Hi everyone, I’ve been dealing with a recurring issue in my smart home setup, and I’m hoping the community can offer some insights or solutions.
Here’s the situation: I live in an area prone to frequent power outages. To mitigate this, I’ve set up two UPS units to keep my critical network devices running during blackouts. However, I’ve noticed that after a power failure, my Zigbee network seems to get ‘damaged.’ I believe this happens because some repeaters between the hub and the distant devices stop working during the outage. As a result, some of my automation rules don’t execute correctly—commands fail to reach the devices they’re meant for.
The workaround I’ve found is to restart the hub, which appears to rebuild the Zigbee network by establishing new connections with the working repeaters. This restores everything to normal operation.
But I’m wondering if there’s a more proactive solution. Is there a way to configure devices to connect to specific repeaters, ensuring they always maintain a connection to the hub, even during power outages? Or perhaps there’s a command or feature that allows the Zigbee network to automatically rebuild itself without needing a manual hub restart?
I’d love to hear from anyone who’s encountered a similar issue or has successfully implemented a solution. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Looking forward to your thoughts and hoping to find a more seamless way to handle this situation.