[OBSOLETE] Lock User Management (LUM)

[JDRoberts]

@dtm2525

I was originally planning to place my ST hub right by my router since it needs the Ethernet connection, but after reading so much about interference and the important of a good mesh etc, how detremental to either my wifi network (both 2.4 and 5ghz) and zigbee/zwave signal health will placing these two so close be?

Read post 11 in the following FAQ thread, and then read the whole thread. It should answer your questions.

A Guide to Wireless Range & Repeaters

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…