Adding device I forgot to add at startup

Configuration
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Hi,

Is there a add button that is not showing for me in the device listings or in order to add a new device I have to go via Hass.io side menu entry and add the new device in the configuration.yml

Also, is there a way to assign new devices by mac address ? I am using DHCP and I don’t want to make my devices static (static ip)

Thanks!

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Is there a add button that is not showing for me in the device listings or in order to add a new device I have to go via Hass.io side menu entry and add the new device in the configuration.yml

Assuming you are referring to new integrations (if not, then you need to clarify what you mean by devices) some integrations can be added through Configuration > Integrations. If not listed, then they need to be added via configuration.yaml.

Also, is there a way to assign new devices by mac address ? I am using DHCP and I don’t want to make my devices static (static ip)

A reasonable alternative (if supported by the router) is to use IP reservations on your router and leave the device as DHCP. It has the same benefits and effects as using static IPs without the overhead if you need to swap out network equipment.

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Yeah, I mean new integration of the switches that weren’t on at the time of configuring HASS.

I don’t think I got your comment about IP reservation - that sounds to me like I have to give them an IP address. I have few device that have static IP. ( above 192.168.1.199 )

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I think I got it… the DHCP reservation thing!

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Essentially it’s just a static IP but done from the router side and leveraging DHCP.
I have around 50 reserved (static) IPs and trying to redo that many static IP configurations on each device when replacing the router would be a nightmare.

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Why can’t HA just scan for devices and identify them by MAC address? I recently changed router for my main network and had to set up the whole reserved IP address config again, it was almost enough of a chore to make me stop bothering with HA at all. Given that there are plenty of utilities that will list everything visible on the network with their MACs and IPs you’d have thought this could be built-in to HA relatively easily for platforms that can support it?