Zwave Repeater Plugs-Do they have to be on?

[pcgirl65]

I am putting in some of the Haozee plugs to help with my zwave network. I am not going to be using the plugs at this time for anything other than repeaters. So, I am wondering if I have to actually have the switch set to on for them to be repeating or can the switch be off and they will still repeat?

[drhtmal]

It is unlikely that the little power button turns off the power to anything but the outlet on the plug. ASI think about it, if the power button turned off the entire device you would never be able to turn it on remotely.

[pcgirl65]

Makes sense.

[Vit]

I'd run "Test connectivity" (in Z-Wave tab). If you happen to have Z-Seer+, you could go fancy and measure response times.

[Lewis-H]

Because ZigBee and Z-Wave are two different wireless languages, a ZigBee device only acts as a repeater for other ZigBee devices; and a Z-Wave device only acts as a repeater for other Z-Wave devices.

[pcgirl65]

I'd run "Test connectivity" (in Z-Wave tab). If you happen to have Z-Seer+, you could go fancy and measure response times.

I turned the switches on the plugs off and ran the tests and they communicated so I guess they don’t need to be on.

[Vit]

yes, that's what I meant to say but was afraid
The do communicate. However, my personal experience with them (Iris Plugs) was not that great. All my attempts to convince them to do anything useful failed.
Strangely, the Zigbee repeaters make noticeable improvements to the mesh.

[Guest]

I turned the switches on the plugs off and ran the tests and they communicated so I guess they don’t need to be on.

If you think about it, everything should be on if it needed to be on to communicate. Automation would be useless then , and it would be costly in term of electricity

[Guest]

To make this more clear, the zwave ship inside the plug is always ‘’on’’ to be able to transmit signal . Whatever the on/off state of the plug