Can't Complete Set Up HS 210
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Is 2 Bar Wifi really enough?
I cannot complete setup. Problems:
TP Signal is so strong vs. my WiFi, it replaces my phones WiFi signal when I start the app. So I "forget" the TP network, and reestablish WiFi on the phone, although sometimes the phone reports my "password is incorrect" when auto logging back into WiFi.
If I get by those issues, the setup proceeds until it doesn't (after attempting to link to TP, no longer "forgotten"). How to troubleshoot?
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Yokushka wrote
@Curmudgeon10
Wifi signal -80dB and up considered operational (you can check it on your phone and in kasa app, device info). Note: Wifi signal between -45dB and -55dB considered strong.
However if it is between -75dB and -80dB it could be not stable enough. Please note, your phone can have better wifi than you smart wifi device, so if you see on your phone something close to -75dB, you switch will not be even able to see wifi access point.
Sometimes you can trick a switch by installing it in location close to your access poiny and then moving it to desired location, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
OK,, thanks I have completed the successful installation of my first switch. There were many problems that took a while to sort out. None of them were switch or app problems it turns out. My wifi was too weak at the switch location, so I installed an extender. This was an older unit that wasn't compatible with my phone until I found a software update. Once the Wifi was solved, it took a while to sort out the strange wiring in my house and get the wiring right. Once that was solved, everything works fine.
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Wifi signal -80dB and up considered operational (you can check it on your phone and in kasa app, device info). Note: Wifi signal between -45dB and -55dB considered strong.
However if it is between -75dB and -80dB it could be not stable enough. Please note, your phone can have better wifi than you smart wifi device, so if you see on your phone something close to -75dB, you switch will not be even able to see wifi access point.
Sometimes you can trick a switch by installing it in location close to your access poiny and then moving it to desired location, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
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Yokushka wrote
@Curmudgeon10
Wifi signal -80dB and up considered operational (you can check it on your phone and in kasa app, device info). Note: Wifi signal between -45dB and -55dB considered strong.
However if it is between -75dB and -80dB it could be not stable enough. Please note, your phone can have better wifi than you smart wifi device, so if you see on your phone something close to -75dB, you switch will not be even able to see wifi access point.
Sometimes you can trick a switch by installing it in location close to your access poiny and then moving it to desired location, sometimes it works, sometimes not.
OK,, thanks I have completed the successful installation of my first switch. There were many problems that took a while to sort out. None of them were switch or app problems it turns out. My wifi was too weak at the switch location, so I installed an extender. This was an older unit that wasn't compatible with my phone until I found a software update. Once the Wifi was solved, it took a while to sort out the strange wiring in my house and get the wiring right. Once that was solved, everything works fine.
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