Approach for extending zigbee to detached shed?

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TommySharp

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#293738 11-Feb-2022 09:40

I have a detached shed about 300 meters away from the house and need to figure out how I could extend my zigbee network so I can have some sensors there...
I do have ethernet and a wifi hotspot running in the shed.

Do I need to be running a separate Zigbee2MQTT instance or is there some other approach I could be using?

Any advice would be appreciated...

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#2865170 11-Feb-2022 09:45

I extended my zigbee network down the garden with some Hue outdoor lights. But to 300M that might be a little overboard.

A raspberry Pi is cheap. A second Zigbee network entirely independent from the first for the shed sounds like a much simpler idea

I work for a global Data Protection Software company - But my opinions are my own.

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#2865181 11-Feb-2022 10:01

This product listing seems to imply it's possible to have multiple coordinators and one Zigbee2MQTT controller...

https://www.tindie.com/products/smartlightme/zigbee-lan-cc2652p-coordinator/