@eiger3970-0 the problem is tech changes very quickly - something that was slick and cool and state of the art 10 years ago, doesn't always keep up.
Now that I think about it a bit more, it might be the hue brand that needs hub.. But you say you have been trying to make this work for 10 years?
Didn't lifx get bought out a couple years back by some other company?
"Long story of almost a decade of Lifx not setting up."
Did you have pfsense 10 years ago? Get another bulb to play with - setting up a bulb on your wifi should take all of like 1 minute.. Why would you continue to mess with something that you haven't been able to get work.. Try a different brand.. If you also have issues with something current it should at least help point out your problem.
I just looked I currently have 16 wifi bulbs, none which took more than a couple of clicks to get connected. During xmas time with tree and lights inside and out I have like 6 different smart little plug things, again few different brands and models.. All of which are click and they are on the network for setup.. After they are connected I never have to use their app again because once they are on the network alexa controls them.
Bluetooth working on the speaker is going to be different than the wifi part of the bulb..
I have unifi APs - unless you have isolation turned on - I don't see how they would not work with them. I find it hard to believe its a channel related issue. Look in your unifi controller - do you have isolation enabled?
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Are you trying to hide your ssid or something? Are you using a captive portal in unifi? Are you doing anything with mac address filtering?