randyf

Like others, I would suggest hardwire if that a reasonable option. Even without VM's getting in the way, there are lots of things that can interfere with wifi networks (number of clients, walls, AC wiring, etc.), and while there isn't likely a lot of data going through the LAN/WAN to justify bandwidth, streaming apps on other devices can cause starvation for low-bandwidth devices. If, however, wifi is the best connection option, I also suggest ensuring that the EISY connect to the 2.4GHz link; it will be slightly more reliable, and streaming apps prefer the 5g links, so there is lower chance of interference. Since my hubs are static devices (they don't move around), they live close to a switch or router so they are not only easy to connect (or re-connect), they can share a small UPS to keep infrastructure up in power outages.

Sorry if this has been covered, but there would be lots of reading to try and catch up; but I have deferred moving to the 5.x branch to see how things will settle, but desire to make this update in the next week or so. I don't have a lot of z-wave devices, and only one is in a program; so I was planning excluding them before the update and re-adding them after. I also intend to delete those programs that I either don't use or are old/raw enough that they could probably use reworking anyway (take some screenshots so I at least have a reference). This *should* minimize interactions with the update. So my question is: does this seem like a decent plan, or am I being overly cautious?