# Homey Pro 2019 Device - Displays the Yellow ring and turns off **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2019-device-displays-the-yellow-ring-and-turns-off/136800 "2025-05-20T15:03:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2019-device-displays-the-yellow-ring-and-turns-off/136800/4 "2025-05-20T17:02:14Z")
Homey 2016-2019 models need a (very) oldskool 2.4GHz wifi to connect and stay connected. When I’m right, exactly Google has just one of the few systems which doesn’t have a setting to split Wifi into 2.4GHz and 5 GHz… However, mr. Workaround has this fix: you can get your old router/modem off of the shelf, turn it into an A.P., and create a 2.4GHz SSID to have Homey connect with it. Pro 2016-2019 models’ wifi implementation is so very picky, there’s a complete how-to here: > [@Problems connecting your new Homey Pro to your WiFi? Try this!](https://community.homey.app/t/problems-connecting-your-new-homey-pro-to-your-wifi-try-this/10161): > > Make sure your WiFi is using the 2.4 GHz network. Make sure your WiFi uses the b / g standard, only n or ac does not work. Turn off your Homey. Restart your Router and any Access Points that distribute IP addresses. Start your Homey again. If the above do not work, turn off 5 GHz WiFi and support for n and ac in your Router / Access Point during Homey installation. Ensure that your SSID (the name of your WiFi) does not use characters other than numbers and letters - do not us… > [@Yong06](#): > > At times, it makes a click sound too Yea here as well. I think it’s just the speaker saying ‘pop’ when the unit is powered on or off. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2019-device-displays-the-yellow-ring-and-turns-off/136800)._