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# [Trying to use a former Zigbee Coordinator as a Repeater](https://victorchang.codes/use-a-former-zigbee-coordinator-as-a-repeater?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I couldn't get my ZBDongle-E dongle to be a router in my Zigbee mesh, but figured out the trick that hadn't been mentioned elsewhere.

Jun 21 · 2 min read · victorchang.codes  
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[D4vid](https://hashnode.com/@d4vid)

[Jun 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/use-a-former-zigbee-coordinator-as-a-repeater/6a3779e6385feba23e2dfc3e/comment/6a4392082562d0a959c61321)

Thank you. Absolute savior. Encountered the same problem and spent several hours trying to make it work before finding your post.