Smart Lock Guest Access Overview

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Exclusion is a two way process for the lock and hub to update their databases and routing tables. If there are non excluded devices in the routing tables then they can lead to ghost devices and it can cause all kinds of havoc in the mesh. See this write up on identifying and removing ghost devices.

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…