# Thread Border Router

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/thread-border-router/148807>\
**Category:** Homey Self-Hosted Server\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thread-border-router/148807 "2026-01-08T10:41:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thread-border-router/148807/2 "2026-01-08T11:11:35Z")

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> [@Florian\_Rhomberg](#):
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> therefore I will need at least one border Router per floor to have a reliable network.

That would mean creating a separate Thread network per floor, which doesn’t sound right. You ideally want one Thread network, and in that network have enough Thread router devices (_not_ border routers) to span all your floors. Similar to how Zigbee works.

From what I’ve read, if you have a Thread border router (of any kind), Homey-SHS should be able to pick it up and use it, provided that SHS is set up correctly (in terms of IPv6 requirements).

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