Do you have to have a really strong wifi connection for this to work if it's located far from the wifi and/or bridge. null

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jjw787 · Accepted Answer

no, the bridge connects great. Mine are all the way outside my home and work fantastic

Donald · Answer

It works much better with stronger connection

Loudog · Answer

if your laptop or cell phone gets wifi reception where you will put the motion senor I would imagine the sensor would work as well. I dont think this needs that strong of a connection.

Dr3w · Answer

You need to have it in range of the hue bridge running a zigbee based (not 802.11/12 wi-if) Network. So needs to be within range of the bridge. Range is similar to a modern wireless router from my experience.

Answered by Dr3w 8 years ago

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redz · Answer

This should work if it is within range of the bridge. The hue setup uses a different signal the wifi. If you are able to connect to the light it should have similar range.

Moose · Answer

Not really, it works fine far away from my router.

MatTatTat · Answer

I have the hue base on the complete other end of the house, about 50 ft apart, and connection is fine. My base is the back of the house, and I have 3 motion sensors, and 12 bulbs throughout the house, all connect just fine.

Answered by MatTatTat 8 years ago

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elmoss · Answer

I believe each device creates a bit of a mesh network for themselves, allowing each weaker device to pick up the signal from the closest one to it. If you have a fairly decent signal you’ll probably be fine. I have an extensive network of Hue devices both inside and outside and have run as low as 70mbps without any issues.

Answered by elmoss 6 years ago

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“Do you have to have a really strong wifi connection for this to work if it's located far from the wifi and/or bridge.”

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