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* Update pairing_devices.md

I just learned this from the discord, I had no idea!

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Co-authored-by: Koen Kanters <[email protected]>
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Enabling joining via the frontend ensures that joining is disabled automatically after 255 seconds.
The joining button can be found in the right top.

## Pairing via a specific device
To the right of Permit join (All) button is an arrow pointing down. This will allow you to pick any router to join from.
That is not a gaurentee the router is chosen. This can be useful especially for Aqara devices or a switch to a light bulb.

### MQTT (recommended)
The `zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/permit_join` MQTT topic can be used to enable joining. It is recommended to provide a value for `time` to ensure joining is automatically disabled. See [MQTT topic and messages](./mqtt_topics_and_messages.md#zigbee2mqtt-bridge-request-permit-join) for more information.

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