I haven't been able to find any posts about placement strategy.
I will soon have two Z-net. I have a three floors
Basement - 15 devices
Main - 50 devices
2nd Floor - 15 devices
These are approximate number but pretty close. The main floor is the one that will continue to grow the most. I want two networks because of crazy routing issues.
I have read that ceilings and floor reduce signal distance by as much as 70% and inner walls by as much as 40%.
So I was wondering if anyone has any real experience on how to place z-nets. Of course I had one controller running all three floors for the last year and even though I run into some issues it does work pretty well.
I was thinking about one of these three options. Leaning towards the first because I don't need to spend any more money and the other seem like total over kill. But really most of the automation stuff I do could be considered total overkill
I will soon have two Z-net. I have a three floors
Basement - 15 devices
Main - 50 devices
2nd Floor - 15 devices
These are approximate number but pretty close. The main floor is the one that will continue to grow the most. I want two networks because of crazy routing issues.
I have read that ceilings and floor reduce signal distance by as much as 70% and inner walls by as much as 40%.
So I was wondering if anyone has any real experience on how to place z-nets. Of course I had one controller running all three floors for the last year and even though I run into some issues it does work pretty well.
I was thinking about one of these three options. Leaning towards the first because I don't need to spend any more money and the other seem like total over kill. But really most of the automation stuff I do could be considered total overkill
- Split the house down the middle and have two networks that communicate with devices on all three floors.
- Purchase one more Z-net and have one run each floor.
- Go way over board and purchase two more Z-nets. Then dedicate one for the basemen, one for the 2nd floor and 2 for the main floor.
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