Local Connectivity Protocol Options for Smart Home Devices
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You can connect your smart home device to Alexa with the one of the supported local connectivity protocols, such as the Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) mesh wireless communication technology. With these protocols, you don't have to build a Smart Home skill or connect a separate hub.
If you want to connect to Alexa over Wi-Fi with a smart home or video skill, see Understand Smart Home Skills and Understand Video Skills.
In this section
- Bluetooth Mesh Support – Support for Bluetooth Low-Energy mesh, a wireless many-to-many communication technology designed to enable the control and monitoring of a large number of connected devices.
- Matter Support – Support for Matter over Wi-Fi, a local IPv6 wireless connectivity technology designed to enable interoperability between devices made by different manufacturers.
- Zigbee Support – Support for Zigbee, a global wireless radio communication standard designed to enable the control and monitoring of connected devices.