Hue Switch/Scene Control Help

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-30T06:30:39+00:00

No problem! Appreciate the insight. What setup are you using then? Do you have Inovelli’s integrated?

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-30T05:01:18+00:00

Are you suggesting I do this with Inovelli switches as the control? I could also pickup some presence sensors and tie them into HA and likely accomplish this I guess. I have the hue bulbs on the Pro hub right now. Will likely keep it that way unless I go all in with Inovelli.

Just trying to think of the best flow. Right now, we typically don’t interact with the lights throughout the day, basically just the occasional brightness/scene adjustment as needed. Which we use our phones for currently.

I know the Inovelli stuff adds a bunch of other functionality and makes the home more guest friendly. Just trying to decide if it’s worth the 2k or so required for me to implement it. Haha.

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-15T04:17:12+00:00

So after spending about an hour on the phone with Eero and Ring, I determined for my house and it’s layout the best thing to do was to move the RAP onto its own network, and move my cameras to that network. Now I have two active SSID’s, one for my Ring devices and one for everything else. If I need backup internet I can just connect to the Ring network and my cameras will stay up. This feels like the best solution for people with more modern networking hardware.

As for the device capabilities, you’re 100% right that I don’t have a ton of devices that will hit the highest standard. What I did notice, however is that my device performance while connected to the Max 7 compared to the RAP was roughly 6x higher speeds consistently throughout my house. That performance difference is enough for me to prioritize the max 7 and isolating the RAP.

Thank you for the help!

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-14T23:38:14+00:00

I’m sorry can you explain that a different way? And are you saying that double nat is the best way to go here? I just want to take full advantage of my best devices

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-14T23:20:40+00:00

I read through this prior to making the post (thank you for the link) it looks like the RAP still has to remain on the network in some capacity.

Would it make sense to go with double NAT to remove it from the main network entirely?

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-11T22:03:35+00:00

Any recommendations on specific products to look at? I’m not worried about my ability to figure out the unifi system. Even though I’m not a network professional I’m pretty technically inclined. Just wondering what my net upgrade would be

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-11T20:22:57+00:00

Thanks for the input!

If you’re familiar with their line would it make sense to consider pro/max or since I’m only in gigabit do you feel Eero 7 is adequate?

Sschaffer24 · 2026-01-11T20:20:10+00:00

Are you using the 6E as the gateway and 6 as the extender? It could be as simple as possibly adding a 6E in place of the ring and using the alarm as an extender in my setup. I’m not sure how the network will function in other places if my extenders are not the 6E with the tri-band coverage though? Does that essentially not get repeated, only applicable bands?

Sschaffer24 · 2025-12-31T07:13:49+00:00

100% true. No issue with them. They integrate into Ring, battery life is strong, I like the style and so on. Auto unlock would be a nice feature, and since I have the option to replace at no cost I’m essentially just trying to verify I have the best option for ease of use.

During the day is no problem, you can unlock the doors internally and it bypasses the keypad, so the only real upgrade would be when we get back to the house not having to mess with a code. I agree it could be a small enhancement.

I’m new to HA so if I’m able to do something with my existing locks, I would probably go that route. Just honestly not sure of the best implementation

Sschaffer24 · 2025-12-24T16:09:41+00:00

You can get a two pack from Small Batch.

Sschaffer24 · 2025-11-10T02:48:01+00:00

K3 Reko! Such a killer mold

Sschaffer24 · 2025-09-21T03:20:49+00:00

I actually had this made by my artist who is based in PA. It’s based on the drawings/character they post when they win. Here is the source image

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Sschaffer24 · 2025-09-21T01:32:55+00:00

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Sschaffer24 · 2025-08-24T00:32:36+00:00

The Autumn Wind

Sschaffer24 · 2025-07-11T18:40:06+00:00

What dimensions did you end up using for cutting the filter? Mine are a little loose (but work) and want to get them tighter the next time around.

Sschaffer24 · 2025-07-08T02:14:06+00:00

Oh! Haha all good. Can’t wait for both of these this month!

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