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Anthem A/V Receivers

Both Anthem’s current and last generation of A/V receivers and processors support IP-based network control. This Home Assistant integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] adds proper “local push” support for any of these receivers on your network.

Supported models

A/V Receiver

A/V Processor

Distribution solution

If your model is not on the list, please give it a test. If everything works correctly, then add it to the list by selecting the Edit this page on GitHub link above.

Support is provided through the Python anthemav module. Older, RS-232 serial-based units like the D2v series use a different protocol entirely and are not currently supported.

Configuration

To add the Anthem A/V Receivers integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Manual configuration steps

If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Anthem A/V Receivers.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

host

The host name or the IP address of the device.

port

The port number of the device.

Notes and limitations

  • The tuner is currently unsupported as are the media_player play, pause, prev, and next controls.
  • Enabling this platform will set and enforce Standby IP Control On within your Anthem device. You almost certainly want this. If you disable it on the device, it will just get re-enabled by Home Assistant.

Warning

The integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] will maintain a persistent connection to the network control port which will prevent any other application from communicating with the receiver. This includes the Anthem iOS and Android remote control apps as well as the ARC-2 Anthem Room Calibration software. If you want to use another application that makes use of the network control port, disable this integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] and restart Home Assistant.

The underlying Python module has hooks for halting and resuming the network connection but those functions are currently unsupported by the Home Assistant platform.