What is Matter? The Smart Home standard explained simply (IKEA & DIRIGERA)
What does Matter mean for your Smart Home? Find out how the Matter standard works, how IKEA products are compatible and what role the DIRIGERA hub plays.
Matter is a Smart Home standard that allows devices from different brands to communicate with each other. This means your smart products can work together across different brands more simply, securely and reliably.
What does this mean for you as an IKEA customer?
With Matter, you can:
- combine IKEA Smart Home products with products from other brands
- control devices centrally using your preferred app
- benefit from a more stable and secure connection
What role does the DIRIGERA hub play?
The DIRIGERA hub is the technical foundation of the IKEA Smart Home.
It:
- connects your smart IKEA products
- enables Matter compatibility
- allows control through the IKEA Home smart app
- supports integration with other Smart Home systems
Why is Matter important?
Matter helps to ensure that:
- fewer separate apps are needed
- devices can be connected more easily
- Smart Home products remain compatible in the long term
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