Thread Border router needed for matter device?

Configuration Matter/Thread
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Hi there,
I wanted to configure my new aqara door sensor p2 but got greeted by error messages that I need a thread border router. I tried to add it to alexa instead with my echo dot 5th gen but it didnt work either. Some.googling shows that my skyconnect must be configured to be a thread router? Right now I have three zigbee devices on it, should I get a second skyconnect or is it easier to move the zigbee devices, for example the echo, and use my skyconnect as thread router?

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Aqara D&W P2 is Thread based Matter device.

From googling around, the “dot” versions don’t appear to support Thread Border Router (and I don’t think they support ZigBee either).
So yeah you need a Thread Border Router.
If the Dot does support ZigBee, I don’t have any experience regarding how well it works (if at all) with HA.

BTW I do use the Aqara D&W P2 with SkyConnect/OTBR and it was one of the easier devices to commission.

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