I just lately realized that I wanted to separate out my house wifi community into two networks, a 2.4GHz community and a 5GHz community.
The rationale for that’s that beforehand I solely had one community that was 5GHz, however I got here to comprehend {that a} bunch of good house gadgets require 2.4GHz.
This was information to me and apparently, after we received the web on in our house, both the technician requested me if we wish two networks and I mentioned no, or maybe, he didn’t ask and simply set us up with 5.
Both approach, I got here to study that some good house gadgets require a 2.4GHz wifi community as a way to join.
I reached out to my ISP and the method was very easy. I assumed “job executed” however that was simply the beginning of my pleasure.
What gadgets broke?
Surprisingly, some gadgets went offline, whereas others stayed on and by no means skipped a beat. The record of gadgets 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 scripting this, I feel a purpose for the sturdiness of those gadgets may be that my Homey Professional is definitely linked by way of POE cable and most of those gadgets had been linked with Homey immediately, reasonably 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 numerous 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, which may magically resolve the problem.
Nope, that didn’t remedy it.
This appears type of unusual to me as a result of, so far as I do know, I simply created an extra 2.4GHz community however didn’t really create a brand new 5GHz community. So it stood to purpose in my thoughts that solely the title had modified and if I alter the title again, the whole lot must be advantageous.
Truthfully, 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 a few of the gadgets 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 in a position to determine find out how to reset the Meross door sensor. I managed to get the accompanying hub to flash inexperienced and amber, which I assume signifies that it’s in pairing mode, however I couldn’t add it again into the Aqara app.
Little bit of a aspect tangent whereas with regards to that Meross door sensor, however I used to be by no means beforehand in a position to get that system into the Homey ecosystem and I used to be type of shocked that I used to be in a position to join it within the Aqara app the primary time as a result of I’m fairly certain I stay in an unsupported nation.
By some means I used to be in a position to pair that system final time, however this time, I don’t even see the precise system as an choice to attempt to hook up 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 happening.
In any occasion, I appear to now have nearly the whole lot again on-line, aside from that door sensor. If that’s the extent of the harm, I can stay 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 among them.
After reconnecting my sub and soundbar, I can management them completely in each the Sonos app and in addition within the Homey app.
In Alexa, I can see that the system is “on-line”, however I appear to be unable to manage it in Alexa in any respect. Beforehand, after I was having some points with Alexa, the soundbar can be intermittently exhibiting “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 for the time being, solely my cellphone is. That was one among my favourite issues about getting a few of these good gadgets in my house, 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 the whole lot will return to regular quickly.
Classes realized
I want somebody had instructed me this earlier than I received began on my good dwelling / good house journey, however it appears extremely necessary to just remember to have a separate 2.4GHz wifi community in your house earlier than including any gadgets.
If I had identified this earlier than I received began including gadgets, this entire mess may have been prevented.
When you’re studying this since you’re taken with getting began with some good gadgets in your house, study from my expertise and cut up out your house community earlier than you are taking step one with a wise system.
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