The AirTies thread

jouda said:
Please keep me in mind when you do! I want to connect the TV via Ethernet to the new node so Im not in a massive hurry.
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See on olx and gumtree one for sale in Pretoria. But I am reluctant to buy such stuff from unknown people based in Central Pretoria.
 
powermzii said:
2999 is about par for this product... Its a decent wifii mesh system but you'll need a proper router to do that side of the network.

At that price point the Deco M4s come into play, if you save 30% more the Huawei Q series is perfect
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Apologies for taking the thread back - is the Deco E4, or Deco M4 a better product than the Airties 4920?
 
Azg said:
Apologies for taking the thread back - is the Deco E4, or Deco M4 a better product than the Airties 4920?
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The E4 is less capable than both Airties and the M4. Between M4 and Airties they are both very close to each other. I think the Deco app is easier to use and its more polished, also I believe product updates are more frequent in the m4
 
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gshctn said:
Here are the details from the firmware update - definitely improved the performance, both speeds and mesh strength
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Thanks for this, where can we download the v3 firmware? The link in the file does not work anymore and this is surprisingly hard to find online.
 
Not sure where it's available online - Nology provided it for me. Perhaps try them?
 
Has anyone experienced devices disconnecting for a few seconds and then reconnecting after upgrading the firmware. Our phones loses connectivity for a few seconds and then reconnects...
 
jouda said:
Has anyone experienced devices disconnecting for a few seconds and then reconnecting after upgrading the firmware. Our phones loses connectivity for a few seconds and then reconnects...
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Yes - happens 2-3 times during the day and our laptops lose connectivity - its bizarre. Makes Zoom / Teams calls a bit weird

FW - 3.61.8.6.4645
 
powermzii said:
Yes - happens 2-3 times during the day and our laptops lose connectivity - its bizarre. Makes Zoom / Teams calls a bit weird

FW - 3.61.8.6.4645
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Ugh not quite what I wanted to hear.

Current firmware version: 3.61.8.6.4645. No new firmware updates from what I can see...
 
jouda said:
Ugh not quite what I wanted to hear.

Current firmware version: 3.61.8.6.4645. No new firmware updates from what I can see...
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I actually thought it was something in my setup (interference or something) - wonder if there is a way to diagnose what could be causing it? The logs on the devices aren't great for troubleshooting

Edit: The logs seem to have disappeared / no longer work on this new FW
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powermzii said:
I actually thought it was something in my setup (interference or something) - wonder if there is a way to diagnose what could be causing it? The logs on the devices aren't great for troubleshooting

Edit: The logs seem to have disappeared / no longer work on this new FW
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It looked like my one node was causing the disconnects, so I decided to move my nodes around a bit arranging them by serial number, the smallest plugged into my fiber router and the largest SN in the back of the house.

I found that one node just didn't want to connect and had a flashing white power light (and it was the one node that I suspected to be the cause of the issues).

I eventually removed that node via the app and did a hard reset on it (pressed the reset button for 30 seconds until the power light gave a few quick flashes). I had to add it back to my mesh manually once it was up and running (green lights) again.

Maybe it will solve the issues with the disconnects. Ill keep an eye on thing to see how they behave now.
 
jouda said:
It looked like my one node was causing the disconnects, so I decided to move my nodes around a bit arranging them by serial number, the smallest plugged into my fiber router and the largest SN in the back of the house.

I found that one node just didn't want to connect and had a flashing white power light (and it was the one node that I suspected to be the cause of the issues).

I eventually removed that node via the app and did a hard reset on it (pressed the reset button for 30 seconds until the power light gave a few quick flashes). I had to add it back to my mesh manually once it was up and running (green lights) again.

Maybe it will solve the issues with the disconnects. Ill keep an eye on thing to see how they behave now.
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Keep us posted - i also suspect the one node here is dodgy - not faulty per-se but never quite on the same wavelength as the others
 
I managed to connect 2 home packs together. So had 6 units on the same network. Speed was at least 70mbps at all important locations. This was for a 100mbps internet connection.
 
Hamish McPanji said:
I managed to connect 2 home packs together. So had 6 units on the same network. Speed was at least 70mbps at all important locations. This was for a 100mbps internet connection.
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How did you manage to do this? All other info on here pointed to that not being possible...

Can you also show your network map from the mobile app
 
powermzii said:


How did you manage to do this? All other info on here pointed to that not being possible...

Can you also show your network map from the mobile app
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It was at a friends house. Will screenshot it and send when I'm back there again.

The key is to setup the first homepack, then do the next one. With the 2nd home pack, power one unit at a time.

When it has the 5ghz light flashing at 1 second intervals (you will see 2 airties networks at this point) , hold the reset pin at the back for about 20-30s (not shorter), the unit will reset. Let it boot again. When it's booted again (1 second blink), press the WPS on the first network, then the WPS on this unit. After about a minute, both lights will be solid green. Wait, as the units will reboot , and eventually be on the same network.

Then repeat with each extra unit

The key issue I has was related to patience. These things take a while to boot up and when configuring tend to reboot.

The first few times , I automatically assumed that it had failed too quickly, then started fiddling before it had completed. It takes 3-4 minutes for every configuration change
 
Hamish McPanji said:
It was at a friends house. Will screenshot it and send when I'm back there again.

The key is to setup the first homepack, then do the next one. With the 2nd home pack, power one unit at a time.

When it has the 5ghz light flashing at 1 second intervals (you will see 2 airties networks at this point) , hold the reset pin at the back for about 20-30s (not shorter), the unit will reset. Let it boot again. When it's booted again (1 second blink), press the WPS on the first network, then the WPS on this unit. After about a minute, both lights will be solid green. Wait, as the units will reboot , and eventually be on the same network.

Then repeat with each extra unit

The key issue I has was related to patience. These things take a while to boot up and when configuring tend to reboot.

The first few times , I automatically assumed that it had failed too quickly, then started fiddling before it had completed. It takes 3-4 minutes for every configuration change
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Was the one pack changed to 3 singles or was it also still a triple pack?
 
adielk said:
Was the one pack changed to 3 singles or was it also still a triple pack?
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I added them 1 by one to the existing mesh of 3 units.

Don't power the new pack on at the same time, as they will mesh together. Only power 1 at a time , reset and WPS.

Then wait for like 3-4 minutes. < This is the most important instruction at all stages. The original mess I created happened because I was impatient

Check the app that it's added the unit, then power up the next one.

Note: I was going through the "Add airtie" wizard when I was adding each one. I don't know if this has an effect
 
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powermzii said:


How did you manage to do this? All other info on here pointed to that not being possible...

Can you also show your network map from the mobile app
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