Smart socket

[sk]

Wonder why the smart socket can't act as a repeater? In fact apart from the air base does anything act as a wireless repeater?

[Filip Bossuyt]

According to the documentation, it should, but I don't see it in Config:

ROUTER

All Air devices that have a permanent power supply (not battery powered) can also be used as a router. This means that signals from devices with a poor connection to the Air Base Extension are amplified and therefore a greater range can be achieved.

Communication via routers to the Air Base Extension is slower than communication direct from an Air device to the Air Base. If an Air device is more than 2 routers away from the Air Base then we recommend an additional Air Base near the device with the poor signal. This is because the maximum number of hops (number of routers away from the extension). You can see the number of hops for a device in the Air monitor.

For the Air device to operate as a router you must tick the checkbox in the properties of the device. By default this is enabled on permanent power supply devices.

[sk]

Exactly, that's what my partner said too. weird huh? If the socket is on there shouldn't be any reason why it couldn't relay the messages?

[Simon Still]

I had assumed it would based on the specs. I suspect my Air kit won't work without that function

Why do you say it doesn't?

[sk]

Hi, as filip mentioned there is no way to turn on the repeater in config.

[sk]

I raised it with Loxone and they have said that they are automatic repeaters. There is no need to enable it in the config.

[Simon Still]

That's good to know - I was struggling to see how the mesh network could function otherwise.  It's unlikely Node 0 will be in the best place for a single wireless receiver.