# Extend signal for aqara motion sensor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [November 29, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176 "2020-11-29T08:58:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/1 "2020-11-29T08:58:06Z")
i have aqara motion sesnor outside my door and after 8-10 hours he is stop responding until i reconnect it to homey the only thing i can think of is signal issue… anyone know how to extend my signal to this sensor ? or any other idea to fix it ? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/2 "2020-11-29T09:29:14Z")
Add more router devices (permanently powered Zigbee devices, like lightbulbs, smart sockets or for example the IKEA repeater devices) to your Zigbee network. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/3 "2020-11-29T09:46:25Z")
so u think it is deffinetly signal problem ? and u think [this](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/tradfri-signal-repeater-30400407/) will help ? ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/4 "2020-11-29T09:49:13Z")
do u know if tuya zigbee bulbs suppot homey ? say [this one?](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32905526508.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.33092cb65cuzFV&algo_pvid=95fde10e-9352-453e-b078-3b2284672b43&algo_expid=95fde10e-9352-453e-b078-3b2284672b43-3&btsid=0b0a182b16066433029127487ecf59&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/5 "2020-11-29T09:58:39Z")
It _may_ be a signal problem, but difficult to debug without more information. For instance, how far is the sensor located from Homey? And does your Zigbee network have any router devices at all? The IKEA repeaters work great in my experience, I don’t know about the Tuya bulbs (but there is a specific Tuya Zigbee app, so check that out). ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/6 "2020-11-29T10:08:58Z")
mmm the distance is not to much about 15M from homey hub to sensor but i have my doorway in between… what do u mean by router devices? u mean another zigbee sensor ? cuz if so i have 3 more working just fine… i can see there is tuya app but i can really understand what it is supported and what is not… ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/7 "2020-11-29T10:12:15Z")
15m is probably too far away. And I defined what router devices are a few posts up 😉 Permanently powered Zigbee devices; sensors are usually powered by battery and therefore not routers. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/8 "2020-11-29T10:12:29Z")
if u mean router devices by zig bee with power…than no only zigbee sonsor like aqara motion sensor ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/9 "2020-11-29T10:14:34Z")
In that case, you should add router devices in between Homey and your outside sensor, it’s very likely a range problem. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/10 "2020-11-29T10:18:45Z")
just to make sure u meant to powered device like u said before TRÅDFRI Signal repeater or zig bee light for example ? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/11 "2020-11-29T10:19:38Z")
Yes, signal repeater, Zigbee light or Zigbee smart socket. The important part is that they are permanently powered ánd supported by Homey. ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/12 "2020-11-29T10:39:53Z")
Maybe this could help a little bit. > **[How Does Zigbee Work? Everything You Need to Know - Home Network Geek](https://homenetworkgeek.com/how-does-zigbee-work/)** > > Zigbee is one of the most popular choices of communication protocols that allow different smart home devices from different manufacturers to work with each other, but how exactly does it work and what makes it so good for over 400 companies to want... ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/13 "2020-11-29T11:50:43Z")
Thank u all for the replay I will try to serch for tuya on this forum and understand what is supported and what not Again thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![Caspie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caspie/32/20027_2.png) [@Caspie](https://community.homey.app/u/Caspie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/14 "2020-12-21T10:42:36Z")
This can also have to do with an update in firmware 5. I had the same problem: motion sensors stopped responding after one or two days. They needed to be re-added al the time. Anthon explained to me there are some users who experience this after a certain update. They guided me through a specific firmware-update proces, to reinstall the update properly. (Install Full Update) After this the problem was fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/15 "2020-12-21T11:16:08Z")
My homey version is 4.2 so i dont think its related… But i over come my problem in a different way… Until my tuya zigbee lights will arrive i used my philips hue sensor and it closer to my philips hub so i used it instead… ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/extend-signal-for-aqara-motion-sensor/38176/16 "2025-02-04T00:19:41Z")
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