New to home assistant. Need help with ZigBee | Home Assistant | Page 1

waxen lark Nov 14, 2025, 11:11 PM

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I already have a ZigBee gateway hub and recently formatted my old Small Form Factor (SFF) PC to run Home Assistant. I was wondering: Do I need to buy a USB ZigBee dongle, or can I utilize my existing gateway hub by connecting it through an Ethernet-to-USB adapter (since my SFF PC only has one Ethernet port)?

magic quartz Nov 15, 2025, 12:13 AM

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What is the exiting gateway hub?

waxen lark Nov 15, 2025, 12:14 AM

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It's just a basic Tuya ZigBee Smart Gateway Hub off AliExpress

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magic quartz Nov 15, 2025, 1:43 AM

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You could use the tuya integration but I have no experience with it. I’m not aware of any way to use these directly with ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT

waxen lark Nov 15, 2025, 2:25 AM

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I have done that. I've got all the devices showing up on my home assistant but it won't allow me to do anything, I have to have the zigby box connected to my router. I think I'll just buy a zigby dongle for the SFF pc I use with home assistant...seems like the most straightforward and simple solution. There are so many different ones out there what would you recommend

magic quartz Nov 15, 2025, 2:59 AM

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My own 🙂

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Check my profile

stark hatch Nov 17, 2025, 11:15 AM

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waxen lark I have done that. I've got all the devices showing up on my home assistant but i...

Hi, I recommend you the Smlight SLZB-06. Around 35 euros and works perfect

#New to home assistant. Need help with ZigBee