ESP device new IP, need to add the IP manually to HA

ESPHome
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I wonder if this is normal behavior. Due to a modem reset my ESPhome devices have been given a new IP. In the ESPhome dashboard I see them online, but in Home Assistant all entities of these devices are ‘not available’. To solve this I have to look up the IP in the modem settings and add it again via Home Assistant ?!?!?

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and after I save the new IP here, the entities are alive again…
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how the espconfig looks like:
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Anyone with an answer?

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Yes. If ESP device was added with IP and IP change HA won’t find it on network

All ESP device will use hostname.local. Instead of IP you can add to HA using the device hostname. If IP change it should automatically find device new IP. I never realize this until you ask and simply set static IP in router.