For a z-wave device to pair to my hub, I need to put the hub itself in pairing mode. Unlike wifi devices, a zwave device can't just join my hub by knowing an S

For a z-wave device to pair to my hub, I need to put the hub itself in pairing mode. Unlike wifi devices, a zwave device can't just join my hub by knowing an SSID and password. Yes, I could do something similar with a wifi network and whitelisting mac addresses etc, but that's not nearly as simple as the way z-wave works. [addendum] When I talk about checking my network, I'm also not talking about status. With wifi, I'm checking to look for unexpected clients. I occasionally have a temporary freakout when I see an unknown device on my wifi that ended up being something that I bought, added and forgot about (like a media player), etc. That's not a concern I ever have with a z-wave network.