Hey all,
I’m using the Broadlink rm4 mini on Home Assistant to control a AC unit and things work well. There’s just one thing that’s kinda annoying - the device never shows as Offline or Unavailable when it’s unplugged or when the WiFi is off. Please see attached screenshot
That toggle has been that way for over 2 hours since I unplugged the Broadlink Device - is there no native feature that let’s me know if the device is offline or online? I don’t want to ping the IP to know that.
Thanks.
That was the solution I was going to give.
Ikr - for now, I’m using the Ping (ICMP) integration. I just find it cumbersome having to figure out the ip and then make it static etc. cuz I have many devices on the network
Well if pinging the IP isn’t a solution for you, you could look into using NetAlertX to monitor your network connected devices. -
I have a webhook automation using jinja templates in choose blocks to monitor when new devices connect to the network, when devices drop from the network, and when devices reconnect to the network (all at my choosing of which devices) that will send me a mobile notification.
Does it automatically assign the device name and category? Because mine doesn’t say “Broadlink…” on my network so it’s a pain figuring out the IP
It will pull the local domain name of the device if it has one, as long as the device itself is reporting it or as long as you named it in your router. Otherwise you can rename the device within NetAlertX. As far as the category, that’s something you have to tinker with when editing the device within NetAlertX.
