Router Password start with a "["

Configuration
1

I am trying to set up presence detection with a cisco router. The Cisco ios requires a password, but the password to the router stars with a [ (bracket) For example, the password to the router is “[password123”

I have installed the visual basic and it really does not like the bracket when I try the

password: [password123 in the configuration.yaml

I have tried using " and ’ but with no luck. Is there a way that I can keep the password and have it work in the configuration.yaml file?

2

Single or double quotes should work, maybe not in the UI, but editing the configuration.yaml should do.

You could also try

password: >
  [password123
3

Can’t you just change the password in the router?

4

Yes. But a solution to this has other applications. That was the reason for my question, “Is there a way that I can keep the password and have it work in the configuration.yaml file?”

5

Just to update this so it doesn’t stay open without a solution. It seems that the " (quotation marks) worked. The problem is that the cisco_ios is not working correctly as of this post. See https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/41660 for what seems to be a problem with the cisco_ios device tracker.