We are having a problem with the range. We have an old house with VERY think walls. The thermostat will not connect from the 2nd floor to the base unit in the basement (but will connect from the 1st floor). Is there a range extender available? Or any...
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I know of no range extender....as for a solution.....my only suggestion is to remove the unit off your heating unit in the basement and have an HVAC professional hard ware it on the first floor or call and talk to a tech at Honeywell....sorry i guess thats not much help...Good luck
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Range is not very good. Anything outside 20-25 feet, you actually will loose connection. It was so bad that i had re locate this router closer to the center of the basement. It works flawlessly otherwise. I am contemplating of purchasing the extender so it work consistently on my patio. I did all the suggestions on the web, from changing settings within the GUI up to the antenna positioning with no luck. It just has a short range on its own.
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With my experience, range is not as promised. 40' through two thin walls coverage stinks, fyi. No chance on 300'.
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This thermostat has no range as most attic thermostats do. For example, if you set the temperature at 90 degrees, a desired thermostat would come on at 105 degrees and turn off at 90 degrees. This thermostat turns on when the temperature reaches your setting and cuts off when it cools below your setting. It will control the cooling of your attic, but with no range it cuts on and off very much. I have been unable to find a thermostat with a 10 to 15 degree range, so I am faced with the fan turning on and off constantly. My attic is cooled to the temperature I selected.
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No. This product is not a range extender. It is used to convert a computer without the AC protocol to AC. The problem is probably with your router
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Don't know what to tell you Craig. I know my kids open the garage way before they get to the driveway, so the range is at least a couple hundred feet. Are you sure the little wire that acts as the receiver on the remote itself is not blocked in some way? I know I have mine hanging down and it seems to get the signal from the remote pretty easily.
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The range is going to depend on the layout of your space , the composition of the materials in your walls, floors and ceilings -- so it will be somewhat different for everyone. In my case, I have a single story ranch style house, about 3,000 square feet. The router is at one end of the house and the range extender is in the middle. There is no direct line of sight between the two - there are a few walls between them and it works just fine to cover the rest of the house. I get a good signal at approximately 60-70 feet.
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We have a fairly large house and yard and never had an issue with the range inside or out. If you're going beyond ~75 yards I can't really comment b/c never tried to use it further than that. The problem with this device though is NOT the range...it's the delay you must suffer through between when you click to 'wake up' the remote and when you are actually able to deliver the shock. In my experience the delay was so long that the dog had finished doing the bad thing before I could shock him. I suggest not buying this model and looking for one that is always on and ready to work exactly when you need it. We have a fairly large house and yard and never had an issue with the range inside or out. If you're going beyond ~75 yards I can't really comment b/c never tried to use it further than that. The problem with this device though is NOT the range...it's the delay you must suffer through between when you click to 'wake up' the remote and when you are actually able to deliver the shock. In my experience the delay was so long that the dog had finished doing the bad thing before I could shock him. I suggest not buying this model and looking for one that is always on and ready to work exactly when... » Read More We have a fairly large house and yard and never had an issue with the range inside or out. If you're going beyond ~75 yards I can't really comment b/c never tried to use it further than that. The problem with this device though is NOT the range...it's the delay you must suffer through between when you click to 'wake up' the remote and when you are actually able to deliver the shock. In my experience the delay was so long that the dog had finished doing the bad thing before I could shock him. I suggest not buying this model and looking for one that is always on and ready to work exactly when you need it. « Show Less
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I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings. Really a freaking nice device, at least for me. Took less than 10 minutes to set up at a leisurely pace. I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings.... » Read More I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings. Really a freaking nice device, at least for me. Took less than 10 minutes to set up at a leisurely pace. « Show Less
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The GND (ground) from this does not connect to the thermostat. The thermostat is grounded through the original wiring to your furnace. Look online for instructions on how to use this with I assume a wireless thermostat.
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It would be nice to have an aswer to this question. I could imagine a device that works without a third-party web site, where you connect directly to the thermostat, but I would be surprised if this device had that ability. If someone can verify that it does, I will buy one, otherwise I'm going to wait.
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Dear Paul, the wifi range depends on environment around. Some home appliances will affect it, like oven/fridge. we would advise wired connection, if for long time video recording or surveillance. And you may also try powerline adapter, it can help solve range issue effectively.
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The range is not very far. I have a two-story house and sometimes it won't register at the far end of the house from the garage door. Hope that helps.
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I get great reception throughout the house and I have the router in the basement, but we are about 25 feet with full bars, but 40 to 50 yards seems far, I also bought a Amped wireless which claimed 20000 ft., which I returned, because it froze and didn't accomplish what was promised: Distance and functionality.
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I have mine set about 40 and 50 ft from receiver, both of which are transmitting through one exterior wall and 1 or 2 interior framed walls, with the receiver near mid point, and no problems after a couple of months. As others stated, the update is not immediate, so give it a while for the initial reading. Also, if you move the sensors, I found it helpful to take the batteries out of everything and start again - only takes a couple of minutes and gives some peace of mind. I think without heavily insulated walls, the range is probably more but have no proof.
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Paul, I was trying to get full wifi out to my backyard which is only about 50' away, but my problem is I have steel siding on my house instead of wood or vinyl .So I positioned the extender at the nearest wall socket to my sliding glass door to to the back yard as to reflect thru the glass and not my siding. This worked, I didn't have all bars showing but I had the wifi ok. Your standard wifi router (N) should get you at least that far without the extender, standard structure house wood of vinyl siding of course
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I do not think this device can help you at that range. The first challenge is for the unit to pick up the signal, strong enough for the display to show all three signal strength lines (which is what the instructions recommend). Only then, can you get the unit to repeat or extend the signal to its maximum new range. In my case, my objective is to enhance my signal strength on the second floor of my house. I literally had to connect the unit in an outlet directly over the room where the source router is in order to get all three signal strength marks. After that, I can say that the signal on the top floor was marginally improved. For the price paid, I guess I am marginally satisfied. I got a slightly improved signal for a small amount of money. But, again, if you expect for this unit to pick up the signal from 100 feet, and then extend it further, my best guess is that you will be disappointed. Good luck.