# ZWave device unknown - not sure how to proceed

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/zwave-device-unknown-not-sure-how-to-proceed/162710>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Tags:** zwave\
**Created:** [February 24, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/zwave-device-unknown-not-sure-how-to-proceed/162710 "2025-02-24T22:02:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![apella12](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/apella12/32/117154_2.png) [@apella12](https://community.openhab.org/u/apella12)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/zwave-device-unknown-not-sure-how-to-proceed/162710/4 "2025-02-25T00:44:54Z")

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1. Try the link in this post. [Opensmarthouse Database Registration Down - Off-Topic - openHAB Community](https://community.openhab.org/t/opensmarthouse-database-registration-down/159960/4)
2. The device you found is the only Qolsys in the ZW DB, not applicable to you.
3. There are two different XMLs  
a) The one that you need to update the ZW DB once you have write access is on your machine in userdata/zwave or var/lib/openhab/zwave folder.  
b) After the ZW DB is updated you can download the XML (using the gear thingy) that gets added to the ZWave jar and add to your current .jar per the link instructions to get going right away. Or you can wait until the binding is updated, but at this point it will be a 5.0 snapshot and require 64 bit OS and Java 21

Does that help?

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