Does it need any specific gateway product ? or is this working with any zigbee coordinator which is compliant to ZigBee Home Automation standard ?
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I have only seen it used with a SmartThings' gateway, which is highly recommended.
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Yes. I had no issues connecting these to my Smart Things hub. I simply went to the add device screen, and pulled the plastic tab on the back of the sensor, waited a few seconds, and it appeared under <Other Devices> as a Z-Wave Door/Window Sensor.
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You need an existing Z-Wave network and controller to use this device, not WiFi. An example of Z-Wave controllers: MiCasa Verde, 2Gig, Aeon, SmartThings.
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Homelink does not use Zwave RF. So you cannot control this switch direclty using homelink.
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Requires a hub or some form of a device to sit in the middle that speaks the zigbee protocol to interface with. I have not seen any information about how well the smart sense gadgets play with other hubs other than their own but technically should work with any zigbee controller since that is a standard protocol. The hub is required to communicate with the sensor and then translate that via some form of software interface to your wifi or in smartthings case up to the cloud and then back down to you.
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There is a plugin for the Vera home automation system that works quite well. The individual bulbs show up as dimmable lights and you can manipulate those with scenes, actions etc. You need to have the TCP gateway installed though.
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It is a standard USA Z-wave device. It will work with a wide variety of home automation systems as long as they are Z-wave USA compliant.
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Jeff L, No you DON'T need a separate gateway, you just need to register all devices where you registered the Gateway. I suggest LaCrosse directly.
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I would suggest installing the software called HomeGenie. It's free open source software that is great for projects like home automation and home security using Z-Wave devices.
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Yes, you have to a controlling hub. It might work with other Z-Wave hubs but it's intended to be used with the SmartThings hub
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I believe that is correct. The gateway should work for multiple devices. For full disclosure, I just installed the gateway and the 888lm device at a vacation house, but I only have one garage door.
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I'm about to roll the dice and try this. I have a SmartThings hub. I've already added a couple of Z-Wave GE switches and outlets and they work great. I'm disappointed that GE doesn't have a fan control Z-Wave switch, because I really like the GE outlets and switches that I've put in so far. They were easy to setup and add to my SmartThings Z-Wave network. I HOPE this works and is as easy as they were.
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Certainly. However, keep in mind you need z-wave controller as a brain of system and gateway.
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You would also need the Wayne-Dalton wireless gateway WDHA-12R to interface/trigger a scene with the Veralite controller. That gateway will also interface with the Homelink garage door remotes built into many cars nowadays and trigger a scene with your Veralite zwave controller.
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It has a ZigBee Radio; no internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZigBeeA Zigbee Coordinator (hub) is required to interact with a local network or Internet.Like another competing standard; Z-Wave; these home automation devices are completely separate from IP (The Internet Protocol); only the hub is exposed to an IP network
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Yes, the open/close sensor is compatible with other hub devices besides the Insteon Hub (INSTEON 2242-222 Hub). Whatever hub/controller device you choose still has to be compatible with the Insteon protocol, as the sensor only knows how to talk "Insteon", not Z-Wave or WiFi. Examples of other home automation hubs/controllers are the ISY994i and the Mi Casa Verde VeraLite. The Smarthings Hub is NOT compatible with this, as it only works with WiFi, Zigbee, and Z-Wave devices.
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Yes, you'll need the Honeywell Redlink Gateway as already mentioned by another responder.