From 43e46a9f668ed7d986bdb54b3f6a24d881fe2ae7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vignesh Venkat Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 03:28:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] arlo: Documentation for alarm control panel (#3535) * arlo: Documentation for alarm control panel Arlo base station exposed as an alarm control panel component in HA. * Set version to 0.56 --- .../alarm_control_panel.arlo.markdown | 31 +++++++++++++++++++ source/_components/arlo.markdown | 2 +- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 source/_components/alarm_control_panel.arlo.markdown diff --git a/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.arlo.markdown b/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.arlo.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c58bb46d992 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.arlo.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Arlo Control Panel" +description: "Instructions how to setup the Netgear Arlo Base Stations as a control panel within Home Assistant." +date: 2017-10-05 17:45 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: arlo.png +ha_category: Alarm +ha_release: 0.56 +ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling" +--- + + +The `arlo` control panel platform allows you to control your [Arlo](https://arlo.netgear.com/) base stations. + +To get your [Arlo](https://arlo.netgear.com/) base stations working within Home Assistant, please follow the instructions for the general [Arlo component](/components/arlo). + +Once you have enabled the [Arlo component](/components/arlo), add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry +alarm_control_panel: + - platform: arlo +``` + +Configuration variables: + +- **home_mode_name**: (*Optional*): Arlo base station does not have a built-in home mode. You can map one of your custom modes to home assistant's home mode by setting the name of the custom mode in this configuration variable. The name of the custom mode should match exactly as you set it up in the Arlo app. diff --git a/source/_components/arlo.markdown b/source/_components/arlo.markdown index 51c6b32693e..479a7713293 100644 --- a/source/_components/arlo.markdown +++ b/source/_components/arlo.markdown @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Configuration variables: It is recommended to create a dedicated user on Arlo website to be used within Home Assistant and then share your Arlo cameras. -Finish its configuration by visiting the [Arlo sensor page](/components/sensor.arlo/) or [Arlo camera page](/components/camera.arlo/). +Finish its configuration by visiting the [Arlo sensor page](/components/sensor.arlo/) or [Arlo camera page](/components/camera.arlo/) or [Arlo control panel page](/components/alarm_control_panel.arlo/). The Arlo component also provides a service to enable/disable the motion detection sensor. The example below enables the motion detection every time the Home Assistant service starts.