Your problem with setup could be your phone probably was looking for the Broadlink on 5gHz network while the Broadlink was on the 2.4 gHz network as it does not do 5gHz. This would be if your router is dual band. You need to get your phone over to the 2.4gHz to see Broadlink.
A bluetooth receiver and an open source remote control app which doesn't request location access etc is all a person needs. I don't want it connecting to wifi. I don't want to set up an account. I don't want access it from half way around the globe. I just want to sit in my chair and control schitt in the same room with my phone. Phone > Bluetooth > IR. That's it.
i have 3 of those , 0 issue , you just need to be sure to be in the correct pairing mode, blu light blinking can be fast or slow , i found the fast blinking generally is the mode that dont give you any issue during setup. also you might need to change wifi manually on your phone sometime that part dont work smoothly. lastly the different pairing modes are triggered by how long you press the reset button
I set up this device in 5-7 minutes; Very easy; Now I have my AC and my TV conectted to the phone. I also have a security camera and I can check frome distance if the devices are on or off.
Why is using microusb a bad sign ?? I have a similar from Broadlink and it's amazing . You should try and find out the reason rather than writing off. It's likely a problem at your end like using 5ghz WiFi opposed to 2.4
Micro USB is just a sign that they used older parts since usb-c has been the standard for the last 5 years, and yes I probably could get it working by going into my router and reconfiguring the wi-fi which to me is not at all user friendly since most people have no idea how to do that. For that reason I wouldn't recommend this for most people.
So many positive reviews of this thing I was just about to buy it. Seeing your video helped me to realize this thing only supports insecure WPA2-PSK TKIP. I'll keep looking. Thanks for posting this video!
What threat makes WPA2 an issue for this? WPA2's problems are deauth attacks and offline bruteforcing, deauth needs near access (and who cares about breif WiFi drops on this). Offline bruteforcing is entirely mitigated by setting strong passwords. I put IoT and older devices on a WPA2 guest network, and have a WPA3 internal network.
Say what you will I have two of them only down side is you can't tell what state it's in when your not home so I have a camera in those rooms to shut off appliances. Besides that once you learn how to use them they are amazing can control almost anything
How is the state of other devices the responsibility of a universal remote control ? That's not a downside that's a limitation on the device you are controlling.
i too had problems setting this up, turns out what you have to do is set your router to security wpa2 (or wpa/wpa2) and turn off your 5ghz mode. Then it will connect in seconds. When it's connected you can put it back to your old settings. I totally understand that people can't figure out how to set this up, the one i received from amazon was clearly a return too. But ones you do get it to set up it works great.
I had the same problem, unable to pair with my wifi. The problem isn't the 5ghz, but the encryption of the wifi connection. I think it's compatible only with WPA2, so if you are using WPA+WPA3 you will be unable to connect it.
@@pickabar after switched the enceyption into WPA2 and paired wirh my wifi, I switched again my router wifi encription back to WPA2-WPA3 and it’s still working, i don’t remember if it did any firmware update after first pairing
Hey man, thanks for the review and helping me figure out if I need this or not. Question for you. I am looking for something like this that I can tether to other devices (that may not be “smart”)via usb that allows me to set timers like this does. I also don’t have a WiFi network at home. Any suggestions? Is it even possible to do this with no WiFi network?
