In this case we are going to show the option of configuring the central of the house with the XNUMXth or XNUMXth generation Apple TV. In this sense, it must be made clear that the iPad also serves as a home accessories center compatible with HomeKit, but today we will see how to connect the set top box.
Since the announcement of the arrival of HomeKit in 2014, owners of iOS devices with iOS 8.1 or later could connect to the third generation Apple TV from remote access to iCloud, but finally Apple removed this option a year ago, so now the only option for this is from a fourth or fifth generation Apple TV or an iPad.
What is the use of configuring the central of the house?
Basically what this configuration offers us is to automate HomeKit-compatible products and to be able to remotely control all of them from a device with an iOS operating system. The device that we configure as the central of the house must always remain at home and connected to the WiFi network. We do not understand why a Mac or rather an iMac cannot be central at home, but Apple does not implement this option today so we have to settle for what we have.
But let's get to what we really want to know which is how to configure the Apple TV to be the accessory hub at home. For this we simply have to follow these steps:
- The first step is to configure the two factor authentication for our Apple ID. Then, we go to iCloud and we have to make sure that the iCloud keychain is activated
- Once confirmed we go to Apple TV and open Settings> Accounts and we will make sure to log into iCloud with the same Apple ID as on iOS devices
- After signing in to iCloud, Apple TV is automatically configured as a home hub
- To check the status of your home central, we go to Settings> Accounts> iCloud and we look in HomeKit to check if the central of the house is connected
With these simple steps we have already configured the Apple TV as the central of the house and we can now use HomeKit-compatible products from outside the home or even configure automations to them.