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How to extend your smart home network to the outdoors

March 11, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Ryan called into the IoT voicemail hotline with a Wi-Fi question. He lives in a condo with a detached garage and is hoping to get a better wireless signal out to where the car is. Ryan is wondering if a mesh network or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: mesh networking, Netgear Orbi, smart home, Ubiquiti, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 6, wireless networks

Lennar teams up with Ring for the smart home 2.0

February 2, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Lennar, Inc, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., is making it easier for homebuyers to purchase a complete smart home. Today the company announced Lennar Communities Connected by Ring, a full smart system with connectivity, a thermostat, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Eero, Flo, Honeywell Home, lennar, Level, LiftMaster, mesh networking, moen, MyQ, Ring, smart home, Wifi 6

Eero Pro 6 review: Fast Wi-Fi 6 mesh networking that’s good for most smart home owners

November 19, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

More wireless coverage and faster networking speeds? That’s the promise of routers that support Wi-Fi 6, although you’ll need Wi-Fi 6-capable devices to get the benefits. Eero recently launched new mesh router systems to deliver on that promise and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, Eero, Eero 6, Eero 6 Pro, mesh network, mesh networking, smart home, Wifi 6

How to choose the best router for a smart home

November 17, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Marion called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about routers. Specifically, she wants to know which router would be best for managing IoT devices in a smart home. Marion has a range of products from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Asus, Eero, Firewalla, Linksys, mesh networking, Nest Wifi, Netgear Orbi, plume, smarthome, TP-Link, WiFi, Wifi 6

Samsung SmartThings Wifi: Easy setup with intelligent, fast mesh networking

December 19, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

A few weeks back, I wrote about the decision to retire my Wink Hub. At the time I figured I'd just plug the Samsung SmartThings Link USB stick I previously bought into my Nvidia Shield TV, which turns that set-top box into a SmartThings Hub. But word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Google WiFi, mesh networking, samsung, Samsung SmartThings, SmartThings, WiFi

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