From e3a375fc1739043aa86c55f65e9554f487c5cb6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Smith Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:52:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update WeMo documentation for static configurations --- source/_components/switch.wemo.markdown | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/switch.wemo.markdown b/source/_components/switch.wemo.markdown index 1e9560f77ee..9541f7e73b1 100644 --- a/source/_components/switch.wemo.markdown +++ b/source/_components/switch.wemo.markdown @@ -21,3 +21,17 @@ They will be automatically discovered if the discovery component is enabled. switch: platform: wemo ``` + +Alternately, wemos that are not discoverable can be statically configured. If you have WeMo devices on subnets other than where Home Assistant is running, and/or devices in a remote location reachable over a VPN, you will need to manually configure them. This is also useful if you wish to disable discovery for some wemos, even if they are local. Example static configuration: + +```yaml +switch: + platform: wemo + static: + - 192.168.1.23 + - 192.168.52.172 +``` + +Any WeMo devices that are not statically configured but reachable via discovery will still be added automatically. + +Note that if you use this, you may want to configure your router (or whatever runs your DHCP server) to force your WeMo devices to use a static IP address. Check the DHCP section of your router configuration for this ability. \ No newline at end of file