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A hot-spot is a bad idea because most computers can't connect to two wifi networks at once. That means any time you wanted to configure your thermostat, you'd h
by arthulia 13y ago
A hot-spot is a bad idea because most computers can't connect to two wifi networks at once. That means any time you wanted to configure your thermostat, you'd have to disconnect from the internet.
- georgemcbay 13y agoThe article was a bit simplistic here, but I think the more fully fleshed out idea is act-as-hotspot initially. When the device is first powered on or a reset button is pressed, it acts as a hotspot to which you can connect a webbrowser but on first connect to its configuration interface you are prompted to configure the device to switch to connecting to your normal wifi router so you can continue to hit it with a web browser, but over your normal local network. IMO, this is actually the best way (in terms of overall simplicity, no need for extra hardware, etc) to handle the situation in practice.
- arthulia 13y agoOh, duh. I thought about that a little while after I made the comment. It still seems like it would be a bit fidgety to set up unless the device itself had two wireless cards. If you give it the credentials to your home network but give it the wrong passphrase, it will still have to disconnect from your laptop, attempt to connect to the network, fail, and then start its own wifi network back up to tell you that it failed.