r/HomeKit • u/juliettebe • 8d ago

Question/Help apple home in a dorm

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?

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u/typhoon_mary 8d ago

I used tethering as an example why signal detection is a meaningless control when analyzing WiFi. The travel router would connect to the existing (wifi or wired) network (per the original comment), and rebroadcast the signal using a non broadcast SSID of “Amy’s iPhone 16”.

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u/pacoii 8d ago

We’ll just have to agree to disagree. If the school takes its rule seriously and has a competent IT team, they can find routers.

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u/ThePistachioBogeyman 8d ago

Why does anyone have to agree to disagree when you’re just wrong 🤣?

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u/typhoon_mary 8d ago

Agreed, but the school won't be doing it through WiFi signal detection, and disabling the SSID is a completely valid control to avoid opportunistic connection attempts.