# I am DONE with IRIS products **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Tags:** iris\ **Created:** [January 7, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/i-am-done-with-iris-products/114077 "2018-01-07T17:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/i-am-done-with-iris-products/114077/11 "2018-01-07T21:00:43Z")
On repeaters: Read post 11 in the following FAQ, then go back to the top of that thread and read the whole thread. It can save you a lot of frustration. > [@A Guide to Wireless Range & Repeaters](https://community.smartthings.com/t/a-guide-to-wireless-range-repeaters/11440/11): > > One more thought. While I understand the marketing reasons for the decision, the fact that SmartThings gives customers zero guidance on how to set up a network backbone does lead to a lot of frustration that shouldn’t have to exist. if people knew that .1) The hub should be located centrally in the home, both vertically and horizontally. Don’t put it in a garage or basement as those have concrete and pipes and metal objects which will reduce signal. If your Internet router is off in some inaccessible corner, you can use a Wi-Fi access point that has a ethernet port on the side and plug into that. Also, the hub should not be put in a cabinet. You just want to make it as easy as possible for signal to spread around your house. .2) you need one device that can repeat about every 40 feet… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/i-am-done-with-iris-products/114077)._