Ziggo Mediabox XL

The Ziggo Mediabox XL integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to control a Ziggo Mediabox XL from Home Assistant.

To add a Ziggo Mediabox XL to your 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
media_player:
  - platform: ziggo_mediabox_xl
    host: 192.168.0.123
    name: Ziggo Mediabox

The channel information (numbers and names) are downloaded from ziggo.nl on startup.

Preparation of the Mediabox

Makes sure to enable the Home Network (“mijn thuisnetwerk”) service in the settings menu of the media box. Once you have set up the Media Library (“mediabiblotheek”), we can determine whether the device is turned on or off. Without this, the integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] will fail to start.