SMLIGHT SLZB-06 - Zigbee 3.0 to Ethernet,USB,and WiFi Gateway Coordinator with PoE, Works with Zigbee2MQTT, Home Assistant, ZHA

I bought this Zigbee Controller specifically for use with Home Assistant, and it has been a great upgrade over a USB Zigbee stick. The biggest advantage is that it runs over Ethernet, which lets you place the coordinator where Zigbee coverage is best instead of being tied to the location of your Home Assistant server. For anyone running HA on a NAS, VM, or remote machine, this makes a big difference in reliability. In my case, my Home Assistant setup runs on a VM from my detached garage office while this controller is in the main home. Once set up, performance has been excellent. Pairing devices is fast, the connection has been stable, and range seems better than my previous USB coordinator. The web interface is also very helpful for firmware updates and configuration. The main thing buyers should know is that this isn’t completely plug-and-play with Home Assistant. Setup requires some familiarity with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT (my preferred implementation) and the documentation could do a better job explaining common setups. It’s not difficult if you’re comfortable with HA, but beginners may need to spend some time figuring things out. Overall, this is a fantastic coordinator for Home Assistant users who want flexibility, strong performance, and the ability to place their Zigbee radio in the optimal location.

This is a great antenna for my Home Assistant system. I love that I could use POE and ethernet to connect it to my system and I haven't had any lag or issues with controlling the many Zigbee dimmers in my system.

Sometimes a product comes along that makes life much easier. This is one of them. I run Home Assistant via a virtual machine running on a Synology NAS. A Sonoff USB dongle connected to the NAS was my Zigbee coordinator. Once I had the Sonoff up and running, I was able to forget about it, because it just worked. The problems started whenever I had to unplug it from the NAS. Inevitably, the USB connection was forgotten by the Synology software and I had to remember how to turn it back on again, or the USB drivers failed. When the drivers failed I was forced to SSH into the NAS and use command line entries to download, and hopefully install, the correct USB drivers. Because this only happened every couple of years, it was always a challenge to remember how to fix the issue. I have the SMLIGHT connected directly into one of my network switches, and it's powered via POE. There are no drivers to worry about and it has a very nice web interface that allows complete control of the device. In my opinion, one of the best features of the SMLIGHT is its ability to spoof the MAC address of the Sonoff dongle. Once the MAC address of the Sonoff was entered into the web interface of the SMLIGHT and it was rebooted, all of my devices just assumed that the SMLIGHT was the Sonoff, so I didn't have to repair any of them. Easy-peasy. The Sonoff was/is a nice piece of tech., but the SMLIGHT takes things to another level.

Paired with my home assistant setup. Tried both USB power and POE. Overall POE is less hassle.

I use one of these for both Zigbee and Thread. I'm not exactly happy with thread performance as I seem to have limited range. Needed several routers to add coverage. I tried to contact the vendor twice, but got not response, hence my 4 stars. These devices work great with Home Assistant. The Zigbee interface is Ethernet (POE), and the Thread is connected via passthru USB over proxmox powered by POE.

Pros: * POE makes positioning these a breeze. No more "dead zones." * Rock-solid in both Zigbee coordinator and router roles. * Role for Matter/Thread is currently in beta, which may offer a bit of future proofing Cons: * A bit pricey (purchased 3 at ~$65 each). * These are not "plug and play" like a USB coordinator, you need some IT/HA/Z2M experience to get them configured Locations: * The coordinator is located roughly in the center of the primary floor. * One router in the basement on one end of the house. * One router in the upstairs hallway on the opposite end of the house. Technology Environment: Home Assistant OS virtualized on Proxmox with ZigBee2MQTT integration. Experience: These devices are not for someone looking for an "it just works" Zigbee installation, however, the complexity gives you the power to build the foundation for an extremely strong mesh. Changing roles requires flashing between different firmwares, which if that is something you have never done before, may be a bit confusing though it is all possible from a WebUI hosted on the device itself accessible through LAN/WiFi. If you are already familiar with Z2M, especially if your current coordinator is already not direct-attached USB, getting these devices deployed and configured should be well within your reach. I completely re-built my mesh after installation and fortified even more with some router-capable devices like smart plugs. We now have coverage to practically every square foot of our home.

It loses contact with devices that worked reliably with another coordinator. Migration did not work in Home Assistant. Devices must be very close for discovery. It seems to be vulnerable to out-of-band interference. After being powered down for an hour, it permanently lost contact with all Zigbee devices.

I bought this for integrating Zigbee devices with my Home Assistant server and it has been great. Currently, it is running ~50 Zigbee devices without any issues. The worst lag I get is about 1s from a PIR sensor registering motion to the corresponding light turning on. There are plenty of hops along the way, so 1s is fairly quick and I cannot complain. Installation was easy and the range has been great. This is definitely one of the better options for the price point.

Viene con todo para la instalacion, tiene mucha cobertura, lo tengo en el centro del local, con una longitud de 50m y caza todos los dispositivos Zigbee.

Après 3 mois de test avec Home Assistant, aucun soucis. C'est 4 fois mieux que la version USB, je peux mettre le coordinateur où je veux

Top Gerät. Sehr viele Möglichkeiten und eine wirklich gute Reichweite

Ich nutze den SMLIGHT SLZB-06 seit mehreren Wochen in meinem Smart-Home-Setup als ZigBee-Koordinator in Kombination mit Home Assistant OS. Nach diversen Tests mit ConBee und Sonoff-Dongles kann ich sagen: Der SLZB-06 spielt technisch in einer anderen Liga. Schon die Hardwarequalität überzeugt – das Gehäuse ist kompakt, sauber verarbeitet und wird nur handwarm. Der verbaute EFR32MG21-Chip arbeitet sehr stabil, die Reichweite ist beeindruckend und die Mesh-Performance deutlich besser als bei USB-Dongles. Besonders angenehm ist die Flexibilität bei der Anbindung: Der SLZB-06 kann über Ethernet, USB oder WLAN betrieben werden, wahlweise sogar mit PoE-Versorgung, was in professionellen Umgebungen richtig praktisch ist. In meinem Setup läuft das Gerät per PoE direkt am Switch – kein zusätzliches Netzteil nötig, keine Signalabbrüche. Die Integration in Zigbee2MQTT war innerhalb weniger Minuten erledigt, die Firmware ließ sich problemlos updaten. Auch bei vielen gleichzeitig verbundenen Geräten (aktuell über 60 Sensoren und Aktoren) bleibt die Verbindung stabil, ohne Lags oder Aussetzer. Die Weboberfläche ist übersichtlich gestaltet, zeigt Signalstärken, Firmwarestände und Logs klar an. Besonders positiv: Der Hersteller liefert regelmäßig Firmware-Updates und dokumentiert Änderungen transparent. Fazit: Der SMLIGHT SLZB-06 ist derzeit einer der besten ZigBee-Koordinatoren am Markt. Hervorragende Reichweite, stabile Performance, flexible Anschlussmöglichkeiten und PoE-Support machen ihn zur idealen Lösung für alle, die ihr Smart-Home zuverlässig und professionell betreiben wollen. Absolute Empfehlung für fortgeschrittene Anwender und Technik-Enthusiasten.

Funcionó excelente con HA. Sin problemas para detectar todo tipo de dispositivos. Recomendado totalmente