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… However, the smart speaker or smart TV can’t initiate a back connection with your phone or laptop. The one pitfall of IoT segmentation is that it quietly breaks device discovery services. Chromecast, HomeKit, Sonos, and Matter rely on mDNS, but with segmentation, they aren’t reachable across VLANs. …
… Smart devices on another. A guest VLAN for visitors' devices. A separate VLAN for my work MacBook Air. And a lab VLAN for a Raspberry Pi 4 running as a smart home hub and a mini PC as a home lab server. …
… Related How I used VLANs to separate my smart home devices — and why you should too Why I now always use VLANs to separate smart home devices. …
… Related Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful Make your smart home work for you. The right time to label is before you think you need to At the very start of your smart home Small setups feel manageable without labels. …
… Making the LAN smarter Depending on how you have your smart home configured to operate, Home Assistant and other platforms must have access to all your smart home sensors and devices. …
… Related How I used VLANs to separate my smart home devices — and why you should too Why I now always use VLANs to separate smart home devices. …
… You can use OPNsense to handle network segmentation for smart devices. Unless you run 50 or more smart devices, you probably don’t need to buy a new router either. Most of your automation problems go away once you configure your home network to accommodate and work with the smart home system.
… Smart bulbs, smart speakers, robot vacuums, smart TVs, and the long tail of IoT hardware are notorious for shipping with weak security, phoning home aggressively, and receiving patches inconsistently if at all. …
… Related A cheap 2.5GbE managed switch was one of the best home networking upgrades I've made Cheap doesn't have to mean bad. The router can be overwhelmed It could struggle with your smart home A router handles everything on the LAN. …
… After setting up the network, putting Home Assistant over turned out to be yet another decision. Moving Home Assistant to a smart network is tricky Extra step for Proxmox users Creating a dedicated smart home network means the smart home hub must be on that network as well. …