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Home Automation

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In a SmartThings's mesh, which of the mesh routers is the home automation controller? For some reason it appears that only one of the 4 units controls the zwave devices

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

a zwave network is itself a mesh. There is only ever 1 controller. If all 4 were zwave controllers you would have 4 zwave meshes.

It should be marked primary. Or you can just unplug them until your stuff stops working.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

in a smartthings mesh, only one of the 4 units acts as the home automation controller for the zwave devices. it's strange, but that's how it seems to work.