Aruba Instant AP Device Tracker Integration (HACS, replaces the legacy built-in)

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Hey all,

If you're running an Aruba Instant AP at home and want WiFi connection based presence detection in Home Assistant, I built a custom integration to replace the old legacy built-in Aruba integration. The legacy one used SSH, this one uses the local REST API.

GitHub: GitHub - Jam3s97/Aruba_Device_Tracker: Aruba IAP wireless client tracker for Home Assistant. Exposes connected devices for presence detection and device tracking · GitHub

What's different from the legacy integration:

  • Full Config Flow. Set up from the UI, no YAML

  • Rich per-device attributes: hostname, IP, SSID, AP name, OS, channel, signal strength, and link speed

  • Offline devices statatus stays as away after HA restarts. No "entity no longer provided" warnings or unavailable status.

  • Configurable poll interval (default 30s)

  • Auto-remove stale devices: Entities for devices not seen in X days are cleaned up automatically

  • Toggle to control whether newly discovered devices are tracked by default

  • HACS installable

Requirements: Aruba Instant AOS 8.5.0+, REST API enabled on the IAP (allow-rest-api).

Happy to answer questions or take feedback. If you're still on the old integration and have an IAP, this should be a straight swap.

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