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    Elvis reacted to ChzBurger in Halo - Continued Issues   
    The TP Link routers can automatically change both channels and channel width. As said above, the 5GHz channel width should usually be set to 80.
    https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2292/
    Some others have noted changing channels, and that can be due to radar interference. That is a separate function from the router's channel optimization. Forced changes due to radar presence is mandatory, there is no way to avoid the channel changes.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_frequency_selection
    Here is an overview of wifi channels, overlaps, and DFS ranges
    https://wlanprofessionals.com/updated-unlicensed-spectrum-charts/
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    Elvis got a reaction from cnicholson in Halo - Continued Issues   
    I heard that C4 is demoing Siri/voice support with AppleTV at Cedia. Wish voice worked on mine. Wish mine would stay on the network.
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    Elvis reacted to Cyknight in AVR with two video zones?   
    A simple video matrix (say 4 in 2 out) can be had for less than an appleTV if you can do an IR connection. Even a 'Pro' rated 4x2 should come in under the price of an AVR.
    Two splitters should cost you about the same as a single ATV as well.....
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    Elvis got a reaction from BY96 in AVR with two video zones?   
    After pricing AVRs that are supposed to work, I'd never recover the cost of the AVR while I live in this house. So I'm just going to pay the Joey fee and give the ATV app on the TV a try before buying another ATV.
    Thanks for all the responses.
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    Elvis reacted to RAV in AVR with two video zones?   
    SONY ES have stable HDMI Zone 2, starting at $1700 in the current line up though, STRAZ3000es and higher.
    The 1000es level does not have zone 2 this year, if you can locate an older 1100es that would be the price deal.
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    Elvis reacted to BY96 in AVR with two video zones?   
    I can tell you that there are many AVRs that now output HDMI to Zone 2. However, I am not sure at what price point that feature is added. I just looked up a few on Crutchfield. A $700 Denon did not have Zone 2 HDMI, while a $800 Onkyo did. I know I have the ability to output HDMI to a second zone with my Arcam. So yes, it is a feature that is available, just not in the cheaper range of AVRs. 
    Also, make sure the second HDMI output is labeled "Zone 2." Some AVRs have a second monitor HDMI output, but I believe that is intended for a second display in the main listening room. Quite possibly, a second monitor HDMI would work for a second room, but it likely won't allow simultaneous viewing of different sources in the two zones. 
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    Elvis reacted to Time2Jet in In-Sink Garbage Disposal Switch   
    His handle is one letter short of an explanation for that...  @diwit just having fun at your expense. 
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    Elvis reacted to RyanE in In-Sink Garbage Disposal Switch   
    Why are you asking a plumbing question in a Home Automation Forum, in response to a post about the electrical hook up of a garbage disposal?
    RyanE
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    Elvis got a reaction from RyanE in Halo issues   
    I get it. It is frustrating all the way around.
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    Elvis got a reaction from Neo1738 in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Magically voice started working with the AppleTV a few of days ago.
    My wife has been using the Halo instead of digging out the Dish remote. That's a good sign.
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    Elvis got a reaction from RyanE in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Magically voice started working with the AppleTV a few of days ago.
    My wife has been using the Halo instead of digging out the Dish remote. That's a good sign.
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    Elvis got a reaction from RyanE in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Edited my original to clarify. Two observations that I ran together.
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    Elvis reacted to Neo1738 in Ecobee and Outdoor Temp   
    Sorry openweather is a paid driver via chowmain. I think C4 did release a free weather driver. @msgreenf or @chopedogg88 could probably help.
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    Elvis got a reaction from cnicholson in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Never found a root cause. Possibly the firmware update helped. Anyway, it is now working normally.
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    Elvis reacted to Andrew luecke in Integrators; Whats your go to "standard" network setup?   
    An unmanaged switch has no means to log into and configure things, and doesn't have a network IP. So, it is given default settings which can't be changed unless it has a physical DIP switch on it (DGS-1024 has 3-4 dip switches but is unmanaged). Imho, even if it has a console port (and no IP), I would generally consider it managed (as it CAN be configured via software) 
    https://www.tp-link.com/au/business-networking/unmanaged-switch/
    Basically, what you get out of the box is it. 
     
