My local ikea recently stocked the new smart plugs Grillsplats. Since the price is amazing I am looking into expanding my current setup with these new plugs.
However due to lack of Thread border routers in my current setup I am also thinking about getting Dirigera as a Thread Border Router. and I have few questions.
Can dirigera Hub be set to Radio only mode? Since I will be using HA as the "brains", all i need from dirigera hub is Matter over thread connectivity. I also looked into Home assistant connect ZBT-2 and it basically cost the same or more than Dirigera at least in my region.
Is IKEA App mandatory for dirigera operation? Can i ditch the app once setup is done? I would really prefer to not add another app to control the system
Can the matter devices from IKEA be firmware updated with HA without using the app? TPlink devices require tp link app to update the firmware so i was wondering if the ikea ones are the same or not
How local can Dirigera be? Can i run it in isolated network without internet? If Ikea system does not mind being run without internet, I can just create a seperate environment for ikea stuff and use the app if all else fails. I do not really need remote access since I am home bound most of the time anyways.