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One thing to be aware of is that many home automation devices work only on the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band, not 5.0. That means that your phone or tablet will have to be on 2.4 when you go to set up the device for the first time.

Some of the Wi-Fi mesh routers will not let you select between the two bands, they just decide which ever one is best for you. So that means they keep putting your phone on 5.0 which can make installation of those home automation devices in possible.

So that’s just something to be aware of. It’s not an ongoing issue, it only affects you at the time of installation, but it can be annoying.

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