#Adding Smlight SLZB-MR5U to Hue Bridge Pro as a Router

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mint oyster
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Hello! I know this might be a stupid question and a weird setup, but is there a way of adding the Smlight SLZB-MR5U in Zigbee Router Mode for one of the radios as a Zigbee Router to my Hue Bridge Pro?

I am currently using one of the radios in HA for OTBR purposes and I'm not ready to switch away from the Hue Bridge Pro... yet! Reasons being the number of scenes and automations I'd need to port (although I already tried the MR5U in coordinator mode with Z2MQTT).

I realize that any Hue device might be used to extended the Hue pseudo-Zigbee network but if I already have a huge antenna going unused... I also successfully added some weird devices to my Hue Bridge Pro (e.g. Paulmann remotes) even though they supposedly lacked support, so I'm wondering if there's a way.

cursive nova
mint oyster
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Yeah. I had to trick the Hue Bridge Pro into pairing with some Zigbee Devices since it's lacking the third-party friendly(ier) functions of older models. For instance, the Paulmann remotes I added by searching for them as... lights. But they do work fine afterwards. 😄
I'll see if I can somehow get the Hue Bridge Pro to recognize the MR5U. Probably through Hue Essentials magic and maybe placing the device close to the Hub.

mint oyster
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Update: LOL! It worked! I should have just tried it instead of asking. You need to flash the radio with the router firmware (of course) and either search for a light on the Hue Bridge Pro immediately or use the Router Reconnect option afterwards.
The SLZB-MR5U shows up as an On/Off Light (and flipping the switch doesn't do anything) and reports the model as SLZB-07Mg24 - same chipset, so I guess that's why. You can see that the radio is paired though via the green LED on the board next to the antenna.