Aeotec Range Extender 7 vs 6

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:rofl:

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@erktrek HAHAH stop giving me reasons to spend money I don't have LOL.. and yes I was wondering when there was gonna be a HE Anon group created ahahaha thanks!!!

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oh.. so if you have the C5 HE, what stops reporting? about power you mean, does it still z-wave repeat?

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@bcopeland On a side note. Any clues for us as to when we're gonna start seeing some new YouTube videos from you all? I'm talking about the Hubitat Live videos in particular. I really enjoyed the group chat ones and was looking forward to more but ya'll have been radio silent since 4/28!! I think my favorite was the March 24th one. Yea i'm being nosy LOL..

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I agree, since there is no talk about the new C7.

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Hi all, new to the Hubitat (Elevation) which I just set up last night and got all of my devices included to the network. Realized I need a repeater and really appreciate the recommendation for the Ring (gen 2 alarm repeater) unit. Just ordered that, good price.
Had nothing but trouble from the SmartThings hub, like the fact that the Hubitat is a local control unit instead of cloud. Much better!

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Welcome!

One suggestion - if you haven't paired devices to the Hubitat yet, consider pairing the "extender" first.. that way as you migrate the devices can take advantage of it being there. I had issues with the repeater not being used by anything when I added it to my existing network..

Here's mine... My "Den Recessed Lights" dimmer switch is going through the upstairs "Master Bath Repeater" - but the final hop before it gets to the hub is through the "Mud Room Repeater" which on the other side of the house.. Funny Side Note: the Den Recessed Lights Dimmer is literally in the same room as the HE hub so :man_shrugging:

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Otherwise make sure you read (if you haven't already) these:

https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Z-Wave_Mesh

https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Zigbee_Mesh

My other suggestion is to have some patience - "with great power comes great responsibility". Feel free to ask questions/help as needed. The community is here (and is awesome!).

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Thanks for the info. Would the z-wave repair function accomplish the same thing? I already have my switches and dimmers deployed, just a couple of them are not behaving well and seem to be a bit out of range, thus the need for a repeater. I have a spot picked out for it when it's received, so hoping the z-wave repair will do the trick and rearrange the mesh network properly.

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So... maybe???

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Are Ring gen 2’s ok on a C5 with a C4 Z-stick? Seems to me it reports power loss fine without S2. Will it still route zwave traffic without S2?

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Yes..

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@bcopeland , I have a c5 hub and have found the ring v2 extender to be worthless. Am I better off getting the gen 6 from Aeotec or the gen7 with my c5? I’m having some Zwave speed issues. Thanks!

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I would stick with the 6.. I have seen some odd issues with the 7s

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Thanks!

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Would you stick with the 6 for a C7 hub too? My Amazon dual pack of 7s is arriving today and my hopes are to strengthen a weak corner of the house. Not sure what I'll do with the other unit just yet.

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I pulled mine out because they seemed to forget they are on a mesh after a while.. This may have been fixed in a firmware update, I had them when they first came out..

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Aeotec released a 1.04 f/w update for the 7 in late Sept - AFAIK, it was just an SDK update.

I have 4 7s scattered around, but only one is regularly routing anything else thru it lately... Every now & then, I notice something routing thru one of the others, but not very consistently.

My house and lot are a relatively small overall foorprint, so most of my z-wave devices connect directly to hub. The 7s are really just extra insurance for me.

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Hmm. Not very confident that I'll boost the strength in that corner now. And it looks like the FW update for 1.03 didn't address much either. Might be better off returning this and going with the new Aeotec Gen 7 switch that should act as a repeater as well. Dual function for a tad less money.

Changelogs

  • V1.03
    • Resolves issue with difficulty including into a series 300 Z-Wave controller/gateway.
    • Resolves Indicator CC command issues
      • Fixed LED state (always off) when indicator GET is received.
      • Fixed indicator Report value
  • V1.04
    • Updates SDK to V7.15 from V7.11
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I have 4 - 7s scattered around and I have had the exact same experience. Every now and then I notice something routing thru one of them but not for very long and not very consistently. They are all on firmware version 1.3

Out of 45 z-wave devices, 39 are directly connected to the hub, so I am not going to complain.