FAQ: why would I need another beaming repeater if my zwave lock is already close to my hub?

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One of the key points to note in the 2nd post above is about Ghost devices in your mesh. These can, in some cases severely, disrupt communications, cause a slow down and negatively impact the reliability of the mesh. I would highly recommend start with removing ALL ghost devices in your mesh as described on this page. If you’re still having issues then as @JDRoberts suggested start a new topic and we can take the discussion over there:

FAQ: How to remove ghost devices from your z-wave and zigbee networks

Sometimes after doing a Z-Wave repair you’ll notice error messages on your logs from unknown devices which only have a device id or when you’re looking at the device routing table you’ll notice an Unknown Device listed. These are ghost device, i.e. devices that are no longer paired with the SmartThings hub and not recognized but still remain in the network routing tables. The problem with ghost devices is that they can create issues with the mesh, unresponsive devices, slow communication, delays and other issues. NOTE: Starting firmware 37.x the hub should automatically detect and remove ghost devices. You can use this wiki to search and remove any left over ghost devices. There are two way to identify ghost devices, either by looking at the routing table for the device (which shows on…