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FRITZ!DECT 301
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Integrating the FRITZ! Smart Home into the Matter network using the Apple Home app

With the Apple Home app you can link the FRITZ!Smart Gateway with the Matter network of an Apple smart hub. The FRITZ!Smart Gateway acts as a Matter bridge and seamlessly integrates all devices in your FRITZ! Smart Home into the Matter network.

In the Matter network, smart home devices can be combined with Matter-compatible devices from other manufacturers and then centrally controlled and managed with the Apple Home app. If you are using an Apple smart hub with smart speakers (for example HomePod mini), you can also easily control your FRITZ! Smart Home by voice command.

Note:It is still possible to use FRITZ!App Smart Home and the FRITZ!Box user interface to control the smart home devices without restriction.
For more information on Matter, refer to the guide Matter with FRITZ!.

Requirements

  • The Apple smart hub (for example HomePod mini, HomePod, Apple TV) can be used as a Matter controller and is connected to the FRITZ!Box via LAN or Wi-Fi.
  • The mobile device with the Apple Home app is connected to the FRITZ!Box via Wi-Fi.

1 Installing the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Smart Gateway

  1. Click "System" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Smart Gateway.
  2. Click "Update" in the "System" menu.
  3. Click on the "FRITZ!OS Version" tab.
  4. Click the "Find New FRITZ!OS" button.
  5. Click the "Start Update" button.

2 Connecting the FRITZ!Smart Gateway to a Matter network

  1. Click "Smart Home" in the user interface of the FRITZ!Smart Gateway.
  2. Click "Devices and Groups" in the "Smart Home" menu.
  3. Click on the "Matter Networks" tab.
  4. Click the button "Link Matter Network". The window "Link Matter Network" opens.
  5. Click "Start Registration".
  6. Open the Apple Home app on your mobile device.
  7. Tap "+" in the app and then "Add Accessory".
  8. Scan the QR code in the user interface of the FRITZ!Smart Gateway with the mobile device's camera or enter the code manually.
  9. Follow the wizard's instructions. As soon as the connection to your Apple Home is established, a window with the message "Registration successful" is displayed in the user interface of the FRITZ!Smart Gateway.
  10. In this window, enter a name for the Matter network and click "Finished" to save the settings.
  11. Switch to the Apple Home app.
  12. Tap "Add to Home" and then follow the instructions of the Apple Home app.
  13. If the message "Uncertified Accessory" is displayed, tap "Add Anyway". The FRITZ!Smart Gateway is added and the message "Bridge Added to My Home" is displayed.
  14. Tap "Next". The Apple Home app now displays all of the smart home devices in the FRITZ! home network one after the other.
  15. Click "Next" by the smart home devices that you want to connect.

Now the FRITZ!Smart Gateway is linked with the Matter network of the Apple smart hub and in the Apple Home app you can manage and control all of the devices in your FRITZ! Smart Home, and define automatic sequences for them.

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