Impact of switching routers on HomeKit?

Yikape wrote:

Question: when I replace the router, if I give the new wifi network the same name and password, will of the HomeKit accessories reconnect as before or will I have to find every accessory (ack!) and reprogram them all individually.

I believe they will. I know the last time I had to do that, we kept the same network name and password and everything just reconnected, including all of my Hue lights. I admit I don't specifically remember if they reconnected to HomeKit but I don't 'recall having to do any reconfiguration.

What are you using as your hub?

Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub - Apple Support

But, in the end, if you need to replace the router, you need to replace the router and deal with whatever needs to be reconfigured.

+1 to reusing the same SSID and password on new kit. It should all reconnect.

tt2

Apple airports are very cheap on auction sites and they can automatically and easily extend existing Airport wireless networks. You could get one and try placing it between the new camera and the current Airport before investing in a new router. If it doesn't make a difference then you can always sell it again. Airports might be old but Im still using them and I've got a few spares for when the current ones die.

The airport utility is still there on 15.1.1 and also on 18.1 on iPhone. I've got 4 active Airports - a mix of Time Capsules and Airports that I use as wireless access points, extenders and handy Ethernet to my printer and Airplay to play music from Mac all over the house. Oh - and Time Machine obviously. IMHO they are one of the best things Apple ever made and I can't understand why they were discontinued. They're getting overtaken by the new wireless standards but I think that WPA2 is still OK provided the password is good.

To extend an existing network just plug a new Airport in to the mains, wait for the light to go green and boot up Airport on Mac or iPhone. It should find the new Airport, then you can configure it to extend the existing Airport network and, from memory, you just need to enter the network password and you're good to go.

turingtest2 wrote:

+1 to reusing the same SSID and password on new kit. It should all reconnect.

Thanks for the confirmation!