# Bond Pro First Impressions

**URL:** <https://forum.bondhome.io/t/bond-pro-first-impressions/2304>\
**Category:** BETA\
**Created:** [March 10, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/bond-pro-first-impressions/2304 "2021-03-10T19:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![merck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.bondhome.io/merck/32/1238_2.png) [@merck](https://forum.bondhome.io/u/merck)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/bond-pro-first-impressions/2304/2 "2021-03-11T17:22:14Z")

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Thanks for the feedback! I’ll address your concerns:

> [@CrossfireX](#):
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> My first impression is very positive

💥 😄

> [@CrossfireX](#):
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> POE works great

Glad to hear. We went through the trouble of standards compliance testing for the PoE to ensure broad compatibility with PoE injectors and switches.

> [@CrossfireX](#):
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> but it still wanted to connect to WiFi, shouldn’t it just use the ethernet cable to talk to the network?

Sorry about that, this is resolved in the v2.30.0 app update. Was just a matter of presenting the options properly in the app.

Once you’re connected via Ethernet, there’s always the _option_ of adding Wi-Fi in the Network settings as a backup in case your Ethernet cable gets eaten 🐁 , but the Bond Config AP will not appear and the app will not ask you to set up Wi-Fi.

> [@CrossfireX](#):
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> One other small note, the case is too opaque to tell what the led rings are, almost need a clear plastic portion gor that top circle.

Indeed the beta units we sent out had defective top covers (wrong plastics mix). We’ve now got improved top covers that let light through, and will fulfill the pre-orders with better plastics.

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