Is internet access necessary with roombapy?

pschmitt / roombapy

Python program and library to control Wi-Fi enabled iRobot Roombas

MIT License

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Is internet access necessary with roombapy? #356

Closed jeremysalwen closed 2 months ago

jeremysalwen commented 2 months ago

Does the roomba still need internet access/ connection to the cloud in order for me to configure/control it with the roombapy API?

pschmitt commented 2 months ago

No. The communication happens locally. Roombapy talks directly to the vacuum.

jeremysalwen commented 2 months ago

Could you explain a bit more how it can be done? I can't even seem to find any instructions on how to connect the Roomba to my wifi network without connecting it to the iRobot app/cloud?

pschmitt commented 2 months ago

You can firewall your roomba off.

jeremysalwen commented 2 months ago

Okay, so connecting to the irobot cloud is necessary to set it up, but once it's set up, you no longer need internet access?