This guide outlines the steps for configuring the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1 for dedicated Thread support. This setup facilitates the connection of Matter-over-Thread devices to your network.
Prerequisites
This guide assumes you have the following setup:
- Connected Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1.
- Home Assistant Operating System installation.
- You don't have Multiprotocol enabled. If you do, disable it by following the steps in the procedure on disabling multiprotocol support.
- Important: This guide installs firmware that supports only Thread! If you use your Connect ZBT-1 to control Zigbee devices, you will no longer be able to control them after installing the Thread firmware.
To enable dedicated Thread support
Step 1
Choosing your scenario
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Scenario 1: If you have a new Connect ZBT-1 or did not set up Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) yet, skip to Step 2.
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Scenario 2: If you use your existing Connect ZBT-1 to run a Zigbee network, Migrate your Zigbee network to another controller.
- Otherwise, if you delete the Zigbee network, even if you set it up again, all of your entity customizations will be gone.
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Scenario 3: If you are using the Connect ZBT-1 with Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA), and you no longer need a Zigbee network, follow these steps to remove ZHA from the integration list:
- Go to Settings > Devices & services.
- Select the Zigbee Home Automation integration card.
- Select the menu behind the Connect ZBT-1 v1.0 integration and choose Delete.
- On the pop-up menu, select Delete again to confirm deletion.
Step 2
Configuring the Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1
- Go to Settings > System > Hardware.
- Under Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1, select Configure.
Step 3
Selecting the Thread firmware
- Select Use as a Thread border router.
- Result: This will install the OpenThread Border Router add-on.
- The dialog informs you that Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1 now acts as an OpenThread border router. Select Submit.
- Then, select Finish.
Step 4
Locating the Thread integrations
- Go to Settings > Devices & services.
- You should now see the OpenThread Border Router and the Thread integrations.