Hi and welcome @maconsultant . You replied to a post that’s 4 years old, so you may be waiting a little bit. I suggest looking at these posts and post your questions in there:
This guide is a set of best practices, FAQ’s and getting started tips for folks who’re migrating from Wink to SmartThings.
First of all, welcome to the SmartThings community. You can find a ton of resources on the community forum, the search is a powerful tool, tags and categories are generally well maintained.
pair with your SmartThings hub . While it’s possible to reset most devices or have the SmartThings hub exclude them for you, if any of the Z-Wave devices (especially locks) are using the Anti Theft command classes, you will not be able to use them unless the original controller (Wink) excludes them first. So just to be safe, exclude them from your Wink co…