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title: "Zigbee Home Automation"
description: "Instructions on how to integrate your Zigbee Home Automation within Home Assistant."
date: 2017-02-22 19:59
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ha_category: Hub
ha_release: 0.44
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
---

[Zigbee Home Automation](http://www.zigbee.org/zigbee-for-developers/applicationstandards/zigbeehomeautomation/)
integration for Home Assistant allows you to connect many off-the-shelf Zigbee devices to Home Assistant, using a compatible Zigbee radio.

There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:

- [Binary Sensor](../binary_sensor.zha) (e.g., motion and door sensors)
- [Sensor](../sensor.zha) (e.g., temperature sensors)
- [Light](../light.zha)
- [Switch](../switch.zha)
- [Fan](../fan.zha)

Known working Zigbee radios:

- Nortek/GoControl Z-Wave & Zigbee USB Adapter - Model HUSBZB-1
- XBee Series 2C
- [Elelabs Zigbee USB Adapter](https://elelabs.com/products/elelabs_usb_adapter.html)
- [Elelabs Zigbee Raspberry Pi Shield](https://elelabs.com/products/elelabs_zigbee_shield.html)

## {% linkable_title Configuration %}

To configure the component, a `zha` section must be present in the `configuration.yaml`,
and the path to the serial device for the radio and path to the database which will persist your network data is required.

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
zha:
  usb_path: /dev/ttyUSB2
  database_path: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/zigbee.db
```

{% configuration %}
radio_type:
  description: One of `ezsp` or `xbee`.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: ezsp
usb_path:
  description: Path to the serial device for the radio.
  required: true
  type: string
baudrate:
  description: Baud rate of the serial device.
  required: false
  type: integer
  default: 57600
database_path:
  description: _Full_ path to the database which will keep persistent network data.
  required: true
  type: string
{% endconfiguration %}

To add new devices to the network, call the `permit` service on the `zha` domain. Do this by clicking the Service icon in Developer tools and typing `zha.permit` in the **Service** dropdown box. Next, follow the device instructions for adding, scanning or factory reset. 

In case you want to add Philips Hue bulbs that have previously been added to another bridge, have a look at: [https://github.com/vanviegen/hue-thief/](https://github.com/vanviegen/hue-thief/)