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Smart button not near zigbee hub (lemmy.nz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'd like to add a smart button to my HA setup. I don't have zigbee signal nearby, so I'm wondering what the best way to do this would be.

I'm using a Skyconnect dongle. There's wifi nearby. I want to control a smart switch nearby, which would also have zigbee but that also wouldn't reach the distance I need.

Is Matter a solution here? With a hub connected to wifi that bridges to the button?

Any suggestions on hardware?

Or any other suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (11 children)

There’s a couple of ways you can do this.

You can build out your Zigbee network with relays (anything mains powered usually works as a router) to reach the area.
If the area is too far away (say in another building), you could setup a Zigbee to MQTT router nearby and route the messages via another network back to Home Assistant.
or your could use WiFi devices if you have enough spare capacity on your network and are well within signal range.

I’ve so far not had much luck with Matter, so for me, that is an unnecessary complication to avoid. Trying to get Matter working, I mean.

In my case I would probably use either the first or second choice, depending, but your situation may be different. My WiFi already has too many devices on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (10 children)

If the area is too far away (say in another building), you could setup a Zigbee to MQTT router nearby and route the messages via another network back to Home Assistant.

Can you tell me more about this? Wifi is available in the area, which seems a better option than a chain of zigbee extenders.

Can I just get a zigbee to MQTT router and that bridges between a zigbee button and HA?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Using Z2M doesn't really sound like it'd be ideal for your use case. For most people (myself included) it's to seperate your zigbee network from home assistant so if HASS goes down you don't lose control of your lights too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I agree, on learning more about it, it doesn't seem like the best solution.

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