I am considering purchasing the WS-2902 and, this being my first true "weather station" (vs a simple remote outdoor sensor that reports just temperature), I have a few questions before I jump in and spend that much money on something I'm totally new to (over $100 purchases require approval from the treasurer - i.e. the wife
).
(Sorry this became a wall of text!)
Question 1:
Looking at the product description at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5TEHLI/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2I091Y2GSAING&colid=2A5AGCC20XO30, it says this under "Wireless Specifications":
Requires 2.4 GHz router. If you own a dual band router, you will need to connect your mobile device to the 2.4 GHz band. This often requires temporarily switching off the 5 GHz band.
I have a dual band router, but I'm not clear on what is meant by "you will need to connect your mobile device to the 2.4 GHz band". What mobile device is this referring to? The weather data receiver? A phone that would access the weather data that is being reported by the weather station?
Then the part about "temporarily switching off the 5GHz band". The answer to my question above about the 2.4 GHz comment may answer this, but I'm not clear on how/where one would "switch off" a 5 GHz band.
How easy/hard/complicated is the WiFi connection setup process overall?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a complete home WiFi idiot, I just want to be clear on what is being said and what needs to be done.
Question 2:
Placement
Would it be okay to place the sensor unit itself at the peak of my garage? I have a single-story house, so aside from trees, it would be at the highest point in my yard there. Will the dark shingles throw off the temperatures significantly? Would raising the unit up a bit on a mast help? I'm not terribly concerned about extreme accuracy, so if it's within maybe 2-3 degrees difference I'm fine with that.
Question 3:
Mounting
Does the product come shipped with everything needed for mounting or will I need to purchase a mounting kit separately?