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Thx for this (and to the others). We've changed the latency profile to level 2 since we do have wifi enabled amps... and I also noticed that in the distributed serve config two of our wifi enabled devices (an ea1 and a triad) were enabled. Took both those off/out of the config. Shall see how this effects the buffer time. Much thanks.

Thx. One zone / Triad One is the amp. Thanks for the info about the 3 seconds. Would love to hear from anyone using ubiquiti + triad equipment w/airplay.

C4 system that has been installed for some time. Running latest OS 3.4.x / controller is a EA5. Nearly everything is wired except we have several Triad One's *wireless* in rooms without ethernet connections. Those are the rooms that we tend to do a lot of Airplay to. Each room has its own ShairBridge driver setup, unique broadcast name, etc. Network is unifi APs with Pakedge switches, pfsense router. Here's the issue. Starting playback from say an iphone using Airplay to the room takes a good 5-7 seconds before sound is heard. Sometimes that could be 10 seconds. Shuttling tracks forward/reverse, starting a different track, etc. also takes 5-10 seconds. It "feels like" given the network and hardware in play that is an absurdly long buffer time. Q - normal? if not, where can we start poking around to shorten the time between start and hearing playback? Thanks!

Yes. But requires on-prem hardware of some sort while the likes of nextdns do the same thing but without the hassle of maintaining hardware/software. Of course, some still argue the value of that setup

The days of needing pihole are gone. Just use a filtering dns like adguard or even better (more customizable) nextdns. Setup an account with nextdns (free!) and you can add blocking lists and more. Very good, quality, service. Then on your router / dhcp server, push out the nextdns dns servers and you are set. On your c4 hardware, use 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 for dns and you bypass the restrictions. Done.

I’ve experienced the same. Tried putting all the echos on a IoT vlan and they never worked right. Sometimes music would play, sometimes not. Sometimes notifications worked, sometimes not. Same with responses. I spent way too much time trying to diagnose and getting all the traffic passed to/from the vlan. Eventually gave up and moved them to the primary vlan. Network architecture - pfsense router, ubiquiti APs, pakedge switches. Would love to hear if anyone actually gets this to work and how.

I’ll echo all the above. Have probably 15+ on our network and they all work reliably. Only time they went out was because of a WiFi issue. For as little as $5 an outlet it’s impossible to beat for price/value. Note- each one does require an ip address so you can chew through IPs quickly. I’ve put all ours on a vlan and it works fine.

First, congrats on owning a c4 home! Done right, you’ll come to love it. That was our journey - got into c4 when we bought a house w a c4 system already installed. Second, I hear you in the need to have your system done your way. Get it. If I were you, I would rethink my reluctance to having a monitored alarm system. It has real benefit that you should think about especially if the previous HO is still paying for it aka call your insurance company and you will probably get a reduced insurance rate having a monitored system! Finally, there are a zillion things you can have c4 do —like play a specific alarm audio file when a door/window opens and the system is armed— if that is what you really want. Find a quality dealer local or online (nope, not a dealer here) that will walk with you through your decision process and is willing to teach you what the system can and can’t do. all the best.

I’ve used Amz music and Tidal and Spotify. Our preference is for Tidal as it has the tightest integration for programming. Aka I want a certain playlist when I turn the outside on…my kids want to choose a playlist from custom buttons in the touchpad… Tidal gives the most options and is most flexible imho. Haven’t used Pandora Prem so can’t compare to that.

You didn’t say where you found and deleted the programming. From what you say, my guess is you have programming in a Timer. Go to Programming, then find your Timers. See if there isn’t one for the garage door.

Technology.... always a reboot, delete, reinstall

I’ve seen the single click trigger multiple movements before. It was/is worst inside the Apple TV+ app. One click to move down scrolled all the way down to the bottom. It is inconsistent and doesn’t behave the same across different apps (haven’t seen the behavior in say the Netflix app) and also comes and goes. I’ve found no rhyme or reason - or fix. But yes, do confirm it happens! ea5/latest os 3.3.3/4 Apple TVs all HD or 4K versions/using the Apple bridge.

Actually what you are trying to do is ok and should work. Assumption: you have a newish ONT. The way Fios works is that the ONT pulls the IP so you don’t need any of their equip other than the ONT. That’s how we run it here - the ONT goes straight to a router. I have heard that not all ONTs have the eth port enabled by default. You might need to get Fios on the phone and ensure they have the eth on the ONT enabled. Make sure the ONT output is going to the wan port on the Araknis.

Same thing happens w ours. 4sight works fine on the phones for remotely connecting. But- can not use when/then and can not login with the control4 Alexa skill. Errors on both. Has happened for years and gave up. Controller checkin is frequent. Cloud backups work fine to c4. Just those two things above don’t work. Fwiw we are on the latest c4 release.

On an iphone, go to settings, cellular, and scroll down and find the Control4 app. Make sure the slider is set to On/green indicating that the c4 app can use the cellular connection. Any chance you have changed router/firewall/modem recently?