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title: "Insteon (Local) Switch"
description: "Instructions how to setup the Insteon Hub switches locally within Home Assistant."
date: 2016-12-18 08:00
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ha_category: Switch
ha_version: 0.36
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The `insteon_local` switch component lets you control your switches connected to an [Insteon Hub](http://www.insteon.com/insteon-hub/) with Home Assistant.

To integrate add a switch, configure your hub Insteon(local) with Home Assistant, add the following section to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml platform entry
insteon_local:
  host: YOUR HUB IP
  username: YOUR HUB USERNAME
  password: YOUR HUB PASSWORD
  timeout: 10
  port: 25105
```

To add switches to your set-up, add the platform to your light configuration:
```yaml
switch:
  - platform: insteon_local
```