These aren't the cheapest outlets. The pairing and STAYING paired even after unplugging and re-plugging shouldn't be this temperamental. I have had other devices that have taken some time/steps (i.e. turning around 3 times while jumping on one foot) and once done IT STICKS no matter what...this one isn't proving the same.
I guess getting one of these and having an initial negative experience has given me time to ponder how much sense it makes to be buying something that is ZA 1.2 (10 yrs old) now that 2023 is upon us!
Maybe the Generic Zigbee driver isn't optimal either since the power and state of the switch is not updating w/o "refresh" in this latest go-around of pairing & configuring.
ALSO - Never EVER seen this "ZigBee network is offline." before. Now I am running some Xmas lighting (flashing devices) tonight while I am trying to get this outlet to work...but....I have never seen this come up before. Oddly I paired the device and got it working, then took it to the Utility Room and plugged the washer into it. Got a 0W Power reading out of it, then turned the washer on to ready mode and got 2W. Then pushed the button to run the washer and watched the device click off and become unreachable. Reading some other things about the ZigBee network going offline has me wondering!!!