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title: How to Include Z-Wave Device?
slug: how-to-include-z-wave-device
description: Learn how to effortlessly include a Z-wave device into your smart home system with this comprehensive step-by-step guide. Ensure successful pairing by following the crucial step of excluding Z-wave devices first. Access settings, select "Smart Home" from 
createdAt: 2022-01-10T08:18:13.000Z
---

**Follow the steps below to include a Z-wave device.**

******<font color="#9900ef">***Note\: It is important to exclude Z-Wave devices before inclusion, follow the section below that describes how to exclude Z-wave devices.***
</font>****** <font color="#9900ef">***To exclude Z-Wave devices, click on the link mentioned below\:*** </font>

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### &#xA;Step 1: Select Smart Home&#x20;

Choose **"Smart Home"** from the ATV dashboard.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/CqV8fSGskF756FSL9eJH8_smart-home.png)



### Step 2: Settings

Click on "**Settings"&#x20;**&#x77;ithin the **smart home dashboard**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/uwsIOggPeRNomANeUYJWy_image.png "Settings")



### Step 3: Include Devices: &#x20;

Choose **"Include devices"** in the smart home settings, as indicated below.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/JP_AA3Xi7BLbISwclhXBu_image.png "Include Devices")



### Step 4: Z-Wave

Choose the **"Z-Wave"&#x20;**&#x64;evice from the available options.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/fCm-cAUHsn04m9KWbQXWe_image.png "Z-Wave")



### Step 5: Include

Choose "**Include**".

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/ahzcYOvSmeG9fXWvL4gc__image.png "Include Z-Wave device")



### Step 6: Pair Button

Push the pair button on the Z-wave device three times.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/wSQaWniHatuKbtElaMXd7_image.png "Pair Button")



### Step 7: Device Discovered&#x20;

When the gateway identifies the smart home device, a message is displayed on the screen&#x20;

**"Device discovered!"**

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/WijxTCrMMN7pHTaPFCayY_image.png "Device discovered ")



### Step 8: Interviewing

The device will enter pairing mode for a brief period of time.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/2PGC1nNFBEURQoPLqmixz_image.png "Interviewing")



### Step 9:  Inclusion Complete

Once the device is successfully paired, the screen will display the messag&#x65;**&#x20;"Interview Complete,"&#x20;**&#x69;ndicating the Z-Wave device inclusion process is finished.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/mlGdCVd47yAqKmeCvPAfP_image.png "Inclusion Complete")



### Step 10: Device List

You can observe that the Z-Wave device **"Meter Switch"&#x20;**&#x68;as been successfully included.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/P-7grqwByj9TZo9vi1Qzh_image.png "Device Inc")



### Step 11: Device Included

Upon visiting the smart home dashboard, you will notice the appearance of the Z-wave device in the smart home section.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/KZS2kSNB9nbOHl0Cfr4pZ/UqPbtxkOR9hvfTghvAYaq_image.png "Done")