We moved recently into an apartment with a detached garage, and naturally, I wanted to incorporate that space into our home automation. To extend our network to the garage, I opted for powerline ethernet adapters, but soon discovered that the garage’s fluorescent light cuts the powerline connection.
To overcome this, I purchased an iHome iSP8 SmartPlug. It connects via wifi, which was a requirement since I don’t have a smart hub in the garage nor do I wish to add one there. It also includes a physical remote that I can mount near the now-disabled switch for the fluorescent lights.
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