Just got my first lights and setting them up, in the manual I see there are two connection options - LAN and AP.
What are these and what’s the difference between the two?
What are these and what’s the difference between the two?
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AP is "access point". It is a wifi signal that the Noop light sends out. You can connect to it's AP signal to set the light up in the App. Kind of like bluetooth, just not quite as easy.Just got my first lights and setting them up, in the manual I see there are two connection options - LAN and AP.
What are these and what’s the difference between the two?
They don't have ethernet ports to my knowledge, at least none I've seen. Both modes are wifi based. I think they just call it LAN even though it's meant to be your home wifi vs. AP which is meant to be the light's internal wifi. At least that's my understanding.AP should be a WiFi connection, and LAN should be a hardwired connection. Does it have an Ethernet port?
Sounds right to me.AP is "access point". It is a wifi signal that the Noop light sends out. You can connect to it's AP signal to set the light up in the App. Kind of like bluetooth, just not quite as easy.
LAN is connecting the light to your wifi network (think it has to be 2.4ghz) and then you connect your phone to the same wifi network to control the lights through the App.
Both have worked for me, but I just find AP mode easier since I have multiple Noops not all running the same schedule, so I just connect to wach light individually.
Hope that helps! Others please chime in if I made an error.
The difference is AP works and Lan doesn't. Lol in all seriousness, the first answer with access point vs wifi connection is correct. I just wish I could get LAN to workJust got my first lights and setting them up, in the manual I see there are two connection options - LAN and AP.
What are these and what’s the difference between the two?
Is there a benefit to using LAN vs AP?The difference is AP works and Lan doesn't. Lol in all seriousness, the first answer with access point vs wifi connection is correct. I just wish I could get LAN to work
Ap requires you to connect to the Noopsyche as if it was WiFi. So I have to cancel my current connection, connect to noopsyche network and then change settings. If I was able to set up in LAN, the app operation would be seamlessIs there a benefit to using LAN vs AP?
This has been my experience as well. I can’t separate or disable the 5ghz band on my router so I have never been able to get lan mode to workThe difference is AP works and Lan doesn't. Lol in all seriousness, the first answer with access point vs wifi connection is correct. I just wish I could get LAN to work
That would have been really convenient during the first couple weeks that I had my lights.Ap requires you to connect to the Noopsyche as if it was WiFi. So I have to cancel my current connection, connect to noopsyche network and then change settings. If I was able to set up in LAN, the app operation would be seamless
I was never able to set them up in with lan mode, but my understanding is they can be accessed from anywhere.Question on the LAN though that I haven’t been able to find….if I connect the lights through LAN can I log into them from anywhere or do I still have to be near the lights?
I have mine separated, different names, different passwords and it still doesn't workThis has been my experience as well. I can’t separate or disable the 5ghz band on my router so I have never been able to get lan mode to work
Both modes work - but the applications architecture is garbage.The difference is AP works and Lan doesn't. Lol in all seriousness, the first answer with access point vs wifi connection is correct. I just wish I could get LAN to work
This keeps coming up. Anytime support for for a product tells you that an IoT device must have a dedicated 2.4Ghz SSID and not shared with a 5Ghz - they are uninformed or using a red hearing to avoid explaining that their WiFi chipset is having compatibility or signal issue with your APs radio.I have mine separated, different names, different passwords and it still doesn't work
I don't think the lights are crap. I think they are pretty good. I do think that the application is crap and the support mechanism (facebook) is crap.Ok.
The “to make this clearer” part must not have showed up on my end. Lol
Thank you for explaining it. It sounds like you are very familiar with this and think it’s crap and that makes my Neanderthal brain feel better.
The settings are stored within the light hardware. So they will continue to operate but you will not be able to change your settings.Question
If your using Lan connection and everything is working fine, if your wifi stops operating will the lights still work as normal?