Home Assistant Demo Lab Configuration
Router
TP-Link Archer C7 / HL0087
First Time Setup / Hardware Replacement
Install OpenWRT according to the upstream documentation.
Environment Refresh
TODO:
- Root Password
- Network Address Space
- DNS Domain
- DHCP Static Lease Reservation - HomeAssistant Server
- DHCP Static Lease Reservation - Zigbee Gateway
- WIFI 2.4Ghz
- WIFI 5Ghz
PoE Network Switch
TP-Link TL-SG1005P / HL0089
5-Port Unmanaged PoE switch, no configuration is required. Used to provide additional network ports, and power to PoE devices. Zigbee Gateway is powered from this switch.
Home Assistant Server
HP Mini PC / HL0088
First Time Setup / Hardware Replacement
- Use a Live boot of Ubuntu Linux, and complete the Home Assistant Guide to write the latest HAOS image to internal SSD.
Environment Refresh
From a fresh install of HAOS, 14.1 at time of writing.
Onboarding:
http://homeassistant.demolab.in.hacklab.to:8123/
- First User
- Name: Demo Admin
- Username: admin
- Password: <Record on Reference Card>
- Home Location: <Hacklab Toronto Address>
- Analytics: Remain Opted Out
Second User:
http://homeassistant.demolab.in.hacklab.to:8123/config/person
- Add Person (bottom right of window)
- Name: Demo User
- "Allow Login" check box to yes.
- Username: user
- Password: <Record on Reference Card>
- Create
- Create
Add-Ons:
http://homeassistant.demolab.in.hacklab.to:8123/hassio/store
- File Editor
- ESPHome Device Builder
- Mosquitto broker
- 'Add' MQTT from Integration Page
```Reminder:``` Start each Add-On after you install it, or do a restart of Home Assistant after installing all required Add-Ons.
Zigbee Gateway
SMLIGHT SLZB-06 / HL0090
- Set Timezone to GMT-4 on the Gateway
- 'Add' SMLIGHT SLZB from Integration Page, it will have been auto discovered.
- 'Add' SLZB-06, Zigbee Home Automation from Integration Page, it will have been auto discovered.
- Network Formation => Create a network
- Current Fails: Loading next step for zha```