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Setup:

**•**	Sonoff Mini Duo (2-channel Zigbee relay, **with neutral wire** version) installed inline behind my wall switch.  
**•**	Device is still in **complete factory state** — not paired with eWeLink, ZHA, Zigbee2MQTT, or anything. I don’t even have internet in the house yet, so no HA/coordinator running.  
**•**	One channel is wired to my bathroom light fixture.  
**•**	Just installed brand new smart bulbs (Zigbee) in that fixture, intending to use them purely as “dumb” on/off bulbs via the physical wall switch for now, until I get my Zigbee network and HA set up later.

Problem:
Flipping the physical wall switch does nothing at all — no light, not even a default warm-white glow, nothing.

What I’m trying to understand:

**1.**	Does a Sonoff Mini Duo need to be commissioned/paired first before the relay will physically pass power through at all, or should it work as a basic pass-through switch straight out of the box in factory state?  
**2.**	In factory state, is the relay possibly defaulting to “off,” or sitting in some kind of idle/unconfigured mode that blocks power entirely?  
**3.**	Since mine has the neutral wire connected, is there anything different about factory behavior compared to the no-neutral version?  
**4.**	Is there a way to manually force it into a simple passthrough on/off state without pairing it to anything yet — or do I basically need to at least do local setup via the eWeLink app before it’ll function as a switch?

Any guidance appreciated — trying to rule out whether this is a relay commissioning issue before I start troubleshooting the bulbs themselves.

Thankyou in advance!!! <3

Hi all!

I just bought some new kajplats e14 matter bulbs. I’m currently in the middle of switching places, and I want to use these bulbs in my HomeAssistant setup.

But I don’t have any internet connection yet, so i thought to just use them with the regular wall switch. Sadly this doesn’t do anything, does anyone had this problem as well and know how to fix it?

Thankyou in advance!

Hi all!

My partner and I are going to visit Albania this summer, we are very excited!

We are staying for 11 days and our first 2 nights/3 days will be in Theth. Ofcourse we can't go there without doing a few proper hikes, what hikes do you recommend? Im gonna bring my camera and my drone, so I hope I can make some cool shots while being there!

Thankyou in advance! <3