On 9/28/2026 at 4:23 PM, Javi said:

Yes we locked out z-wave long range unless at a min version (7.42) as other version had too many issues. eisy-ui is currently the only interface which gives you the option to choose mesh or long-range.

Tip: take a picture of the QR code and upload to pc, then select the image instead of trying to scan with a PC camera.... or use eisy-ui on mobile

@Javi which version of eisy-ui has the LR capabilites?

Current Beta, Option will be shown when adding a new device via smart start QR Code.

Slightly off-topic but generally related to discussions in this thread - does anyone know for certain how the Zwave dongle will behave if your system has a combination of 700 and 800 devices?

From what I understand, 700-series devices are designed to work in a mesh configuration, whereas 800 devices operate as a star network (each device communicates with the dongle directly). I believe 800 devices can also fall back to behave like a 700 device, so they can all work together in the same system. But this loses the range improvements some people are hoping for with a point-to-point 800-series device.

So would the ZMatter dongle use 700 and 800 communications simultaneously (allowing for both a mesh and a star network together), or would it expect all 700 and 800 devices to behave as part of a 700-series mesh network as long as there's at least one 700-series device present?

(Interestingly, due to the star nature of 800-series communications, you actually lose out on the direct association features of ZWave - since none of the nodes talk to each other, there's no way to set them up with a truly independent link that can operate separately from the hub)

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by peterathans

Well I believe the ZMatter dongle itself is 700 series, so it won't do any 800 stuff. But zwave is designed to be backwards compatible, so I'd presume any 800 series modules would work, communicating perhaps more slowly. Both LR and mesh can coexist.

Mesh and Long Range can coexist, mesh is required for native links. From my understanding the only difference between 700 LR and 800 LR is distance.

Post removed, my error.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Guy Lavoie