U-Vratislav Holub Umqondo wekhaya elihlakaniphile ukhula minyaka yonke. Ngenxa yalokhu, namuhla sinazo izinhlobonhlobo zezesekeli ezihlukahlukene ezingenza ukuphila kwansuku zonke kube mnandi noma kube lula. Akuseyona nje indaba yokukhanyisa - kukhona, isibonelo, amakhanda ashisayo ahlakaniphile, amasokhethi, izakhi zokuphepha, iziteshi zesimo sezulu, ama-thermostats, izilawuli ezihlukahlukene noma ukushintsha nokunye okuningi. Kodwa-ke, uhlelo luyisihluthulelo ngokuphelele sokusebenza okufanele. Ngakho-ke i-Apple inikeza i-HomeKit yayo, ngosizo ongazakhela lona ikhaya lakho elihlakaniphile elizoqonda imikhiqizo yakho ye-Apple.
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UJiří Filip Ngakho-ke i-HomeKit ihlanganisa izesekeli ngazinye futhi ikuvumela ukuthi uzilawule usebenzisa idivayisi ngayinye - isibonelo nge-iPhone, i-Apple Watch noma izwi nge-HomePod (mini) isipikha esihlakaniphile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba sazi umdondoshiya weCupertino, kugcizelelwa kakhulu izinga lokuphepha kanye nokubaluleka kobumfihlo. Yize ikhaya elihlakaniphile le-HomeKit lidume kakhulu, okuthiwa ama-routers anokwesekwa kwe-HomeKit akukhulunywa ngakho kangako. Amarutha anikeza ini ngempela uma kuqhathaniswa namamodeli avamile, ayenzela ini futhi yini ebangela (un) ukuduma kwawo? Yilokhu esizokhanyisa ngakho ndawonye manje.
Amarutha e-HomeKit
U-Apple uveze ngokusemthethweni ukufika kwamarotha e-HomeKit ngesikhathi sengqungquthela yonjiniyela we-WWDC 2019, lapho futhi igcizelela inzuzo yawo enkulu. Ngosizo lwabo, ukuphepha kwendlu yonke ehlakaniphile kungaqiniswa nakakhulu. Njengoba u-Apple ashilo ngokuqondile engqungqutheleni, i-router enjalo idala ngokuzenzakalelayo i-firewall yamadivayisi awela ngaphansi kwe-Apple smart home, ngaleyo ndlela izama ukuzuza ukuphepha okuphezulu nokuvimbela izinkinga ezingaba khona. Ngakho-ke inzuzo enkulu ilele ekuphepheni. Inkinga engaba khona isekutheni imikhiqizo ye-HomeKit exhunywe ku-inthanethi isengozini yokuhlaselwa nge-inthanethi, okudala ingozi ngokwemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanye abakhiqizi bezinsiza batholakale bethumela idatha ngaphandle kwemvume yomsebenzisi. Lena into impela amarutha e-HomeKit akhela kubuchwepheshe be-HomeKit Secure Router angayivimbela kalula.
Yize ukuphepha kubaluleke kakhulu enkathini ye-inthanethi yanamuhla, ngeshwa asizitholi ezinye izinzuzo ngamarutha e-HomeKit. Ikhaya elihlakaniphile le-Apple HomeKit lizokusebenzela ngaphandle kwemikhawulo emincane ngisho noma ungenayo le divayisi, engenzi amarutha abe yisibopho. Ngehaba elincane, ngakho-ke singasho ukuthi abasebenzisi abaningi bangenza ngaphandle kwerutha ye-HomeKit. Ngalokhu, sidlulela komunye umbuzo obalulekile mayelana nokuduma.
Ukuduma nokusabalala
Njengoba sesivele sikhombisile esingenisweni, ama-routers asekelwa ikhaya elihlakaniphile le-HomeKit awasakazeki kangako, empeleni, ngokuphambene. Abantu bavame ukungazinaki futhi abalimi abaningi bama-apula abazi nokuthi zikhona. Lokhu kuyaqondakala uma kubhekwa amakhono abo. Eqinisweni, lawa angama-routers ajwayelekile ngokuphelele, anikezela kuphela ngezinga eliphakeme lokuphepha elishiwo ngenhla. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akuzona ezishibhile futhi. Uma uvakashela imenyu ye-Apple Store Online, uzothola imodeli eyodwa kuphela - i-Linksys Velop AX4200 (ama-node ama-2) - ezokubiza u-CZK 9.
Kusenerutha eyodwa enikwe amandla i-HomeKit etholakalayo. Njenge-Apple iyodwa amakhasi okusekela ithi, ngaphezu kwemodeli ye-Linksys Velop AX4200, i-AmpliFi Alien iyaqhubeka nokuziqhayisa ngale nzuzo. Yize i-Eero Pro 6, ngokwesibonelo, ihambisana ne-HomeKit, i-Apple ayisho kuwebhusayithi yayo. Noma kunjalo, ukuphela kwakho. Umdondoshiya weCupertino umane nje awusho noma yimuphi omunye umzila, okubonisa ngokusobala okunye ukuntula. Akukhona nje ukuthi le mikhiqizo ayidumile kakhulu phakathi kwabasebenzisi be-Apple, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo abakhiqizi be-router ngokwabo abathutheleki kubo. Lokhu kungathethelelwa ngamalayisensi abizayo.
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Adam Kos 