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Configuring Wi-Fi Settings
Your ecobee3 supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Wi-Fi is normally
configured during initial setup. You may, however, be required
to reconfigure the settings if your Wi-Fi network settings change.
On Thermostat:
Select Main Menu > Settings > Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Radio
Select Enabled to use Wi-Fi. Your ecobee3 needs to connect to
Internet for features like the Weather Forecast to work.
Network
The list of available networks appears in the Network menu. If
your network doesn't appear, you can enter the SSID manually
by selecting My network is not visible.
After selecting or entering the SSID, you can configure the
following parameters:
Connect to IP using
: Select DHCP to automatically
connector, or select Static IP to type in your own values (if
unsure, leave DHCP Enabled).
SSID
Encryption
: ecobee3 supports WEP, WEP128, WPA,
and WPA2 encryption schemes.
Password
(if encryption is used)
Channel
: Leave Any channel selected unless your network is
configured to use a specific Wi-Fi channel.
Advanced Settings
If you are using Static IP addressing, the following additional
parameters will require configuration:
IP Address
Gateway
Subnet Mask
Primary and Secondary DNS
If you need to specify your ecobee3's MAC address in your
router’s configuration, you can obtain it from Main Menu >
About > Wi-Fi.
Diagnostics
Your ecobee3 contains extensive diagnostic tools to help
troubleshoot issues:
View Log
: Displays log file information about Wi-Fi operation.
Ping Gateway
: Checks to see if the network gateway is
responding.
Ping ecobee.com
: Checks to see if the ecobee servers are
responding.
Ping Address
: Checks to see if the entered IP address is
responding.
Wi-Fi
: Displays the current Wi-Fi network settings.
On Thermostat:
1.
Select Main Menu > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2.
Select Diagnostics.
3.
Run the required diagnostic tool.
