Pretty much any home automation system today requires an internet connection, but that doesn’t mean non-internet-connected home automation devices are left behind.
Pretty much any home automation system today requires an internet connection, but that doesn’t mean non-internet-connected home automation devices are left behind. To include them in an internet-connected home automation system, you need a hub. They use a different communication protocol to connect to a hub – either Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, X10, or Matter – and then the hub bridges their connection to the internet.