Power On Delay – This setting allows you to add a delay from the time Keep Connect is powered on until Keep Connect’s output receptacle becomes active therefore powering up the device plugged into Keep Connect. For detailed instructions on how to configure Master / Follower mode please see Master / Follower Setup - Johnson-Creative Follower Mode – Allows two Keep Connects to work together to coordinate resetting a router and modem together as one device and also allows staggering the Power-On time of one device allowing better reliability.Thats been the easiest way that I do it, that is of course when you are connected to the network directly - if youre too lazy to go to the garage or whever your modem is located - you can. The default setting is 4 hrs but is configurable. I open the browser, go to the modem login page (192.168.0.1) and then go to Admin, and then 'Device Reset' and then hit 'Reboot'. Sustained Outage Retry – After max number of continuous resets has been reached, Keep Connect will try again once every period of Sustained Outage Retry.Per this setting, if Keep Connect does not see internet restored after 3 reset cycles, it will not perform any more resets until it detects healthy internet connection again at which point it will begin issuing resets again. Max Number of Continuous Resets – This setting prevents Keep Connect from continuing to reset if internet connection is lost for sustained period.OK, I googled the manual for the Keep Connect one above: Optional, but strongly recommended - VPN capability to the remote networkĭunno how configurable it is on retries.Optional, but nice to have - backup cellular internet connection.Way to remotely admin devices - Remote Admin for hubitat, or VPN (see #5 below).A self monitoring outlet (see above) for the internet gateway and/or modem itself.Wifi outlets on all items I may need to power cycle remotely, so I could if needed assuming internet connectivity is working.So what would I do for a property I was going to be away from for extended periods? You could use a managed POE switch, power the hub with a POE adapter, and then power cycle the network port from the switch. You could use a WiFi outlet controlled externally from Hubitat for that - many do (see above for example). If you can't then you have to hard power cycle it - Various options here. As mentioned above in those scenarios VPN to the network, and see if you can connect to port 8081. If the hub locks up for some reason then remote admin service won't help you, as it won't be able to connect to the hub. Hubitat - Remote admin may help - it may not. I prefer simpler, standalone solutions similar to the one above. But obviously the reliability of either of those solutions is only as good as the network connectivity and hubs/vm/system they are running on, You could also "rig your own" with smart outlets and some code/logic in hubitat or other system like node-red.
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