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Smart button not near zigbee hub (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

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