Z-Bee Duo/WiFi Coordinator
Prerequisites
- Open Z-Bee case and insert Wifi module as in the picture above.
- Power Z-Bee (i.e. with a cellular charger, do not insert in a PC/Raspberry USB port when used as ser2net adapter).
- Wifi module now create an Access point because it is not connected to home wifi: connect to that AP (be sure that DHCP is enabled on your computer) and open module Webpage to connect it to your wifi. Address is 192.168.4.1.
- Once connected to your wifi, check Z-Bee IP address in router settings or using apps like Fing. It is recommended to set a static IP for Z-Bee; this can be done in your router settings.
Zigbee2mqtt setup
Please follow general zigbee installation instructions here before. Once Z-Bee Duo wifi is connected to wifi network, its ip address have to be set in zigbee2mqtt configuration file as in the picture below:
- Stop zigbee2mqtt.
- Open zigbee2mqtt configuration file and edit serial port as shown.
- Start zigbee2mqtt. NOTE If Z-bee was previously used as USB adapter, the new configuration will maintain all previous settings (no need to repair etc.).
ZHA setup
Please follow general zigbee installation instructions here before. Once Z-Bee Duo wifi is connected to wifi network, during ZHA initial setup its ip address have to be set in ZHA Serial device path as shown:
socket://[IP]:[PORT]
for example socket://192.168.1.11:23
NOTE
If Z-Bee Duo was previously used as USB adapter, to migrate to a WiFi or Lan solution follow these steps:
- Delete the whole ZHA integration from Homeassistant settings. Note that the devices already paired wil be mainteined in ZHA configuration !!!
- Add again ZHA integration using ip/port address as shown above this time.
- The new configuration will maintain all previous settings (no need to repair etc.).