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Hi, I have an Orbi RBR850 with two sattelites. I have some Smart LED lights that I want to connect to my home management software. Like many IoT devices, they can only connect via the 2.4 GHz band, ...
Hi FURRYe38,
fair point, but then my question is: Why only give us 25/50/100 as options? If you could also select 0 (or even a trivial number like 1, if reduction to zero is technically problematic), then this would be a workable solution. But if you are in a small apartment 25% may still be strong enough that you need to leave the apartment in order to be out of range. I know to install my IoT devices, I had to go down to the back of the garden to do it, which was a pain because the devices I was installing were inside the house and so I had to signal my partner each time to sync the pairing mode on the target and the installation app. No fun when you have 6 smart bulbs to do ;)...
Overall, I am pretty happy with my Orbi and do not regret the purchase in any way. But I can empathise with the outcries from others that in a premium device like this, we should not have to come up with complicated workarounds, especially when the desired capability exists on lower market/older alternatives, even from the same manufacturer. I accept that the ultimate fault lies with shoddy device manufacturers who do not invest in better installation software; and that the feature we want is at odds with the whole principle of mesh networks. But at the same time, knowing how disparate and lagging the whole IoT market is, a premium product should give the owner the choice to go against the principles of mesh if and when the need arises.