Download and install the ENGO Smart mobile app.
You can find it in Google Play or Apple App Store.
Before you start installing the system, make sure that:
- Bluetooth on your phone is ON
- Localization on your phone is ON
- Your phone is connected to a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network with Internet access, preferably the same network you want to pin devices to.
- The ENGO Smart app has access to permissions (Location, Bluetooth, Nearby Devices).
To properly create a ZigBee Mesh network,
Add devices in the following order:
1
Internet gateway
(ZigBee network coordinator)
2
ZigBee devices,
powered by 230V,
located as close as possible to the gateway
3
Next ZigBee devices,
Powered by 230V,
to increase network coverage
4
Battery-operated devices
ZigBee
To avoid interference with Wi-Fi and ZigBee networks, the minimum distance between the router and the gateway should be 1 m. The gateway will automatically adjust the ZigBee channel during installation so that it does not overlap with the Wi-Fi network.
This will extend the reach of the ZigBee network and create a radio route for the installation of further devices.
Installing additional 230V AC voltage devices increases the range of ZigBee, creating a mesh network. Increased range can also be achieved by installing network repeaters - EREPEATERZB.
Installing battery devices is the final element of building a ZigBee Mesh network. Battery devices do not extend the range of the ZigBee network. To do so, use REPEATERS. Below is an example of a built network.
FOR ADVANCED USERS
You have followed the instructions
and still having problems with connectivity between ZigBee devices?
Use the additional guidance.
Wi-Fi and ZigBee channels operate on the same frequency - in the 2.4 GHz band.
Make sure that the Wi-Fi networks in your home do not operate on channels overlapping
with the channel that the ZigBee gateway has selected.
The following picture highlights channels that interfere with each other.
E.g. Wi-Fi networks operating on channels 5, 6, 7, very much interfere with ZigBee channels 16, 17, 18, 19,
and also (although less strongly) with channels 14,15,20,21.
The further apart the ZigBee and Wi-Fi channels are,
the better the operation of both networks will be - less risk of interference.
Download an app on your phone, such as Wifi Analyzer (Wi-Fi network analyser), and use it to detect networks that are nearby on the 2.4 GHz frequency.
On the graph, you will see the names of the Wi-Fi networks, the channels on which they are operating and the power with which they are transmitting.
Remember that your ZigBee gateway automatically selects the best channel for you during installation. If you notice that your EGATE-PRO gateway has selected a WRONG channel, you can change it.
WARNING:
A change of the gateway channel is possible IF NO DEVICES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE GATEWAY.
See how to change the ZigBee channel:
WARNING:
To change the channel of the EGATEZB gateway, disconnect it from the power supply and then reconnect it, it will automatically change to another channel. It is only possible to change the gateway channel IF NO DEVICES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE GATEWAY.
Some routers themselves automatically change the Wi-Fi channels they operate on. That's why sometimes on the day of installation, ZigBee and Wi-Fi channels don't interfere with each other and the system works fine, only to start interfering after a while. We recommend that you change your router settings - so that Wi-Fi networks always work on a fixed channel - set as far away as possible from the channel the ZigBee gateway is working on.
After logging into the router, go to the "My WiFi" tab. Then click "Advanced WiFi 2.4GHz settings." Consider the information from the Wi-Fi network analyzer and take into account the gateway's channel of operation in the ZigBee network. From the list accompanying the "Channel" section, manually select one of the least crowded channels, and then save your settings.
Many wireless devices are adjacent to each other. These devices operate on their own networks, which operate on unpredictable channels.
Once your wireless network is up and running, you can easily detect the surrounding networks along with the channels they occupy. Special mobile apps - such as “WiFi Analyzer,” available for Android devices - serve this purpose.
