SimpleLink WiFi & SmartThings

[JDRoberts]

If you mean the standard Samsung smartthings home automation hub, it doesn’t have Wi-Fi at all. Connections to Wi-Fi devices are either cloud to cloud or a custom LAN integration. So you need to find an API.

FAQ: WIFI Devices in ST? How can I integrate a WiFi or Bluetooth device that isn’t listed in the SmartThings app?

As others have mentioned, it depends on the specific brand and model. Wi-Fi doesn’t have a fixed set of standard commands the way Zwave and zigbee do , so it’s not just a matter of being on the same network. SmartThings would have to know the exact message content that that particular device expects. Typically you can get integration in one of five ways now and a future 6th, depending on the brand and model: the future is coming: Matter A) The home automation industry is very well aware of the frustration that consumers have trying to figure out what will work with what, and they are working on a new and very important inter-operability standard called Matter. All of the big companies are on board, including Amazon, Apple, Google, IKEA, Philips Hue, Samsung, Aqara, and a whole bunch …

If you mean the SmartThings Wi-Fi mesh router, you need to talk to Samsung support on that one.