Starting our Smart JourneyAnonymous reviewerThis little hub was not expensive and very easy to set up. We are starting with light bulbs and found it quick and simple to pair two bulbs to the hub. I can now turn a light on when I am away for the night and we can adjust the tone of the lights as needed. A brilliant way to start our Smart journey. I am already looking forward to buying more Smart products on our next trip to IKEA.5
Smart Home IntegrationAnonymous reviewerI was looking for some new lighting for the living room and was keen to have them integrate with Apple Home as not all smart lighting does. I’m so pleased that by adding the Dirigera hub my new IKEA lights and bulbs integrate beautifully with Apple Home. I was even able to connect the IKEA smart switches so if I have any visitors they can still turn the lights on and off. Love it. It was a wee but fiddly to get the bulbs connected to the hub for the first time but once I understood how to do it it wasn’t too bad.5
Good But!!Anonymous reviewerWas easy to set up ish. Instructions could be better and if you want to connect it to Alexa do so before linking any devices to it or Alexa won't find them.4
Works but fiddly to get it to set up.Anonymous reviewerWorks but fiddly to get it to set up. Had to reset a few times before it worked.4
Home HubAnonymous reviewerA little clunky to pair to Ikea under unit lights.
Got there in the end3
DirigeraAnonymous reviewerFirst unit failed every day or so. Extremely poor support of all Ikea smart products. When finally programmed and working, a good system at affordable cost1
Very Useful... but many woes!Anonymous reviewerBought this to be the center of a "Smart Home" as I got a few sensors and lights. Initial setup was fine, adding devices and rooms was also snippy. Once everything was set up, and I linked the Ikea SmartHome app to Google Home, all commands worked like a charm. A few days later, the Ikea Home Smart app shows the DIRIGERA to be offline... but all commands still work normally through the Google Home app. It's very frustrating as I have restarted the DIRIGERA several times, as well as rebooted my router to find that my system operates - but the Ikea Smart Home App does not. And I've been very, very unsuccessful in getting any support whatsoever - the Ikea Forum for smart apps leads to a DNS dead end. Without access to the app, adding new devices to the hub would require resetting all devices from scratch again.... Hard to recommend without SEVERE caveats!1
A quantum leap from TradfriAnonymous reviewerI had a Tradfri set up for over 5 years, and I thought that system worked well when exposed via the Google Home app / system.
But I saw the new devices being launched for Dirigera only and decided to take the leap to upgrade.
The change over could be easier. You have to take every single device, switch, plug etc. and install separately. BUT, the onboarding process is MUCH easier with Dirigera, with lights and switches connecting from the furthest reach of our house with no issues whatsoever.
After living with it for a month I have decided it was all very much worth the effort. The new system and app is MUCH better. I have several Zigbee temperature/humidity senors installed and they show up and work perfectly in the new Home Smart app, and also in google via the google link.
If you are new to Smart Home setups, this is a much easier way to get in to it. And if you have the earlier Tradfri system and are thinking of upgrading...Go for it! You won't regret it.5
Essential Anonymous reviewerIf you are serious about using SMART products in your home a hub will be necessary. The DIRIGERA will provide the connection you need for the SMART products and your home WIFI system. Easy to install and connect with other devices using the app. 5
Worth every penny.Anonymous reviewerSimple to connect and looks great.5
Disconnects after a few days awayAnonymous reviewerWhen at home works perfectly, but when away suddenly disconnects after a few dats and won’t reconnect until returning home. Makes it useless as a home security product.2
Not very compatible Anonymous reviewerI’ve bought the hub , to update the lights and link them to the hue hub , unable to link the ikea hub ,
Luckily I linked the ikea light to hue ,I’m able to use all hue capabilities.
Unable to link either the ikea sensor or remote to hue , or use it with the ikea lights .
In order to use the sensor or the remote with the ikea light , I need to unlink the light from the hue hub , and link it to the ikea one 3
Slick but also notAnonymous reviewerIt is expensive, but supposedly has a thread radio and has Matter support right out of the gate, albeit in beta, and only supported for lighting?! Unfortunately, many remotes like my Rodret dimmer are not exposed to HomeKit, and it would also be wonderful if the Thread radio would be enabled to allow it to act as a Thread border router (in the spirit of Matter). Additionally, there should be button customisation options for both third party and first party zigbee remotes (for example, I can't customise the button behaviour on my Hue Dimmer Switch v2, but neither can I on my Rodret Dimmer). Additionally, the lack of HomeKit adaptive lighting support is nonsensical, as it is possible for bridges like Home Assistant and Homebridge to make this possible in HomeKit, so please make it native. Additionally, the rooms do not sync in Apple Home or Alexa, so have fun manually moving your devices to the correct rooms, despite them being named identically and Philips Hue being able to sync rooms.4
Replaced my old original Ikea hub for this new version Anonymous reviewerI like the flexability of this hub more control of the house5
Disappointing wired connectionAnonymous reviewerI love the price point of the IKEA smart home sensors and devices, however the new Dirigera hub is unreliable and keeps losing connection to the wired connection. Every other home hub device I have is more reliable than this, and I've tried multiple Cat 6 cables to try to get it working.2
Needs some improvementAnonymous reviewerBought it with th assumption that the hub will be connected to my Wi-fi. However it needs to be plugged directly into the router which I didn't know when I bought it. If there are other things already connected to your router you may not be able to use the hub. I bought two sets of door sensors to connect them to the hub. The installation was smooth. The instructions on the app very clear and easy to follow. One of the sensors didn't work so I had to remove it in the app and pair it again.
The biggest disappointment is the fact there is no way to set up specific times I want the notifications to be sent. I would like to set up the sensors for times when I'm at work, when we are away, nighttime. I can't do it while using the app on my android phone. It will be 5 stars from me once this option is available. I have got different brand smart plugs that I use and they have lots of options to set up very specific schedule according to the user's needs.3
DirigeraAnonymous reviewerWorks very well as does the Home Smart app. The Dirigera does exactly what's needed without complications, no added unwanted connectors just power, ethernet and the Zigbee radio standard. I found the online documentation sometimes a little confusing because it deals with the Dirigera and often switches over to talking about the older Tradfri Hub. Perhaps it would be better to more clearly separate Dirigera and Tradfri Hub documentation on IKEA websites.
I would like to see more thought given (in the app) as to how to deal with Smart Plugs because they can be connected to power devices like heaters and therefore could be a safety risk if turned on accidentally. The Smart Home app wanted me to add Smart Plugs to "rooms" my solution was to create a room called "plugs" so that I kept the power Smart Plugs separate from lighting.
I only use IKEA Tradfri (Zigbee) devices no WiFI or Bluetooth devices. Daisy chaining makes ZigBee better.
The Dirigera is an excellent product.
5
BAnonymous reviewerI bought the Dirigera hub to go with the new Vallhorn sensors expecting this to enable notifications of movement like a burglar alarm without a siren, similar to another smart home products hub I already have. It does not (currently) allow this. Furthermore it slows the automation of the Tradfri light bulbs connected and where direct connection between Vallhorn and Tradfri offers 1 or 5 minutes, through Dirigera the minimum is 2 minutes, so is wasting energy both at the bulb and hub, rather than saving it.1
Works great with HomeKitAnonymous reviewerMainly use this for ikea smart blinds and smart plugs. The Dirigera works great and I have had zero issues, only some problems just after setup but these got fixed with updates. It works really well with Apple HomeKit.5
Very usefull itemAnonymous reviewerThis hub allows me to control my smart speakers with great ease. Highly recommended!5
