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HomeKit supports communication via different networks. This feature is called "Remote Access" which uses Apple TV as a relay to communicate with HomeKit accessories in your local network environment. There is no need to configure on the accessory side, as long as there is an Apple TV in your Home network with the same iCloud ID signed in, iOS will ask user for the permission and configurate itself automatically.

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Is this documented somewhere?

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@KhaosT : so it cannot be done over the internet???

@arnthorsnaer : yeah I too have the same question

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@SentilNatha84: what @KhaosT is saying is that yes, it can be done remotely, you just need an Apple TV at your house to act as a relay (the Apple TV has to be on the latest firmware)

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@KhaosT : so it cannot be done over the internet???

@arnthorsnaer : yeah I too have the same question

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During the WWDC, Kevin briefly mentioned that during the intro HomeKit session. So far it's not being documented in anywhere but it's there and works alright.

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Sorry for being off topic but @KhaosT do you know of any HK compatable hardware / apps on the market yet?

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During the WWDC, Kevin briefly mentioned that during the intro HomeKit session. So far it's not being documented in anywhere but it's there and works alright.

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@arnthorsnaer There is no HomeKit compatible hardware available on the market yet. Since Apple only started reviewing HomeKit Accessory Plan on Nov 14 and no official product will available until Apple approved the plan ... I'd say the earliest HK compatible hardware will show up in early 2015.

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@KhasosT thanks

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@arnthorsnaer There is no HomeKit compatible hardware available on the market yet. Since Apple only started reviewing HomeKit Accessory Plan on Nov 14 and no official product will available until Apple approved the plan ... I'd say the earliest HK compatible hardware will show up in early 2015.

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Does it work for you guys remotely via the Apple TV when you're not home?
I tried it by turning off my wifi on the phone and it just stops working.
My Apple TV has the latest official firmware and is logged into iCloud as well as my iPhone is logged into iCloud. But I'm not sure if the Homekit server needs to somehow log into iCloud or maybe the iPhone app needs to be enabled to do iCloud?

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@SentilNatha84: what @KhaosT is saying is that yes, it can be done remotely, you just need an Apple TV at your house to act as a relay (the Apple TV has to be on the latest firmware)

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@KhaosT : so it cannot be done over the internet???

@arnthorsnaer : yeah I too have the same question

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@tommyd75 There is no need for HomeKit accessory to configure to work with iCloud Remote Access. When Remote Access works, iOS should popup an alert asking you whether you want to use Remote Access or Not (like this) However, for some reasons, it's not really stable and I'm not sure how iOS decide when to show you the popup.

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Are you using a beta iOS or 8.1.1?

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@tommyd75 There is no need for HomeKit accessory to configure to work with iCloud Remote Access. When Remote Access works, iOS should popup an alert asking you whether you want to use Remote Access or Not (like this) However, for some reasons, it's not really stable and I'm not sure how iOS decide when to show you the popup.

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@tommyd75 8.1.1

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Just realized, I have the Second Gen apple TV, latest version of firmware is 7.1.1.
I guess I'll have to upgrade to the 3rd gen. Thanks!

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I have an iPhone 6 using Elgato Eve connected and working on WiFi but can't get it to work outside the network. I have an AppleTV 3 running the latest updated and using the same iCloud account.

I never got prompted to use remotely but if I go to Settings->HomeKit->Home the "Allow Remote Access" is checked. Could it be anything else I am forgetting to do or has this been broken by apple with iOS 9.2?

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Apple TV 3 had lots of problems with HomeKit Remote Access due to the old iOS (8.3), if you have 2-Step Authentication enabled for your iCloud account, disable that may help.

If it still won't work, I'd suggest consider getting an ATV 4😅

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I checked and I don't have 2-Step Authentication enabled. I do have an older AppleTV 2 connected to my network, I wonder if that may be causing an issue.

I'm using the VeraHomeKitBridge from (https://github.com/Hackworth/VeraHomeKitBridge) to control my home automation system which uses your HAP-NodeJS. I did an npm update on your project so to make sure I had the latest. Another user of this project says he had it working with the AppleTV 3 with no problem and now has it working with the AppleTV 4 after some work.

I'll keep trying to get it to work as I don't really have any other need for an AppleTV 4 at this time. Use Kodi running on several Raspberry Pi 2's right now.

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