Android tablet can't connect to Home Assistant Web Interface

Installation
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Hi all

I am trying to setup HA and am stuck, so am after some help.

Basically:
HA server running on VirtualBox on an Intel NUC, connected to router via ethernet cable.
The Router is an Asus router that is part of an AiMESH network.

I have specified the local access address to be “http://homeassistant.local:8123”

I can access the http://homeassistant.local:8123 dashboard on my Windows 11 PC, connected to the network via Wifi, and can also access it on my Samsung android 12 phone (also via wifi)

I can see the Homeassistant server on my network and can ping it. It has an IP which is within the range for my other wifi devices.

I am trying to set up a old Lenovo M7 Tablet as a wall mounted dashboard, connected to the same WIFI network - however i got a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error. I thought it was related to some obscure WLAN security Lenovo implemented, so wiped the stock ROM and installed a plain version of android 11, but still get the same error.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

Regards
Sing

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This is mainly DNS.
Probably your tablet is looking to outside DNS entries only and not on your local network.
Set up the tablet to look at your local dns (router?) and let the router forward external request to the angry world.

homeassistant.local isn’t a public DNS entry :slight_smile:

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Or just use the ip address, like eg http://192.168.1.22:8123

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THis worked, thank you so much!

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I’m sorry to be so naive, but how do you do that? I’ve always used apple products in the past and just got an android tablet for wall mount but can’t get it to stay connected to my local HA instance (angry face)

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Use the IP address.

Or on the android device choose the network connection and click the pencil button to edit your network settings.