diff --git a/source/_posts/2021-11-03-release-202111.markdown b/source/_posts/2021-11-03-release-202111.markdown index f964e44e92c..12c2d075f62 100644 --- a/source/_posts/2021-11-03-release-202111.markdown +++ b/source/_posts/2021-11-03-release-202111.markdown @@ -67,44 +67,29 @@ upgrade! ## Visit devices and services +Your device has a web interface, but you don't remember the (IP) address it +has on your network... So you start guessing a couple of addresses; And end upi +checking your router, looking it up in an app, or scanning the network... +Sounds familiar? Annoying, right? -Some integrations that added support for this already (TODO: make nice...): +Well, as of today, integrations can provide the URLs to devices or services +where the device can be managed or configured. -- Add service configuration URL to Stookalert ([@frenck] - [#57697]) ([stookalert docs]) -- Add device configuration URL to Plugwise ([@frenck] - [#57696]) ([plugwise docs]) -- Add service configuration URL to Spotify ([@frenck] - [#57701]) ([spotify docs]) -- Add configuration url to Synology DSM ([@mib1185] - [#57704]) ([synology_dsm docs]) -- Add configuration_url to Uptime Robot ([@ludeeus] - [#57709]) ([uptimerobot docs]) -- Add service configuration URL to Verisure ([@frenck] - [#57713]) ([verisure docs]) -- Add service configuration URL to Speedtest.net ([@frenck] - [#57715]) ([speedtestdotnet docs]) -- Add device configuration URL to WLED ([@frenck] - [#57692]) ([wled docs]) -- Add service configuration URL to MQTT ([@frenck] - [#57731]) ([mqtt docs]) -- Add configuration url to Pi hole ([@mib1185] - [#57718]) ([pi_hole docs]) -- Add configuration_url to gogogate2 ([@bdraco] - [#57739]) ([gogogate2 docs]) -- Add configuration url to nexia ([@bdraco] - [#57740]) ([nexia docs]) -- Add configuration url to rachio ([@bdraco] - [#57738]) ([rachio docs]) -- Add configuration URL to RainMachine ([@bachya] - [#57732]) ([rainmachine docs]) -- Add configuration_url to Sense ([@bdraco] - [#57814]) ([sense docs]) -- Add configuration URL to Efergy ([@tkdrob] - [#57839]) ([efergy docs]) -- Add configuration url to Tasmota ([@emontnemery] - [#57957]) ([tasmota docs]) -- Add configuration url to Juicenet ([@jesserockz] - [#57999]) ([juicenet docs]) -- Add configuration_url and entity_category to Fritz ([@chemelli74] - [#58004]) ([fritz docs]) -- Add configuration url to Airthings ([@Danielhiversen] - [#58041]) ([airthings docs]) -- Add configuration url to Tractive ([@Danielhiversen] - [#58038]) ([tractive docs]) -- Add configuration url to Surepetcare ([@Danielhiversen] - [#58039]) ([surepetcare docs]) -- Add configuration url to Sonarr ([@jesserockz] - [#58085]) ([sonarr docs]) -- Add `configuration_url` to Denon AVR integration ([@bieniu] - [#58116]) ([denonavr docs]) -- Add `configuration_url` to Sonos devices ([@jjlawren] - [#58148]) ([sonos docs]) -- Add `configuration_url` to Plex integration ([@jjlawren] - [#58149]) ([plex docs]) -- Add support for device configuration URL to Axis devices ([@Kane610] - [#58176]) ([axis docs]) -- Add `configuration_url` to AsusWrt integration ([@bieniu] - [#58172]) ([asuswrt docs]) -- Add `configuration_url` to Netatmo devices ([@cgtobi] - [#58160]) ([netatmo docs]) -- Add support for device configuration URL to UniFi Controller ([@Kane610] - [#58237]) ([unifi docs]) -- Pull configuration_url from library in gogogate2 ([@bdraco] - [#58318]) ([gogogate2 docs]) -- Fix configuration url in gogogate2 ([@bdraco] - [#58365]) ([gogogate2 docs]) -- Add configuration_url to isy994 ([@bdraco] - [#58372]) ([isy994 docs]) -- Add state_class/entity_category to Verisure ([@frenck] - [#58403]) ([verisure docs]) +

+Screenshot of WLED that now a button that links to the WLED web interface of the device directly +Screenshot of WLED that now a button that links to the WLED web interface of the device directly. +

+If an integration provides a single web interface to configure multiple devices, +it can even deep-link to the specific device page for that device. + +Over **50!** integrations have already added support for this feature, which is +fantastic! Just to name a few integrations: MQTT, Tasmota, WLED, Synology, Plex, +Netatmo, Pi-hole, RainMachine, Plugwise, Sure Petcare, Axis, UniFi Controller, +FRITZ!Box, and many more! + +If you are a custom integration developer, you can add support for this feature +too; [Read all about it on our developer blog](https://developers.home-assistant.io/blog/2021/10/26/config-entity#device-configuration-url). ## Entity categorization diff --git a/source/images/blog/2021-11/visit-device.png b/source/images/blog/2021-11/visit-device.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2d1e4adab6c Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/blog/2021-11/visit-device.png differ