Wanted to start a thread on best practices tools and general discussion on wifi networking and channel interference i am using several android apps to manage my network but i am no rf engineer so it s always good to hear from others on how they manage their networks.
Hue bridge wifi interference.
Channel 20 in my setup.
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I manually assigned definitely non overlapping channels to my wifi router and the hue bridge.
The heart of your philips hue system the bridge acts as a smart hub connecting your devices to your smart lights.
Zigbee channel 26 is usually relatively unaffected by wifi but many zigbee devices do not support it.
But if all your hue lights and accessories are misbehaving wireless interference is the likely culprit and it s entirely possible that the bridge needs a new home.
Control your smart lights quickly and conveniently with the philips hue app.
Two things i changed.
You can add up to 50 philips hue lights and accessories to one bridge.
To get started here is the diagram.
This can be worse if the bridge and your wifi router are next to each other too.
Turns out the problem was with wifi interference.
Open the philips hue app and tap set up.
The philips hue bridge bridges zigbee 802 15 4 from compatible light bulbs to your wired ethernet network.
This eliminates any possibility of regular old electric field interference.
Connect the philips hue bridge to your router using the ethernet cable and plug it in.
I moved my hue bridge further away from the router.
A cause of this could be interference from your home wireless network.
Mentioned in this article.
Wifi s three non overlapping channels 1 6 and 11 use the exact same frequencies as zigbee channels 11 22.
Download and install the philips hue app from the app store on iphone or the google play store on android.
Reconnecting hue bridge to new wifi so i have a hue bridge v2 0 which was set up with 5 lights 2 dimmer switches and a motion sensor and all working perfectly fine.
Zigbee channels 25 26 aren t immune either because they can be caught in wifi channel 11 s sideband lobe see sideband lobes below.
Tap the button on the top of the bridge and follow the instructions to pair with it and update it.