You do lose a little range though.
Remote control through glass door.
Infra red most common and radio frequency also referred to as rf.
Also take into account where you will be using the remote.
Plug the target into the ir receiver jack on the compact ir repeater and plug the dual head ir emitters into emitter jack of the controller 4.
Again tented glass or color glass is less effective.
Since it uses light although invisible to us it requires transparency between the sender and the unit.
I m sure the op has figured this out by now but for others who come across this post yes the remotes work through smoked glass doors just fine.
Most of the time ir will pass through glass.
In cases where the ir remote is not working consistently or at all consider using a remote control extender which converts ir remote into rf and eliminates the need for line of sight use.
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Infra red transmits a light wave signal to a receiver on the audio component.
Try to stay away from areas where you have high amounts of light.
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There are basically two kinds of remote controls.
Place the ir emitters on devices that you want to control.
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Place them on the ir window on the devices by peeling and sticking the emitters on the device.
Ir glass does impede ir remotes somewhat but from our experience angling your remote helps the function command being recognized.