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This is why HomeKit is superior: when you’re in your home, it doesn’t need WAN to function. The connection would be Bulb —> Zigbee —> Zigbee Gateway —> Wifi —>

by bouke 5y ago

This is why HomeKit is superior: when you’re in your home, it doesn’t need WAN to function. The connection would be Bulb —> Zigbee —> Zigbee Gateway —> Wifi —> iPhone. When you’re away from home, iCloud will be used, and no IoT vendor systems come into play. This means that all IoT devices can be kept offline and limited to your LAN. The connection would be Bulb —> Zigbee —> Zigbee Gateway —> Hone Hub (Apple TV or iPad or HomePod) —> WAN —> iCloud —> WAN —> iPhone.

jfrunyon 5y ago
> all IoT devices can be kept offline and limited to your LAN > Hone Hub (Apple TV or iPad or HomePod) —> WAN
- bouke 5y ago
  IoT devices being smart appliances. Not Home Hub (Apple device).
  - jfrunyon 5y ago
    I'm not sure why you think that having a proxy in the middle will protect you.
    - bouke 5y ago
      Simple: I trust the security of Apple/iCloud over the security of the servers of any IoT vendor.