Connect Home Assistant

Check your model and firmware

• LANBON edition and switch entities

  Match your model and firmware to the list below. Multi-mode panels announce the compatible switches in the current configuration. MQTT Discovery adds switch entities.

Connect through MQTT Discovery

1. Set up an MQTT broker

   If you already have a broker, note its local network address, port, username and password. For a first-time setup, use the official Home Assistant instructions below to install Mosquitto. The address must be reachable by both Home Assistant and the panel.

2. Connect Home Assistant and the panel to the same broker

   In Home Assistant, go to Settings → Devices & services → Add integration, search for MQTT and enter the broker settings. On the panel, open Settings → Open Integration, enable the master switch and Open MQTT, then enter the same broker settings. On the panel, use the broker’s local network address.

3. Enable discovery

   Enable discovery in the Home Assistant MQTT options and keep the default homeassistant prefix. Turn on Discovery on the panel, then look for switch entities under the MQTT integration.

Home Assistant broker setup instructions · See panel broker setup and MQTT developer documentation

Verify switches and state

1. Toggle a switch in Home Assistant

   Toggle a circuit you can test safely and check the panel or load responds.

2. Toggle the same switch at the panel

   Change the same switch at the panel and confirm its entity updates in Home Assistant.

Troubleshoot discovery or control

• No switches discovered

  Check that both sides use the same broker, Discovery is enabled on the panel, and Home Assistant uses the homeassistant prefix with discovery enabled. Check whether the current panel mode and firmware expose switches.

• Avoid duplicate entities

  Choose one connection path per panel in each Home Assistant instance. When switching to the LANBON custom integration, disable MQTT Discovery on the panel and check the existing automations.

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