Thread: Designed for your Smart Home

Matter allows you to securely control your smart home devices across various platforms. Broad compatibility between different systems is the focus of this development and thus the future of smart homes.
To support Matter, two direct connection technologies can be used: Wi-Fi or Thread.
Nuki communicates via Thread, thus relying on a fast and reliable smart home.
Due to the high energy consumption of Wi-Fi, Nuki will continue to only support Matter via Thread in the future.

Designed for your Smart Home

Thread is a technology developed specifically for smart home applications. Your Smart Lock can communicate not only via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth but also via Thread.
By using Thread a mesh network is established. That means your devices are also communicating with each other. If one device fails, the information is transported through another device. The more Thread-enabled devices within the network, the more stable it becomes.

Your Benefits

• Robust network
  With many devices within a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth network, connection stability decreases. The opposite is true within a Thread network. The larger the number of connected devices within the network, the more reliable and stable the network becomes. If one device fails, another can step in, thus maintaining stability.
• Fast response time
  Devices communicating via Thread respond quickly.
  Regardless of the size and density of the network, Thread-enabled devices exhibit particularly short response times. Your smart home will respond even faster to your individual needs.
• Extended battery life 
  Thread has a very low energy consumption, leading to a significantly extended battery life for your Smart Lock.
• No Bridge required
  Your Smart Lock can be controlled remotely or integrated with other smart home devices without the need for a Nuki Bridge. Your Smart Lock can be accessed remotely via an Apple TV or HomePod mini acting as a controller, for example. With Matter, you can also manage your Smart Lock while on the go.

Requirements for Remote Access via Thread

You need a compatible Smart Home hub that supports Matter via Thread. To bring your Smart Lock online, the Smart Home hub must provide Internet access and the support of NAT64 must be incorporated. Only if NAT64 is enabled on the hub, the Thread devices will have Internet access.
Currently, those Smart Home hubs meet these requirements.

How to activate Remote Access via Thread

If you have a Smart Lock Ultra or a Smart Lock Pro (4th Generation), Remote Access via Thread is already included. If you use a suitable Smart Home hub and activate Matter, Remote Access via Thread is also activated.

If you have a Smart Lock (4th Generation) in the standard variant, you can activate Remote Access via Thread with a one-time payment (€ 49.00).

1. Activate Matter via your Nuki App.
2. Now, select ”Remote access” and click on ”Activate now”.
3. The Nuki App will guide you through the purchase process.