From aaa6f718008c743952a7a88d752f3b1ec41d2393 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Garwood Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:00:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Include note about secure inclusion bandwidth (#10777) Z-Wave secure inclusion uses more bandwidth for communications and can slow down your network. This adds a note to the docs to mention that as we've seen performance issues in discord with too many chatty nodes that were secure included. --- source/_docs/z-wave/adding.markdown | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_docs/z-wave/adding.markdown b/source/_docs/z-wave/adding.markdown index 9fc6f3dc704..126a495fcdd 100644 --- a/source/_docs/z-wave/adding.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/z-wave/adding.markdown @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ After defining your network key, follow these steps to add (include) a secure Z- 3. Activate your device to be included by following the instructions provided with the device 4. With the device in its final location, run a *Heal Network* +
+Secure devices require additional bandwidth, and too many secure devices can slow down your Z-Wave network. We recommend only using secure inclusion for devices that require it, such as locks. +
+ ## Removing Devices To remove (exclude) a Z-Wave device from your system: