Welcome to your new smart house. Modern technology can potentially make our lives better and easier with IoT devices like a smart thermostat, smart sprinkling system, or a smart home security system. But you have to get them all connected to the network first!In this practice, you will be setting up and programming a Home Gateway IoT controller using Packet Tracer, and then connecting IoT devices.A Home Gateway controller combines the functions of a router and a modem; it creates the connection between your Internet Service Providers network and the local Ethernet and WiFi network in your house. IoT devices in a home will be gathering and transmitting data over the network, and your computers will also be communicating over the network; a Home Gateway controller manages this traffic.