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Aqara AC Partner LAN gateway function

Air Conditioners and Heaters · Climate

Won’t be supportedLocal

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 integration: Xiaomi Mi and Aqara Air Conditioning Companion.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Xiaomi Mi and Aqara Air Conditioning CompanionWon’t be supported LocalGateway sub-device protocol not usable; port 9898 behavior unclear on firmware 1.41
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One more issue that needs further digging, AC partner has Gateway function. Actually LAN mode can be turned on at the latest version of firmware (2.49.3). But unlike normal gateway, it seems follow new Aqara protocol and didn't open TCP/UDP port we know for communication with sub-devices. Without knowledge of protocol, we can't do anything now. Generally speaking, this issue should be assigned to `Pyxiaomigateway` repository. But if we do so then this device actually would be divided into 3 parts. One - gateway, two - climate, three - IR Remote. Even we followed this method, maybe use this …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #6 · 2018-02

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Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAqara
CategoryAir Conditioners and Heaters