Home Automation - Smartkit

Sinbad said:
Correct, since the custom firmware doesn't have the ewelink pairing logic.
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Yeah, I'm not 100% sure how to go about this bit - you can change the SSID after the fact, but first you need the device to connect to a network.

Perhaps a default SSID and password - you could setup a hotspot on the phone and then change the details that way?

Open to suggestions.
 
phaktza said:
Yeah, I'm not 100% sure how to go about this bit - you can change the SSID after the fact, but first you need the device to connect to a network.

Perhaps a default SSID and password - you could setup a hotspot on the phone and then change the details that way?

Open to suggestions.
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Yes I think that's the way.
Alternatively, flash on order, and the person placing the order must provide SSID details. Which is a bit less than secure and a bit more PT for you.

Hotspot on phone is probably best.
 
Sinbad said:
Yes I think that's the way.
Alternatively, flash on order, and the person placing the order must provide SSID details. Which is a bit less than secure and a bit more PT for you.

Hotspot on phone is probably best.
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I would definitely suggest the default SSID and password option instead....

Its the easiest from a repeatability point of view for the guys in my opinion. A little bit extra PT for us buying them, but PT that we would have to go through in the first place really.
 
ToxicBunny said:
I would definitely suggest the default SSID and password option instead....

Its the easiest from a repeatability point of view for the guys in my opinion. A little bit extra PT for us buying them, but PT that we would have to go through in the first place really.
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Nah, flashing yourself you can put your own ssid and password into the image in the first place.
 
Sinbad said:
Nah, flashing yourself you can put your own ssid and password into the image in the first place.
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But you have to set all that up.. so PT on that front..

Now its just PT of setting up the hotspot to then do the last little bit..

For R15, I would rather do that then have to do all the flashing myself... but I'm a lazy twat on that front.
 
Just to confirm what you guys are saying so I understand.

Smartkit guys flash the sonoff and add default username/password of smartkit/smartkit.
I get the sonoffo and create a hotspot on my phone called smartkit with password smartkit
How do I then change the sonoff's wifi settings to connect to my home access point?
 
SAguy said:
Just to confirm what you guys are saying so I understand.

Smartkit guys flash the sonoff and add default username/password of smartkit/smartkit.
I get the sonoffo and create a hotspot on my phone called smartkit with password smartkit
How do I then change the sonoff's wifi settings to connect to my home access point?
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The commands are here: https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Commands

You would issue a web command: http: //ip-of-sonoff-device/cm?cmnd=Backlog%20SSId%20my-ap;Password%20my-password
 
You can also browse to the sonoff's ip and enter config into a form...
 
phaktza said:
The commands are here: https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Commands

You would issue a web command: http: //ip-of-sonoff-device/cm?cmnd=Backlog%20SSId%20my-ap;Password%20my-password
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Sinbad said:
You can also browse to the sonoff's ip and enter config into a form...
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Cool, makes sense - and then the only other parts to it is a hass.io server and homeassist application?
If I wanted to use home assist to manage my house devices while off my network over the internet then I'd use dynamic dns and port forwarding?

Just checking what I all need to go read up on.
 
SAguy said:
Cool, makes sense - and then the only other parts to it is a hass.io server and homeassist application?
If I wanted to use home assist to manage my house devices while off my network over the internet then I'd use dynamic dns and port forwarding?

Just checking what I all need to go read up on.
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Yeah, pretty much. Or get a static IP from your ISP.
 
SAguy said:
Cool, makes sense - and then the only other parts to it is a hass.io server and homeassist application?
If I wanted to use home assist to manage my house devices while off my network over the internet then I'd use dynamic dns and port forwarding?

Just checking what I all need to go read up on.
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Personally I would not use port forwarding. I use a VPN into my home network. I don't want to expose stuff like my alarm system to the intarwebz.
 
I use port forwarding for some stuff and vpn for others - depends on how secure I feel the application is.
I've got a pi3, so seems like that would be a cool hass.io server.

That's if I decide to go the flashing route, which I probably will after the first time I experience ewelink downtime.
 
phaktza said:
You options are based on your level of paranoia ;)
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My public IP's are banged all day every day by china. Keep your private stuff off the interwebs. Its the same as people that one want to start keeping backups only after a major loss.
 
I have an nginx proxy with https in front of Openhab with auth also enforced on it as extra layer. You must use specific cname on it to go to Openhab.

But vpn isn't a bad idea at all.
 
Tinuva said:
I have an nginx proxy with https in front of Openhab with auth also enforced on it as extra layer. You must use specific cname on it to go to Openhab.

But vpn isn't a bad idea at all.
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A decent VPN is the only solution really.... anything else is just asking for trouble..

Hell when I installed my Mikrotik about 2 years ago, within 30 seconds of me powering it up, it started getting smoked by people trying to login from China.
 
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