey ecosystem and I used to be type of stunned that I used to be capable of join it within the Aqara app the primary time as a result of I’m fairly certain I reside in an unsupported nation.
One way or the other I used to be capable of pair that gadget final time, however this time, I don’t even see the precise gadget as an choice to strive to connect with within the Aqara app, so I don’t know whether it is as a result of I’m in an unsupported nation or perhaps there’s one thing else occurring.
In any occasion, I appear to now have nearly all the things again on-line, apart from that door sensor. If that’s the extent of the injury, I can reside with that. Particularly because it was by no means in Homey anyway.
Alexa funk?
There are another type of bizarre issues taking place now although. Alexa is one in all them.
After reconnecting my sub and soundbar, I can management them completely in each the Sonos app and likewise within the Homey app.
In Alexa, I can see that the gadget is “on-line”, however I appear to be unable to manage it in Alexa in any respect. Beforehand, once I was having some points with Alexa, the soundbar can be intermittently displaying “on-line” and “offline” within the Alexa app, however that doesn’t appear to be taking place now.
Extra annoying is that my Sonos soundbar isn’t responding to Alexa voice instructions in the mean time, solely my cellphone is. That was one in all my favourite issues about getting a few of these good units in my residence, and now that performance appears to be both damaged or on hiatus.
Hopefully, it’s only a case of Alexa being a bit temperamental and all the things will return to regular quickly.
Classes discovered
I want somebody had informed me this earlier than I obtained began on my good dwelling / good residence journey, but it surely appears extremely vital to just remember to have a separate 2.4GHz wifi community in your house earlier than including any units.
If I had recognized this earlier than I obtained began including units, this complete mess may have been prevented.
When you’re studying this since you’re inquisitive about getting began with some good units in your house, study from my expertise and cut up out your private home community earlier than you are taking step one with a sensible gadget.
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