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Homekit and Neatgear Orbi not playing nicely
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1902742" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>OK, another question/problem/opportunity to excel has popped up. I got my Home network going and it actually works pretty well now. I have a total of 30 controllers for lights, garage doors, cameras, etc. However, I have a problem in that a set of 6 Wyze cameras no longer want to stay attached to the network. Or, if they do stay attached, instead of live video feed, I get still images every few seconds, with the time between them totally random. Motion doesn't trigger the image to change, either. That tells me the cameras are dropping out, reconnecting, dropping, reconnecting, etc. I talked to Wyze, they have no explanation or suggestion. Wyze cameras are NOT Homekit-ready, so I decided to get one camera from eufy (an Anker company). It did connect and seems to work better, although not flawlessly.</p><p></p><p>I looked at my network through the login support on the router and there are a total of 60 devices attached, and I recognize all of them as legitimate. Most are on the 2.4Ghz band as that is where the Homekit stuff is. Some are on 5Ghz. My Orbi mesh network cannot separate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks, nor can I turn off the 5Ghz band completely. I have iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Printers, cameras, Homekit and one security monitor from ADT attached. </p><p></p><p>I've used a couple of WiFi sniffers and I can see 15+ other networks from my system. Most are on both 2.4 and 5 Ghz. On the 2.4Ghz, most are on channels 1, 6, or 11. I'm on 1, but I have tried 11 with no change. My own network is, obviously, the strongest signal, but a couple of my neighbor systems are pretty strong as well. Bottom line is that I can't get away from having at least 3 other networks on any channel I pick.</p><p></p><p>OK, so much for the setup. </p><p></p><p>What I was considering was to use an old Apple Airport Extreme router I have and set up a different network, only on 2.4Ghz, to make my own Internet-of-Things (IoT) for my Homekit. I do have an old Apple TV that could be in the IoT for the automation, and I think I could connect it to my ISP modem for Internet access, then set up the AE to use a different range of IPs for DHCP. For example, my network now is 192.168.1.xxx, but I could set up the AE to use 10.0.0.xxx. Give it a different network name but tie it to my same AppleID and iCloud. What I see as a potential benefit is that there would be only about 30 devices on that IoT, which might reduce congestion, but then I'd have to switch my iPhone from my "normal" network to the IoT network to be able to see and control my Homekit devices. That's a hassle I would not like to have. I like being able to just look at and control my home. For example, I have remote garage door sensors and controls, so when my wife comes home, I get a notification that the garage door opened and can go help her with whatever load she may have to bring in. I can also monitor that the door is closed once we are in the house. I haven't set up geofencing yet to have the door open as we come down the street, but am thinking about that, too. </p><p></p><p>But if all of that signalling is on the IoT network and not my "normal" network, I wouldn't get those notifications and alerts and I would have to shift networks to control anything, I think.</p><p></p><p>I've done reading at various home automation sites and haven't seen anyone similar to me, but there must be somebody else who has this issue. I can't believe I'm the only one with the challenge.</p><p></p><p>So, anybody here got any suggestions? Experiences?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1902742, member: 396914"] OK, another question/problem/opportunity to excel has popped up. I got my Home network going and it actually works pretty well now. I have a total of 30 controllers for lights, garage doors, cameras, etc. However, I have a problem in that a set of 6 Wyze cameras no longer want to stay attached to the network. Or, if they do stay attached, instead of live video feed, I get still images every few seconds, with the time between them totally random. Motion doesn't trigger the image to change, either. That tells me the cameras are dropping out, reconnecting, dropping, reconnecting, etc. I talked to Wyze, they have no explanation or suggestion. Wyze cameras are NOT Homekit-ready, so I decided to get one camera from eufy (an Anker company). It did connect and seems to work better, although not flawlessly. I looked at my network through the login support on the router and there are a total of 60 devices attached, and I recognize all of them as legitimate. Most are on the 2.4Ghz band as that is where the Homekit stuff is. Some are on 5Ghz. My Orbi mesh network cannot separate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks, nor can I turn off the 5Ghz band completely. I have iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs, Printers, cameras, Homekit and one security monitor from ADT attached. I've used a couple of WiFi sniffers and I can see 15+ other networks from my system. Most are on both 2.4 and 5 Ghz. On the 2.4Ghz, most are on channels 1, 6, or 11. I'm on 1, but I have tried 11 with no change. My own network is, obviously, the strongest signal, but a couple of my neighbor systems are pretty strong as well. Bottom line is that I can't get away from having at least 3 other networks on any channel I pick. OK, so much for the setup. What I was considering was to use an old Apple Airport Extreme router I have and set up a different network, only on 2.4Ghz, to make my own Internet-of-Things (IoT) for my Homekit. I do have an old Apple TV that could be in the IoT for the automation, and I think I could connect it to my ISP modem for Internet access, then set up the AE to use a different range of IPs for DHCP. For example, my network now is 192.168.1.xxx, but I could set up the AE to use 10.0.0.xxx. Give it a different network name but tie it to my same AppleID and iCloud. What I see as a potential benefit is that there would be only about 30 devices on that IoT, which might reduce congestion, but then I'd have to switch my iPhone from my "normal" network to the IoT network to be able to see and control my Homekit devices. That's a hassle I would not like to have. I like being able to just look at and control my home. For example, I have remote garage door sensors and controls, so when my wife comes home, I get a notification that the garage door opened and can go help her with whatever load she may have to bring in. I can also monitor that the door is closed once we are in the house. I haven't set up geofencing yet to have the door open as we come down the street, but am thinking about that, too. But if all of that signalling is on the IoT network and not my "normal" network, I wouldn't get those notifications and alerts and I would have to shift networks to control anything, I think. I've done reading at various home automation sites and haven't seen anyone similar to me, but there must be somebody else who has this issue. I can't believe I'm the only one with the challenge. So, anybody here got any suggestions? Experiences? [/QUOTE]
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