Xiaomi’s Official Home Assistant Integration: What ‘Local’ Actually Means
Xiaomi open-sourced ha_xiaomi_home. Here's what its local mode really requires, why most readers outside China won't get it, and what to use instead.
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Aqara WSDCGQ11LM in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT
Pair the original Aqara temp/humidity/pressure sensor (WSDCGQ11LM) with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant, no hub or cloud account required.
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Aqara Rotary Knob H1 Wired (ZNXNKG01LM): Zigbee2MQTT Setup
Pair the Aqara ZNXNKG01LM wired rotary knob with Zigbee2MQTT, control all three relay loads in Home Assistant, and use rotation events in automations.
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Aqara Cloud CVE Chain (June 2026): What It Means for Local-First Users
Aqara's June 2026 cloud CVEs chain into an account-takeover path. Here's how the chain works, who's exposed, and why local Z2M/ZHA setups sit outside it.
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Aqara Smart Plug T1 CN (ZNCZ15LM) on Zigbee2MQTT + HA
Set up the Aqara ZNCZ15LM (T1 CN) plug in Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant: pairing, overload protection, power-outage recovery, and its router role.
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Aqara D1 Single Switch (Neutral, QBKG23LM) on Zigbee2MQTT + HA
Pair the Aqara QBKG23LM neutral-wire switch to Zigbee2MQTT, get power monitoring into HA, and avoid the router-vs-end-device bug that broke early setups.
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Xiaomi Mi Smart Plug ZB (ZNCZ02LM): Home Assistant Local Setup
Set up the Xiaomi ZNCZ02LM Zigbee smart plug in Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT. No cloud, no Mi Home app. Includes the voltage-reporting batch quirk explained.
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Aqara Wireless Switch E1 Double Rocker (WXKG17LM): Zigbee2MQTT & Home Assistant Setup
Set up the Aqara WXKG17LM double-rocker in Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant. Covers pairing, click_mode fast vs multi, all 7 actions, and working automations.
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Aqara Smart Plug ZNCZ12LM: Zigbee2MQTT + Home Assistant Setup
Set up the Aqara ZNCZ12LM smart plug with Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant — pairing, energy monitoring, known broken features, and what to use instead.
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Aqara FP2 Firmware 1.3.6 Breaks Interference Zones — What to Do Now
Firmware 1.3.6_0003.0099 causes ghost presence inside FP2 interference zones. Here's how to check if you're affected and the workaround that clears it.