"We're one step closer to a smart home that can manage Thread border routers from different manufacturers. Samsung SmartThings now supports " two-way Thread network unification," its fancy way of saying Thread credentials sharing. This means that now, if you add a Samsung device that's a Thread border router to your home, it can join an existing Thread network from other ecosystems, rather than setting up its own."
"A new "Manage Thread Network" menu in the SmartThings app Hub interface will allow you to connect a compatible hub to an existing Thread network using a QR code, one-time passcode, or your mobile OS credential locker. It will also allow you to add a third-party border router to an existing SmartThings hub's Thread network via a QR code or OTP."
"A Thread border router is a gateway for Thread devices. Thread is a wireless smart home protocol designed for low-power devices such as door locks, lights, and sensors, which is used by the Matter smart home standard. Border routers are required to connect local Thread devices to other networks and to the internet. The tech can be built into devices like streaming boxes, smart speakers, and Wi-Fi routers, which means it's easy to amass several in a smart home."
Samsung SmartThings supports two-way Thread network unification, enabling compatible SmartThings hubs to join existing Thread networks and share credentials with other ecosystems. The capability appears on select hubs including the Aeotec Smart Home Hub and Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2, with more hubs planned. A Manage Thread Network menu in the SmartThings app allows connecting a hub via QR code, one-time passcode, or mobile OS credential locker, and adding third-party border routers via QR or OTP. Thread is a low-power wireless protocol used by Matter; multiple border routers improve range, redundancy, and device connectivity across a smart home.
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