What is Matter Hub

Smart home technology is so popular nowadays and it's almost everywhere in our daily lives. The advancement of technology inevitably brings lots of problems. For instance, we install smart gadgets from multiple ecosystems in our homes when additional manufacturers enter the market. It's so hard to integrate them into one single platform to seamlessly control and manage these devices. The Matter standard is created as a result to erase these ecosystem obstacles.

One of the key components of the Matter ecosystem is the Matter Hub. But what is it exactly? Let's start by unveiling what Matter is.

 

What is Matter?

Matter is a new universal standard that erases the barriers to control devices of various ecosystems. Suppose you have HomeKit-compatible devices but you only set up Amazon Echo. How to ask Alexa to control these Apple HomeKit devices? With the introduction of Matter, the universal standard allows devices from different brands to directly communicate with each other. With Matter, you will need a hub to control your Matter-enabled devices.

 

What is Matter Hub?

The Matter hub is essentially a central device that connects, communicates with, and controls all your Matter-compatible smart home devices. It acts as the heart of your smart home ecosystem, enabling devices from various manufacturers to work together seamlessly. The Matter hub is designed to "speak" the Matter language, allowing it to interface with any devices that are Matter certified. 

What Device in eWeLink Ecosystem Functions as a Matter Hub (Public Beta)

NSPanel Pro is a versatile smart home control panel. It's not only a Zigbee hub, but also a Matter Hub (Public Beta). To start your smart home experience with Matter in eWeLink, please make sure you add a Matter Hub like NSPanel Pro to your eWeLink App first. What's more, after adding the Matter hub to eWeLink App, please update its firmware to the latest version 2.0.0 or above.

After that, when you add any Matter-enabled device to eWeLink, it joins the same network as your Matter Hub, which lets you control them wherever you're, faster and safer. When you want to switch on a Matter device, the eWeLink App receives your command via the Matter hub, and the Matter hub simply asks the device to turn on immediately over the WiFi.

In conclusion, if you want to control all of your Matter-enabled devices in the eWeLink App, add a Matter hub to eWeLink App first. With the Matter hub, even from different brands, these Matter devices can all be controlled without any barriers in eWeLink.