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lukasroegner / homebridge-philips-hue-sync-box

Homebridge plugin for the Philips Hue Sync Box.
MIT License
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Hue Box Offline on restricted mode #40

Closed adamrzanek closed 3 years ago

adamrzanek commented 3 years ago

Hi, when i tun on restricted mode on homebridge with homekit secure router settings everythings still works (i'm not using any plugins that are downloading antything) but Hue box appears to be offline. When i'm changing settings to automatic it works again. I think your plugin works locally, right? Or am i wrong? Thanks

lukasroegner commented 3 years ago

The plugin only communicates with locally with the Philips Hue Sync Box, the only difference compared to other plugins is that communication takes place over HTTPS instead of HTTP.

adamrzanek commented 3 years ago

Thanks - it was something else. Hue Bridge cannot be in restricted mode in homekit router settings if you want hue box to work. I think it's weird that hue box is made that way. It could be a lot simpler. Thanks i'm closing the issue ;)

lukasroegner commented 3 years ago

I think that the Hue Bridge and the Hue Sync Box communicate via UDP instead of TCP to minimize the delay. Maybe UDP communication is restricted with HomeKit secure router.