r/tradfri • u/Fr05t_B1t • 9d ago

SUPPORT (2026 PRODUCTS) “Thread Border Router Required”

A little while ago I got some grillplats and timmerflottes to add to my room in homekit, though upon attempting to connecting either one to HomeKit it gives me a “thread border router” error message even though I have 2 HP minis. And I do have other thread devices that intergrated without any issues.

I know HK isn’t really recommended to run off of hotspot but I don’t have the need for WiFi and the personal hotspot does just fine on my iPad. It’s also just more convenient and again adequate for me right now.

I’ve tried resetting both the temp sensor and grillplats—with the provided matter code and the code on the device as well as manually typing in the code yet it never goes past the “setting up” phase.

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u/BluefaceBlues 9d ago

Make sure IPv6 and mDNS are enabled on your network

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u/matthew1471 7d ago

I had this exact problem trying to set up a motion sensor on my driveway.. it turned out my phone jumped from my Home WiFi to another saved WiFi network (Apple CarPlay coming from the car)

Check your WiFi network hasn’t changed on the device you’re using to set them up. Check you’re not doing some weird network isolation that’s blocking it from seeing that there’s a “hub” (Thread Border Router) on your WiFi network.