How can I get HomeKit to work with Mesh WiFi?
All the devices in my HomeKit App showed “no response” after I installed a new mesh WiFi system (ASUS ZenWiFi AX) to get a better internet signal everywhere in my house. I had most of my lights, heating and cameras in HomeKit, so it is quite annoying that from now on I will be the only one who can access these remotely in my household. I spent several hours on the Apple support helpline but the outcome was that from now on only Apple TV and HomePod show up in HomeKit, everything else is deleted. When I was told later by a senior Apple technician that HomeKit does not work with mesh WiFi systems, I had to decide to either return to slow Internet upstairs and keep HomeKit or to abandon HomeKit in favour of an excellent WiFi connection. I chose the latter. Hopefully, Apple will one day realise that HomeKit needs to be enabled to connect to a new WiFi SSID that is set up with a mesh WiFi network, It currently looks like HomeKit cannot be put on the same network as the rest of the equipment.