    A managed switch imho is pretty much any switch which has its own IP which allows you to log in via web interface, controller software, console/rs232 or SSH. Unifi switches, Omada, or even more traditional non-cloud based like the DLINK DGS-1210 series
    A managed/smart switch doesn't necessarily have to have a lot of settings, but these days, you'd be hard pressed finding a smart switch or managed switch without settings such as STP. 
    Then you get 2 extra levels.. Basic Smart switches, and L3 switches. Most residential (and many businesses) don't require L3. But, there are applications in AV installs where you might want it (MOIP as an example, at a minimum because apparently the backplane on most L3 switches is better).   
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    Elvis reacted to Andrew luecke in Integrators; Whats your go to "standard" network setup?   
    When I was an installer, I used Ubiquiti everything (as it could all be managed via one interface then). I always used POE switches (it makes a big difference to cleanliness and management. And devices like the Core processors have POE support too)
    If you want official support, araknis for lower end, or Access Networks for high end. 
    If you don't want central management, I've used both TPLink and Dlink DGS in the past, but, you should be looking at central management these days honestly.  
    I used to recommend Omada as an alternative to Unifi, but, I've given the potential risks with Halo, I no longer do. That being said, I've used TPLink unmanaged switches in a commercial job (we used 30 of them), and they were the most solid thing on the job (there were so many issues on that site). However, keep in mind, the commercial installation wasn't an AV install (AV has different requirements), and those switches on that site are slowly being replaced with Unifi too
     
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    Elvis reacted to cnicholson in Integrators; Whats your go to "standard" network setup?   
    Obviously, "managed" can mean a lot of things, but even the basic ability to view full topology and paths from WAN through switches (on port by port basis) to endpoints is super helpful in monitoring and diagnosing problems.  Manage WAP settings, VLANs, security settings, performance, etc., etc.   Since so much is POE these days, I also frequently reboot individual glitchy devices via POE power cycle.
    Once everything is stable and you stop tinkering, then you probably won't use many of these things on a daily basis.   So if you don't care about security or VLANs, you could make an argument for using unmanaged gear for the very simplest installs that never have any network issues.  In my last house, I used plug-and-play unmanaged stuff and kinda didn't know what I was missing.  I would feel blind and helpless to have to go back to that.
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    Elvis reacted to Cyknight in Integrators; Whats your go to "standard" network setup?   
    Heh, I'm seriously not intending to be teaching advanced networking here but I'll elaborate a bit.
    To be clear, unless the installer/programmer/dealer is able to properly manage it, a (good) unmanaged switch is the right option. Something like the Araknis 210 series I mentioned is great because it's essentially not 'managed' but allows certain port/PoE controls to exists still (and don't get stuck on me using Araknis as an example, there are others that will do this well too - this is not ment as a sales pitch for ANY brand). A poorly set managed switch is a nightmare, so in that case an unmanaged switch is better.
    Just want to insert here that if I'm talking about a managed switch, I'm talking about Layer3 managed switches, not Layer2 switches with a minor management interface or websmart style switches. I consider those 'unmanaged switches' - pure 'basic' (autonegotiate) switches (this is what a lot of consumer switches are) shouldn't be used at all really, unless perhaps it's as a local switch to connect local devices like a computer plus a network printer, connect multiple gaming consoles (that would only be used on at a time anyway) or perhaps behind a TV to connect the TV itself an a local streaming box if there's no wires available to go direct.
    Of course, I believe that at a dealer level at least someone should know how to properly use a managed switch.... (at the risk of this sounding as a pitch again for Araknis, which it isn't as such) and as Snap now provides advanced support and pre-configurations that are more geared to such setups (not just C4, it works for competing brands as well) it makes it THAT much easier for them to do so. This is why I've been saying on other threads that I can't completely disagree with the standpoint that many dealers do take that they need to provide the networking and supply their preferred gear.  I don't' AGREE with it, as I believe there should exist the ability to handle any 'good' networking gear, but I understand the reasoning - and if it gets them to use more appropriate gear (vs picking up consumer quality stuff) BECAUSE they are supported, well that's a positive development in my book.
     
