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New - RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 4.6.8.5 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
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Bug Fixes:
Fixes Armor activation ...
Should be, mine aren't.
What the distances between the RBR and RBS and how many RBS do you have deployed. What is the distances between the NEST and RBR and RBS?
Timtech wrote:
I was hoping this would fix the Nest thermostat issue where we need to put them on the guest network. It didn’t. I will keep watching for the Nest firmware as well.
You don’t have a guest network for your Nest?
I moved one thermostat to my primary ssid and it took about 6 hours to go offline and need to be charged. I moved it back to my guest network after charging via usb and it’s been running solid and no voltage drop.
I even removed all family policies and my armor is expired. I’m not sure why the guest works and primary doesn’t
No. Never have use Guest Network for anything. Ive found distances, transmit power and having too many RBS deployed can cause NEST to ping pong which causes the batter to drain.
What the distances between the RBR and RBS and how many RBS do you have deployed.
What is the distances between the NEST and RBR and RBS?
Timtech wrote:
You don’t have a guest network for your Nest?
I moved one thermostat to my primary ssid and it took about 6 hours to go offline and need to be charged. I moved it back to my guest network after charging via usb and it’s been running solid and no voltage drop.
I even removed all family policies and my armor is expired. I’m not sure why the guest works and primary doesn’t
I have used the RBK53 for several years with one router and three satellites and never had an issue with the Nest thermostats.
I upgraded to the 853 and both Nests disconnected and ran down power several times a day from day one of the install. I kept testing for days. Charge them back up and see if they lasted longer. They never did. Both would drain and disconnect. Then I seen a post about the work around of doing the guest network. I believe you commented on it a year or so ago. I added a guest, connected all the Nest Thermostats to it and never had an issue. I just upgraded to the 4.6.8.5 hoping that was the fix. As a test, I only moved one thermostat back to the Primary and it ran the power down over night and disconnected.
With the 853, I have one router and two satellites. The router and the Nest that disconnected after this upgrade are on my second floor and about 15 feet apart with 1 sheet rock wall between them (not brick, concrete, stone, etc). The two satellites are on the first floor over 100 feet away, through the floor and several sheet rock walls.
I only seen the thermostat connect to the router. Why would it jump on the primary SSID and not on the guest? I don't see an option for fast switching like I did on the RBK53 which I did have enabled for years.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't like having a second network.
Thanks in advance.
I should add my home is ~4,800 square feet with the basement which I don't have a satellite there. Everything in the basement pulls from the two Satellites on the first floor (at each end of the house).