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Linksys Smart Wi-Fi

The linksys_smart integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] offers presence detection by looking at connected devices to a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi based router.

Tested routers:

  • Linksys WRT3200ACM MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Wireless Router
  • Linksys WRT1900ACS Dual-band Wi-Fi Router
  • Linksys EA6900 AC1900 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router
  • Linksys EA8300 Max-Stream AC2200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router

Setup

For this integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] to work correctly, it is necessary to disable the “Access via wireless” feature in the Local Management Access section of the router administration page. If “Access via wireless” is not disabled, a connectivity conflict arises because the Home Assistant integration is trying to pass userid and password, but the router is only expecting a password.

Configuration

To use a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router in your Home Assistant installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file. After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  - platform: linksys_smart
    host: 192.168.1.1

Configuration Variables

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host string Required

The hostname or IP address of your router, e.g., 192.168.1.1.

See the device tracker integration page for instructions how to configure the people to be tracked.

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