    Back on track, even an average home of about 3k sqf (that's a common enough single detached house size here -perhaps more sqf/person than the overall average in the region, but wouldn't stand out at all in most neighbourhoods- where I live now, but I'm well aware that in many places a 3000sqf/280sqm home would be considered huge and would stick out like a sore thumb in most places) these days ,with a family of 5, has a LOT of devices running on a network. Regardless of if it's integrated to the system or not, there are likely (doorbell) cameras, gaming devices, laptops/computers, phones and tablets, media streaming devices, more and more 'cable' providers use networking vs traditional coax etc, smart thermostats, smart security/alarm systems, hubs for lighting systems or wifi bulbs/outlets, internet connected appliances, wifi connected speakers - you name it.
    A managed switch in such a scenario allows advanced and faster vlan management, segregated traffic management, specific settings to set and/or filter things like multi-cast, spanning tree and more.
    Understand that Control4 AS SUCH usually doesn't require this even in larger setups - but a house filled with a lot of different devices certainly benefits from such a setup.
    The most common (or perhaps vocal) complaint on cost is about 'over priced' networking setups. Yet the most common complaint I see on system function end up going back to poor/inappropriate network setups. I'm well aware of the cliche of claiming a network is at fault for all problems, but while generally inaccurate, cliches generally exists because they are rooted in truth, though overstated.
     
    I would RECOMMEND a dealer (as a business, not the individual, or every individual or even every installer/programmer) knows their networking well, and knows how to use a managed switch and thus incorporates it: that doesn't mean it's a hard requirement as such.
    The OP question is what other's go-to gear/setup is (I personally care less about the gear as such, but that much more about the setup/layout/topology) - so that's what Andrew answered and I tagged on to.
     
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    Elvis reacted to msgreenf in Ecobee and Outdoor Temp   
    That would work. Yes 
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    Elvis reacted to Skipper J in iOS app issue   
    Thanks for the report folks - we've been able to dupe this one, and have a bug report written up (CI-22531). It's being worked on.
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    Elvis got a reaction from c44me in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Got my Halo and Core1 setup today. The Halo sat on the charging base about 16 hours before I had time to set it up with the new project. Obviously I haven't had it long enough to comment on battery life. Will know more soon on that as the charging base is not adjacent to our normal chairs for watching TV -- it will get left off the charger soon enough. I don't have uAPSD as an option on my WiFi either.
    New remote coupled with an entirely new project, so I would assume that impacted the Halo. The project was still being tweaked after the Halo was added. A few hours later and it seems to be responsive and stable.
    The screen is nicer than I expected. Not being a touch screen, I was skeptical but it was very easy to read. We never accessed Dish Hopper DVR media directly before because the SR-260 was too hard to read. Now we will use that feature. I do think this media list UI could be better. Since it is not touch screen, I think it could be a lot denser and there needs to be some sort of animation or feedback when scrolling down the list. The only way to see that you have changed episodes is to read the recording date. 
    Maybe they are trying to use the same display of the media as will be needed for a the Halo Touch. I'd rather see more with less dead space. I get it for the Touch.
    Siri works as advertised. Had to turn Siri off and back on in the AppleTV to make it work. After that, no issues at all. I'll be happy to put that tiny Siri Remote in the drawer.
    Very hopeful. I see a lot of potential.
    (Display, iOS vs Halo)



