SmartLife App DocsDo I Need a Zigbee Gateway to Manage My Zigbee Devices?
Learn why a Zigbee gateway is essential for managing Zigbee devices and understand protocol compatibility requirements.
Zigbee devices must have a gateway to control. The Zigbee protocol and Wi-Fi protocol are different. Currently, mobile phones do not support the Zigbee protocol. To manage your Zigbee devices with your mobile phone, you need a Zigbee gateway to convert the Zigbee protocol into a Wi-Fi protocol.
Furthermore, a Zigbee gateway centrally manages Zigbee devices and ensures that these devices are working properly and securely. In addition, a gateway can connect to these Zigbee devices even when the network is disconnected.
Brand Compatibility: Different brands' Zigbee devices may implement proprietary Zigbee protocols. Therefore, you must use our brand's Zigbee gateway to control our Zigbee devices, or they may not work normally.