# Why do I Need an August Wi-Fi Bridge?

> August Wi-Fi bridges communicate with August’s servers to allow remote access to the August Smart Lock when you are outside of Bluetooth range. Wi...

Source: https://support.august.com/en_us/why-do-i-need-an-august-wi-fi-bridge--B1AgkQUMS

Last updated: 2021-01-15T15:07:53.358Z

August Wi-Fi bridges communicate with August’s servers to allow remote access to the August Smart Lock when you are outside of Bluetooth range. Without an August Wi-Fi bridge, you will not receive updates to your Activity Feed until an owner connects to the lock with their August App. If you have HomeKit or Z-Wave and no August Wi-Fi bridge, lock activity will not update in the Activity Feed in the August App until an owner has made a Bluetooth connection with the lock.

When it comes to some third-party integrations, an August Wi-Fi bridge is required to enable these devices to communicate Cloud-to-Cloud. The table below indicates which third-party integrations require an August Wi-Fi bridge:

 

  

**Integration**

  

  

**August Wi-Fi Bridge Needed?**

  

Google Home

Yes

Amazon Alexa

Yes

Nest

No

IFTTT

No, but recommended

Logitech Pop

Yes

Logitech Harmony Home Hub

Yes

Wink

Yes, unless it’s Smart Lock Pro with a Z-Wave hub

Airbnb

Lock Only: No  
Keypad Only: Yes (ASL 2nd gen and higher)  
Lock and Keypad: Yes

Xfinity Home

Yes

Honeywell

Yes

  

The following scenarios explain what happens with and without an August Wi-Fi bridge:

  

#### August Smart Lock with August Wi-Fi bridge

Receive Smart Alert notifications when:

*   Door is manually locked/unlocked
*   Lock is accessed by entry code only users
*   When door ajar (with DoorSense™)
*   Both auto-lock events and one-touch (if enabled)
*   Receive battery readings as soon as your batteries report low

Alexa and/or Google Assistant apps update as events occur.

Activity Feed updates as lock events listed above occur as long as your bridge is online.

  

#### August Smart Lock without an August Wi-Fi Bridge

Receive Smart Alerts only if another August App (AA) user locks/unlocks your door using August App.

Without an August Wi-Fi bridge, battery readings may be delayed or not send at all until a lock Owner connects to the lock through the August App. If the lock Owner seldom connects to the lock, the batteries could reach a low-power threshold without receiving a notification.

The Activity Feed only updates when another Owner (not Guest) accesses the lock using the August App. The Activity Feed will update retroactively, but not at the time of the event.

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