Can you connect directly to shelly1 if wifi network were to go down

    Hi,

    I am thinking of using Shelly1 & temperature add-on's in my business to monitor temp & adjust heating switch on/off as required

    I have a few to test & have them set up great.

    However I was wondering what would happen if we have a power failure or major network failure and cannot access the Shelly's via wifi.

    It was mainly power failure where I would use generators to power the heating but the wifi network Is large AP's spread out and good chance some or all of of the Shellys would not be in range of an AP.

    I assume they will carry on switching as per current settings, high/low temp etc. but it might be, especially in a power failure situation that I would want to adjust the high & low.

    Can they be accessed directly via a phone using wifi.

    I image if possible would be by accessing the Shelly as if it was the AP like original settings.

    Ideally not having to factory reset physically.

    I could have 7 of these and sealed in waterproof boxes, accessible but not easy, again in semi-urgent power failure situation, the faster the better.

    prob. more info that needed.

    thanks I/A

    Well, you could set your phone to Tether to share internet through WiFi

    If you place your phone in WiFi Tethermode, with the same AP/password as your internet normally has, the shelly will connect to your phone, and you should be able to address it

    Or you could even program a 2nd SSID in your shelly, like "Emergency_Access", and put this as Tether in your phone.

    As it normally does not exists, Shelly would only ever go to the 1st AP.

    Until the 1st AP is gone, and you activate the emergency one from your phone.

    Note however, if your Shelly lost power, until your Shelly connects to either 1st or 2nd AP, it would not know the time, and thus would not run your temperature schedule