Smartthings Z Wave Repeater

Plug in pocket sockets light switches and in wall micros.

Smartthings z wave repeater. Designed with 700 series and z wave plus v2 range extender 7 also repeats s2 security signals. Zigbee light bulbs are much trickier than z wave light bulbs though and there is a lot of variation from brand to brand. Most mains powered z wave devices will work as a repeater and extend your network in exactly the same way as the single purpose devices. Also be aware that this is a z wave repeater.

I used a smartthings hub as a primary controller and added a secondary aeon labs z stick as a secondary controller and they both function as expected. But for ordinary everyday indoor use it s the same situation as z wave. A repeater is any zigbee or z wave device that is always powered on. For example a smartpower outlet and the smartsense motion sensor when it s powered through its usb cable.

Anyone have experience with the aeotec range extender z wave repeater. I have a detached garage that is 150 feet from my hub and i would like to connect a couple of devices in it. The most current recommendation which came in with z wave generation four we are now in generation five zwave plus is don t use these at all. Unfortunately i do not have a light switch or light near the garage to get another type of z wave device to extend the.

Range extender 7 is compatible with all certified z wave gateways including isy994i homeseer hs3 vera smartthings wink hubitat domoticz jeedom open zwave. A repeater can act as a relay point so that a device that is too far from the hub can talk to a repeater that is closer and the repeater relays the messages back and forth to the hub. You don t need them. A repeater can act as a relay point so that a device that is too far from the hub can talk to a repeater that is closer and the repeater relays the messages back.

Many of the smartthings branded items are zigbee not z wave presence sensors mutli sensors motion detectors so if you re looking at using one of these devices in your garage a z wave repeater won t help with that. When a security enabled z wave device is added to the hub s network its secure communication will be 128 bit aes encrypted. All non battery operated z wave devices within the network will act as z wave repeaters regardless of vendor to increase reliability of the network. You just use almost any mains powered device and it will also act as a repeater.

If you can get the v1 hub to join the v2 hub z wave network as a secondary controller it should then function as a z wave repeater. For example the samsung smartthings outlet. Z wave plus on off smart light switch in wall paddle support 3 way installation work with smartthings wink signal repeater required z wave hub fcc etl listed ms10z 4 0 out of 5 stars 137 27 99 27.