What are the requirements for the WiFi connection? Seems like it wonât connect when WPA2/WPA3 are enabled or 802.11ax. (WiFi agile flag is a no-no as well, from what I gather at the moment)
Clarification: the ihost does connect successfully on separate SSID (guest network) when it is 2.4Ghz, WPA2, 802.11ax OFF
WPA2 would work, WiFi AP has backward compatibility generally, so AX (Wi-Fi6/6E) should work with AC and older n/g/b
Sometimes a 5GHz network needs to be switched off for a while in order to connect successfully, if that network has the same SSID. This usually happens with mesh WiFi networks, with automatic switching between bands. Some WiFi modules are picky about this.
Itâs within the official specifications for multiband networks. However, implementations from one manufacturer to another may vary slightly. From reading various publications, it seems that the clientâs decision will be based more on getting information from AP. This is just an assumption, but I donât think it will do anything unless the client supports it. I guess it would be beneficial in an AiMesh environment, but less so in a single router environment - perhaps helping the transition between 5/6GHz and 2.4GHz.
It may also be marketing blah-blah until devices support it. Right now the number is close to nothing.
Yea, I see; some chipset/antenna designs do so.
I heard Nest Wi-Fi is not friendly with certain 2.4 GHz devices.
I understand that itâs about progress and so on. But introducing new features when existing ones still havenât found widespread acceptance is a bit of a miss. I have relatively new routers that form a mesh network, with Wi-Fi 6 and up to 2400 Mbit/s. Only two of my client devices fully support this. The others are technically halfway or lagging behind. Iâm not replacing working hardware especially as the old ones provide fully satisfactory performance in practice. The manufacturer publishes updates because problems keep coming out, e.g. with mesh and active switching of theoretically ready devices. A new version of the system is due to be released soon, which is expected to introduce further âimprovementsâ. There is much truth in the saying that the perfect is the enemy of the good.
When and if it will be available on iHost that the control capabilities of Sonoff devices will be identical to those available on the eWelink application.
Thanks
Was it ever supposed to happen? I donât think so.
So whatâs the use of iHost when it canât simulate the full use of features?
Use it a server that have different capabilities. It wasnât created to simulate eWeLink cloud. Want cloud capabilities, stay with the cloud.
The cloud is not reliable, I have problems with automatic scenes. Thatâs why I switched to iHost.
Now you can run scenes locally. Whatâs the issue?
Try nodered in ihost, itâs better then cloud. You can do whatever scenes you want.
just out of curiosity. how many people on the forum have wifi working on ihost?
The problem is that my Sonoff relays in the cloud perform smart scenes that contain, for example, a temperature difference, and there is no such thing in iHost. EtcâŚ
@teo.alex gave you a hint. Go for it. If youâre looking for more complex automations, Node-RED is the best solution. If you donât feel like programming, any solution that goes beyond scene-based automations may be difficult to handle. But this has nothing to do with iHost and its design principles. In order to create complex automations within any platform that enables this (e.g. in HA), you need to have the knowledge and the will to do it. You canât do it all with ready-made templates.
As an aside, and with all due respect, if you have managed to create working scenes within the cloud, they are not that complicated, as the scene builder does not offer such advanced capabilities. Itâs very similar to the one that sits in iHost. What is different is Node-RED. As @teo-alex wrote,
Too time consumingâŚbut Iâll try
Thanks
Life itself is time consuming 
I second this.
The iHost was designed to match or compete with anything else. It was solely intended to be a local host controller.
If you need more you can use docker apps like Node Red and the Matter bridge function.
Anything beyond those and the other available addins if a conflict between your expectations and manufacturers designs.
You canât complain if you require it to do something outside of the original design. That is on you, not the manufacturers or developers.
My WiFi is working. I have a 4GB version.