# Adding Multiple devices

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [January 3, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410 "2026-01-03T02:16:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Lewis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robert_lewis/32/121246_2.png) [@Robert\_Lewis](https://community.homey.app/u/Robert_Lewis)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/1 "2026-01-03T02:16:26Z")

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If install several lights do I need to add them one by one to Homey? Or if I put them all in Pairing mode will they be able to be added all at the same time?

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**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/2 "2026-01-03T03:28:09Z")

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Which protocol? If you mean connecting via ZigBee or Z-Wave, then you need to add each one individually. If you are linking them via LAN/Cloud, they can usually be added all at once.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Lewis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robert_lewis/32/121246_2.png) [@Robert\_Lewis](https://community.homey.app/u/Robert_Lewis)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/3 "2026-01-03T07:11:07Z")

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Zigbee devices

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/4 "2026-01-03T07:16:36Z")

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Zigbee devices have to paired one at a time with Homey.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Lewis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robert_lewis/32/121246_2.png) [@Robert\_Lewis](https://community.homey.app/u/Robert_Lewis)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/5 "2026-01-03T07:29:07Z")

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So if I have 5 bulbs in a light fitting then I would have to add a bulb and then pair it. Then remove it and add another, and then continue until all added

Or if I try to out in pairing mode I assume that the currently paired bulbs will look to be re-paired

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-multiple-devices/148410/6 "2026-01-03T08:18:36Z")

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> [@Robert\_Lewis](#):
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> So if I have 5 bulbs in a light fitting then I would have to add a bulb and then pair it. Then remove it and add another, and then continue until all added

Yes.

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> Or if I try to out in pairing mode I assume that the currently paired bulbs will look to be re-paired

With fittings it’s typically not possible to put a single bulb in pairing mode as the fitting will power _all_ bulbs at the same time. So if you need to put a bulb in pairing mode by powering it on/off a certain number of times, all bulbs in the fitting will be put into pairing mode. So you will need to pair the bulbs one at a time.