Port Forwarding for Homey Pro enables faster and more reliable access by bypassing cloud services and allowing direct traffic from outside the home network with a one-time setup on the Wi-Fi router. Here's how to enable it.
1. Assign a static IP address to Homey Pro
Log in to your Wi-Fi router and find Homey Pro in your list of devices. There, you should be able to assign a static IP address, such as 192.168.1.100.
2. Forward a port to Homey Pro
While in your router, choose an external port to forward to Homey Pro. We suggest port 4859. Forward the external port as TCP to Homey Pro's IP address, and Homey Pro's internal port 443. Below, you see an example of a Port Forwarding rule in a UniFi router
3. Enable Port Forwarding in the Homey app
Within the Homey app, go to More (…) → Settings → General → Port Forwarding.
First, toggle on Enable Port Forwarding. Next, enter the external port you chose in step 2. We picked port 4859 in our example. Finally, tap Save in the upper-right corner. Homey Pro will automatically validate if the port is forwarded correctly.
The Homey app for iOS, Android, and Web now prefers Port Forwarding when you're not home. If it stops working, our cloud relay will automatically be selected as a backup route.
