Does WiFi sys give better signal access?

In the same way that your remote needs to "see" your TIU for best communication, your mobile device will need to "see"" your router or the wifi box (depending no how things are configured) and your wifi box needs to "see" the router or the mobile device (again, depending on how things are configured).

You'll just have to try it and see.

Thanks for the reply Barry an hope none of this comes off like a smart *** or snarky as is 100% not meant to be, so please take this all of this as politely as is being written, but have kinda confused by your reply so have been trying to figure out how to respond.

So perhaps will just ask, are you saying that at least as far as the receiving unit goes, there will be no dif in the connection strength or security of it between the current handheld to TIU system, an what will be the WiFi system?

Or to say, if you are having any issues now, expect to have just that same?

Kinda thought in general WiFi was a better connection an not so dependent on line of site or by what it could be degraded by at least by light forms of obstructions?

I know for example while it may lower in strength, from the one WiFi router I have I can go all over my house with my smartphone and laptop an connect, an also many other things such as several TV's which are many rooms away can at least connect to it.

Really seems more to be an issue of distance as apposed to the kinds of things you find in most homes.

But would say that from some of the same places, I cannot command my DCS system.

All in all I am sure you can't tell me exactly how well it will connect or if even if can as is just too many unknowns, an a lot has to do with what you are using as the control device, so I know that.

But was really hoping to hear that it would at least be better theoretically as is WiFi then the current system, unless I am reading you wrong?

I know it's confusing.  

WiFi is a different frequency that is really no more or less secure than 900 MHz (what the remote uses). However, what's most different is who's talking to who.

In the current scenario, the remote talks directly to TIUs. However, in the WiFi scenario, the WiFi-enabled TIU may either talk directly to the mobile device or via a router, depending upon how the operator (you) configures things.

If the conversation is WiFi-enabled TIU to smart device, placement of the TIU is key. If the conversation is between the TIU and router, and then between the router and mobile device, the positions of the TIU and the router are both important.

I''ll be off the forum for the rest of the day as I'm leaving for vacation. If you have more questions, I'll try to pick this up when I get back on, either tonight or tomorrow. In the interim, I expect someone who can explain things better may come along to provide additional insight.

Thanks for the quick an polite reply Barry. An yes, please take this up when ever you get the chance.

Yeah, I guess for those who might use this system, we're all going to be getting into the world of WiFi & networking a bit more then some may have been in the past. For me I know a bit about this stuff, but not everything.

One thing I think at least for me, an I think might be for most, is that if anything we're used to its the traditional home WiFi system where there is one main connection which typically is a router, an then all the things we have connect via WiFi to that.

But for example, I have some Roku devices and for one of those, the remote to the unit actually is a WiFi connection which basically is a completely separate and stand alone system. Although how well that works I'm not really sure as am using a universal remote as the Roku unit still works that way too.

So to some degree, I think what your saying for at least this point is, we could see a dif of how well our devices to home WiFi network work, as perhaps we all have been used to some pretty strong WiFi router units, an if chosen to be used this way, a direct connection via a device to the MTH WiFi unit. Which all in all, might not be like what we are used too, as it's not along the lines of say some $200.00 WiFi router?

One quick question I had if I am correct along these lines.

I noticed you said that if we we're going from a device to the WiFi enable TIU, that the placement of the TIU was critical, but while I don't have any access to the documentation for the WiFi unit yet, from the pics to me it looks like it might connect to the TIU via one or two USB connections?

So if so an as it looks so small, once connected an powered, could just the MTH WiFi unit be placed in one location with better WiFi visibility, an the TIU unit in another?