My family is moving into a new house in Sept, and we’re wanting to try our hands at some home automation. We’re an Apple house, and don’t own any Smart Home devices or assistant/hubs, so we thought we’d go the home kit route. We’re actually starting from ground zero for our setup, as my current WiFi router isn’t gonna work in our new house (its not powerful enough). What we have/want:
Thanks!
— Andy
- 2 story home with finished basement (total 3 floors), total sq footage under 3000.
- Will have AT&T Fiber at 1GB.
- Will eventually want smart thermostat, locks, lights, sensors
- Strong WiFi, perhaps mesh-style like Orbi or Google. Any brand/model known to work better with HomeKit?
- AppleTV 4K, which will be on the ground level.
- Apple HomePod, on ground level
- There are three external doors - two on ground level that should be within Bluetooth range of AppleTV, but one is in the basement that almost certainly is not in range - what door lock(s) would work?
Thanks!
— Andy