Question

Just migrated from Wink.  I now thinking about hub placement.Just migrated from Wink. I now thinking about hub placement. Is there a big advantage using ethernet compared to wifi connecting the hub?  

Answer 1

Ethernet is orders of magnitude better than wifi. Use ethernet if you can, and if you can't, make all changes necessary so you can.  

Answer 2

WiFi and Zigbee use the same Rf Frequency range so I always try to keep my ST hub as far away from my WiFi access points as possible. That said I also try to use wired connections when they're available for stability reasons. For mine my ST hub is using a wired ethernet port in the center of my home. Away from both of my mesh WiFi APs. Other than that - not really.  

Answer 3

Zigbee will only crossover with your 2. 4GHz Wifi band. No impact if you're on 5GHz. My ST hub has been far more responsive than Wink in central location in 2 story house. I've not had to move it for any pairing or communication needs. It's amazing how more reliability I've seen from Zwave and Zigbee devices. I guess all that blaming of users and 3rd party devices by Wink was bogus and it was the Wink hub all along after all.  

Answer 4

I'm running WiFi without issues.