homebridge-wifipresence

HomeBridge Wifi Presence

Detect presence in the room via wifi. This plugin is using MAC address to detect is anyone in the room or not.

Setup

Install plugin npm install -g homebridge-wifipresence and add accessories to homebridge config.

{
  "bridge": {
    "name": "Homebridge",
    "username": "CD:22:3D:E3:CE:30",
    "port": 51826,
    "pin": "031-45-154"
  },

  "description": "This is an example configuration for the WifiPresence homebridge plugin",

  "accessories": [
    {
      "accessory": "WifiPresence",
      "name": "Main Wifi",
      "room": "Living room",
      "clients": ["MAC ADDRESS1"],
      "file": "/var/lib/misc/presence.wifi"
    }
  ],

  "platforms": [

  ]
}

MAC ADDRESS1 is device wifi MAC for telling homebridge when this MAC is present, make the room occipied. It can have more than 1 MAC address.

file is path to list of MAC address, currently default is /var/lib/misc/presence.wifi same as in presence.sh script.

Run presence.sh file in router/access point to gathering devices MAC address from wifi interfaces.

License

ISC