Whitelist HomeKit addresses?

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Does anyone know what addresses HomeKit must access to work properly? (For example, iCloud.com?)

I have an eero network, and we use it to disable Internet on our basement Apple TV when not in use (so our daughter doesn’t come down and watch during non-screen time). I’ve noticed that when doing so, our HomeKit devices often go offline, coming back online when the block is lifted.

I understand that in iOS 18, I’ll be able to prioritize HomeKit hubs, but in the meantime I’m trying to figure out a way to allow HomeKit traffic on this device. The Home app appears to let you select hubs, but tapping on them does nothing.

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I can’t even guess what services it would connect to, or why, other than Siri and potentially the IoT vendor.

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AFAIK Apple doesn’t publish ip data for consumer use. But netcraft.com is one site I’ve used for years to check specific site data.

https://sitereport.netcraft.com/?url=http://iCloud.com

And I found this, FWIW.

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Thanks! I’ll give those a try and see where it gets me.

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You can completely remove HomeKit support from an AppleTV, unlike HomePods.

If you don’t really need that AppleTV running HomeKit, that would be the easiest solution.

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