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by atmanactive 235 days ago
What if all of the ESPs were ethernet? Would that work? Setting a separate SSID for their WiFi.
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mike2872 235 days ago
Yes that would work. They don't need to be connected to the router on Wi-Fi, it can be ethernet too. The ESP's will connect with each other peer-to-peer.
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atmanactive 235 days ago
Great news, thank you. Is such a scenario supported in the software currently?
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mike2872 235 days ago
Yes, if I understand you correctly then it already works with that setup.

So you can have the ESP32s over ethernet and it still works as long as it's on the same network as TOMMY (Home Assistant Add-on or Docker). Only thing to keep in mind is that the ESP32s need to have Wi-Fi inbuilt with antenna (either PCB or external).

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atmanactive 235 days ago
... and it is possible to configure a non existing SSID which would then be created as a separate mesh network (no access point), correct?
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mike2872 235 days ago
You actually won't need to configure a SSID at all. The peer-to-peer communication is handled by the devices internally without any manual setup.
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atmanactive 235 days ago
Does that mean that Tommy is not using SSID at all for it's motion detection? Where is the WiFi network then? Hidden? What about bands and channels? Overlaps? Interference?
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