Old hub name stuck when trying to link to google/alexa

[rlithgow1]

No worries. We all start somewhere. This community is here to help..

[RichL]

Ok, now that I have things starting to work, this thing is really nice. If you're coming out of something so simple as Wink it takes some time to grasp, but I'm starting to see what I've got here. The two are not comparable in any way. This is light years beyond anything Wink could develop based on their platform. In the end, I'm glad Wink finally went down and made me make the jump. Still have a glitch here or there to work out but I'm feeling pretty good about this.

[rlithgow1]

This may help a little

Are you new to home automation or Hubitat or coming from a different platform such as SmartThings, Vera, or Wink? This may help!

Just throwing this out there. It may or may not be a help and I'm sure many others will contribute to this thread. Here are a few things to start you off. Z-wave Devices: 1: You do not need Wink/ST/Vera etc. to exclude your existing z-wave devices. Hubitat can do the exclusion for you. (Make sure you turn off your old hub first!) In most cases this is sufficient before pairing. Sometimes though you may need to factory reset the device. Non Plus z-wave devices may have to be included/excluded …

[RichL]

@Are you new from Wink or Smart Things? This may help!

Hubitat can do the exclusion for you. In most cases this is sufficient before pairing

This is great information. I have GE switches that I couldn't, for the life of me, reset. Was able to connect to the hub on my phone, start z-wave exclusion on the hubitat and then immediately hit the toggle on the switch and instantly was excluded....then start the inclusion and do the same thing and we're in business.