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Identifying a specific device if multiple devices are in the same wifi #133

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dsc03 opened this issue Oct 17, 2018 · 3 comments
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Identifying a specific device if multiple devices are in the same wifi #133

dsc03 opened this issue Oct 17, 2018 · 3 comments
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dsc03 commented Oct 17, 2018

Hi there,

Appreciate you building this package. I have about 10 devices connected to the same wifi. I have 2 questions about this:

  1. I just tried making the discovery api call, and saw it can return me the number of devices in the wifi, but is there anyway to identify each device individually? Maybe by their MAC number for example?

  2. To make a discovery call, do I need to be on the same wifi as the devices? I'm asking because I was thinking of running this code from a remote server, but obviously the remote server won't be on the same wifi as the devices.

We're actually building a prototype for a hackathon, so if you could get back to us sooner than later that'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

-Daniel
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Hi, it is always interesting to hear what for people are using things, so if you want to elaborate later on, that'd be awesome! Answering those questions shortly:

  1. The discovery returns a list of SmartPlug/SmartBulb objects, you can simply request system info from all of them (see SmartDevice.sys_info()) . You will find the the mac addresses in the returned data.

  2. Yes, this library does not use any part of the cloud interface. There are some commands for the interface documented in https://github.com/softScheck/tplink-smartplug/blob/master/tplink-smarthome-commands.txt but none of those are implemented at the moment.

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dsc03 commented Oct 17, 2018

Great! Number 1 makes sense and works for me =).

For #2, Is there another library that you're aware of that would allow us to perform the same actions but from different wifis?

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Not really, no. Although if the device is exposed over the network, you can simply access it directly via its IP address.

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