Device tracker... cannot rename devices :(

Configuration
1

i have enabled device tracking but only the IP addresses are showing.
i see known_devices.yaml has been created. but many attempts to rename to a friendly name has failed. please help as im using 47.1
below is an example of a device. in the yaml file

'1921681152':
  hide_if_away: false
  icon:
  mac: 00:95:69:09:FF:FF
  name: 192.168.1.152
  picture:
  track: true
  vendor: LSD Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.

name is showing up as 192.168.1.152 in States. would be great if i can change it to IP Camera

2

What tracker were you using?

3

in my config yaml file, i have

device_tracker:
  - platform: actiontec
    host: 192.168.1.1
    username: admin
    password: xxxxxx
4

Have you tried

 customize:
    device_tracker.192.168.1.1:
      friendly_name: here?
5

in Dev States, i see:
device_tracker.192168199

so in my config yaml file, i have:
customize:
device_tracker.192168199:
friendly_name: ad blocker

i see this error in the log:
2017-07-04 18:32:44 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Unable to find component customize
2017-07-04 18:32:44 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for customize: Component not found.

6

Hi,

First of all, you need to add complement customize in configuration.yaml file, just below of time_zone. like:

  time_zone: XXXX

  customize: !include_dir_merge_named customized

Then in configuration folder, create a folder called customized, and inside this folder, create a file called: device_tracker.yaml

In this file, you need to add like this:

device_tracker.192168199:
  icon: mdi:camera
  friendly_name: ad blocker

Hope this can help in my case works…

7

this works!
thank you so much for your help! the online document was not very specific.
also, not sure why winscp denied me creating a folder. i had to use putty then typed in: sudo mkdir customized