Thread setup Addon setup Flash the Thread firmware. Please follow this manual for device update instructions  https://smlight.tech/support/manuals/books/slzb-07pxmgx/page/device-update Install the OTBR addon into your Home Assistant OS (HAOS) If your HA is installed in docker you can try this docker container https://hub.docker.com/r/bnutzer/otbr-tcp Complete the settings: In the "Device" option, select the serial port of your dongle. In the "Baudrate" option, select 460800. - For SLZB-07/Mg24/MG26 Hardware flow control: ENABLED - For SLZB-07p7/p10 Hardware flow control: DISABLED Run the addon System setup Setting Up the Matter add-on and Integration Go to the Home Assistant interface and navigate to  Settings  >  Devices & Services . Click on  Add integration  and search for  Matter . Keep checkbox  Use the official Matter Server Supervisor add-on  and click  Submit . Wait untill installation of Matter Integration and Matter Server add-on is completed. Head over to the Left panel within Home Assistant and Click  Settings  and choose  Add-ons . Go to the Matter Server add-on. Start the Matter Server add-on. Here we would suggest as well to click both  Start on boot  and  Watchdog . Set-up and configuring the Integrations Now, let's install the required integration:  Thread  and  OpenThread Border Router . Go back to the Home Assistant interface and navigate to  Settings  >  Devices & Services . Basically, all two should be autodiscovered so you just need to configure them. If they are not, click on  Add integration  and search for them there. OpenThread Border Router – no configurations, just add. Thread Integration – click  Configure  and make sure you have  OpenThread Border Router  under  Preferred network  line, and it contains an icon with key+phone. If not, do the following: click three dots on the right to  OpenThread Border Router , choose  Add to preferrede network . Under the preferred network now, click again three dots on the right to  OpenThread Border Router , and choose  Use router for Android + iOS credentials . Start the add-on. Here we would suggest as well to click both  Start on boot  and  Watchdog . Reboot your Home Assistant server Once all Home Assistant components are installed, we reccomend to reboot your Home Assistant server. Pre-set up your phone Install  Home Assistant  app on your Android phone from Play store. At the time of this video, we were unable to pair Matter-over-Thread device via iPhone. Install  Google Home  app from Play store. It is recommended by  Home Assistant  developers and we were not able to pair our Thread devices without installed Google Home app. Open  Home Assistant  app and sync it with your Home Assistant server. Your phone and Home assistant server should be in the same Wi-Fi network. In app, go to  Settings  –  Companion app  -> Click  Troubleshooting  and click  Sync Thread Credentials . Wait until message  Home Assistant and this device use the same network . If you see another message, namely  Added network from Home Assistant to this device  – you need to click on  Sync Thread Credentials  again, until you get that message about the same network. If you are not getting message  Home Assistant and this device use the same network  - try to reset your Google Play Services (remove all data, usually by App settings -> Erase data -> Clear All Data, but namings depend on the smartphone model). Adding the Matter Device With the Matter integration set up, grab your Matter device and Android smartphone. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your phone. Open the Home Assistant app and navigate to  Settings  >  Devices & Services  ->  Devices  Tab. Click the  + ADD DEVICE  button at the borrom right part of the screen to add a device, choose  Add Matter device . Follow the on-screen instructions in the app. You'll likely need to scan a QR code located on your Eve Energy socket or enter pairing code manually. We did it with QR-code scanning. Home Assistan app on your phone can as Which app to open? Select  other  and then  Home assistant . The app will guide you through pairing the device with your Thread network. It should pass through this satuses: Connecting to device... Generating Matter credentials... Connecting device to network... Checking netwoek connectivity... Connecting device to Home Assistant... Device connected! Note: If a Matter-over-Thread end-device has been powered up for a long time, it may require a reset of device to put back into pairing mode. In case you have Google home devices (Nest hub) and experiances issues with pairing, try to turn them off before starting OpenThread Border router add-on on your Home Assistant and your Home Assistant app. Verifying Connection and Control Once the pairing is complete, head back to the Home Assistant interface. You should see your Eve Energy socket listed on your  Dashboard  or under the  Devices  section . Click on the device to access its controls. You should be able to turn the socket on and off remotely within the Home Assistant interface. Congratulations ! You've successfully connected your Matter-over-Thread device to Home Assistant using the OpenThread Border Router and Matter Integrations. Now you can enjoy the benefits of Matter's secure and interoperable smart home ecosystem. TIP: You can refer to the Home Assistant documentation for Matter and Thread for more troubleshooting steps https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/thread/