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Netgear ORBI RBR50 Guest network
I'm trying to move all my smart plugs to the GUEST network to isolate traffic. All the smart plugs will only operate on a 2.4GHz wi-fi connection, and the main network had both 2.4 and 5 GHz. I don...
Posting this information here in the event others come searching for a solution to the same problem.
The issue I had was that I reset the pw on my wifi router and needed to re-sync all the Gosund smart plugs to it since they could not longer connect to my wifi with the old pw with which they were originally sync'd.
The Gosund smart plugs can be sync'd/paired via a wifi signal that is broadcast from the plug itself. Instead of putting the plug in a "quick blink" mode (where it is searching for your wifi), you long-press the button again to put it in a "slow blink" mode. Once in slow-blink mode, you will see a new network listed in your wifi connection list called "SmartLifexxxx" which you can select, connect to, and pair the device using an alternate setup procedure.
Here are the steps:
- Open the Gosund app
- Go into each device, click the edit/setup pencil icon in the top-right of the screen
- At the bottom, select "Remove Device", and then select the option to "wipe data". Repeat this process for all plugs that need to be reset
- Back at the main screen, press the "+" button to add a new device
- Select the socket/plug option
- Enter your wifi name and pw
- On the "Reset your device" screen, press "EZ Mode" in the top right, which will display a quick-pick menu
- Select "AP Mode" from the menu
- Plug the device in and confirm it is in 'slow blink' mode and, if not, long-press the button until you get a slow blink
- Select "Go to Connect" to bring you to your phone's wifi setting to select the "SmartLifexxxx" wifi connection
- Return to the app to complete the device connection
This process worked successfully on all eight of my Gosund plugs. I've attached the screenshots sent to me by Gosund when troubleshooting the issue with them.
Hope this helps the next person that runs into this!
Well, fudge.
Cannot find Gosund smart plug on Amazon.
Which model of Avatar?
Which model of Etekcity?
Which model of Merkury?
Do these products all use the same smartphone app, or different apps?
That is odd as Gosund is the most recent purchase from Amazon, bought two 4 packs to standardize most of my plugs and be able to use ONE app most of the time.
1. Gosund Wp5 and uses the Gosund app
2. EtekCity ESW01 and uses the VeSync app
3. Avatar AWP02l-N and uses the Smart Life app
4. Merkury light bulbs use the geeni app
All four devices were on the main Orbi wi-fi without a problem. Have reset all devices multiple times and none will connect to the GUEST. I used to have a Comcast Router (turned it in last week to save $5 a month on my bill), and all devices connected to the GUEST on this Router.
I now have a Netgear Dual Band wi-fi Range Extender (RE) that is connected to the GUEST on the Orbi. All devices connect to GUEST-2G from the RE without a problem. For S&G, after connecting to the RE I reset several of the devices an upteenth time and they still would not connect to GUEST but connect on 1st try back to Guest-2g