[Article] Finally a Wi-Fi enabled light switch for the DIY crowd (UPDATED)
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When doing a virtual 3-way, will the switches be linked to each other, like an Insteon? Or will they always require a router and a controller device?
For example, Insteon does not requiring anything else to be functional for them to behave like good old fashioned normal light switches. In other words, once 2 switches are linked together in a 3-way, there is no need for any extra device (like a router) to be working for the switches to work as a normal 3-way. You may lose your higher level stuff, but not the basic normal light switch stuff.
Would it be accurate to assume that a crashed router results in a mostly crashed system of light switches using these switches with only the load bearing switch still running the light? Or do they have a way to directly communicate, like say through a traveler wire or an ad hoc type connection directly between devices?
For example, Insteon does not requiring anything else to be functional for them to behave like good old fashioned normal light switches. In other words, once 2 switches are linked together in a 3-way, there is no need for any extra device (like a router) to be working for the switches to work as a normal 3-way. You may lose your higher level stuff, but not the basic normal light switch stuff.
Would it be accurate to assume that a crashed router results in a mostly crashed system of light switches using these switches with only the load bearing switch still running the light? Or do they have a way to directly communicate, like say through a traveler wire or an ad hoc type connection directly between devices?
While this test http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-independent-wi-fi-stress-testing-reveals-breaking-points-for-the-industrys-top-enterprise-access-points-191785201.html? does not try to connect the largest number of WiFi clients, they do connect 25 clients streaming video from one AP.
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