# Aeotec dongle setup in node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 March 2023 13:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747 "2023-03-20T13:27:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![fogmajor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@fogmajor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fogmajor)\
**Post date:** [20 March 2023 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747/41 "2023-03-20T18:25:19Z")

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Thank you, That's tomorrows homework, I need to lie in a dark room now 🤪

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**Author:** ![fogmajor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@fogmajor](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fogmajor)\
**Post date:** [21 March 2023 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747/42 "2023-03-21T17:27:56Z")

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Hi Marcus  
Hope this message finds you well  
I have come to have a play with your zwavejs node after you helped me set it up yesterday and My controller is sat as yellow[net:1] initializing network and doesn't seem to move on. Any suggestions please?

Regards  
Andrew

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [21 March 2023 17:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747/43 "2023-03-21T17:55:28Z")

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Hi @fogmajor

This will be because its not yet finished interviews.  
A device that has been interviewed will have a thumb icon, if it's not yet interviewed, it will be an hour glass.

This will also be the area that let you know the sleeping status of a node (Sun, Moon) - if it can sleep of course.

if you have battery operated devices - You need to wake them - so the interviews can occur.

Also, ensure you have used the same encryption keys - if your last network was secured - else they wont be able to communicate fully - the keys must be in hex string format.

![Screenshot 2023-03-21 at 17.53.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/b/1b64163a9a9e7da3b4dabf6134675a8c97ec3f55.png)

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [21 March 2023 18:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747/44 "2023-03-21T18:01:52Z")

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The controller node evaluates to "All Nodes Ready".

When:

- All NON battery operated devices respond to a ping during start up.
- No outstanding interviews remain

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [20 May 2023 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/aeotec-dongle-setup-in-node-red/76747/45 "2023-05-20T18:02:47Z")

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