--- title: "Device Wi-Fi guides: cameras, speakers, printers, TVs and smart home · Kilobat" url: "https://kilobat.app/devices" description: "Wi-Fi guides for 38 common devices, plus Matter and Thread: 2.4 or 5 GHz, WPA3, setup networks, data use, guest Wi-Fi and fixes for dropouts." --- Devices # Get every device on your Wi-Fi. 38 guides to the cameras, doorbells, speakers, printers, streamers, drones and smart plugs people actually own: which Wi-Fi each one needs, how to set it up, how much data it uses, why it vanishes on guest and hotel Wi-Fi, and what to do when it won’t connect or keeps dropping off. Below them, Matter, Thread and the big smart-home ecosystems. For the router itself, see the [router guides](https://kilobat.app/routers); for what Kilobat sees from your Mac, the [docs](https://kilobat.app/docs). [Casting and TV](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-casting)[Cameras and doorbells](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-cameras)[Speakers and assistants](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-speakers)[Printers](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-printers)[Drones and action cameras](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-drones)[Smart plugs, hubs and appliances](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-smart-home)[Consoles](https://kilobat.app/devices#category-consoles)[Matter and Thread](https://kilobat.app/devices#smart-home) Find your device ## Casting and TV Streaming sticks, boxes and smart TVs: what they need to join, why casting fails on guest Wi-Fi, and how to keep them online. - [Amazon Fire TV](https://kilobat.app/devices/fire-tv): - [Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD](https://kilobat.app/devices/apple-tv): - [Chromecast and Google TV Streamer](https://kilobat.app/devices/chromecast): - [LG webOS smart TVs](https://kilobat.app/devices/lg-tv): - [Roku players and Roku TVs](https://kilobat.app/devices/roku): - [Samsung Smart TVs](https://kilobat.app/devices/samsung-tv): ## Cameras and doorbells Security cameras and video doorbells: which band they need, how much they upload at each quality, and why they drop offline. - [Arlo cameras and doorbells](https://kilobat.app/devices/arlo): - [Blink cameras and Sync Module](https://kilobat.app/devices/blink): - [eufy Security cameras, doorbells and HomeBase](https://kilobat.app/devices/eufy): - [Google Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell](https://kilobat.app/devices/nest-cam): - [Reolink Wi-Fi cameras and doorbells](https://kilobat.app/devices/reolink): - [Ring doorbells and cameras](https://kilobat.app/devices/ring): - [TP-Link Tapo cameras](https://kilobat.app/devices/tapo-camera): - [Wyze cameras and doorbells](https://kilobat.app/devices/wyze): ## Speakers and assistants Smart speakers and displays: setup networks, the bands they use, and what to try when they stop answering. - [Amazon Echo speakers and Echo Show](https://kilobat.app/devices/amazon-echo): - [Apple HomePod and HomePod mini](https://kilobat.app/devices/homepod): - [Google Nest speakers and displays](https://kilobat.app/devices/nest-speakers): - [Sonos speakers](https://kilobat.app/devices/sonos): ## Printers Wireless printers: their setup and Wi-Fi Direct networks, AirPrint, and why a Mac can’t find them on some networks. - [Apple AirPrint](https://kilobat.app/devices/airprint): - [Brother printer Wi-Fi and Direct](https://kilobat.app/devices/brother-printer): - [Canon wireless printers](https://kilobat.app/devices/canon-printer): - [Epson printer Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct](https://kilobat.app/devices/epson-printer): - [HP wireless printers](https://kilobat.app/devices/hp-printer): ## Drones and action cameras Drones and action cameras make their own Wi-Fi to send footage to your phone or computer. How it works and how to fix a slow transfer. - [DJI drone QuickTransfer](https://kilobat.app/devices/dji-drones): - [DJI Osmo Action Wi-Fi and Mimo](https://kilobat.app/devices/dji-osmo-action): - [GoPro camera Wi-Fi and Quik](https://kilobat.app/devices/gopro): - [Insta360 X4 camera](https://kilobat.app/devices/insta360-x4): ## Smart plugs, hubs and appliances Plugs, bridges, thermostats and robot vacuums, most of them 2.4 GHz only: setup, mesh and band-steering trouble, and dropouts. - [ecobee smart thermostats](https://kilobat.app/devices/ecobee): - [Google Nest thermostats](https://kilobat.app/devices/nest-thermostat): - [iRobot Roomba connected robots](https://kilobat.app/devices/roomba): - [Meross MSS315 Matter plug](https://kilobat.app/devices/meross-mss315): - [Philips Hue Bridge and Bridge Pro](https://kilobat.app/devices/hue-bridge): - [SwitchBot Hub 2](https://kilobat.app/devices/switchbot-hub-2): - [TP-Link Kasa smart plugs](https://kilobat.app/devices/kasa-plugs): - [TP-Link Tapo smart plugs](https://kilobat.app/devices/tapo-plugs): ## Consoles Game consoles on Wi-Fi: the connection test, hotel and guest networks, and what the makers say about NAT and dropouts. - [Nintendo Switch and Switch 2](https://kilobat.app/devices/nintendo-switch): - [PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4](https://kilobat.app/devices/playstation): - [Xbox Series X network connection](https://kilobat.app/devices/xbox-series-x): ## Smart home: Matter, Thread and the ecosystems What Matter and Thread are, what they need from your home network, which speakers, TVs and routers are Thread border routers, and how Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings and Home Assistant fit together. ### Matter and Thread - [Matter](https://kilobat.app/devices/matter): Matter and Thread - [Thread](https://kilobat.app/devices/thread): Matter and Thread ### When Matter misbehaves - [Matter device won’t pair](https://kilobat.app/devices/matter-wont-pair): When Matter misbehaves - [Matter device unresponsive](https://kilobat.app/devices/matter-unresponsive): When Matter misbehaves ### Smart-home ecosystems - [Apple Home](https://kilobat.app/devices/apple-home): Smart-home ecosystems - [Google Home](https://kilobat.app/devices/google-home): Smart-home ecosystems - [Amazon Alexa](https://kilobat.app/devices/amazon-alexa): Smart-home ecosystems - [Samsung SmartThings](https://kilobat.app/devices/smartthings): Smart-home ecosystems - [Home Assistant](https://kilobat.app/devices/home-assistant): Smart-home ecosystems ## Your devices talk to the router. Kilobat shows you the network from your Mac. [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ```