Linksys Velop integration for Home Assistant

The linksys_velop platform allows for presence detection by listing devices connected to your Linksys Velop router.

It was tested with a Linksys Velop WHW03v1 Firmware version 1.1.11.197735

The component is a modified version of https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/tree/dev/homeassistant/components/linksys_smart The change was required due to a Velop firmware update that started requiring credentials.

Installation

1. Using the tool of choice open the directory (folder) for your HA configuration (where you find configuration.yaml).
2. If you do not have a custom_components directory (folder) there, you need to create it.
3. In the custom_components directory (folder) create a new folder called linksys_velop.
4. Download all the files from the custom_components/linksys_velop/ directory (folder) in this repository.
5. Place the files you downloaded in the new directory (folder) you created.
6. Restart Home Assistant.
7. Move on to the configuration.

Using your HA configuration directory (folder) as a starting point you should now also have this:

custom_components/linksys_velop/__init__.py
custom_components/linksys_velop/device_tracker.py
custom_components/linksys_velop/manifest.json

Example configuration.yaml

device_tracker:
  - platform: linksys_velop
    host: 192.168.1.1
    username: admin
    password: YOUR_PASSWORD

Configuration options

Key	Type	Required	Description
host	string	True	The hostname or IP address of your access point, e.g., 192.168.1.1.
username	string	False	Defaults to admin. You should not have to customize it as Velop defaults to admin on login and only allow you to specify password.
password	string	True	The password for your given local admin account.

Contributions are welcome!

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