Change Wifi identify, break every little thing?!

I lately realized that I wanted to separate out my residence wifi community into two networks, a 2.4GHz community and a 5GHz community.

The explanation for that’s that beforehand I solely had one community that was 5GHz, however I got here to appreciate {that a} bunch of sensible residence units require 2.4GHz.

This was information to me and apparently, after we obtained the web on in our residence, both the technician requested me if we would like two networks and I stated no, or maybe, he didn’t ask and simply set us up with 5.

Both approach, I got here to study that some sensible residence units require a 2.4GHz wifi community as a way to join.

I reached out to my ISP and the method was very easy. I believed “job carried out” however that was simply the beginning of my pleasure.

What units broke?

Surprisingly, some units went offline, whereas others stayed on and by no means skipped a beat. The listing of units that went offline was:

  • Inkbird temperature and humidity sensor
  • Meross door sensor
  • Sonos Arc and sub
  • Our HP printer

Units that didn’t go offline:

  • Homey Professional
  • Aqara mild bulb
  • Aqara vibration sensor
  • Aqara water leak sensor

As I’m scripting this, I believe a purpose for the sturdiness of those units may be that my Homey Professional is definitely related by way of POE cable and most of those units had been related with Homey instantly, quite than first pairing with Aqara after which porting into Homey. I believe the Aqara mild bulb may need been an exception.

Anyway, the purpose is that a number of stuff broke, however some issues didn’t break, which is sweet.

Simply change it again?

I considered a doable resolution to the issue that didn’t find yourself serving to. I believed that if I simply change the identify of the 5GHz community again to what it was earlier than I break up the community into two and altered the identify, which may magically resolve the difficulty.

Nope, that didn’t resolve it.

This appears form of unusual to me as a result of, so far as I do know, I simply created an extra 2.4GHz community however didn’t really create a brand new 5GHz community. So it stood to purpose in my thoughts that solely the identify had modified and if I alter the identify again, every little thing must be tremendous.

Actually, I wasn’t too optimistic about that concept fixing issues and I turned out to be proper to be skeptical!

What subsequent?

I’ve already gotten began with resetting a few of the units and reconnecting them. Perhaps I used to be being a bit dramatic in my video (above) and it’s not really such a giant drawback. It’s simply not one thing that I used to be conscious may occur or was prepared for.

I’ve already reset and reconnected:

  • Inkbird temp & humidity sensor
  • The printer (that took a very long time to determine!)
  • The Sonos Arc and sub

However I wasn’t in a position to determine how one can reset the Meross door sensor. I managed to get the accompanying hub to flash inexperienced and amber, which I assume implies that it’s in pairing mode, however I couldn’t add it again into the Aqara app.

Little bit of a facet tangent whereas with regards to that Meross door sensor, however I used to be by no means beforehand capable of get that gadget into the Homey ecosystem and I used to be form of stunned that I used to be capable of join it within the Aqara app the primary time as a result of I’m fairly certain I reside in an unsupported nation.

One way or the other I used to be capable of pair that gadget final time, however this time, I don’t even see the precise gadget as an choice to attempt to connect with within the Aqara app, so I don’t know whether it is as a result of I’m in an unsupported nation or perhaps there’s one thing else occurring.

In any occasion, I appear to now have nearly every little thing again on-line, apart from that door sensor. If that’s the extent of the harm, I can reside with that. Particularly because it was by no means in Homey anyway.

Alexa funk?

There are another form of bizarre issues taking place now although. Alexa is one in every of them.

After reconnecting my sub and soundbar, I can management them completely in each the Sonos app and likewise within the Homey app.

In Alexa, I can see that the gadget is “on-line”, however I appear to be unable to regulate it in Alexa in any respect. Beforehand, once I was having some points with Alexa, the soundbar can be intermittently displaying “on-line” and “offline” within the Alexa app, however that doesn’t appear to be taking place now.

Extra annoying is that my Sonos soundbar isn’t responding to Alexa voice instructions in the meanwhile, solely my telephone is. That was one in every of my favourite issues about getting a few of these sensible units in my residence, and now that performance appears to be both damaged or on hiatus.

Hopefully, it’s only a case of Alexa being a bit temperamental and every little thing will return to regular quickly.

Classes realized

I want somebody had instructed me this earlier than I obtained began on my sensible residing / sensible residence journey, nevertheless it appears extremely vital to just be sure you have a separate 2.4GHz wifi community in your house earlier than including any units.

If I had identified this earlier than I obtained began including units, this entire mess may have been averted.

Should you’re studying this since you’re enthusiastic about getting began with some sensible units in your house, study from my expertise and break up out your house community earlier than you’re taking step one with a wise gadget.

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