From 0e59f4548f7367985ca67e4536bb6641af6bf9a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Spartan-II-117 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:09:12 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update emulated_hue with info about initial device (#4624) * Update emulated_hue with info about initial device * Update emulated_hue.markdown * Update emulated_hue.markdown --- source/_components/emulated_hue.markdown | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/emulated_hue.markdown b/source/_components/emulated_hue.markdown index e679f31129c..44c7c76c385 100644 --- a/source/_components/emulated_hue.markdown +++ b/source/_components/emulated_hue.markdown @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ A physical Hue Bridge is required for Philips Hue lights to function - this virt It is recommended to assign a static IP address to the computer running Home Assistant. This is because the Amazon Echo discovers devices by IP addresses, and if the IP changes, the Echo won't be able to control it. This is easiest done from your router, see your router's manual for details.

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+Both Google Home and Alexa use the device they were initially set up with for communication with emulated_hue. In other words: if you remove/replace this device you will also break emulated_hue. +

+ ### {% linkable_title Configuration %} To enable the emulated Hue bridge, add one of the following configs to your `configuration.yaml` file: