I successfully paired a load of IKEA tradfri lights / motion sensor / button directly to my ST hub, but now wondering whether it is worth connecting them through the IKEA hub instead. I tried updating the firmware on the tradfri devices through ST and it didn’t seem to do anything. I read something…

There are arguments to be made to go either way. Using both hubs increases the possibility of interference with each other and your wifi. From an interference point of view w/o proper planning this can be an issue. Unless your ikea devices are having an issue you may never need to do a firmware upda…

This is interesting, as I had thought the main issue would be about firmware vs. wifi (or other) interference. I have actually noticed my wifi slowing down a bit since setting up all my devices - I’m using a Tp-link deco whole home setup, but not looked into optimising this at all - do you have any…

[image] FAQ: Networking and Reducing Channel interference between WiFi and Zigbee FAQ Continuing the discussion from [RELEASE] Keenect V1.1.0, pressure protection release : Wanted to start a thread on best practices, tools and general discussion on wifi networking and cha…

Ikea tradfri bulbs Connected to the IKEA gateway will not be visible to smartthings. Unlike Philips Hue, there is no integration available for the hub. You have to choose one or the other, not both. To use IKEA Tradfri bulbs with Smartthings, you either have to join them directly to the SmartTh…

Any benefit to using the IKEA hub?

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sidjohn1 (sidjohn1) September 11, 2019, 1:25pm 5

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Any benefit to using the IKEA hub?

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