The location of your ST hub. Or ST hub VS Zigbee and Z-wave

[Valery]

SmartThings Hub 2015 STH-ETH-200 V.S. Zigbee

Hello. I have solved all the problems of ST V.2 and Zigbee… I’ve read all about the problem of pairing ST and Zigbee. The most common recommendation is to position the sensor closer. Closer! Closer! There are also useless USB connectors on the ST. I decided to combine these two facts. I bought the cheapest USB Zigbee repeater (ZigBee 3.0 Signal Repeater/Extender) and connected it to a USB ST (Well, much closer!). The repeater was identified as an eWeLink outlet. Voila!!! All. That’s it. Absolutely everything. Even no-name, generic, Zigbee 1.2, Zigbee 3.0 devices are connected. They don’t fall off. They’re working. Verified The way of the samurai: Almond Securifi (The project is closed); Zipabox Zipato (abandoned their customers); VeraPlus Ezlo (Thinks a lot and thinks for a long time); …