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Orbi and Haiku Home - Big Ass Fans - Problems
I have six Haiku Home - Big Ass Fans. H series and L series. The fans communicate with the wall switches over WiFi. I can turn them on and off from my phone or tablet or from Amazon Echo or from W...
We use Orbi with a Haiku H fan in our bedroom and haven't noticed any problems using the hand-held remote or iPhone app (we don't have a wall switch installed). Do you also notice the same delays when using the remote?
PDaddy wrote:The problem is not with the fans, because when I use the Amazon Echo to turn on a fan/light it happens immediately.
This is surprising because doesn't the Amazon Echo also talk to the fan via wifi? If multiple wifi devices work but not the wall switch, it's something specific between the wall switch wireless and the Orbi. I can't think of anything related to wifi that would delay communication, maybe 2.4Ghz vs. 5Ghz or something like that?
You could try different Advanced...Wireless settings to see if it makes things better, e.g., uncheck beamforming and MU-MIMO. I would also try different settings for 2.4Ghz 20/40Mhz coexistence. Also re-setup one of the wall switch wireless config to see if that changes anything.
Mikey:
The problem only occurs with the wall switch. The handheld remote, app, and Amazon Echo control work fine.
The Haiku home folks have duplicated the problem but have not been able to create a fix. They have been in touch with Netgear, but not gotten any headway on that front either. I am not sure how between the two of them, this is still a problem.
It is truly a baffling problem. I have not messed with the settings yet out of concern for causing other problems.
-Pat
There should be no danger changing wifi settings and others are running with such changes (myself included). You really should try disabling beamforming and mu-mimo because that works for Dropcam/Nest camera dropouts.