Aeotec Z-Stick 7

I have a handful of these, and they are good locks once you get it going, you'll like it as well. Here's my setup. 1) Aeotec ZStick 7 , Sonoff ZBDongle - E, caseta hub pro 2) zwave-js-ui running in a docker container, with the ZStick device passed through. 3) HA running in a VM. The HA Zwave integration will allow you to \*not\* use the built in implementation and connect to the external zwave-js-ui docker container. 4) Install HACS, keymaster and battery notes on HA. ( though I think I read that the new lock cards do pretty well) 5) Enjoy all the cool things you can do with your lock. I have …

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I used zwave for several years in which it was OK but flaky, then I moved to a different USB stick (Aeotec Z-Stick 7) and it changed - devices would work for a short period after manual association but eventually become inactive. I was absolutely fed up with it and considering binning the whole lot. I cannot overstate how incredibly frustrating it was. AND THEN.. I replaced the firmware. Clouds parted, angels sang and for the first time in nearly a decade I had a solid, reliable network that recovers properly if a device goes offline briefly. And this is in a 300 year old house with meter …

Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.