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    Elvis reacted to Neo1738 in New house, new questions   
    If you get a NVR with HDMI out and use distribution of video sources you can do this. Otherwise will need something that integrates directly. 
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    Elvis got a reaction from Reednatron in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Got my Halo and Core1 setup today. The Halo sat on the charging base about 16 hours before I had time to set it up with the new project. Obviously I haven't had it long enough to comment on battery life. Will know more soon on that as the charging base is not adjacent to our normal chairs for watching TV -- it will get left off the charger soon enough. I don't have uAPSD as an option on my WiFi either.
    New remote coupled with an entirely new project, so I would assume that impacted the Halo. The project was still being tweaked after the Halo was added. A few hours later and it seems to be responsive and stable.
    The screen is nicer than I expected. Not being a touch screen, I was skeptical but it was very easy to read. We never accessed Dish Hopper DVR media directly before because the SR-260 was too hard to read. Now we will use that feature. I do think this media list UI could be better. Since it is not touch screen, I think it could be a lot denser and there needs to be some sort of animation or feedback when scrolling down the list. The only way to see that you have changed episodes is to read the recording date. 
    Maybe they are trying to use the same display of the media as will be needed for a the Halo Touch. I'd rather see more with less dead space. I get it for the Touch.
    Siri works as advertised. Had to turn Siri off and back on in the AppleTV to make it work. After that, no issues at all. I'll be happy to put that tiny Siri Remote in the drawer.
    Very hopeful. I see a lot of potential.
    (Display, iOS vs Halo)



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    Elvis got a reaction from South Africa C4 user in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Got my Halo and Core1 setup today. The Halo sat on the charging base about 16 hours before I had time to set it up with the new project. Obviously I haven't had it long enough to comment on battery life. Will know more soon on that as the charging base is not adjacent to our normal chairs for watching TV -- it will get left off the charger soon enough. I don't have uAPSD as an option on my WiFi either.
    New remote coupled with an entirely new project, so I would assume that impacted the Halo. The project was still being tweaked after the Halo was added. A few hours later and it seems to be responsive and stable.
    The screen is nicer than I expected. Not being a touch screen, I was skeptical but it was very easy to read. We never accessed Dish Hopper DVR media directly before because the SR-260 was too hard to read. Now we will use that feature. I do think this media list UI could be better. Since it is not touch screen, I think it could be a lot denser and there needs to be some sort of animation or feedback when scrolling down the list. The only way to see that you have changed episodes is to read the recording date. 
    Maybe they are trying to use the same display of the media as will be needed for a the Halo Touch. I'd rather see more with less dead space. I get it for the Touch.
    Siri works as advertised. Had to turn Siri off and back on in the AppleTV to make it work. After that, no issues at all. I'll be happy to put that tiny Siri Remote in the drawer.
    Very hopeful. I see a lot of potential.
    (Display, iOS vs Halo)



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    Elvis got a reaction from GregCAMS in New Halo and Halo Touch Remotes   
    Got my Halo and Core1 setup today. The Halo sat on the charging base about 16 hours before I had time to set it up with the new project. Obviously I haven't had it long enough to comment on battery life. Will know more soon on that as the charging base is not adjacent to our normal chairs for watching TV -- it will get left off the charger soon enough. I don't have uAPSD as an option on my WiFi either.
    New remote coupled with an entirely new project, so I would assume that impacted the Halo. The project was still being tweaked after the Halo was added. A few hours later and it seems to be responsive and stable.
    The screen is nicer than I expected. Not being a touch screen, I was skeptical but it was very easy to read. We never accessed Dish Hopper DVR media directly before because the SR-260 was too hard to read. Now we will use that feature. I do think this media list UI could be better. Since it is not touch screen, I think it could be a lot denser and there needs to be some sort of animation or feedback when scrolling down the list. The only way to see that you have changed episodes is to read the recording date. 
    Maybe they are trying to use the same display of the media as will be needed for a the Halo Touch. I'd rather see more with less dead space. I get it for the Touch.
    Siri works as advertised. Had to turn Siri off and back on in the AppleTV to make it work. After that, no issues at all. I'll be happy to put that tiny Siri Remote in the drawer.
    Very hopeful. I see a lot of potential.
    (Display, iOS vs Halo)



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