You're very welcome, glad you found I've explained it clearly. I will be doing some more videos soon which follow on with the installation video. Thanks again for your appreciative comment
Hi, Mr Tim! You explain things so well. However, I restarted my GMKTEC after watching this video and it got stuck on "Waiting for Home Assistant to be ready. Is there something I need to be doing? I saw your third video but I don't have the Zigbee dongle. Should I get that?
Hey @SachiYasui - Thanks so much for your kind words, glad you've found this video easy to follow. I seem to recall something like that happened when I was testing mine. Firstly make sure you have the GMKtec plugged in to your Router with a network cable/CAT5 or CAT6 then start the machine and be patient while it installs Home Assistant application automatically, maybe wait 20 mins first time. Then if you don't get a command prompt just try pressing Enter key to see if you get a command prompt which means it's then ready to use. After that you should be able to login to Home Assistant by obtaining it's IP address from your Router and then typing the IP in your web browser and make sure you enter ':8123' (colon 8123) at the end of the IP address. Let me know how you get on with that! Hope that works! With regard to the Zigbee Adapter, you don't have to buy one but it is needed if you want to use Zigbee devices in your home, for example Light Bulbs. I will be doing a video (part 6) which will explain about the Zigbee Adapter and adding Zigbee Light Bulbs.
Thanks for the videos, really well explained. It’s nice seeing a UK based “how to” video. 👏
You're very welcome, glad you found I've explained it clearly. I will be doing some more videos soon which follow on with the installation video. Thanks again for your appreciative comment
Hi, Mr Tim! You explain things so well. However, I restarted my GMKTEC after watching this video and it got stuck on "Waiting for Home Assistant to be ready. Is there something I need to be doing? I saw your third video but I don't have the Zigbee dongle. Should I get that?
Hey @SachiYasui - Thanks so much for your kind words, glad you've found this video easy to follow.
I seem to recall something like that happened when I was testing mine.
Firstly make sure you have the GMKtec plugged in to your Router with a network cable/CAT5 or CAT6 then start the machine and be patient while it installs Home Assistant application automatically, maybe wait 20 mins first time.
Then if you don't get a command prompt just try pressing Enter key to see if you get a command prompt which means it's then ready to use.
After that you should be able to login to Home Assistant by obtaining it's IP address from your Router and then typing the IP in your web browser and make sure you enter ':8123' (colon 8123) at the end of the IP address.
Let me know how you get on with that! Hope that works!
With regard to the Zigbee Adapter, you don't have to buy one but it is needed if you want to use Zigbee devices in your home, for example Light Bulbs.
I will be doing a video (part 6) which will explain about the Zigbee Adapter and adding Zigbee Light Bulbs.