Aeotex range extender 6 driver

[istyle180]

Hi I am unable to find driver for aeotex range extender 6. I googled it but can't find a solution. Does anyone have a solution to this?

[chuckkyle]

This is the driver that I am using with the Extender6 and seems to work great.

[RELEASE] Iris SmartPlug Z-Wave Repeater (3210-L + others)

Check the health of the Z-Wave repeaters within your Iris Smart Plugs! This driver allows you to keep tabs on whether the Z-Wave portion of the device is working and checks it every 30 minutes. This is a port of my original SmartThings driver. It enables the Z-Wave device within the SmartPlug to communicate status with the hub. Optionally, it can check the health of the repeaters every 30 minutes to make sure they're still online and communicating with the hub. After installing this driver…

[Eric.C.Miller]

[Eric.C.Miller]

And, with 2.1.7:

" * New tested devices:

• GLEDOPTO Mini Zigbee RGB+CCT Controller using Generic ZigBee RGBW Light
• Nue HGZB-07A using Generic ZigBee RGBW Light
• Innr GU10 Colour bulb using Generic ZigBee RGBW Light
• Powely Thermostat using Generic Z-Wave Thermostat
• GE ZigBee Plug-In Switch using GE Zigbee Switch
• CEL Cortet Z10 using Ikea TRADFRI Signal Repeater

• Aeotec Range Extender 7 using Generic Z-Wave Repeater

• RGBgenie ZB-4003 in wall micro switch using Generic Zigbee Switch
• SmartThings UK outlet using Generic Zigbee Outlet"

[chuckkyle]

So are we better off using the Generic Z-Wave Repeater than the Iris Z-Wave Repeater?

Chuck

[bertabcd1234]

To be clear, you don't really need to use any specific driver with this. Repeating is handled at the protocol/device level, and Hubitat has nothing to do with it. The generic "Device" driver would do just fine for that purpose. Some dedicated drivers might just let you see a bit more information about the device that you may find useful.

[Eric.C.Miller]

I have never (or I should say not yet) tried the Iris driver with the Aeotec Range Extender. The listed driver for the device is the Generic Z-Wave Repeater and I believe @mike.maxwell has now set it up (effective with the 2.1.7 update) so that is the recognized Device Name/Type when you pair a new one. You may be a better judge of which one works better if you have tried both . . .

[istyle180]

Thank you guys. I tried both. Using generic z wave repeater, I can't tell whether the repeater is working or not. Using the iris repeater driver, it seems like you could test communication with the hub but I am not sure what it means though. One of the range extender, I got a message saying FAILED DUE TO TIME OUT" when I click test communication while another range extender seems fine.