Just spent an hour trying to get this switch to pair with Vera Plus… only option i can see is “generic zwave”… doesn’t work. have succesfully installed plenty of linear switches which are listed but this one simply doesn’t want to cooperate… any ideas?
I’m assuming that distance is not an issue. Have you tried the operation with Vera and the switch within 3 feet of each other?
Did you attempt an exclude first? Some switches are already in an included state and must be excluded in order to be used.
On the include screen, click Retry and Vera will shift to exclude mode. After you exclude, your include operation should work.
Edit: Including as a generic device is fine for any Z-Wave device.
The device is near several other Linear switches, literally next to in some cases, that have never had an issue so ruling out distance. That said, it would be a major hassle to have to install this device 3 ft from the Vera initially just to get it up and running… wouldn’t be worth it to me.
I’ve done a reset on the switch twice. I’ve tried the retry method. There is not actual “exclude” option since in was never included on the Vera in the first place.
Beside all of the above, I really don’t like the mechanical design of this switch, the dimmer buttons are hard to push and just seems like a junk design.
Thanks for the reply however… i’m returning this stuff… life is too short.
[quote=“8trek, post:3, topic:192789”]The device is near several other Linear switches, literally next to in some cases, that have never had an issue so ruling out distance.[/quote]Your assumptions cannot be verified and you should not rule out distance.
That said, it would be a major hassle to have to install this device 3 ft from the Vera initially just to get it up and running.... wouldn't be worth it to me.It's up to you to decide what's worth your effort. But, moving the controller to within three feet of the device being included is is a primary step in troubleshooting issues such as inclusion.
I've done a reset on the switch twice. I've tried the retry method. There is not actual "exclude" optionWhen you click retry it states that it is in exclude mode, or some such.
since in was never included on the Vera in the first place.You don;t know that. You believe that it was never included, at least by you, but Z-Wave devices sometimes come from the factory already included to some foreign Z-Wave network. It is standard practice when a device does not include, to first exclude it.
Thanks for the reply however.... i'm returning this stuff.... life is too short.You're welcome.
The Vera UI is odd as it does not present you the option of setting the zwave network in exclude mode directly from the UI. You have to go through either another device, click the delete button and pick the unpair (make sure to never hit delete in the dialog box) or you can do a retry during the inclusion process which takes longer since you have to put the network in inclusion mode first as Z-Waver suggested.
I found out that I could use Homewave (ios app) to do it directly so I suppose there is a luup request which does it. Homewave adds the convenience of being able to do it from my phone wherever the switch I want to include/exclude is.
As for your problem, I would suspect that it is somehow included or that you have a bad switch.