# Multiple Lighting Systems with ST (new to this game but loving it) **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Created:** [March 18, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-lighting-systems-with-st-new-to-this-game-but-loving-it/122122 "2018-03-18T06:05:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**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:** [March 19, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-lighting-systems-with-st-new-to-this-game-but-loving-it/122122/10 "2018-03-19T16:53:27Z")
Regarding where to place Devices, read the following post, then go up to the top of that thread and read the whole FAQ. 🕶 > [@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… > [@A Guide to Wireless Range & Repeaters](https://community.smartthings.com/t/a-guide-to-wireless-range-repeaters/11440/): > Then read the following FAQ > [@FAQ: Create an all-around z-wave presence in a 4,000 sq ft home?](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-create-an-all-around-z-wave-presence-in-a-4-000-sq-ft-home/33269): > > Is there a way to create an all-around “z-wave presence” in my 4000 sq ft home? My home is not just a two story block home. It is a one story, spread out “ranch style”, so it really covers 4,000 sq ft on horizontal terrain. What I want to do is create a z-wave mesh that is available anywhere in my home, similar to my WiFi system. (In the WiFi case, I simply distributed Unifi AP-Pro’s throughout the home so that all spaces are covered.) So . . . how can I do something similar with Z-wave? I don’t want to worry about NOT having a Z-Wave signal available. I just want it to be there when/if I need it. Any suggestions and/or words of wisdom? --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-lighting-systems-with-st-new-to-this-game-but-loving-it/122122)._