What is Zigbee? (Simply explained for IKEA Smart Home)
Find out what Zigbee is and how this wireless standard works with IKEA Smart Home products.
Zigbee is a wireless communication standard that allows smart products to communicate with each other. It is commonly used in Smart Home systems.
What does this mean for IKEA products?
Many IKEA Smart Home products use Zigbee technology.
This means:
- your devices can be connected to each other
- they communicate through a shared network
- you can control them centrally using a hub and the IKEA app
What role does the gateway play?
The TRÅDFRI gateway (or newer hubs) uses Zigbee to:
- connect your smart devices
- make them controllable through the IKEA Home smart app
- enable automations and scenes
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