Posted May 4May 4 I ran many devices in my old house. Now, I live in the villages, FL. So, I have not done this in a while. I put the PLM in my office. I can link devices in that room like a keypad or I/O link. When I try them in the hallway just outside of my office, will not work. ISY can not communicate with them. This is not even where I want to place them. I tried rebooting, re-linking, query, restore device. I'm not sure what I am missing.
May 4May 4 The first thing I would suspect is electrical noise issues. Have you tried the devices in more than those two locations? Are the devices dual band?
May 4May 4 It could also be that the plm is a lot way from the electrical panel. Try to plug it in to an outlet that is closer to it so it's closer to the center of your electrical system
May 4May 4 Author 1 hour ago, Guy Lavoie said: The first thing I would suspect is electrical noise issues. Have you tried the devices in more than those two locations? Are the devices dual band? Yes, I tried many locations. It appears to work only in that room. I'm not sure, but I don't think keypads or the IO Link is dual band. Is there something that I could add to get the dual band. I have been going with WiFi on all the new stuff.
May 4May 4 28 minutes ago, GaryK4 said: Is there something that I could add to get the dual band. I have been going with WiFi on all the new stuff. You can buy new lamp or on/off plug in modules and experiment with placing them in different locations... They are dual band and will improve Insteon in places where it can't reach. IO lincs, including new ones, are powerline only
May 4May 4 Dual band sounds nice, but if your setup isn't working anywhere except in that room, then it sounds like something is really wrong, which dual band modules might only make things work marginally. Have you tried the opposite: put your PLM and modules in any another location except that office? What else do you have in the office that might be creating noise?
May 4May 4 @GaryK4 It sounds like the two legs of your powerline may not be properly bridged. Take a look at this article. INSTEON: Troubleshooting Communications Errors - Universal Devices, Inc. Wiki
May 5May 5 Author 13 hours ago, Guy Lavoie said: Dual band sounds nice, but if your setup isn't working anywhere except in that room, then it sounds like something is really wrong, which dual band modules might only make things work marginally. Have you tried the opposite: put your PLM and modules in any another location except that office? What else do you have in the office that might be creating noise? Lots of stuff in the office. Computer, (2) Proxmox servers, Printer, 3D printer, Router, MoCa coax to ethernet adaptors. I will experiment with other locations. There is no wired ethernet in the house. Starting to use MoCa to help. Placement or router, AP, ISY is up in the air at the moment. The wall seem to have metal studs. That may be affecting poor WiFi coverage. Trying to get all my options to determine what to try next.
May 5May 5 Author OK, just ran a long ethernet cable to the next room and connected the PLM. I walked around with the keypad and tried various rooms and outlets including the office. It appears that they all work. Hopefully, I am all set on what I need to do. Thanks for the help!
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