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Todd Vaziri May 22, 2024

If I want to use an Apple TV as a HomeKit Hub to help control wireless devices (like smart locks), does the Apple TV need to be physically close to those wireless devices or does it use your existing Wi-Fi network to connect?

(I’m going to using the Schlage Encode Plus)

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Todd Vaziri May 22, 2024

Thanks, gang. Seems like the answer is:

if the device uses Wi-Fi, and as long as the Apple TV as a HomeKit Hub is on the same Wi-Fi, you're good. Proximity between the device and the Hub is not an issue.

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Kevin Ayers

@tvaziri I suggest a slight correction; “on the same ‘network’, you’re good.” The doorbell can be on Wi-Fi with the AppleTV on a wired connection and that works as well.