HomeAware can detect activity on your WiFi network. Read below for tips and tricks to connect HomeAware with your unique home network configuration!


Multiband Network

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Description HomeAware recommendation
🔹 I have a home network with 1 WiFi router that has a 2.4GHz and 5GHz network to connect to.
Use the same Network Name (SSID) and password for both bands.

Additional info: When setting up your network, use the same information for both your 2.4GHz and 5GHz network options:

`Network Name = Casa de Internet Rapido

Password = 1234567890`

When you look for a network on your phone, both should appear, and once both are connected for the first time, your phone should automatically connect to whichever has the stronger signal.

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Mesh/Nest Network

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Description HomeAware recommendation
🔹 I have a home network with a modem and my mesh network components.
Complete the normal sensor setup.

Additional info: Most Mesh networks behave like a conventional single wireless router home network.

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Multiple Wireless Router Network

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Description HomeAware recommendation
🔹 I have a home with multiple wireless routers. These different routers either have networks with the same or different names. Connect your HomeAware sensor to your primary network.

Additional Info: Setting the same network name and password on multiple typical routers doesn't enable communication like in a mesh or nest network. Mobile devices will view them as distinct networks. Unlike a single router, multiband router, or mesh network, this setup treats each router as an isolated network. |


Guest and Private Home Network

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Description HomeAware recommendation
🔹 I have a home network with 1 WiFi router that has a guest network, and a secure home network to connect to. Connect your HomeAware sensor to the network that you want to collect on-network presence info from. We recommend connecting to your primary (and password-protected) home network.

Additional Info: In this recommendation, on-network presence info will only be collected from your main network, not the guest network. |


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