SwitchBot offers a ton of unique smart home solutions—from curtain openers to button pushers to humidifiers. To get the most out of these devices, though, you’ll need to set up one of the company’s smart hubs—like the SwitchBot Hub 2.
Adding a hub to the mix not only enables remote out-of-home controls for your accessories, but it will also unlock additional features like IR blasting capabilities. We’ll show you how easy it is to set up your SwitchBot Hub 2.
What is the SwitchBot Hub 2?
The SwitchBot Hub 2 (see our review) plays a vital role in the SwitchBot ecosystem of smart home accessories. At its core, the SwitchBot Hub 2 acts as a middle-man by bridging the company’s Bluetooth-based smart accessories to the internet by connecting to your home’s Wi-Fi network.
With the Hub 2, you can control accessories like thetop-notch SwitchBot Smart Door Lockfrom anywhere in the world via the SwitchBot app—available oniOSandAndroid. Through the SwitchBot app, you can group multiple accessories in scenes, automate actions, and integrate them with other ecosystems.
While SwitchBot’s offering may sound like a run-of-the-mill hub, it packs several additional features that make it truly shine. One is that it includes onboard temperature and humidity sensors and makes measurements easy to see, thanks to an on-device display.
Another is that the SwitchBot Hub 2 serves as an IR blaster for controlling older devices like TVs, window air conditioning units, electric fireplaces, etc. By adding an IR device to the SwitchBot Hub 2, you’ll gain access to convenient app control as well as the ability to expose it to other platforms and voice assistants.
Finally, the SwitchBot Hub 2 is one of the few devices on the market currently that supports the Matter smart home standard. Through Matter, most devices connected to the SwitchBot Hub 2 work with Alexa, Google Home, and—for the first time—Apple HomeKit.
How to Set Up Your SwitchBot Hub 2
Setting up the SwitchBot Hub 2 is a simple, straightforward experience. You’ll only need to plug in one cable and tap a few options in the SwitchBot app to get started.
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Now it’s time to set up your SwitchBot Hub 2 in the SwitchBot app.
Now, with your SwitchBot Hub 2 up and running, you’re ready to add your SwitchBot and IR devices. You also now have Matter connectivity at your fingertips to integrate your devices with the smart home platform of your choice.
Switch Up Your Smart Home With the SwitchBot Hub 2
As you can see, the SwitchBot Hub 2 unleashes the true smart home potential for devices through remote out-of-home connectivity. And with IR blasting capabilities SwitchBot’s hub can breathe new life into your older infrared devices, so you can include them alongside all of your smart home scenes and automation.
