Way to extend Zigbee or Z-Wave to outer building (a barn/tool shop 120 feet away)

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Just curious… is there any way to do this, or similar, with Zigbee?

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Hi! Is there a way to do this, or similar, with Zigbee?

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Yes. Here’s the ser2net.yaml I use with my Nortek GoControl HUSBZB-1 stick that has both a Z-Wave and Zigbee Serial port:

connection: &my-zwave
  accepter: tcp,20100
  enable: on
  options:
    kickolduser: true
    mdns: true
    mdns-sysattrs: true
    mdns-type: "_zwave._tcp"
  connector: serialdev,/dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_HubZ_Smart_Home_Controller_515014F0-if00-port0,115200N81,nobreak,local

connection: &my-zigbee
  accepter: tcp,20101
  enable: on
  options:
    kickolduser: true
    mdns: true
    mdns-sysattrs: true
    mdns-type: "_zigbee._tcp"
    mdns-txt: "radio_type=ezsp"
    mdns-txt: "baud_rate=57600"
    mdns-txt: "flow_control=software"
  connector: serialdev,/dev/serial/by-id/usb-Silicon_Labs_HubZ_Smart_Home_Controller_515014F0-if01-port0,57600N81,nobreak,local

With the above settings Home Assistant will also automatically detect the remote Zigbee stick via Zeroconf/mDNS. That may not work if you are looking to “migrate” the radio (i.e. move the stick from a local USB port to the networked ser2net setup). There you’d just have to manually supply the socket address (see, for example, Zigbee Home Automation - Home Assistant) in the migration flow.

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Z-NET supports Zigbee now using the Sonoff ZBDongle-E. Instructions have been added to our HA/Z-NET guide: Z-NET Integration with Home Assistant

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