This thing works well but i do wish it act as a hub to other brands as well

This thing works well but i do wish it act as a hub to other brands as well

This hub is required for Aqara sensors and switches. It is easy to install, is compact and works well. The range is good. I have window sensors in a non attached garage and a motion on the opposite side of my home in a bathroom. The hub communicates well with both. I put an Aqara smart plug between the hub and the bathroom to strengthen the signal to the motion sensor there to make it more reliable. The smart plug acts as a zigbee repeater.

This hub is required for Aqara sensors and switches. It is easy to install, is compact and works well. The range is good. I have window sensors in a non attached garage and a motion on the opposite side of my home in a bathroom. The hub communicates well with both. I put an Aqara smart plug between the hub and the bathroom to strengthen the signal to the motion sensor there to make it more reliable. The smart plug acts as a zigbee repeater.

I literally tried for HOURS to get this thing to connect, and I am quite good at computer networking. I have NO idea what this thing needed, I tried everything from mDNS forwarding to static firewall rules, plugging it in, etc. Nothing. Never connected. I finally got it (first try) using BLUETOOTH. Yeah, its buried in chinese in their app.Instructions are as follows:1. In the Aqara app after you select the device to add (its asking you about a blinking light) - in the upper right is a little WiFi icon, tap this.2. I know its in Chinese, but that second option must say Bluetooth. Click it.3. Now the icon in the upper right should be a bluetooth icon and you can proceed as you'd expect.I was about to return it too.

I literally tried for HOURS to get this thing to connect, and I am quite good at computer networking. I have NO idea what this thing needed, I tried everything from mDNS forwarding to static firewall rules, plugging it in, etc. Nothing. Never connected. I finally got it (first try) using BLUETOOTH. Yeah, its buried in chinese in their app.Instructions are as follows:1. In the Aqara app after you select the device to add (its asking you about a blinking light) - in the upper right is a little WiFi icon, tap this.2. I know its in Chinese, but that second option must say Bluetooth. Click it.3. Now the icon in the upper right should be a bluetooth icon and you can proceed as you'd expect.I was about to return it too.

I wish it had 5g for WiFi so I ended up running a long Ethernet to use full gig speeds. It controls all my legacy theater equipment and adds them to my HomeKit as options for control.

I wish it had 5g for WiFi so I ended up running a long Ethernet to use full gig speeds. It controls all my legacy theater equipment and adds them to my HomeKit as options for control.