SmartThings + SimpliSafe + Google Assistant + Amcrest Cams Setup

[JDRoberts]

At first glance, I don’t see any repeaters for either Z wave or Zigbee in your set up. That’s going to be important If you leave smartthings in the mix.

Read post 11 in the following thread, then go back up to the top and read the whole thing. (The topic title is a clickable link.)

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…

Note, however, that simplisafe operates on its own protocol and cannot integrate directly with any of your SmartThings devices in either direction. You can see what other people have done in the following thread:

SimpliSafe Alarm Integration (cloud to cloud)