Skip to content
Home Assistant TestFlight
Aeotec

Aeotec Z-Wave dongle

Bridges and Hubs · And More

Partly worksLocal

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Z-Wave.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Z-WavePartly works LocalPairing difficult farther from dongle in 3-story house with ~30 devices
Saved copy
made the exact opposite experience. I had an Aeotec Z-Wave dongle with around 30 wired devices across my 3-story house (Shelly roller shutter, thermostats, Shelly Wave Mini for lights, and 2 range extenders). My main issues were: * difficult pairing process the farther away the device was from the Z-Wave dongle (although having the mesh active) * devices, especially blinds, becoming unresponsive randomly. Manually re-activating them by the wall switch worked most of the time, but was quite a hassle for automations * sending multiple commands within one automation with 10–30 (!!!) seconds …

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

Reddit comment · 2025-09

Each row is one report from a GitHub thread, an integration’s docs, or r/homeassistant. Check the date and the linked source before you buy.

In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandAeotec
CategoryBridges and Hubs