Home Assistant presence detection help please

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#302500 28-Nov-2022 08:51

Currently my device tracker (mobile phone) source attribute is set to gps. I would like to set it to the modem (Huawei HG659). Can this be done? If so, how? Thanks.

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#3002361 28-Nov-2022 09:29

There is an integration for Huawei LTE routes but not for fixed-line that I can see.

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#3002471 28-Nov-2022 10:35

If you're not specifically tied to the modem - switching to Unifi or another vendor with a native integration may be simpler for you than attempting to make it work with Huawei.

If not, you could use a static IP and the "Ping" integration to ping your devices - that sound like a terrible idea though.

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#3002581 28-Nov-2022 12:12

Have you checked the app sensor settings?
There are plenty of network sensors in there, I assume setting it to detect which wifi SSID it is connected to will do what you need?

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#3002588 28-Nov-2022 12:35

I am stuck with the current modem.
Could you explain a bit more about network sensors?

Thanks.

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#3002618 28-Nov-2022 13:40

Open the Home Assistant app on your phone, Settings > Companion App > Manage Sensors.

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#3002625 28-Nov-2022 13:53

You can do it three ways I know of:

Via your router
Via the app
Using a Life360 integration (if you're a user)

The main issue I have is if you put your phone into airplane mode like I do at night some of these methods assume you're not at home. Life360 works well in that situation.

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#3002660 28-Nov-2022 15:26

Best thing for this is a bayesian sensor that aggregates multiple sensors.

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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bayesian/

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#3002665 28-Nov-2022 15:28

Actually, it's easier than that... Just add all your trackers to the person

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/presence-logic/380776

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#3002679 28-Nov-2022 16:11

Wow, lots to digest there. Thanks everyone for the input.

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#3002798 28-Nov-2022 20:27

hairy1: Best thing for this is a bayesian sensor that aggregates multiple sensors.

Cheers, Matt

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bayesian/

Nice, seems advanced.

Something vaguely similar I've been wondering. I have multiple temperature sensors and I want to combine them into one sensor - whichever is the lowest number as that's the one that'll be in the shade. Any idea of how to do that?

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#3002833 28-Nov-2022 22:39

timmmay:
hairy1: Best thing for this is a bayesian sensor that aggregates multiple sensors.

Cheers, Matt

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bayesian/

Nice, seems advanced.

Something vaguely similar I've been wondering. I have multiple temperature sensors and I want to combine them into one sensor - whichever is the lowest number as that's the one that'll be in the shade. Any idea of how to do that?

While I don't have an answer for you directly, do you use NodeRed with your home assistant instance? I can imagine doing what you are asking above very easily with a flow.

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#3002899 29-Nov-2022 06:55

Ge0rge:
While I don't have an answer for you directly, do you use NodeRed with your home assistant instance? I can imagine doing what you are asking above very easily with a flow.

Nope, I don't know anything about NodeRed. I'll do some googling thanks.

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#3002901 29-Nov-2022 07:02

Min aggregation is straightforward. There is an integration for that.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/min_max/

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#3002984 29-Nov-2022 10:34

hairy1:

Min aggregation is straightforward. There is an integration for that.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/min_max/

That was straightforward, thanks!

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#3003059 29-Nov-2022 12:00

If you want to use connection to wifi as a proxy for presence, then this addon is by far the best I've found. Despite the name it works with any kind of device and is both lightning fast and reliable. You do need to set up static DHCP leases for each device you want to track but that's probably true for any method based on this technique.