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Neither the iHome smart plug, the Wemo Mini, or any other smart plug that I have seen will work.
Neither the iHome smart plug, the Wemo Mini, or any other smart plug that I have seen will work with my new Orbi because it does not have a separate 2.1 GHz Wireless Network. Conversely the smart pl...
tbh, I don't think the OP has an actual operational problem, just a misunderstanding of the technologies involved compounded with bad information ostensibly coming from product vendors.
That having been said - 2.4GHz-only WeMo works perfect fine with Orbi. I have a mini switch, three smart switches, a light switch, a humidifier, and a crock pot all using WeMo flawlessly on my Orbi network.
Let's please not let FUD enter into this - regardless of what level 1 support told you, WeMo has zero issues with Orbi.
Rodney
One weird thing I did notice. I have an 802.11b (2.4 GHz) device that is working on address 10.0.0.100 (via DHCP reservation). The device doesn't appear in Orbi's list of attached devices. Orbi is in AP mode.
Perhaps this behavior is related to your problem, MelB. It could be hard to know your device was attached and working if you couldn't see it in the attached devices list.
tbh, I don't think the OP has an actual operational problem, just a misunderstanding of the technologies involved compounded with bad information ostensibly coming from product vendors.
That having been said - 2.4GHz-only WeMo works perfect fine with Orbi. I have a mini switch, three smart switches, a light switch, a humidifier, and a crock pot all using WeMo flawlessly on my Orbi network.
Let's please not let FUD enter into this - regardless of what level 1 support told you, WeMo has zero issues with Orbi.
Rodney