Alien Router and Meshpoint compatibility with Homekit

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Alien Router and Meshpoint compatibility with Homekit

Does anyone know if a setup involving one Ampolifi Alien router and one (or more) Alien Meshpoint(s) is fully compatible with HomeKit? I have a 3-level 3200 sq ft space I am trying to set up. I did have a 15 year-old TimeMachine providing WiFi but it just bit the dust….

There was a thread back in July of this year that seemed (I may be mistaken) to suggest that you could only use just the Alien Router to have a secure HomeKit network.

TIA

Dan

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Posted on Nov 28, 2024 10:50 AM

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Rudegar

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Nov 29, 2024 12:53 AM in response to danhogan13

homekit can be both wifi and bluetooth, it should be compatible with all routers really

but if you mean if the routers support being controlled by homekit like we can do with bulbs and the likes

then not unless it's named on the product homepage, to be controlled by homekit devices is something a device has to be built to do, and likely something the manufacturer has to pay royalties or something to apple

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