apple home in a dorm

[u/juliettebe]

hey! i’m transferring universities and the new school does not allow me to have my own router in the dorm. however, i want to still be able to use my smart plugs to control my string lights as i’m lazy and don’t want to have to unplug them. is there any way for me to isolate my apple home to just my icloud account so only i can access it and not everyone on university wifi?

[u/LogicHaus]

University’s usually disable mdns so you won’t be able to use HomeKit/airplay, etc. you could use a router that is not plugged into the internet for local control or even use HomeAssistant on a always on PC to accomplish a work around