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layout: page
title: "Vera"
description: "Instructions on how to setup Vera Z-Wave hubs and configure devices within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-03-23 20:04
sidebar: true
comments: false
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logo: vera.png
ha_category: Hub
ha_release: pre 0.7
---

The [Vera](http://getvera.com) hub is a controller mainly connecting to Z-Wave devices.

Switches, Lights (inc Dimmers), Locks, Sensors, Binary sensors, and Scenes are supported - and will be automatically added when HA connects to your Vera controller.

## {% linkable_title Configuration %}

To use Vera devices in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file using the IP and port number of your Vera controller:

```yaml
vera:
  vera_controller_url: http://192.168.1.161:3480/
```

{% configuration %}
vera_controller_url:
  description: The URL for your Vera device.
  required: true
  type: string
{% endconfiguration %}

<p class='note'>
  It is recommended to assign a static IP address to your Vera Controller. This ensures that it won't change IP addresses, so you won't have to change the `vera_controller_url` if it reboots and comes up with a different IP address. See your router's manual for details on how to set this up. If you need the MAC address of your Vera, check the label on the bottom.
</p>

### {% linkable_title Configure devices %}

By default your switches will be added to Home Assistant as switches, however, if some of them are light switches, you can tell Home Assistant this using the optional `lights` parameter as shown below.

Vera imports detailed Z-Wave devices into Home Assistant. This can include system devices and other devices that you don't use; you can tell Home Assistant not to load these devices using the `exclude:` parameter as shown below.

You can find the Vera device id either via the advanced properties of the device in the Vera UI or by checking the `Vera Device Id` attribute on each device imported into Home Assistant (under the developer tools).

```yaml
vera:
  vera_controller_url: http://192.168.1.161:3480/
  # Optional to exclude devices - this is a list of vera device ids
  exclude: [ 13, 14, 16, 20, 23, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 88, 89, 99]
  # Optional to import switches as lights - this is a list of vera device ids
  lights: [15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 43, 64, 70, 87]
```

### {% linkable_title Using Z-Wave devices in automation %}

If you want to use a Z-Wave device from the Vera controller in Home Assistant automation, you'll need the entity id. In the Home Assistant UI you'll find all entities listed under the <img src='/images/screenshots/developer-tool-states-icon.png' alt='service developer tool icon' class="no-shadow" height="38" /> icon of the Developer Tools section. Look for entities that contain 'Vera Device Id' in their attributes, and you'll find the entity id on the left.