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Entering Z-Wave Exclude Mode via the GUI #80
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When you remove a zwave device, it tells the controller to go into exclude mode and then you push the exclude button on the device you're trying to remove in order to remove it from the network. |
Would that still work in the case where I'm trying to remove a device from a different network so I can add it to my current one? For example, if I were setting up a new WebThings Gateway for the very first time and wanted to add a used Z-Wave switch that hadn't been removed from its old network, I don't believe I would be able to get into the device removal workflow. |
You need to remove it from the old network, probably using the old software. Otherwise you need to factory reset the device. There is no way the gateway can talk to your device while it’s paired to a different dongle. |
It's possible I've misunderstood them but I've seen references to using exclusion mode to unpair devices joined to other networks from a few different sources. Wink's blog describes exclusion mode like:
SmartThings' support site has an "Excluding a device that is not yet connected to SmartThings" section:
When describing exclusion of a device where you no longer have access to the original controller, the ThingsThatAreSmart wiki notes:
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Cool - I was unaware of "General Exclusion Mode". Now I have to figure out how to make OpenZWave do a general exclusion |
That's great! Thanks so much for following up! |
Apologies if this already exists and I've overlooked it or if this actually belongs on the Z-Wave adapter project.
I've occasionally had trouble getting devices that were previously part of a different network added to my WebThings Gateway. Rounds of factory resets and physically moving devices around have generally gotten the job done but having a way to quickly and easily make sure that Z-Wave devices have been successfully excluded from their old network would be handy.
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