BOND BRIDGE PRO | Add Wi-Fi to Motorized Shades | Ceiling Fans and Fireplaces| Ethernet port & PoE | Compatible with Alexa, Google Home and App

The setup took just minutes to identify the three Somfy outdoor roller shades we have. I set up an automation group easily and easily added these shades to my Smartthings hub. The AI (Artificially Impaired) technology known as Alexa is still struggling to respond properly but that is a Bezos problem, not a Bond Bridge problem. Initially, my experience did not start out well. First off, the power supply did not work so I used the POE instead. The set up seemed easy but the shades were not automating correctly. On a Sunday afternoon, I used the "Chat with Customer Support" option on my Bond Bridge Home application. To my surprise, Julie answered the chat within a minute. She helped diagnose an issue with my initial setup that turned out to be a defective unit. I ordered a new one and the replacement arrived within 24 hours.

Replaced my Shade Store Hubs with the Bond Bridge Pro. All of my issues with the Shade Store Hub (e.g. problems connecting with HomeKit, wrong shade status, weak signal between shades and hubs, frequent disconnects) have gone away. I wish I knew about the Bond Bridge Pro 4 years ago when we bought these shades.

My 2 year old Bond Bridge (non-pro) stopped working after a firmware update, fails to connect to WiFi even after green resetting in multiple times. It's past warranty, so I decided to try the Pro which is wired. Got it set up in the same location of the old Bond, but it can't reach all of my fans that the old one reached. Moved it a few times but it could never reach all of them at once. 3x the price for an Ethernet port but weaker range?! No thanks. Returning.

I would completely recommend this product for home automation. The Bong Bridge Pro filled in the control of my roller blinds and older ceiling fans. Installed on my Unifi 24 POE switch no issues there, POE works. I have 7 Vertilux AC roller blinds and 2 wireless ceiling fans I use Apple HomeKit with Homebridge to get full coverage or get more functions from devices. Setup of the Bond App was quick and easy and programming the Vertilux remote to Bond was simple. In the Bond app you can Open/Close/Stop and have 1 preset. Also a schedule and grouping for the devices. you can activate homekit in the bond app. In Homekit you can also do the groupings and set automations along with your other homekit devices. The only thing I don't like is you only get Open/Close function for commands. No stop or access to the preset, Also tested the bond homebridge pluggin and you get the same functions open/close. THe scheduling works great everytime closing and opening the blinds. Next I plan to get the Fans added to controll speed and light functions. Also plan to add a unit to a neighbors apartment who has somfy blinds and numerous wireless ceiling fans.

I use this for my automated shades and I was pleased with the range it has compared to the Automate bridge it replaced. One thing missing that the Automate had is the battery status for each device. There's no way to check the battery status before the shades dies, which is unfortunate. Worst is the buggy part...if there's a power outage, or rebooting the bridge or a simple firmware update, this bridge disables all of the automated schedules. It requires that you manually disable, then reenable each schedule event. Further, if you try to control too many shades too quickly, the hub shuts down. For the amount paid for this device I would expect it to be flawless.

Solved my connection issue with my shade store blinds. I have had this Wi-Fi bridge for 9 months now and all the issues I had with the shade store hub connecting to the blinds is now gone. Blind batteries were discharging more quickly than expected. This has also resolved that as I now believe the discharge was due to the failure of the hub to maintain connection. If you have Shade Store blinds this hub will work. Super easy to connect and set up.

I had a couple goals for the Bond Bridge Pro: - Control our Shade Store branded shades. This works great, I used Rollease Acmeda as the motor type, which Shade Store re-brands - Control our Monte Carlo fans. Unfortunately, Monte Carlo uses 2.4 ghz and the Bond Bridge Pro doesn't support any fans on that frequency. It shouldn't be listed as a support fan brand! So review is in the middle.

Have ordered so many of these for work. I have only had 1 not work but the exchange was simple