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IoT news of the week for Oct. 15, 2021

October 15, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Want a Wi-Fi 6e router? That’ll be $1,500, please: The newest Netgear Orbi router mesh Wi-Fi system arrived this week and while it boasts faster wireless speeds, you’ll pay a pretty penny for them. The Orbi Quad-band Mesh WiFi 6E System costs a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: agriculture, AI, Apple HomeKit, edge computing, Hailo, Netgear Orbi, Nordic, Nowi, smart plugs, TP-Link, WiFi, WiFi 6E, wireless networks

How to easily migrate IoT devices on four networks to a mesh Wi-Fi router

July 7, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, John called in with a Wi-Fi upgrade question. He currently has four wireless networks (regular and guests) on both 2.4 GHzand 5 GHz frequencies using a single router. He's thinking about upgrading to a Wi-Fi mesh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Asus, Eero, iot, mesh networking, Nest Wifi, Netgear Orbi, routers, smart home, WiFi

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

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

Does Google WiFi work without outdoor network extenders?

May 18, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 4 Comments

This week on the podcast our IoT Podcast Hotline received a voicemail from Jeff. He has a Google WiFi mesh network system in his home and wants to extend that network outdoors. Unfortunately, this can't be done with Google WiFi products for two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: EasyMesh, Google WiFi, mesh networking, Netgear, Netgear Orbi, Orbi, podcast, WiFi

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