# iHost / NSPanel pro: How to connect a Garden plot (too far away for direct zigbee connection) **URL:** \ **Category:** Free discussion\ **Tags:** web, zigbee, nspanel, cast, ihost\ **Created:** [March 10, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861 "2025-03-10T09:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ociepa.ekotox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@ociepa.ekotox](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ociepa.ekotox)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/21 "2025-03-13T13:10:39Z")
you can’t duplicate scenes. you create a scene either in SmartThings or in ihost. I have simple, typically local scenes in ihost. complex ones in smartthings. in smartthings I mainly create scenes for matter devices. ---
**Author:** ![eerke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@eerke](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/eerke)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/22 "2025-03-13T15:36:13Z")
> [@fuchsrudel](#): > > Is it possible to use a NSPanel (not pro) as a control screen for local cast (iHost)? This should work with the NSPanel pro, but the “simple” NSPanel is much cheaper and I also find the physical buttons quite practical. No. The pro runs Android and has a browser. What you could however do is ask your iHost to watch for if either of the physical buttons are pressed and then do something when it is. You would just need to remember what the buttons do or set up a notification to your phone what you have done. ---
**Author:** ![eerke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@eerke](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/eerke)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/23 "2025-03-13T15:56:18Z")
> [@fuchsrudel](#): > > What actually happens if a scene created at Aeotec (Matter) level conflicts with one created in the iHost? Which then has priority? I have never used this other system but my guess is that someone has already made an Node Red palette for it. Then you could just install the Node Red docker image on the iHost and only create 1 automation anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![fuchsrudel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/fuchsrudel/32/7455_2.png) [@fuchsrudel](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/fuchsrudel)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/24 "2025-03-17T09:39:46Z")
So, the weekend is over and I’ve completed the first (and probably last) test run of the “Aeotec ST Hub only” version. I immediately noticed that the motion sensor SNZB-03P is not recognized correctly by the Aeotec Hub. The device as such is recognized and connected, but not its function. The subsequent connection test via Matter went much better, so it will probably be 2x iHost + Aeotec via Matter. ---
**Author:** ![ociepa.ekotox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@ociepa.ekotox](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ociepa.ekotox)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/25 "2025-03-17T10:12:48Z")
You need to download the driver for the SNZB-03P device from the sonoff website for the smartthings hub. > **[SONOFF Products Integration Guide for SmartThings & Driver Installation -...](https://sonoff.tech/product-review/tutorial/sonoff-products-integration-guide-for-smartthings-driver-installation/)** > > It's a guide about two methods for seamlessly integrating SONOFF products into the SmartThings ecosystem. These methods empower users to effortlessly integrate our products into their SmartThings ecosystems for control. ---
**Author:** ![fuchsrudel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/fuchsrudel/32/7455_2.png) [@fuchsrudel](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/fuchsrudel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/26 "2025-03-20T13:04:01Z")
I don´t know why some manufacturers have such problems with other Zigbee device and others (like Sonoff) do not. But well - I don’t care. As long as I can do what I want by using iHost, that’s fine for me. All the (Zigbee) components I tried to connect to the iHost are working and shown in ST Hub via Matter. The only thing I would really like to have, is an integration of Enocean. There are a lot of Enocean components in my house and, right now, I have no idea how to connect them to the iHost. At least there is a USB-Port, which Sonoff could use to gain wireless capabilities… ---
**Author:** ![renatoyamane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@renatoyamane](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/renatoyamane)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/27 "2025-03-21T04:25:00Z")
> [@ociepa.ekotox](#): > > Zigbee devices are added to ihost wifi devices are added to ihost via ewelink smart home add-on. I use phone and **smartthings apps** for remote control. **Everything works locally.** Is this the Samsung app? It can remote control the devices running locally on iHost? ---
**Author:** ![ociepa.ekotox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@ociepa.ekotox](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/ociepa.ekotox)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/28 "2025-03-21T05:35:01Z")
> [@renatoyamane](#): > > Is this the Samsung app? > It can remote control the devices running locally on iHost With a matter smartthings hub, you can control all devices shared through the ihost matter bridge in the smartthings app. ---
**Author:** ![fuchsrudel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/fuchsrudel/32/7455_2.png) [@fuchsrudel](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/fuchsrudel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/29 "2025-03-21T10:27:10Z")
Yes, it’s the Samsung App - no matter if you use the Samsung Hub or the Aeotec Version. ---
**Author:** ![john.e.dixon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/john.e.dixon/32/1626_2.png) [@john.e.dixon](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/john.e.dixon)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861/30 "2025-03-21T12:20:19Z")
Yes that is true but the Smartthings phone app is cloud based. What run locally are the rules and routines. [Previous page](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-nspanel-pro-how-to-connect-a-garden-plot-too-far-away-for-direct-zigbee-connection/145861.md?page=1)