Additional Home Assistant Connect

Configuration Zigbee
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New to this … I was trying to expand my Zigbee network by adding additional Home Assistant Connects.

I cannot find the additional Connect on my network… am I missing something or can you only have one on a network?

Advice appreciated

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Zigbee does not work like that, (you can only have one). Do read ZHA integration documentation first → Zigbee Home Automation - Home Assistant

Then also read Zigbee guides linked in this cookbook → The Home Assistant Cookbook - Index

Especially this one → Zigbee network optimization: a how-to guide for avoiding radio frequency interference + adding Zigbee Router devices (repeaters/extenders) to get a stable Zigbee network mesh with best possible range and coverage by fully utilizing Zigbee mesh networking

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Ah … thank you, that will be some spare Connects I now have.

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You can at least use one as a decidated Zigbee Coordinator (with Zigbee EmberZNet NCP firmware) and one as a dedicated Thread Border Router (with OpenThread RCP firmware), see :slight_smile:
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Note! Multiprotocol firmware is not recommended for use. see additional FAQ here → Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1 - Home Assistant