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stylo2 0
Hi, I'm planning on a Z-Wave based HA system - mainly lighting really but will add more if reliability doesn't suffer with too many devices.
I already have an HC2 and was planning to get an HC3. Some questions relating to this that I can't find a clear answer to:
I can wire HC2 and HC3 into the same switch but if I add an HC3L which has no RJ45 socket does this then only communicate over WiFi or is there some way to get this physically on the same LAN using the USB connector? I saw a cable of some kind but really not sure if this USB connector is intended as a physical LAN connection as well as the power connection - doesn't mention it is PoE.
With a master/slave config - is there a limit to the number of slaves? I'm only using them to extend the reach as the house is concrete/steel over 4 floors and I MUST have contingency else I'm in trouble if we have a flaky HA for lighting!
When including devices (light switches mainly) do I add these onto the slave - assuming the slave is closer than the master hub? Or do all get added into the master hub and the slave just acts like a super relay passing the Z-wave content down the physical connection to the HC3 master?
When configuring a scene, can I have a trigger device (motion sensor or door/window sensor) start a scene that includes control of devices that are included in different master/slave hubs?
Are all devices visible on the master if I do all my config/scene creation from there?
Is there a better way to make 100% sure that I get guaranteed coverage? I can of course try without extra hubs and rely on the mesh network but I can see this having limitations due to 4 hops.
Are there other similar consumer targetted HA solutions that support a wired repeater to avoid buying more expensive hubs that I should look at instead for this kind of situation?
Many thanks for your input
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