
Aqara FP300 + Home Assistant: Local Setup via Zigbee2MQTT
Switch the Aqara FP300 from Thread to Zigbee, pair it in Zigbee2MQTT, and run it locally in Home Assistant with the full configuration entity set.

Switch the Aqara FP300 from Thread to Zigbee, pair it in Zigbee2MQTT, and run it locally in Home Assistant with the full configuration entity set.

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