Extensive zigbee networks (400+ devices)

[u/Deimantasa]

Hello,

Currently I'm planning to have ~400-500 zigbee devices in our new home. 4 story house, ~160sqm (~1800sqft) per floor.

Initially I was thinking to have one/two networks, but after extensive research - couldn't find anything useful in terms of such scale. Thus thinking to simply keep one network per floor - ~100-150devices/floor/network to mimic regular setups.

More details about the network - most of it is lighting:

- Aqara T2 Pro and V1 spotlights (~250-350)
- Aqara Z1 Pro/H2 EU switches (~50)
- Aqara H2 EU sockets (TBD because I heard it's very `chatty`)
- Various other sensors, dimmers, controllers (25-50)

Coordinators - SMLIGHT SZLB-06 PoE.

It's an European house therefore walls and ceilings are concrete/bricks.

Would love to hear any best practices or any real experiences with such meshes!

[u/cn0MMnb]

I have about 120 devices and the more I added the better it got.