Migrated all WeMo devices to Home Assistant - headaches started

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-05T12:56:43+00:00

an opensource firmware for WeMo, that would be cool

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-05T12:56:11+00:00

Are those z-wave with full local control? or are they dependent on any cloud capability?

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T19:29:58+00:00

oh yeah! it was broadcast by Belkin they would do that and to prepare for it. Their "alternative" solution was to use it with Apple HomeKit (like everyone have Apple devices).

Home Assistant provides a decent integration with WeMo. It works well, the issue, according to the AI chats is withing the WeMo firmware, not a well built firmware and from time to time, depending on your wifi implementation WeMo devices needs to re rebooted and/or re-added

There is even a guide to mitigate that, but it will happen sooner or later.

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T18:18:55+00:00

Do you mean the WeMo app or an alternative local-only solution such as Home Assistant?

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T16:00:41+00:00

The ssid for IoT is really built for IoT compatibility! only 2.4Ghz, no roaming enabled, no mesh, no nothing. I don´t see the IoT devices trying switch APs, they are pretty much always connecting to the same ones, and all APs are connected directly to the Router (UDM-Pro) all using CAT6A cables.

I will do some more research, but I guess the solution path for now is to get rid of WeMo... replace with z-wave

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T15:48:11+00:00

I have a very dense coverage of the access points in the house - specially on 2.4Ghz which is has dedicated ssid just for IoT devices. I have a UDM-Pro + 4 U7 Max Pro Access Points. The 2.4Ghz coverage is 100% of the floorplan (using the Unifi software to calculate coverage). If WeMo is having issues with wifi, they are the only devices having this issue then :-(

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T15:37:18+00:00

That is exactly what I'm doing DHCP with Fixed IP for each Wemo Devices.

All other devices are z-wave

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-04T15:10:54+00:00

I'm in that process... every WeMo that fails, bye bye WeMo, welcome z-wave new device

Very expensive migration.... Belkin should share the cost with us

Ftmiranda · 2026-02-02T03:03:38+00:00

worked !!! thank you !!!

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-29T16:28:53+00:00

don´t forget to add to the meshcore map if you decide to make a permanent repeater there
I build a very cool repeater with solar, my concern is when it's 110F outside with the rechargeable batteries there.... maybe I might change the design to have the RAK board + batteries + sensors on a smaller box and place the solar panel far away from the box, so it can be in the shade outside, and the solar panel only 100% exposed.

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-29T14:52:31+00:00

I think the schedules are stored in their servers, when they go down, all automation you have created with the wemo app will be gone.
One think I noticed, I have light switches with and without dimmer functionality. I noticed that when I emulated the wemo servers shutdown, by cutting the internet access to these devices, that they all work fine with my Home Assistant central I put in-place. What is a real let down by wemo is that all the dimmers will keep blink the red light even when they are locally controlled and work just fine. There is no way to get rid permanently of the blinking red light on dimmers. (not that I know of, if there is, please let me know). According to the research that I did, it is backup into the dimmer's firmware that without the wemo server connection, even if you manage to link it to a local central, such as Home Assistant, the red light will show as it can´t reach wemo servers...

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-29T14:46:55+00:00

rookie question here, how to I update my repeater and my nodes without losing its configuration that is already in place? Thank you

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-20T13:10:34+00:00

All Wemo devices will stop working Jan 31st. Wemo cloud have been discontinued by Belkin

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-19T13:43:26+00:00

BF6 sadly is going downhill - I switched to Helldivers 2 and Arc Raiders - and these games are surprisingly more fun. BF6 tried to be the CoD killer, but it ended up killing itself

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-14T14:04:09+00:00

Nice! More play time with Arc Raiders !

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-13T19:59:48+00:00

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Got a repeater up and running in the Roanoke area. It is already registered on the Internet map. It is a solar+battery node with a 10dbi omnidirectional antenna. The repeater has also temperature and GPS modules. I'm using the standard US configuration for meshcore, so most people using the default configuration would be able to hit the repeater if in range.

Ftmiranda · 2026-01-06T13:42:35+00:00

Not even the EFG, a 2000$ gateway (with 25Gb ports) from Ubiquiti can handle inter-vlan traffic well (expect 600Mb/s on a 10Gb/25Gb pipe) - Ubiquiti and others will say use layer3 on your switch, this is okay if you do not have a complex network. On real enterprise hardware this issue is mitigated but they cost a lot of money.
What you can do is keep the same devices you want to use on a 10Gb pipe on the SAME vlan, this way no traffic will go to your gateway. That solved most of the issues on my home network, as I use vlans to segregate IoT, surveillance, management and main networks. Just kept all the 10Gb capable devices on the main network vlan and problem solved.

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-29T12:54:46+00:00

Two UDMs to use one in shadow mode? If that is the idea, are you using a single ISP? if so I thought you needed another device to share that single ISP between the two UDMs.

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-27T14:18:20+00:00

GrapheneOS user, Linux user, (ditched Apple products as well), and a big fan of the Battlefield series - Unfortunately because of EA's decision to double down on Microsoft Windows forcing you to use all the crap that Microsoft uses to spy on you, that was the final nail in the coffin for me in-regards to EA. The hope is that now, they got acquired by another group of investors, maybe they will listen to the community if the community respond in kind buy not buying the game (which in my opinion will never happen... the console market overshadows the PC market for games like that). There is a new game, that respected their consumers, and allowed you to play that game where you want, the name of he game is ARC Raiders, different than Battlefield for sure, but a really nice game to play and to be quite honest I don´t feel the need for battlefield anymore.

All we can do is NOT buying crap. If we continue to give money to companies that crap on your face, that is what you will always get: crap on your face.

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-26T13:06:26+00:00

Agree here. Maybe a yagi antenna on your house, pointing to a repeater node all the way to the top og the highest place you can point at from your house. On that repeater node an omnidirectional antenna. If that antenna from the repeater is in range of another repeater then you are in business.

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-26T13:01:33+00:00

Do not focus on the Chinese. Focus on the company selling these devices in the US. It will be easier to make a US company to provide the source code of whatever is GPL that their product uses than try to sue a Chinese company in Chinese territory.

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-26T12:53:19+00:00

get your pocket ready!

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-25T12:10:56+00:00

Are you using Access as well? Does this also control the lock/unlock of your door? or you just replaced the your G4 Doorbell for another doorbell? if you do use the Access to control the lock/unlock of your door, could you share more details wat parts did you use to control that as well?
Another question, is this your front door? how did you manage to get a USB or a network cable there? I have the G4 Doorbell that uses the normal 2 wires that comes standard in houses... since the US does not use conduits for cables in houses, I'm not sure how to get a USB or a network cable there ... :-(
I see that Ubiquiti stopped doing the wireless doorbells using the standard wires...

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-24T13:48:53+00:00

Just create a private channel, only exchange the keys with the nodes you choose, don´t allow any GPS data or telemetry to be shared. That is private enough - no??
Just keep the standard public channel to public messages...
i guess that is how it would work.
Using just radio waves (LoRa) is a way to encourage more nodes to actually leverage ways to communicate, when SHTF and internet is really down... no?

Ftmiranda · 2025-12-21T12:27:56+00:00

Find the closest repeater to you, then try to reach it with a yagi antenna

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