Edit: Sorry for the barrage of links, just trying to get the comments over here in the right topic, but I did it wrong I think =/
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Any idea how I can make sure that this one is on a different channel?
1 install WiFi Analyzer on your phone or tablet and see what WiFi signals you have in your area, what channels they are on. 2 Go into the settings of your router and change the broadcast channel from auto to one of the channels with little to no other signals on it . If you have 2 different routers in close proximity both on say channel 2 they will cause constant signal drops and interference. Most 2.4G routers default to channel 1/2 and 10/11 . Hence mine are on channels 4 and 8 So they do not interfere with each other or the neighbors.
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Hmmm that is a good point. I will think on that.
Well, on the one hand I have no control over software in the bloom sky, unlike say my laptop.
But on the other hand many of us have other devices that we also do not have control over, aside from things like Tivo, Roku…
How about the smart things hub. I have no control over that device?
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The only problem with that idea is your modem. I think the ISP usually has a certain level of access to it; especially if it is an ISP-provided one.
As with anything, there are levels of concern for different things. Sometimes, it’s more hassle than it is worth to act on our privacy concerns. Sometimes, there’s just really nothing we can do about it, and we have to just accept things the way they are. Other times, we figure out a ways of mitigating such risks.
In the case of the ST hub, I hadn’t actually committed to that particular one yet, but I’m thinking about it now. I guess, since everything goes through the cloud anyway (V1), I could have it on a ‘Guest’ network and never see any difference other than knowing that I’m safer (marginally, but it is what it is; one more area where I could improve my firewall). I will be looking into it now.
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yes my ISP can access the modem but I dont use their firewall to protect anything. Think of it like this Internet /their modem(DMZ zone) /My DMZ router (Smartthings, Bloomsky, etc) /My network router.
It kinda of keeps them off my stuff
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I would like to implement this in my environment. Does your modem have a built-in WiFi AP, and that’s how you’re on their DMZ, or do you just have two WiFi routers connected to the modem’s LAN port? (I know I’m probably just missing something). I have plenty of extra routers sitting around that I could do something with.
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yes it does have its own but I dont even use it. I tripple firewall. theirs then my lower router for my DMZ then another router plugged into that one that protects my network . Bloomsky and ST are between my lower and my upper
Modem/cable company router wifi…My Upper router…ST Bloomsky…My lower router…my network stuff
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