Broadlink smart plugs integration - installed 2 plugs but only one is visible in HA

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Hi there,

I have just installed 2 Broadlink SP4L-EU. Both the plugs are working fine with the broadlink app and within google home.

Unfortunately in HA I see only one device (the first one I added). I tried manually to add the second plug but within the broadlink app, weird enough, I see the same IP address for both the plugs.

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Yup, that’s what they’re designed to do. The first one connects through your LAN, and the rest create a “mesh” and only talk to that first one.

I found that I had to create a separate account, using a unique e-mail address, for each Broadlink device. Then, one by one, I could add each one to HA. I first set up a static IP address and a firewall rule in the router to block each device from accessing the internet. My notes show the following steps:

  • Unplug all devices except the one being re-connected
  • Disable blocking for that one device’s IP address in the router
  • Disable Mobile data on cell phone
  • Connect phone WiFi to Broadlink device to be paired
  • Run BroadLink app on phone
  • Enter device name, associated e-mail account and password
  • Proceed through add process
  • Re-connect phone WiFi to Broadlink device again
  • Edit in the app to correct name (removed “First…” prefix)
  • De-select “Locked” in app
  • Re-add the device in HA
  • Verify device functions normally from HA
  • Re-enabl blocking this device from accessing the internet in the router
  • Repeated for each additional device
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Thanks for your notes, will try