Techniques for utilizing a coordinator device

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• identifying, by the computing device, a physical environment comprising a first network that is provided by an access point device and an accessory that is configured to be controllable by the computing device and connected, via the first network, to the access point device, the access point device being within the physical environment and configured to access a second network;
• detecting, by the computing device, that the computing device has moved from a first location within the physical environment to a second location outside of the physical environment;
• establishing, via the second network and the first network provided by the access point device, a connection with a coordinator device that is within the physical environment and is connected to the first network via the access point device based at least in part on detecting that the computing device moved from a first location within the physical environment to a second location outside the physical environment;
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• providing, by the computing device, control instructions for controlling the accessory to the coordinator device via the second network and the first network provided by the access point device

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to at least:
• identify a physical environment comprising a first network that is provided by an access point device and an accessory that is configured to be controllable by the computing device and connected, via the first network, to the access point device, the access point device being within the physical environment and configured to access a second network;
• detect that the computing device has moved from a first location within the physical environment to a second location outside of the physical environment;
• establish, via the second network and the first network provided by the access point device, a connection with a coordinator device that is within the physical environment and is connected to the first network via the access point device based at least in part on detecting that the computing device moved from a first location within the physical environment to a second location outside the physical environment;
• and
• provide control instructions for controlling the accessory to the coordinator device via the second network and the first network provided by the access point device.