Using the samsung connect home you can replace your current router with a router that has a smartthings hub built in extend the range of your wi fi network using the connect home sub hubs and as if that weren t good enough you can even use the sub hubs as zigbee and z wave repeaters.
Smartthings z wave range.
I have a detached garage that is 150 feet from my hub and i would like to connect a couple of devices in it.
If you can get plugged devices you would probably want z wave and zigbee network ranges extended every 30 feet inside and 50 ft outside you should be alright.
Unfortunately i do not have a light switch or light near the garage to get another type of z wave device to extend the.
The diagrams below show how a repeater can help.
Anyone have experience with the aeotec range extender z wave repeater.
Range extender 7 is compatible with all certified z wave gateways including isy994i homeseer hs3 vera smartthings wink hubitat domoticz jeedom open zwave.
All z wave and z wave plus certified devices are fully interoperable and compatible.
I know that z wave has a range of 60 feet so i would need something to bridge the signal.
The range of the smartthings hub is 50 130 feet depending on your home s construction.
Z wave devices connected to a smartthings hub can be controlled through the smartthings mobile application.
Z wave and zigbee devices support mesh networking however.
Unlike traditional routers the smartthings wi fi mesh network has the ability to use a combination of different channels and bands for each data hop taking your connection through the fastest route while eliminating interference congestion and buffering.
Plug in pocket sockets light switches and in wall micros.
Generates an action on the smartthings platform which is handled by the device s assigned device type handler dth.
Range also varies depending on a number of environmental factors including interference from other electronics and atmospheric conditions.
Smartthings wi fi is simple to install and easy to use.
You can get range of a kilometer or even more from these but they use a lot more power in operations.
What is the range of the smartthings hub.
How it works boosts wireless signals.
You just use almost any mains powered device and it will also act as a repeater.
Add a little smartness to your things.
Interacting with a device in the mobile application by clicking a button moving a slider etc.
We up the amplification of those radios in our own devices.
The samsung smartthings hub hub v2 is z wave plus certified by the z wave alliance.