I’ve got a Unifi system that should automatically change it’s channels (daily) to avoid any nearby conflicts
A question. The Unify system only change wifi channels to avoid interference from other wifi sources or. Can hardly also help with zigbee channels that is really not the same
Good point, i’ll try changing the channel manually just in case it only sees wifi channels rather than overall interference
I have been using unifi for over 4 years now and I cant recommend it enough. but DO NOT USE the nightly scan function. It just doenst work well and the wifi devices eventually just disconnect.
My suggestion is that yo do a manual scan, find the lowest noise channel in your area and manually set it to that. You will not have any more problems.
Also as @Yuran pointed out, make sure there’s no conflic with the zigbee channel. See this reference
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I have also found the UNifi nightly scan thing to not work. Just set it manually.
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Just buy an Intel NUC/mini PC, install HAOS and never have issues again.
Hi, so you reboot the device daily yourself?
As you might already know: a zigbee network can be unstable for many reasons and if it would be conflict with WiFi, it might be a better option to change the zigbee channel instead of WiFi.
You don’t mention what the real problem is for rebooting the system.
If it’s because of zigbee issues, have you seen/read this: Guide for Zigbee interference avoidance and network range/coverage optimization
I can imagine it’s a PITA when you have built a system with so many devices & automations and when it’s not working (well), you might be tempted to go for a drastic approach - as you seem to have planned.
I would advice you to try to find the cause of your issues instead of just buying new.
EDIT: I just learned that the blue only has USB3 ports. Did you plug your zigbee coordinator in 1 of these ports?
do i set each WAP to the same channel? I’ve got about 15 of them
yes, ti’s plugged into one of the USB ports on the Blue
Is it on an extension lead? This is a known problem with dongles plugged in directly to .sub ports.
Well, there you have already 1 probable reason for issues.
I really advice you to read the topic that I linked to in my previous post.
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Thanks, when I put it on an extension it was worse so I moved it back. I will put it on an extension and will play with my wifi channels.
Any tips on an extension cable, I just ordered the cheapest before and wonder if that didn’t help?
I’ve now put all my WAPs on channel 11 or 6, trying to make sure none that overlap are on the same channel. I’ve put the USB stick on the original extension cable with Zigbee channel 11 and I’ll see how we go.
BTW, the Unifi WAP is directly above the HA Blue device.
Did you read the topic I linked to?
yep, sure did.
If the Unifi AP and the HA box are that close, changing channels will have no effect. You need to get at least a couple of meters between them.
That could also explain why the USB extension made it worse, it was just acting as an antenna for the AP signal.
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If you read the info behind the link, you would know what the effect of the extension cable could/would have been and that the problem is not the extension cable itself - which made my eyebrows frown when you posted that.
There still are unanswered questions which may be important to help you but maybe buying a NUC/mini PC, preferable with at least a i5 can solve your problem. 
Abandon nodered. It is an extremely bloated thing to add to home assistant and I don’t really understand why it’s become so trusted.
Disclaimer: I hate nodered.
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The WAP is about 2m away on the ceiling, I’ve disabled it for now too.
Recommnd buy a powered USB 2.0 hub and plug in via it, or at the very least use a longer USB 2.0 extension cable. Read: