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There's a good reason all stuff you buy is zigbee or zwave.
Otherwise this is an inevitably
Not true if it has local control.
or Matter
Isn't matter just a standard, that runs on multiple Protokolls like ZigBee or wifi?
It’s a protocol that runs over WiFi, Ethernet and Thread. So not Zigbee. Though the Zigbee alliance was part of the group that designed the Matter spec. Many Zigbee hubs also support Matter but the two protocols are on two distinct networks. And if you want to use Matter over Thread you need a device that can act as a Thread Border Router. Like an AppleTV or a Home Assistant instance with a Thread antenna.
That's about the only reason I'm still sticking with TP-LINK for switches.
hopefully you can eventually find something to replace them with. TP-Link doesn't have a great track record imo. Poor build quality, bad software, extensive unpatched vulnerabilities, and accusations of spyware (I haven't gone to the effort to confirm that point yet though.) I messed with them a few times doing network support for businesses. Hated them every time I touched them. Maybe the light switches aren't as bad in all areas, but I doubt their networking is any better, it's probably worse since it's IoT.
All of mine are sequestered to their own vlan that can only talk to Home Assistant. But they do have ones that use matter now.
Love a good isolated vlan