Merten Connect

Post by **EzHome** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:04 am

I just tested Network Health Options with the Aeon-Labs Z-Stick and it works in HS.

Both your Merten and ACT are routers, the router function is automatic in a z-wave network.

My HS is upstairs and some devices are in the basement, they work great with routers on the first floor installed.

Post by **Alexander** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:30 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ezHome
not all devices work as a router, normaly all z-wave switches work as a router.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Can you update the website with this information? Currently the Popp devices are all mentioned as "slave". So, is for example the Adaptus also a router?

Nice 2 see that you also included Merten in your portfolio.

Post by **EzHome** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:24 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mgizmo
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ezHome
not all devices work as a router, normaly all z-wave switches work as a router.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Can you update the website with this information? Currently the Popp devices are all mentioned as "slave". So, is for example the Adaptus also a router?

Nice 2 see that you also included Merten in your portfolio.
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There is no need to update the information because it's correct, Master / Slave isn't the same as router or no router.

In general power line connected devices work as router, all battery operated devices are no routers.

Master means it can send z-wave signals and slave means it receives.

But to keep it clear I added extra information if the product is a router or not.

So your question if the Popp Adaptus is a router is yes and it also is a slave.

Post by **William.abbo** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:48 pm

O.k., so it look's like the Aeon-Labs Z-Stick is a good investment ezHome, the Network Health Options do work with this stick, I will order one this week. In the mean time I have made a little changes to my test environment to see wether routing is working properly now. For now I do not see any 'warning' messages' in the HS log any more. ezHome thanks for the info.

Post by **William.abbo** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:42 pm

FYI:

Replaced the Merten RF-receiver 507001 with a different Z-Wave module for testing puposes, all routing problems are gone! So it seems that a Merten RF-receiver 507001 does NOT route.

Post by **EzHome** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:03 pm

Strange because the the catalog says it's a router:

http://www.merten.de/download/DL_kat_nl ... ysteem.pdf

Post by **William.abbo** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:00 pm

Mmm, I see, obviously not.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ezHome
 Strange because the the catalog says it's a router:

http://www.merten.de/download/DL_kat_nl ... ysteem.pdf
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