BOSCH SMART HOME - Smart Home Hub Home automation Zigbee II

The Smart Home control unit

The Bosch Smart Home II controller is essential for operating your Smart Home devices and forms the basis of your smart home. All information converges via the controller.

Radio connection

The Smart Home II controller enables you to operate Bosch Smart Home devices and partner devices via the ZigBee radio protocol and your home network. It is designed to meet the requirements of the international Matter standard.

Linking all your smart devices

Why use a controller for your Bosch Smart Home system? It works like a central hub: it gathers all system information, connects your Bosch and partner devices, and controls functions, scenarios and automations.

Protecting your data

Your Bosch Smart Home II controller saves all data locally by default, and gives you full control of integrated partner services via the cloud.

Intelligent control

Your Bosch Smart Home II controller is the interface between your Bosch Smart Home and partner devices, and the Bosch Smart Home application. This is where you control your smart home.

The controller lets you control your smart home in a variety of ways:

• Voice assistants
• Automations
• Scenarios
• Pre-configured services
• The application, even when you're not at home

Data protection, even when you're away from home

Communication between the Smart Home II controller and the application is protected by state-of-the-art encryption, even when accessed remotely.

The choice is yours:

• Control your system only when you are at home and connected to your home network.
• Operate your system remotely from the mobile app to check that everything is running smoothly.

Data security is guaranteed in all cases.

Getting smarter

Your Smart Home II controller updates itself at regular intervals thanks to automatic, free software updates.

This guarantees maximum security and ensures that your smart home is constantly getting more functions.

Covered in all circumstances

What happens if the Internet goes down? The Bosch Smart Home II controller doesn't store your data in a cloud, but locally on the controller itself. This means your system remains independent, and the local execution of key functions, scenarios and automations is maintained even in the absence of an Internet connection. So your Bosch Smart Home system is reliable and secure, whatever happens.

What if you need to replace or reset a device? You can back up your individual system data and settings on a mobile device or in a private cloud - and restore them at any time.

Smart Home controller as a Matter connection bridge

Thanks to the new Matter connection standards, smart devices from different manufacturers can communicate with each other. This means you can use your Bosch Smart Home devices in other Matter Smart Home systems, and control them via their application.

How does it work?

• Your Bosch Smart Home II controller acts as a Matter connection bridge: thanks to the software update, it makes existing Bosch Smart Home devices compatible with Matter.
• These can then be controlled via the Matter function of another Matter Smart Home system. All functions (such as special time programs or alarm system service) are always available in the Bosch Smart Home application.
• Important information about the Smart Home II controller

Important information about the Smart Home II controller

Simple installation

Thanks to the step-by-step instructions in the app, installing and commissioning the Bosch Smart Home II controller is child's play (see below).

You can operate the controller intuitively using the function button, the Reset button and the visual feedback with clearly visible LEDs.

Its compact size of 100 x 100 x 29 mm (H x W x D) and various positioning options (wall-mounted or free-standing) make the Smart Home II controller suitable for any home.

These products are compatible with the controller II

The Bosch Smart Home II controller works with second-generation Bosch Smart Home devices, as well as with the following products: outdoor siren, motion detector, Twinguard, Twist, flood detector and compact connected socket.

As a Bosch Smart Home controller user with first-generation devices, you can always rely on their reliable system functionality and regular software updates.

Operation

Connecting the Smart Home controller

Step 1 of 4

Your dream of a smart home starts with setting up your controller. Installation is quick and easy.

Connect the network cable to the Bosch Smart Home controller and to an available LAN port on your Wi-Fi router.

Plug the Smart Home controller into the power supply.

After start-up, watch the controller's LEDs for initialization status.

Note: if you're connecting your Bosch controller to the Internet for the first time, this may take a little longer. Your controller then automatically checks for software updates and upgrades. If necessary, these are downloaded and installed automatically. This process can take up to 30 minutes. During this time, you cannot continue commissioning the Smart Home controller.

As soon as the LEDs flash green continuously, your controller is ready for use.

Downloading the application

Step 2 of 4

The next step takes just a few moments.

Download the Bosch Smart Home application. You'll need it for all installation, configuration and operation.

One more important piece of information: to configure the controller, the mobile device (smartphone or tablet) on which the Bosch Smart Home app is installed must be connected to the Wi-Fi network of the router to which you've connected the controller.

Configuring the Smart Home controller

Step 3 of 4

Link your Bosch Smart Home II controller with the Bosch Smart Home app as the first device in your system.

Then start the application and select the "Smart Home Setup" option.

Scan the QR code on the back of your Smart Home controller.

Follow the step-by-step installation instructions provided by the application.

Adding other devices

Step 4 of 4

Proceed in the same way to add components to your Bosch Smart Home system. Always follow the operating instructions for the corresponding device.

Now you're ready to enjoy your new smart home!

Important note: the Bosch Smart Home II controller works with second-generation Bosch Smart Home devices, as well as the outdoor siren, motion detector, Twinguard, Twist, flood detector and compact connected socket.

Bosch Smart Home controller functions

• The basis for using your Smart Home system
• Links all your Smart Home devices
• Stores all your data securely and encrypted, even for remote access
• Gets smarter with regular updates
• Designed to meet the requirements of the international connectivity standard, Matter
• Works with second-generation Bosch Smart Home devices, as well as the outdoor siren, motion detector, Twinguard, Twist, flood detector and compact connected socket

BSHC-2 technical specifications

Device type designation: BSHC-2

Type of protection: IP20

Ambient temperature: 0 °C ... +40 °C

Max. air humidity: 85% (non-condensing)

Housing dimensions (W x H x D) : 100 × 100 × 29 mm

Weight: 110 g

Supply voltage : 5 V

Max. power consumption : 2 A

Normal power consumption: 0.4 A

Radio protocol: ZigBee 3.0

Radio frequency: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz

Max. transmitting power 10 dBm

Free-field radio range: < 100 m

Software class: A

Receiver category: 2

Network socket: RJ45; port speed 10/100 Mbit/s

EAN : 4062321635862

Contents

• 1x Smart Home II controller
• 1x Power supply
• 1x Power cable (USB-A to USB-C)
• 1x Network cable (RJ45)
• 1x EU adapter
• 1x UK adapter
• Legal and warranty information