Connectivity

Most phone WiFi hotspot features can be used as the local WiFi signal to connect your WiFi controller to the internet. This is useful if there is no Local Area WiFi Network available in the range of the WiFi controller. There are some drawbacks to this configuration that should be noted: When your phone is outside […]

Rain Bird WiFi controllers do not have an Ethernet cable connection and are only capable of connecting to internet through WiFi.

The Rain Bird App does not require an internet connection to talk to the controller if the controller and mobile device are on the same local WiFi network. This means the mobile device is outside of the range of the local WiFi network, then they will not connect. Also, there are features that will not work […]

Rain Bird controllers contain a non-volatile memory inside the controller that keeps the programmed watering schedule even without power. If power is lost during an active watering session the controller stops watering and the remaining time on that watering session is cancelled. Once the power turns back on the controller will resume scheduled watering as […]

You can back up your Rain Bird app, controllers, and settings to Apple  iCloud and Google Cloud. iOS:  Settings-> Select Apple ID -> iCloud -> iCloud Backup (On) Android:  Settings -> Backups (name may vary on different devices) -> Backup (On) (or) Drive (Google Drive App) -> Backups -> <Select device from list> -> Gear/Settings Icon […]

Rain Bird WiFi controllers are not compatible with satellite internet service provider modems without advanced network configuration. Rain Bird live support does not provide help for this advanced configuration due to the variability of these systems.